# SkyRemote

**Repository Path**: mirrors_cniweb/SkyRemote

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: SkyRemote
- **Description**: A python based remote control for Sky+HD boxes updated to Picasso
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: GPL-3.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-24
- **Last Updated**: 2026-04-19

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

SkyRemote
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A python based remote control for Sky+HD boxes updated to Picasso.

Based on Craig Heffner's Miranda, which is currently on Google Code http://code.google.com/p/miranda-upnp/ and licensed under GPLv3.


How does it work?
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Since Sky's Picasso update for Sky+HD boxes earlier this year, the Sky+HD box (DRX890 and DRX895, at present) boxes expose a DNLA server which, until the recent iPad application, was for an unknown reason.

This DNLA server exposes 5 control endpoints that can be used to control the Sky+ box over IP.

Miranda is a UPnP browser that lets you browse a UPnP client, and while the Sky+HD box requires a few specific changes to work with it, it pretty much does the job of browsing available methods, and lets you send things to it.

SkyRemote makes this a bit easier, by completely automating the detection of a Sky+HD box and loading the relative xml files to provide the data, and giving a simple "control" command which allows you to perform any of the "SkyPlay" control endpoint methods.

To run the script, you'll need python installed. You already have this if you're on a mac, and probably on linux too. Then you can run:

    python skyRemote.py

These available "control" commands are currently:

* `GetMediaInfo_Ext`
* `X_NDS_SetUserPIN` Send the user's PIN (Used to unlock pre-watershed channels and recorded programming)
* `Play` Equivalent of "Play" button (prompts for play speed, can be used to fast forward)
* `Pause` Equivalent of "Pause" button
* `GetPositionInfo`
* `GetMediaInfo`
* `GetTransportInfo`
* `Stop` Equivalent of "Stop" button
* `GetDeviceCapabilities`
* `Next`
* `X_NDS_GetCACondition`
* `SetAVTransportURI`
* `GetTransportSettings`
* `Seek`
* `GetCurrentTransportActions`
* `Previous`

Please excuse any undocumented functions, I'm still figuring all this out.
You'll be prompted for any required arguments.

So, for example, if you wanted to send a "Pause" command, you can just run:

    control pause

Advanced
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If you understnad these things, you can view the full, complete list of endpoints which are exposed by this using the command:
    
    host details 0

You can then send a raw command with:
    
    host send 0 SkyControl [SkyPlay|SkyRC2|SkyCM2] <command>

More information on the Sky DNLA Remote service is on my blog, at [http://www.gladdy.co.uk/blog](http://www.gladdy.co.uk/blog)

Help
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Check the [FAQ on the Wiki](https://github.com/lgladdy/SkyRemote/wiki/FAQ)