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Multiple ATVs
I see no allowance for having multiple ATVs in this setup. I have 6 for which I want to be able to detect state (ON or OFF, i.e. awake or asleep), to use as a HomeKit trigger. Is that possible using this method?
Yes, but for each AppleTV you should create a slightly altered config and script
Script
create a copy of appletv_control.sh for each AppleTV you want to detect the state of appletv_control_1.sh appletv_control_2.sh open each script in your favorite text-editor and replace (on both line 47 & line 132) "ATV Power" with "ATV_1 Power" "ATV Power" with "ATV_2 Power" Don't forget to make these files executable
Config
create a copy of the accessory for each AppleTV you want to detect the state of for the first accessory you change displayName & state_cmd (add _1) "displayName": "ATV Power", to "displayName": "ATV_1 Power", "state_cmd": "bash /var/lib/homebridge/appletv_control.sh" to "state_cmd": "bash /var/lib/homebridge/appletv_1_control.sh"
for the second accessory you change displayName & state_cmd (add _2) "displayName": "ATV Power", to "displayName": "ATV_2 Power", "state_cmd": "bash /var/lib/homebridge/appletv_control.sh" to "state_cmd": "bash /var/lib/homebridge/appletv_2_control.sh"
Example config
{
"platform": "Cmd4",
"name": "Cmd4",
"interval": 5,
"timeout": 4000,
"debug": false,
"stateChangeResponseTime": 3,
"queueTypes": [
{
"queue": "A",
"queueType": "WoRm"
}
],
"accessories": [
{
"type": "Switch",
"displayName": "ATV_1 Power",
"on": "FALSE",
"queue": "A",
"polling": [
{
"characteristic": "on"
}
],
"state_cmd": "bash /var/lib/homebridge/appletv_1_control.sh"
},
{
"type": "Switch",
"displayName": "ATV_2 Power",
"on": "FALSE",
"queue": "A",
"polling": [
{
"characteristic": "on"
}
],
"state_cmd": "bash /var/lib/homebridge/appletv_2_control.sh"
}
}