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layout: page
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title: "Vizio SmartCast TV"
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description: "Instructions on how to integrate Vizio SmartCast TV into Home Assistant."
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date: 2017-07-10 19:00
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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logo: vizio-smartcast.png
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ha_category: Media Player
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featured: false
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ha_release: 0.49
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ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
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---
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The `vizio` component will allow you to control [SmartCast](https://www.vizio.com/smartcast-app) compatible TVs (2016+ models).
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## Pairing
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Before adding your TV to Home Assistant you'll need to pair it manually. To do so follow these steps:
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Install the command-line tool using `pip` (or you can choose to download it manually):
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```bash
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$ pip3 install git+https://github.com/vkorn/pyvizio.git@master
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```
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or
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```bash
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$ pip3 install -I .
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```
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Make sure that your TV is on before continuing.
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If you don't know IP address of your TV run following command:
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```bash
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$ pyvizio --ip=0 --auth=0 discover
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```
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Enter the following command to initiate pairing:
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```bash
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$ pyvizio --ip={ip} pair
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```
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Initiation will show you two different values:
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| Value | Description |
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| Challenge type | Usually it should be `"1"`. If not, use the additional parameter `--ch_type=your_type` in the next step |
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| Challenge token | Token required to finalize pairing in the next step |
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Finally, at this point a PIN code should be displayed at the top of your TV. With all these values, you can now finish pairing:
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```bash
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$ pyvizio --ip={ip} pair_finish --token={challenge_token} --pin={tv_pin}
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```
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You will need the authentication token returned by this command to configure Home Assistant.
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## Configuration
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To add your Vizio TV to your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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media_player:
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- platform: vizio
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host: IP_ADDRESS
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access_token: AUTH_TOKEN
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```
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Configuration variables:
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- **host** (*Required*): IP address of your TV.
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- **access_token** (*Required*): Authentication token you received in the last step of the pairing process.
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## Notes and limitations
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### Turning TV on
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If the `Power Mode` of your TV is set to `Eco Mode`, turning the device ON won't work.
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### Changing tracks
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Changing tracks works like channels switching. If you have source other than regular TV it might end do nothing.
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### Sources
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Source list shows all external devices connected to the TV through HDMI plus list of internal devices (TV mode, Chrome Cast, etc.).
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<p class='note'>
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Vizio SmartCast service is accessible through HTTPS with self-signed certificate. If you have low LOGLEVEL in your Home Assistant configuration, you'll see a lot of warnings like this:
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`InsecureRequestWarning: Unverified HTTPS request is being made. Adding certificate verification is strongly advised.`
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You can adjust the log level for `media_player` components with the [logger](/components/logger/) component, or if you need to keep a low log level for `media_player` you could proxy calls to your TV through an NGINX reverse proxy.
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If you want to only ignore only this specific [python urllib3 SSL warning](https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced-usage.html#ssl-warnings), you will need to run Home Assistant with the python flag `-W` or the environment variable `PYTHONWARNINGS` set to:
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`ignore:Unverified HTTPS request is being made`
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</p>
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