Apple TV IP Remote Control (pyatv)

Updates

Latest Control4 Driver Menu button is mapped to Apple TV Home button, and supports home via single press or home hold (Dashboard) by holding. This is the only change over @c4-pyatv-remote 13mralex/c4-pyatv-remote

Features

• Virtually no latency for remote commands
• Show Now Playing within Touch Panels, EA Navigators or C4 app
• Show current app playing content
• Programming variables for content type and play state (good for lighting scenes!)
  • Play States:
    • playing
    • paused
    • loading
    • idle
  • Media Types:
    • music
    • video
    • unknown
• Typical remote control functions over IP
  • Buttons can be customized in Composer
• Universal MiniApp support
  • Launch apps on Apple TV programmatically or via MiniApps
  • Major streaming services are supported natively
    • Custom MiniApps can be added in the driver.lua file

Known Issues

• SR260 Remotes may display an hourglass icon when choosing from Watch menu
  • Workaround: Press a different experience button (such as List) and back out
• iOS app will select previously selected media device (Watch or Listen) rather than the Apple TV itself
  • Workaround: Launch via MiniApps, otherwise no solution; all other devices work as expected

Preparing the Linux Environment

· Ensure Python3 is installed with pip

· Install pyatv

· pip3 install pyatv

· Verify installation

· atvremote --version

· Copy the pyatv-webserver.py to your Linux environment.

· Run the Webserver Python script in a screen or background process of your choice:

· python3 pyatv-webserver.py

· Server is now running on port 8080

Pairing Apple TV

· Run the Scan Devices action from Composer

· Verify output in the Lua console, which will dump all Apple Related devices and protocols

· The Device Selector property will populate with available devices

· Select the desired device, the Protocols and Device ID property will populate

· Select Companion or AirPlay (you will need to pair with both protocols)

· After setting the protocol, the device will display a PIN on screen

· Enter the PIN in Composer (perform the pairing again with the other Protocol)

· Run the Test Connection action to verify everything works

· The Lua console will display the result

ToDos

· Create press and hold actions