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JVC Projector Remote Improved Home Assistant

This is the Home Assistant JVC Component implementing my JVC library

Features

All the features in my JVC library including:

• Power
• Picture Modes
• Laser power and dimming
• Low Latency meta-functions
• Optimal gaming and movie setting meta-functions
• and so on

Because everything is async, it will run each button/command in the order it received. so commands won't disappear from the queue due to JVCs PJ server requiring the handshake. It uses a single persistent connection so any delay you see is because of HA processing.

Installation

This is currently only a custom component. Unlikely to make it into HA core because their process is just too burdensome.

Install HACS, then install the component by adding this as a custom repo https://hacs.xyz/docs/faq/custom_repositories

You can also just copy all the files into your custom_components folder but then you won't have automatic updates.

Home Assistant Setup

# configuration.yaml
remote:
  - platform: jvc_projectors
    name: { friendly name }
    password: { password }
    host: { IP addr }
    timeout: { seconds } (optional)
    scan_interval: 15 # recommend 15-30. Attributes will poll in this interval

Useful Stuff

I used this to re-create the JVC remote in HA. Add the YAML to your dashboard to get a grid which resembles most of the remote. Other functions can be used via remote.send_command. See the library readme for details.

Add this sensor to your configuration.yml. Replace the nz7 with the name of your entity. Restart HA.

sensor:
  platform: template
  sensors:
    jvc_low_latency:
      value_template: >
        {% if is_state('remote.nz7', 'on') %}
          {% if states.remote.nz7.attributes.low_latency == false %}
            Off
          {% elif states.remote.nz7.attributes.low_latency == true %}
            On
          {% endif %}
        {% else %}
            Off
        {% endif %}

Add this to lovelace

type: grid
cards:
  - type: button
    name: Power
    show_icon: false
    entity: remote.nz7
    show_state: true
    show_name: true
    icon: mdi:power
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: jvc_projectors.info
      service_data: {}
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_icon: false
    name: Info
    hold_action:
      action: none
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: remote.send_command
      service_data:
        command: menu,up
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_name: false
    show_icon: true
    icon: mdi:arrow-up
    hold_action:
      action: none
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: remote.send_command
      service_data:
        command: menu,menu
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_name: true
    show_icon: false
    name: Menu
    hold_action:
      action: none
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: toggle
    show_icon: false
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: none
    show_icon: false
    entity: sensor.jvc_low_latency
    show_name: true
    show_state: true
    name: Low Latency
    hold_action:
      action: none
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: remote.send_command
      service_data:
        command: menu,left
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_name: false
    icon: mdi:arrow-left
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: remote.send_command
      service_data:
        command: menu, ok
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    name: OK
    show_icon: false
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: remote.send_command
      service_data:
        command: menu, right
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_name: false
    icon: mdi:arrow-right
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: toggle
    show_icon: false
    show_name: false
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: toggle
    show_icon: false
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: remote.send_command
      service_data:
        command: menu,back
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    name: Back
    show_icon: false
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: remote.send_command
      service_data:
        command: menu,down
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_name: false
    icon: mdi:arrow-down
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: toggle
    show_icon: false
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: toggle
    show_icon: false
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: jvc_projectors.gaming_mode_hdr
      service_data: {}
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_icon: false
    show_name: true
    hold_action:
      action: none
    name: Game HDR
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: jvc_projectors.gaming_mode_sdr
      service_data: {}
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_icon: false
    name: Game SDR
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: jvc_projectors.hdr_picture_mode
      service_data: {}
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_icon: false
    name: Film HDR
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: jvc_projectors.sdr_picture_mode
      service_data: {}
      target:
        entity_id: remote.nz7
    show_icon: false
    name: Film SDR
  - type: button
    tap_action:
      action: toggle
    show_icon: false
columns: 5