pyblackbird 0.6

Python API for talking to Monoprice Blackbird 4k 8x8 HDBaseT Matrix

Status

pyblackbird

Python3 interface implementation for Monoprice Blackbird 4k 8x8 HDBaseT Matrix

Notes

This is for use with Home-Assistant

Usage

from pyblackbird import get_blackbird

# Connect via serial port
blackbird = get_blackbird('/dev/ttyUSB0')

# Connect via IP
blackbird = get_blackbird('192.168.1.50', use_serial=False)

# Print system lock status
print('System Lock is {}'.format('On' if blackbird.lock_status() else 'Off'))

# Valid zones are 1-8
zone_status = blackbird.zone_status(1)

# Print zone status
print('Zone Number = {}'.format(zone_status.zone))
print('Zone Power is {}'.format('On' if zone_status.power else 'Off'))
print('AV Source = {}'.format(zone_status.av))
print('IR Source = {}'.format(zone_status.ir))

# Turn off zone #1
blackbird.set_power(1, False)

# Set source 5 for zone #1
blackbird.set_zone_source(1, 5)

# Set all zones to source 2
blackbird.set_all_zone_source(2)

# Lock system buttons
blackbird.lock_front_buttons()

# Unlock system buttons
blackbird.unlock_front_buttons()