Does anyone have any information on Sony KD-49X8505 IP or Serial protocol?

Hi
I have a KD-55X8505B, and am currently trying to control it over IP. A guy called Dave Arnold, who is behind Touch Control is helping me, as my JavaScript is very minimal. I found online quite a lot on this subject and can send you a few helpful links, all the commands are available, but getting these TV's to accept them is when the fun starts. There are headers to send as well as the data, and you have to " Pair" the TV to you controller/software. I currently have got as far as adding my paired device to the TV, but have not got it to accept any commands as yet, but I think it is just my poor scripting. I am using Simple REST Client in google chrome to send the commands to it for testing purposes and I have managed to create a button in Touch Control that pairs it. I'm on my iPad at moment if you want me to send you the info I have, let me know and I'll fire up the laptop so I can copy paste it all.
Chris.

This shows how to Pair the device:-
[Link: getsatisfaction.com]

This has The codes:-
[Link: openremote.org]

The tv can be switched on by just sending a wake on lan to its mac address.

a python script that switches the tv off.
[Link: blog.rieder.io]

http://tv ip address/sony/accessControl is where i send the command to pair/register, once registerd sending data to accessControl makes th light on th front go really bright blue (valid data) but the actual control commands are sent to /sony/IRCC i have yet to get the light to flash sending anything to here???

Cracked It !!!!
I was using the tv Off command for testing purposes and it dosn't work.

I tested some other codes and they worked.. below is what i typed into Simple REST Client to get menu.

METHOD = Post

URL: 192.168.xxx.xxx/sony/IRCC

HEADER:     User-Agent=TouchControl^Content-Type=text/xml; charset=UTF-8^SOAPACTION="urn:schemas-sony-com:service:IRCC:1#X_SendIRCC"^Accept=text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8^Accept-Encoding=gzip, deflate^Connection=keep-alive

DATA:   AAAAAQAAAAEAAABgAw==

Hello, my friend.

Thanks to Barry Gordon who has open this topic for my tv ;) (Sony 49X8505B)

I had tried many solution, but i haven't paired my device ! I try to pair with google chrome simple rest client and it works.

the list of IRCC command is here : [Link: openremote.org]

all works ! discrete code HDMI and Off command too !

Now i should put a new pair bouton on my remote (command fusion iViewer over iPad)

Thanks for your help ;)

Hi I am now controlling TV over ip using Touch Control on my iPad. Pairing the iPad was the hardest part, as I had created a button to pair it, pressing it brings up the pairing number on the TV but there was no way of entering it on the iPad.
In simple rest client a box pops up with user name and pass word. Leave user name blank, password = reg#. As you only have 60 seconds to enter the number and you don't know the number until it appears you can't put it in a script and send it. With lots of help from Dave from TouchControl, a workaround and some fast typing got over this. PM me if you want the details. What I now am trying to do is get feedback from the TV. When I send any command to TV the info it returns is a basic (200 response ok) and no useful info. Does anyone know how to get TV status info etc from TV ?

Hello,

Just sent you a PM about your Touch Control configs. Couple other questions...

Now that you've got full control via IP, if you select an input does it also turn on the TV if it's off. If the answer is no, then how long do you have to wait before the TV will accept more commands?

I just bought a Vizio M series and this thing takes 13 seconds after powering on before it will take anything else. Also have not had any luck finding a way to control Vizio Tv's through IP protocol which stinks.

Thanks and congrats on figuring this out.

Because of incidents similar to those described above I stopped buying Sony products. They are very unfriendly to those of us trying to do our own thing. I can understand Copyright laws, DRM and protection of Intellectual property. But to inhibit the use of their systems by the DIY community via secrecy and difficulty is absurd.

I suspect things are going to get a lot worse with the "Internet of Things" as each manufacturer tries to lock users into their systems and keep them proprietary. The trend has already started with some advanced HVAC systems all of which use some proprietary code or require the use of the "Cloud". I do not use the "Cloud" being old school and value my privacy.

8art-5imson, I am also looking for status/feedback from the TV via IP. I have the full RS232 specs, but wanting to stay with IP if I can...

Has anyone had issues with needing to delete and re add to get a new 'auth' cookie?? I had this working for probably a month, but it just stopped working. I deleted the remote and added it back and it started working again...

Same problem for me

I haven't looked for a solution, but I am pretty sure we are just missing a never expire value on some field. Obviously the problem with trying to figure what we are missing is that it takes a month to know if you got it correct. Maybe someone that doesn't have the problem will share their pairing sequence...