Configure Additional Buttons

[ChristophCaina]

Hey :)
I've just found this integration - and by default, it does provide some buttons for the following actions:

• BlueRay / DVD
• TV
• Radio
  and so on...

I would also like to add "custom" buttons for selecting a specific Input Source (HMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, and so on...) Unfortunately, these are only visible within the MediaPlayer Card itself...

Now, I would like to know, how to create scenes that I can then use as buttons... unfortunately, I can only see the following scene:

and I have no Idea on how to switch the input source here...

[mvdwetering]

The "BluRay / DVD" and other buttons are exposing the scenes as they are available on your receiver (the 4 buttons on the front). You can change what they do, but I don't recall how, please check the manual of your receiver on how that works,

If you just want to have extra buttons (as in not provided by the integration) then you can just add a button card to the frontend. And call the generic media_player.select_source service. Something like the card below should work.

show_name: true
show_icon: true
type: button
tap_action:
  action: call-service
  service: media_player.select_source
  data:
    source: XBox
  target:
    entity_id: media_player.main
icon: mdi:microsoft-xbox-controller
name: Select XBox input

BTW the yamaha_ynca.send_raw_ynca is only intended for debugging. You probably will never need it. Typically you can use the generic Home Assistant services.

[ChristophCaina]

ok, thank you :)
Unfortunately, the Call Service / SelectSource doesn't seem to work as expected.

I can switch to the Input which is called "SetTopBox" (HDMI1)... but other inputs are not working.
I will try to compare again with the core integration ...

[ChristophCaina]

update:

I've tested the core integration on an different HA Instance.
Here, I can change the Output by using the Service "Mediaplayer.SelectSource"....

On the HA instance where I using your integration, this seems not to work.
So MAYBE - the information with the compatibility of the RX V477 is not 100% correct?

[mvdwetering]

It is unlikely that one input does work and another not. Maybe you ran into a bug.
Can you execute a media_player.select_source command with the working input and a non-working input and after that on the integration card or device screen choose the option "Download diagnostics" and attach the file here?

The diagnostics show which commands are sent, so I can see what is going on.

[ChristophCaina]

Hi,
I will do it when I'm back @home later today.

Anyway - I've tried it already (without a confirmation on the device itself) and could not see any difference in the json file.
I've tried to compare the source switch through the MediaPlayer Card (which is working) - and through the service call, which was not working the last time when I've tried it...

I'll do further debugging later today.

[ChristophCaina]

OK, I'Ve found the issue :)

It's related with the naming of the Sources:

        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEHDMI1=SetTopBox",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEHDMI2= Blu-ray ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEHDMI3=   MD    ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEHDMI4=  HDMI4  ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEHDMI5=  HDMI5  ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEHDMI6=  HDMI6  ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEAV1=   AV1   ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEAV2=   AV2   ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEAV3=   AV3   ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEAV4=   AV4   ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEAV5=   AV5   ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEAV6=   AV6   ",
        "Received: @SYS:INPNAMEUSB=   USB   ",     

I need to use the spaces before and after the name - then the service is working.

The core integration that can connect to the yamaha does not require this... Maybe, this could be improved?
And selecting the Source directly from the MediaPlayer Card is also working fine :)

I will submit an issue / Ticket with this information.