Amity – a simple HDMI-CEC home theater controller

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🔗 retsyx2

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App Description

Amity is a fully open source project that uses a Raspberry Pi and a simple custom hardware board (Amity Board) to control a home theater using HDMI-CEC. The remote for Amity is a repurposed Apple Siri Remote, Amazon Fire TV remote, or a keyboard. Amity works by splitting the HDMI-CEC bus/network between the TV, and the receiver. To the TV, Amity emulates a single playback device, and to the receiver, Amity emulates a TV. The A/V HDMI signal between the receiver and TV is not touched. Amity requires a traditional home theater centered around a receiver, anything input directly to the TV (including TV apps) won’t work because HDMI-CEC doesn’t provision its control. Using a simple streamer remote makes Amity easy to use by everyone.

Project Overview

Amity is an open-source project designed to simplify home theater control using HDMI-CEC with a Raspberry Pi and a custom hardware board. It emulates devices to the TV and receiver, allowing for easy control with repurposed remotes. The project is aimed at replacing traditional home theater remote solutions with a more customizable and potentially cheaper alternative. Despite its innovative approach, the project faces challenges in hardware availability and setup complexity for non-technical users.

Links

🌐 Website: https://github.com/retsyx/amity

Features & Benefits

✅ Fully open source
✅ Customizable and potentially cheaper than commercial solutions
✅ Easy to use with repurposed remotes
✅ Reliable once configured
✅ Endless enhancement possibilities due to Raspberry Pi base

Areas for Improvement

🔄 Requires a traditional home theater setup
🔄 Limited to HDMI-CEC functionality
🔄 Setup may be intimidating for non-technical users
🔄 Hardware availability is a challenge