Legacy Samsung TV Driver

[IamSteve]

I have an older Samsung tv model UN32EH5300 that I used to have controlled by Hubitat. I uninstalled the driver because of not being able to turn the tv on. But off worked fine. I wanted to reinstall it but now for the life of me I cant find it. I have searched the forum and cant find it. Everything I find is for 2016 and later or the links are dead. Can someone point me in the right direction?

[SuperDupe]

Here is the 2016 and beyond thread.

Samsung Hubitat TV Integration (2016 and later)

Samsung TV Remote Control - Model Years 2016 and later. A lot of issues by NOT reading the installation instructions. READ THE INSTALLATION instructions before you install. Current Version: 4.1-2. See below GitHub link for installation and other information. Included fixes: Fix issue of commands sometimes not executing when WS is closed by increasing delay between wsOpen and sendCommand. Added wsOpen and wsClose to user interface per request. Clarified conflict error on SmartThings Comma…

Here is the thread before that and there is talk about 2015 models...

Samsung TV integration Question -- Driver info starting post 127

Hey all, I know there are ways to integrate control of TVs using IR, but I am looking for a way to integrate with my Samsung TV using IP not only to control it, but also launch some of the smartApps on it when certain events happen. Has anyone tried to integrate with their samsung TV like this? I've googled for so long on how to control this TV using IP but I've come up short. Most of the stuff I find is limited to control of the TV but not the ability to launch smart Apps.

[CAL.hub]

@djgutheinz had some experimental code for pre-2016 Samsungs but I don't think he was able to get an acceptable level of functionality. I could be wrong but that's my recollection.

[djgutheinz]

@CAL.hub

e experimental code for pre-2016 Samsungs but I don't think he was able to get an acceptable level

You are absolutely correct. Thanks for remembering.

The issue with the 2015 version is that Samsung went to an encryption technique that was embedded in the message (vice protocol). The code to work that is extensive and hard to test.

Dave

[IamSteve]

I was looking for a driver for the old 2013 models. I just need power off. I used to have one but now i cant find it. Thanks for the help.

[djgutheinz]

Not intending to be dismissive. A better solution may be an external zigbee/z-wave plug with on/off. Cost is relatively low and it would also provide the means of turning the set on (on my 2015 model, if I use the plug instead of the remote to turn the set off, when I turn on the plug, the set turns on). The driver I was working on was dead-ended since I have NO MEANS of testing to see the effectiveness. I would spend hours trying to get it to work.

[IamSteve]

Understand. I will either do a plug or replace the old tv anyway. I guess what bothers me most Is I had a driver from somewhere installed and working and stupid me uninstalled it.

Added a Z-way plug to the old tv and it works good for on/off. Thanks for the suggestion.

[JustinL]

@IamSteve

Added a Z-way plug to the old tv and it works good for on/off.

How are you doing this in practice? Seems like you would no longer be able to use just one remote to turn the TV on, change channels, turn it off, right? I really wish Logitech Harmony was still around....

[IamSteve]

I only use this TV for security cams. So I just turn it on or off with a z-wave plug. Yes, I still need a remote to do anything else.