Simple UK Sky+ satellite reciever control

README.md

This flow will allow you to control a UK Sky+ satellite box.

It supports the following commands "Pause", "Stop", "Play", "Rewind" (x2,x6,x12,x30), "FastForward" (x2,x6,x12,x30)

Add your SkyBox IP address in the "Add SKYBOX IP here" template node.

The initial part grabs the file description0.xml from port 49153 to determine the Sky Box UDN value which is then used within the SOAP URL. Actual control is then relatively simple SOAPACTIONs with urns like: “urn:schemas-nds-com:service:SkyPlay:2#Stop”

Hat tip to Liam Gladdy who has documented the protocol https://gladdy.uk/blog/2012/08/21/the-skyhd-picasso-dnla-control-server-protocol/

I'm using it to pause the TV when my doorbell rings and when I manage to misplace the SkyRemote and my iPhone which happens all too often!

flow.json

[{"id":"7f5e5d39.80a1a4","type":"inject","name":"Pause","topic":"","payload":"Pause","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":270,"y":83,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"7054285e.8fabd8","type":"inject","name":"Play","topic":"","payload":"Play","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":400,"y":84,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"70eebedd.8f114","type":"http request","name":"description0.xml request","method":"GET","url":"","x":142.25,"y":254.00000381469727,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["420e73d0.bdf18c"]]},{"id":"5f0842db.a0f7bc","type":"function","name":"set initial headers","func":"msg.action = msg.payload;\nmsg.headers = { 'User-Agent': 'SKY_skyplus'}\n\nmsg.url = \"http://\"+msg.SKYboxIP+\":49153/description0.xml\";\n\n \nreturn msg;\n\n","outputs":1,"x":373.75000762939453,"y":194.50000286102295,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["70eebedd.8f114"]]},{"id":"420e73d0.bdf18c","type":"xml","name":"","x":319.25000381469727,"y":254.00000381469727,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["b511caa6.4aee38"]]},{"id":"b511caa6.4aee38","type":"function","name":"get UDN","func":"var result = msg.payload;\n\nvar skyID = result['root']['device'];\n\nvar modelDescription = result.root.device[0].modelDescription[0];\nvar modelName = result.root.device[0].modelName[0];\nvar modelNumber = result.root.device[0].modelNumber[0];\nvar friendlyName = result.root.device[0].friendlyName[0];\nvar manufacturer = result.root.device[0].manufacturer[0];\nvar UDNuuid = result.root.device[0].UDN[0]\nvar UDN = UDNuuid.split(\":\")[1];\n\nmsg.UDN = UDN+\"SkyPlay\";\nmsg.payload= \"\";\n//msg.payload = modelDescription+\":\"+modelName+\":\"+modelNumber+\":\"+friendlyName+\":\"+manufacturer;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"x":458.25000762939453,"y":252.75000381469727,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["937237b1.6c8dc8"]]},{"id":"c0fa084f.3f05f8","type":"debug","name":"","active":false,"console":"false","complete":"true","x":599,"y":446,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[]},{"id":"bf9d1c87.4062e","type":"http request","name":"SOAP Request","method":"POST","url":"","x":349.75000381469727,"y":316.5000047683716,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["c0fa084f.3f05f8"]]},{"id":"937237b1.6c8dc8","type":"function","name":"set SOAP headers  & payload","func":"// Commands for PAUSING SKY\n\nmsg.url = \"http://\"+msg.SKYboxIP+\":49153/\"+msg.UDN;\nvar speed = 1;\n\n//console.log ( msg.action );\n\nif (msg.action === \"Pause\" || msg.action === \"Stop\")\n{\nmsg.headers = { 'User-Agent': 'SKY_skyplus',\n\t\t\t\t'SOAPACTION': '\"urn:schemas-nds-com:service:SkyPlay:2#'+msg.action+'\"',\n\t\t\t\t'Content-Type': 'text/xml; char-set=utf-8' }\nmsg.payload ='<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?><s:Envelope s:encodingStyle=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/\" xmlns:s=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"><s:Body><u:'+msg.action+' xmlns:u=\"urn:schemas-nds-com:service:SkyPlay:2\"><InstanceID>0</InstanceID></u:'+msg.action+'></s:Body></s:Envelope>';\n}\n\n\nif (msg.action.split(\"x\")[0] == \"REW\" || msg.action.split(\"x\")[0] == \"FF\" ) {\n\n//console.log ( msg.action.split(\"x\")[0] );\n\nvar speed = msg.action.split(\"x\")[1];\n// -30 -12 -6 -2 1 2 6 12 30\n\nif (speed > 24) {speed = 30;}\nif (speed > 9 && speed <= 24)  {speed = 12;}\nif (speed > 4 && speed <= 9)  {speed = 6;}\nif (speed > 1.5 && speed <= 4)  {speed = 2;}\nif (speed  <= 1.5)  {speed = 1;}\n\nif (msg.action.split(\"x\")[0] === \"REW\" ) { speed = speed*-1;}\n\n\nmsg.action = \"Play\";\nmsg.speed = speed;\n\n}\n\n\n\n\nif (msg.action === \"Play\")\n{\nmsg.headers = { 'User-Agent': 'SKY_skyplus',\n\t\t\t\t'SOAPACTION': '\"urn:schemas-nds-com:service:SkyPlay:2#Play\"',\n\t\t\t\t'Content-Type': 'text/xml; char-set=utf-8'}\n\nmsg.payload ='<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?><s:Envelope s:encodingStyle=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/\" xmlns:s=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"><s:Body><u:Play xmlns:u=\"urn:schemas-nds-com:service:SkyPlay:2\"><InstanceID>0</InstanceID><Speed>'+speed+'</Speed></u:Play></s:Body></s:Envelope>';\n}\n\n\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"x":126,"y":318,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["bf9d1c87.4062e","a41fb437.5be048"]]},{"id":"8fa2350a.705dc8","type":"inject","name":"FFx2","topic":"","payload":"FFx2","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":250,"y":125,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"1117b7a8.eee848","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"","payload":"FFx6","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":400,"y":124,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"a4ccf0c5.5b331","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"","payload":"FFx12","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":532,"y":123,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"82b7753f.7d4888","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"","payload":"FFx30","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":667,"y":123,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"89e8c869.761738","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"","payload":"REWx30","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":88,"y":43,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"66fb9803.990468","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"","payload":"REWx12","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":226,"y":43,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"9d910d19.626ef","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"","payload":"REWx6","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":364,"y":42,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"b03850c8.4fc7b","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"","payload":"REWx2","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":501,"y":42,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"a41fb437.5be048","type":"debug","name":"headercheck","active":false,"console":"false","complete":"true","x":260,"y":381,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[]},{"id":"ff7ac039.00854","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"","payload":"Stop","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":120,"y":83,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["62d9d43e.9d262c"]]},{"id":"62d9d43e.9d262c","type":"template","name":"Add SKYBOX IP here","field":"SKYboxIP","template":"XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX","x":130.5,"y":199,"z":"1172eba2.ee8d14","wires":[["5f0842db.a0f7bc"]]}]

Hi, I’m new to node-red and just tried this, however I get an error on the xml request ‘no response from server’
I checked the ip of my sky box and that is correct.

Just curious looking at the age this is - does this flow still work for you ?