The device needs to be in the same subnet as the Home Assistant software. This is a limitation of the Sony Firmware, the device will not react properly to requests if the client is in a different subnet.

To get started put /custom_components/sony/media_player.py here: <config_directory>/custom_components/sony/media_player.py When using home assistant supervised put the contents of this repo into /usr/share/hassio/homeassistant/

Using custom_updater (optional, and deprecated)

• Get and install custom_updater from here: https://github.com/custom-components/custom_updater
• Use the following configuration snippet:

custom_updater:
  track:
    - components
  component_urls:
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexmohr/media_player.sony/master/tracker.json

To add a device to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

media_player:
  - platform: sony
    host: 192.168.0.10

Configuration variables

Devices listed here configure the ports different. This list is not complete. If you devices does work with other ports please add it via a PR

Device | App Port | Dmr Port | Ircc :--- | : --- BDP-S590 | 52323 | 50202 | 52323

You will need to configure your device to allow the Home Assistant for remote usage. To do that, ensure that your device is turned on. Open the configuration popup on Home Assistant and enter a random PIN (for example 0000). After that, the device will show you a PIN and Home Assistant will allow you to re-enter that PIN. Enter the PIN shown on your TV and Home Assistant will be able to control your Sony device.