- Virtually no latency for remote commands
- Show Now Playing within Touch Panels, EA Navigators or C4 app
- Show current app playing content
- Programming variables for content type and play state (good for lighting scenes!)
- Play States:
- playing
- paused
- loading
- idle
- Media Types:
- music
- video
- unknown
- Play States:
- Typical remote control functions over IP
- Buttons can be customized in Composer
- Universal MiniApp support
- Launch apps on Apple TV programmatically or via MiniApps
- Major streaming services are supported natively
- Custom MiniApps can be added in the driver.lua file
- SR260 Remotes may display an hourglass icon when choosing from Watch menu
- Workaround: Press a different experience button (such as List) and back out
- iOS app will select previously selected media device (Watch or Listen) rather than the Apple TV itself
- Workaround: Launch via MiniApps, otherwise no solution; all other devices work as expected
· Ensure Python3 is installed with pip
· Install pyatv
· pip3 install pyatv
· Verify installation
· atvremote --version
· Copy the pyatv-webserver.py to your Linux environment.
· Run the Webserver Python script in a screen or background process of your choice:
· python3 pyatv-webserver.py
· Server is now running on port 8080
· Run the Scan Devices action from Composer
· Verify output in the Lua console, which will dump all Apple Related devices and protocols
· The Device Selector property will populate with available devices
· Select the desired device, the Protocols and Device ID property will populate
· Select Companion or AirPlay (you will need to pair with both protocols)
· After setting the protocol, the device will display a PIN on screen
· Enter the PIN in Composer (perform the pairing again with the other Protocol)
· Run the Test Connection action to verify everything works
· The Lua console will display the result
· Create press and hold actions