LG TV Integration

Guide explaining how to integrate LG TVs into the Ilevia system using the Ilevia Manager configuration software.


Introduction

This component allows integration of any LG smart TV with the Ilevia server. The available actions are many, for example: volume up/down, channel up/down, source change, and many others.

Use cases

  • The user wants to integrate their LG TV so it can be controlled through the Ilevia Control app.

Reminder before continuing:

  • Download and install the Logic module to enable plugins (link);

  • After uploading the Ilevia project to the server, wait a couple of minutes for the logics to start.

Component configuration

Step 1:

Open Ilevia Manager and go to the Components tab. Connect to the Ilevia server by clicking the Project menu and then Connect, complete the connection parameters, and finally click OK.

Connection to the Ilevia server.

Step 2:

Open the Multimedia menu, found in the Component library, on the left side of the Components section of Ilevia Manager. Drag the LG TV component into the “My components” section.

Adding the LG TV component within the Ilevia Manager configuration software.

Step 3:

Enter your LG TV IP address in the component properties.

Creating the LG TV gateway within the Ilevia Manager configuration software.

Step 4:

By opening the Gateway section, you will see that a new LG TV gateway has been created. Upload the project to the server.

Uploading the project to the server with the LG TV gateway using the Ilevia Manager configuration software.

Step 5:

Once the upload is complete, click the Create components button inside the LG TV gateway. The components are created automatically in the My components section.

How to create LG TV components within the Ilevia Manager configuration software.

Step 6:

Add the components inside the user interface and upload the project to the server.

Adding components to the user interface in Ilevia Manager.

Result in the interface

The final result of the LG TV component configuration in the Ilevia system is shown below, in the Classic and Maps interfaces.

Classic user interface

LG TV components in the Classic user interface of the Ilevia Control app.

Maps user interface

LG TV components in the Maps user interface of the Ilevia Control app.

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