YAML Configuration

Add a skyq platform entry in your configuration.yaml as below.

Example of basic configuration.yaml

media_player:
 - platform:  skyq
   name: SkyQ Living Room
   host: 192.168.0.10
   live_tv: True
   sources:
      SkyOne: '1,0,6'
      SkyNews: '5,0,1'

Configuration variables

YAML Default Details
platform
(string)(Required)		   Must be set to skyq
host
(string)(Required)		   The IP of the SkyQ set top box, e.g., 192.168.0.10.
name
(string)(Required)		   The name you would like to give to the SkyQ set top box.
sources
(list)(Optional)		 Empty List of channels or other commands that will appear in the source selection.
output_programme_image
(boolean)(Optional)		 True Allows you to disable returning images when watching recorded programmes. Useful if using a modified media player UI, where you don’t want the background changing.
live_tv
(boolean)(Optional)		 True Allows you to disable the retrieval of live TV programme information. Useful for people in those countries where the TV schedules are not available from current known sources.
get_live_record
(boolean)(Optional)		 False Allows you to fetch the status of the currently playing item to see if it is a “Live Recording”.
tv_device_class
(boolean)(Optional)		 True Sets device class to TV. Unticked sets it to Receiver.
country
(string)(Optional)		 Empty Overrides the detected country from the SkyQ box. Currently supports “GBR”, “ITA” and “DEU”. In theory you shouldn’t need to use this.
volume_entity
(string)(Optional)		 Empty Specifies the entity for which volume control actions will be passed through to. No validation of the entity is done via the UI, warnings will show in the log if an invalid entity is used. Must be a media_player entity. e.g. media_player.braviatv
epg_cache_len
(integer)(Optional)		 20 Allows you to configure the number of EPG channels to cache for the media browser. Larger numbers will cause slower initial load per day and consume more memory.
add_backup
(boolean)(Optional)		 False When enabled, adds the backup button command to the buttons sent to the Sky Q box as part of a Channel Source selection. Instead of 1,0,1 it will send backup,1,0,1.

Sources 

<YourChanneName> : ‘<button>,<button>,<button>’.

Example

  BBC1HD: '1,1,5'
  BBC2: '1,0,2'

Useable buttons can be found here