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[Leewei]

We are very sorry for this issue. Our engineer suggests you try the following two steps:

1.Re-login to the HA account on the remote control, or restart the remote;

2.Restart Home Assistant.

[Chykan_Hunter]

@Leewei

currently, the only differences between device types are a few minor variations in configurable buttons

Yes this is the actual problem, I need the separate ON/OFF commands to work with Harmony (which only the Apple TV Card offers). Then I cannot map the Channel buttons to my surround sound modes. These need to be able to be mapped on the Apple TV device as well, as a dirty fix. No matter which device type you choose, all of the hardware buttons should be available to be mapped.

@Leewei

Regarding Activity mapping: I consulted with the development team about this. It’s a great and very flexible idea, but more details need further consideration. My main concern is that too much flexibility might make it difficult for users to understand which buttons are mapped to which functions — especially since a remote control might be used by more than one person.

This is the exact problem. When switching activities the end user just needs the buttons to work for the activity they have selected. There would be one person in the house that administers the card to achieve what it is meant to (Matching Harmony Remote behaviour)

Example I have my Harmony Hub controlling my TV, DVD Player and Nvidia Shield. When switching activity I need to be able to have the navigation keys follow those devices. The current implementation I can only control my Nvida Shield.

I have created the following logic in NodeRED to achieve what I need through scripts.

Harmony Hub Activity Selector & Button Mapper (Sanytron Astrion & HA)

CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR EXAMPLE FLOW FOR YOU TO RE-CONFIGURE TO YOUR OWN USAGE Requirements node-red-contrib-harmony-extra node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket Functions Harmony Button Mapper The Button Press Nodes are exposed to Home Assistant as button entities. The Flow detects what Harmony Activity is Active and then will Re-Map the button Press to the right device. [image] Wrap the buttons exposed to Home Assistant in scripts repeat for each button entity [image][image] Ma…

@Leewei

Therefore, I don’t think separating them into different cards would make a significant difference.

To achieve Harmony Hub activity tracking and different commands for each activity I would say you would need to separate the card out as it would be a different configuration. Most likely tabbed in the UI editor per activity.

The only other way I can see it working with the current implementation is to setup 3 separate TV ROS Cards, one for each activity, using the Apple TV device type.

@Leewei

Thank you again for all your ideas! After discussing them with everyone, we now have more topics to explore. If you have any further thoughts, please feel free to share them — we truly appreciate it.

Thanks for listening to the users and your progress so far. You are heading in the right direction. I know the Astrion can be programmed to be a 1:1 replacement for the aging Logitech Harmony Remote, just a matter of getting there.

[Leewei]

Thank you for your valuable feedback. The requirements and examples you raised have been thoroughly discussed with our R&D team.

1.Regarding the Android TV power switch issueOur initial approach of treating it as a single simplified switch was indeed not well-considered. We now plan to split it into two independent controls: Power On and Power Off, with the following logic:

If the user adds only one of them (e.g., only “Power On”), the system will simply send the corresponding control command.

If the user adds both controls, the system will use a reverse method (alternating between sending “Power On” and “Power Off” commands).

2.Regarding button mapping after switching activitiesCurrently, our button mapping mechanism is tied to page switching. Therefore, the next version should be able to meet your needs. The implementation will work as follows:
①You will need to add multiple TV cards.

②Use automations or scenes to bind each card and navigate to the corresponding TV page.

Since this feature is relatively complex, I won’t go into too much detail here. When the version is officially released, we will provide detailed release notes. However, if you would like to understand the implementation in advance, I would be happy to explain it to you separately.

3.Regarding whether the card itself needs to be splitI don’t believe we need to split the card on our end. Users can simply add multiple cards as needed for different scenarios. Going forward, we will also try to accommodate more user needs — for example, by adding support for Harmony Hub activities within the input source selection.

Your suggestions are truly valuable, as they remind us of aspects we hadn’t fully considered. We will continue to refine and improve the user experience of the Astrion remote control. Thank you again for your input and support!

[Chykan_Hunter]

@Leewei

If the user adds only one of them (e.g., only “Power On”), the system will simply send the corresponding control command.

If the user adds both controls, the system will use a reverse method (alternating between sending “Power On” and “Power Off” commands).

That will work or:

• Just make it so there is a selectable dropdown in the UI editor that switches between the two types of power behaviour. or;
• Have ON and OFF mappable for all device types the user can then map the same command or different commands to each

@Leewei

However, if you would like to understand the implementation in advance, I would be happy to explain it to you separately.

Yes please DM me with explaination.

[Leewei]

@Stiles_56

Sony Bravia only has channel up and down

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. After I saw your message yesterday, I reached out to our developers right away.

Regarding the issue “Sony Bravia only has channel up and down”:

This is because our current IR code library only supports these two functions for Sony Bravia TVs. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please rest assured that we will continue to improve and expand the IR code library.

Regarding the issue with custom IR codes not working:

We have specific format requirements for IR codes. We recommend that you refer to the following knowledge base article to re-add your custom codes:

https://forum.sanytron.com/t/how-to-add-custom-ir-codes-to-the-tv-card/219

We look forward to hearing that you successfully got your custom codes working!

[starkkaman]

Still having issues with android TV being detected as a harmony hub and I don’t have plex but I do have jellyfin, and now my adb remote entity has completely stopped working on my remote. Media player entities, lights, and scripts all still work fine.

Hoping there can be a pretty quick solution to this. My S.O. is pretty annoyed with me that the remote doesn’t work for the TV.

[Robert_P]

Astrion Home doesn’t detect the remote even though I reset the remote and reinstalled the Astrion Home integration. I still get the message: ‘No gateway found… Make sure your remote is logged into HA and on the same LAN. Check “Retry” and submit to broadcast again and wait 5 seconds.’