node-panasonic-viera

node-panasonic-viera is a NodeJS class that allows to query and control a Panasonic Viera SmartTV via its official "Viera Link" Web-API. It is developed to be compatible with older and newer (2018+) devices that either accept unencrypted or encrypted communications only.

Features

• Support for all pre and post 2018 Panasonic SmartTV devices supporting the VieraLink protocol.
• Power TV On & Off
• Input switching
• TV Apps handling

Requirements

• Compatible Panasonic Viera SmartTV
• nodejs v12+

Installation

node-panasonic-viera can be installed using the following npm command:

npm install node-panasonic-viera

TV setup

1. On your TV go to Menu -> Network -> TV Remote App Settings and make sure that the following settings are all turned ON:

   • TV Remote
   • Powered On by Apps
   • Networked Standby

2. Then, go to Menu -> Network -> Network Status -> Status Details and take note of your TV ip address.

Example

node-panasonic-viera has been designed to be used quite straight forward and without introducing ackward language constructs. The following example should give a brief introduction on how to use node-panasonic-viera in your own applications:

const {VieraKeys, Viera} = require('node-panasonic-viera');

const viera = new Viera();

// CONNECT
viera.connect('192.168.178.140', 'JkasiKDjwuKasW==', 'J19DKDfju283jKFzlaO9za==')
  // 1. power on TV
  .then(() => {
    return viera.sendKey(VieraKeys.power);
  })
  // 2. set volume to 20
  .then(() => {
    return viera.setVolume(20);
  })
  // 3. get volume
  .then(() => {
    return viera.getVolume();
  })
  // 4. output volume level
  .then((volume) => {
    console.log(volume);
  })
  // catch errors
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error);
  });

References

This nodejs package/class uses functionality/Know-How gathered from different third-party projects:

• samuelmatis/viera.js
• g30r93g/viera.js
• AntonioMeireles/homebridge-vieramatic
• fhem/FHEM/70_VIERA.pm
• Panasonic-Viera.lua

Use-Cases

The following projects are known to use this nodejs class for query/control UniFi devices:

• ioBroker.panasonic-viera

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Jens Maus <[email protected]>

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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