Home Assistant Hisense TV Open Source Project (2024)

Integrating a smart TV from Hisense on Home Assistant, using MQTT on your local network.

This is my successful experience getting this to work, with a TV Hisense H43B7320 and its firmware version V0000.01.00a.K0117.

Tested on Home Assistant Core version 0.111.4 and Mosquitto add-on version 5.1.

First of all, install the RemoteNow app on your android smartphone (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.universal.remote.ms&hl=en). Pair the said smartphone with the TV, using the app. Save the mac address of this device for later.

You need to access the following path, having beforehand the Samba add-on installed on your Home Assistant instance:

• Windows: \\YOUR_HA_LAN_IP\
• Linux: smb://YOUR_HA_LAN_IP/

Put this inside a hisense.conf, in the above path - subfolder /share/mosquitto/. Change only the TV_IP_ADDRESS_CHANGE_IT_HERE, accordingly:

connection hisensemqttaddress TV_IP_ADDRESS_CHANGE_IT_HERE:36669username hisenseservicepassword multimqttserviceclientid HomeAssistantbridge_cafile /ssl/hisense.crtbridge_insecure truebridge_tls_version tlsv1.2try_private falsestart_type automatictopic +/remoteapp/# both

Inside the Mosquitto add-on configuration (previously installed, mandatory), in HA, change active from false to true:

customize: active: true folder: mosquitto

Run this command inside a linux terminal, to get the certificates needed to connect to the TVs embedded MQTT broker:

openssl s_client -host TV_IP_ADDRESS_CHANGE_IT_HERE -port 36669 -showcerts

Copy-paste inside the file /ssl/hisense.crt both certificates shown from the previous command, with this structure as an example:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----qmierjfpaoisdjmçfaisldjcçfskdjafcaçskdjcçfmasidcf(...)-----END CERTIFICATE----------BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----7ferusycedaystraedyasredyatrdsecdtrseydtraESYDTRASCY (...)-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Inside the HA configuration.yaml file create these entries accordingly. Change here the smartphone mac address, previously saved by you, as stated (SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW == AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF):

switch: - platform: template switches: hisense_tv: icon_template: > {% if is_state('switch.hisense_tv','on') %} {{ 'mdi:television-classic' }} {% else %} {{ 'mdi:television-classic-off' }} {% endif %} friendly_name: 'Hisense TV' value_template: > {{ is_state('device_tracker.hisense_tv', 'home') }} turn_on: service: wake_on_lan.send_magic_packet data: mac: 'TV_MAC_ADDRESS_CHANGE_IT_HERE' turn_off: service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/remote_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/sendkey' payload: 'KEY_POWER'wake_on_lan:sensor: - platform: mqtt name: "TV - Source" state_topic: "/remoteapp/mobile/broadcast/ui_service/state" value_template: "{{ value_json.sourceid }}"

Inside the HA scripts.yaml file paste these scripts, useful later on to the lovelace card. Change here the smartphone mac address, previously saved by you, as stated (SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW == AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)

executa_hisense_input_tv: alias: TV - Input TV sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/ui_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/changesource' payload: '{"displayname":"TV","hotel_mode":"","isDemo":false,"is_lock":"","is_signal":"","sourceid":"0","sourcename":"TV"}'executa_hisense_input_hdmi_1: alias: TV - Input HDMI 1 sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/ui_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/changesource' payload: '{"displayname": "HDMI1","hotel_mode": "","isDemo": false,"is_lock": "","is_signal": "","sourceid": "4","sourcename": "HDMI1"}'executa_hisense_input_hdmi_2: alias: TV - Input HDMI 2 sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/ui_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/changesource' payload: '{"displayname": "HDMI2","hotel_mode": "","isDemo": false,"is_lock": "","is_signal": "","sourceid": "5","sourcename": "HDMI2"}'executa_hisense_input_hdmi_3: alias: TV - Input HDMI 3 sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/ui_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/changesource' payload: '{"displayname": "HDMI3","hotel_mode": "","isDemo": false,"is_lock": "","is_signal": "","sourceid": "6","sourcename": "HDMI3"}'executa_hisense_volume_up: alias: TV - Volume up sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/remote_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/sendkey' payload: 'KEY_VOLUMEUP' executa_hisense_volume_down: alias: TV - Volume down sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/remote_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/sendkey' payload: 'KEY_VOLUMEDOWN'executa_hisense_channel_up: alias: TV - Channel up sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/remote_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/sendkey' payload: 'KEY_CHANNELUP' executa_hisense_channel_down: alias: TV - Channel down sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/remote_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/sendkey' payload: 'KEY_CHANNELDOWN'executa_hisense_home: alias: TV - Home sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/remote_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/sendkey' payload: 'KEY_HOME'executa_hisense_netflix: alias: TV - Netflix sequence: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: '/remoteapp/tv/ui_service/SMARTPHONE_MAC_ADDRESS_AUTHORIZED_PREVIOUSLY_WITH_THE_APP_REMOTENOW$normal/actions/launchapp' payload: '{"appIcon":"","appId":"1","has_detail_page":0,"isLocalApp":1,"name":"Netflix","storeType":0,"type":0,"url":"netflix","urlType":37}'

Create a manual lovelace card with this proposal:

cards: - cards: - type: horizontal-stack cards: - type: button tap_action: action: toggle hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true entity: switch.hisense_tv name: ON/OFF - type: entity entity: sensor.tv_source icon: 'mdi:video-input-hdmi' - cards: - entity: script.executa_hisense_input_tv hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button name: TV - entity: script.executa_hisense_input_hdmi_1 hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button name: HDMI 1 - entity: script.executa_hisense_input_hdmi_2 hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button name: HDMI 2 - entity: script.executa_hisense_input_hdmi_3 hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button name: HDMI 3 type: horizontal-stack - cards: - cards: - entity: script.executa_hisense_volume_up hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button name: Volume UP - entity: script.executa_hisense_volume_down hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button name: Volume DOWN type: vertical-stack - cards: - cards: - entity: script.executa_hisense_channel_up hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button name: Channel UP - entity: script.executa_hisense_channel_down hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button name: Channel DOWN type: vertical-stack type: vertical-stack type: horizontal-stack - cards: - entity: script.executa_hisense_netflix hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button name: Netflix - entity: script.executa_hisense_home hold_action: action: more-info show_icon: true show_name: true tap_action: action: toggle type: button icon: 'mdi:menu' name: Menu type: horizontal-stack type: vertical-stacktype: vertical-stack

Customize these scripts with this proposal, inside the HA customize.yaml file:

script.executa_hisense_input_tv: icon: 'mdi:antenna' script.executa_hisense_input_hdmi_1: icon: 'mdi:video-input-hdmi' script.executa_hisense_input_hdmi_2: icon: 'mdi:video-input-hdmi' script.executa_hisense_input_hdmi_3: icon: 'mdi:video-input-hdmi'script.executa_hisense_netflix: icon: 'mdi:netflix' script.executa_hisense_volume_up: icon: 'mdi:volume-plus'script.executa_hisense_volume_down: icon: 'mdi:volume-minus' script.executa_hisense_channel_up: icon: 'mdi:arrow-up-drop-circle' script.executa_hisense_channel_down: icon: 'mdi:arrow-down-drop-circle' script.executa_hisense_home: icon: 'mdi:menu-open'

Will be similar to this:

Further debugging or exploring the MQTT broker inside the TV

You may install the software MQTT Explorer (http://mqtt-explorer.com/) and use in your local network with these configurations:

If your can not stabilish a successful connection with the TV, first, try disabling the TLS encryption on the MQTT Explorer. Some older TVs or firmwares don't have encryption enabled. If so, you may need to change the above /share/mosquitto/hisense.conffile accordingly.