Ziggo Horizonbox support

[rickwilleme]

Hi there,

This is for the Dutch people out here.
Is there a way of controlling the Ziggo Horizonbox via Domoticz?

Thanks,
Rick

[daandamhuis]

As far as i know, it can't not be done. I have searched, but I didn't find anything useful like an API or something. Beside that I know there are two versions, the SMT-G7400 and the newer SMT-G7401 (Different CPU's).

[stlaha2007]

Like daandamhuis already said, API unknown right now.

Have on at how controlled with android app however havent got time enough to get sniffing the packets.

Like the idea of controlling it another way, but its difficult to get details how to do that.

Grtz,
Stephan

[rickwilleme]

Yeah, also searched for it, but was unable to find it.
@stlaha2007: Do you think that sniffing the packets will do the job?

[stlaha2007]

Have seperate (v)lans so most traffic here will be dedicated between app and horizonbox.

At least will give some insight on which tcp/udp port commands will be received by horizonbox. And lucky can decode known/given commands.

Already tried on android phone by looking at connections. But need to setup a wireshark in same vlan to get better results. Cant tell or do that now.

Busy rearranging/seperating/optimizing network and pi's.
Perhaps you can do?

Grtz,
Stephan

[knetsooj]

I'm not sure if this is any useful but saw that this openHAB binding was available.
https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wiki ... ox-binding

maybe someone can extract some useful information out of it.

[stlaha2007]

Nice to know. However on the github couldnt find the source for it...

Gonna have a look into it with a dedicated VM or spare pi soon.

Thanks

Grtz,
Stephan

[niceandeasy]

People who would like to sniff for how to control this Horizon box or whatever app-controlled gadget that works via wifi, this might be useful...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... sslcapture

This app sniffs the network traffic of an Android device, by starting a VPN to itself, so it can record the traffic while forwarding it to it's destination. So, no root needed. Also, no extra WLANs, VLANs and sniffer-setups needed.

[stlaha2007]

Also nice. However because of this Horizonbox misbehaviour in a normal network eg trying to be THE gateway, while having dual-wan or not responding to traffic coming in thru a routed network. I have 1 VLAN with a dhcpserver/dnsserver/gateway/seperate WIFI access specificly build for HorizonBox.

I dont like it that devices broadcast its precense thru the internet but the philips hue bridge does, but is still reacheble from my other vlans/subnets.

So a i would like to know if and how to control it with a dedicated "gateway" like a VM inside that vlan/subnet or a raspberry pi (already Kodi nearby) with modified network setup to include that vlan on the same wired networkcard.

So sniffing is needed, and maybe OpenHAB with the mentioned plugin can work, to decode some basic controlmagic.

Grtz,
Stephan

[niceandeasy]

Thanks, stlaha2007.
I will avoid that HorizonBox at all cost. I'll just keep on using my Humax PVR. Nowadays, there's not much on TV that is actually worth watching. My Kodi is being used more than the Humax, haha.

Anyway, the topicstarter seems to have a more usual network setup and might be able to sniff the commands by using that on-device sniffing tool I mentioned.

[stlaha2007]

I wouldnt recommend the horizonbox after 1 year of frustration

However resident of former upc network. So getting my hands on a working Humax is difficult. Youre lucky.

Anyway PO has to do his own part. As i'm unable to find the time to do the sniffing at the moment.

Grtz,
Stephan

[KixAss]

After a lot of trying, I've got a script that works for controlling the Horizon box:

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<?php
/*
Script (C) KixAss 2016 - [email protected]

Possible keys:
KEY_POWER		= E0 00
KEY_OK 			= E0 01
KEY_BACK 		= E0 02
KEY_CHAN_UP		= E0 06
KEY_CHAN_DWN	= E0 07
KEY_HELP		= E0 09
KEY_MENU		= E0 0a
KEY_GUIDE		= E0 0b
KEY_INFO		= E0 0e
KEY_TEXT		= E0 0f
KEY_MENU1		= E0 11
KEY_MENU2		= E0 15
KEY_DPAD_UP		= E1 00
KEY_DPAD_DOWN	= E1 01
KEY_DPAD_LEFT	= E1 02
KEY_DPAD_RIGHT	= E1 03
KEY_NUM_0		= E3 00
KEY_NUM_1		= E3 01
KEY_NUM_2		= E3 02
KEY_NUM_3		= E3 03
KEY_NUM_4		= E3 04
KEY_NUM_5		= E3 05
KEY_NUM_6		= E3 06
KEY_NUM_7		= E3 07
KEY_NUM_8		= E3 08
KEY_NUM_9		= E3 09
KEY_PAUSE		= E4 00
KEY_STOP		= E4 02
KEY_RECORD		= E4 03
KEY_FWD			= E4 05
KEY_RWD			= E4 07
KEY_MENU3		= Ef 00
KEY_UNKNOWN_0 	= Ef 06;	// TIMESHIFT INF
KEY_UNKNOWN_1	= Ef 15;	// POWE
KEY_UNKNOWN_2	= Ef 16;	// N
KEY_UNKNOWN_3	= Ef 17;	// RC PAIRIN
KEY_UNKNOWN_4	= Ef 19;	// TIMIN
KEY_ONDEMAND	= Ef 28
KEY_DVR 		= Ef 29
KEY_TV = Ef 2a;
*/

function makeBuffer($data)
{
    $data = str_replace(" ", "", $data);
    return hex2bin($data);
}


$localip = "192.168.192.100";
$localport = 5900;
$key = "E0 00"; // Power toggle


if ($sock = fsockopen($localip, $localport))
{
    $data = fgets($sock); // readVersionMsg
    echo "recv version: " . $data . "<br>";
    echo "recv version: " . makeBuffer2($data) . "<br>";

	echo "-----------------------------<br>";

    fwrite($sock, $data); // Send the same version back

    $data = fgets($sock, 2); // Get OKE
    echo "recv: " . $data . "<br>";
    echo "recv: " . makeBuffer2($data) . "<br>";

	echo "-----------------------------<br>";

    fwrite($sock, makeBuffer("01")); // Send Authorization type (none)

    $data = fgets($sock, 4); // Get OKE
    echo "recv: " . $data . "<br>";
    echo "recv: " . makeBuffer2($data) . "<br>";

	echo "-----------------------------<br>";

    $data = fgets($sock, 24); // Get init data
    echo "recv: " . $data . "<br>";
    echo "recv: " . makeBuffer2($data) . "<br>";
	
	fwrite($sock, makeBuffer("04 01 00 00 00 00 " . $key)); // Turn key on
    usleep(400);
	fwrite($sock, makeBuffer("04 00 00 00 00 00 " . $key)); // Turn key off

    fclose($sock);
}
?>

To check the status of your box:

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#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);

$localip = "192.168.192.100";
$localport = "62137";

$domoticz_ip = "127.0.0.1";
$domoticz_port = "8084";
$domoticz_sensor_idx = 24;

$data = file_get_contents("http://$localip:$localport/DeviceDescription.xml");
if (!empty($data))
{
    $status = "1";
}
else
{
    $status = "0";
}

echo $status;

file_get_contents("http://$domoticz_ip:$domoticz_port/json.htm?type=command&param=udevice&idx=$domoticz_sensor_idx&switchcmd=$status&level=0");
?>

[stlaha2007]

After a lot of trying, I've got a script that works for controlling the Horizon box

Nice.., whish i got this earlier.
2Weeks ago send the HorifyingBOX back to Ziggo.

Now only TV with CI+....

Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

[dutchdevil83]

Sounds Cool!

Can you make a wiki to get the code working in domoticz?

[KixAss]

Done

www.domoticz.com/wiki/Control_ZiggoHorizon

[gennapium]

Hi,

I followed the wiki and now i can Switch on and off the Horizon box. But when i try to check the status nothing happens.
When i add a "echo $status;" to the script is get this result:

1&svalue=On{
"status" : "OK",
"title" : "Update Device"

Any idea what is going wrong here ?

[dutchdevil83]

Done

http://www.domoticz.com/wiki/Control_ZiggoHorizon

Thanx, will look into it this weekend

[KixAss]

Hi,

I followed the wiki and now i can Switch on and off the Horizon box. But when i try to check the status nothing happens.
When i add a "echo $status;" to the script is get this result:

1&svalue=On{
"status" : "OK",
"title" : "Update Device"

Any idea what is going wrong here ?

No not yet, I've got the same problem with the newest version, so still working on that. I need it to update the status without running the actions (else it's gonna flip).

[gennapium]

Great,

Hope you find a solution soon.

[Melissen]

Does this work with a RFXcom433e ?

New to Domoticz. understanding LUA a little now. But this is PHP, how should I install this?