# Logitech Harmony to MQTT Camera

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**Created:** [8 March 2020 14:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logitech-harmony-to-mqtt-camera/22799 "2020-03-08T14:49:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpxd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mpxd/32/2028_2.png) [@mpxd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mpxd)\
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## Install Fakeroku on Node-RED

Open the Node-RED Menu in the top right corner and click on **Manage Palette**. There switch to the **Install** tab and search for `fakeroku` and install the [node-red-contrib-fakeroku](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-fakeroku).

Now add a Fakeroku node to your flow and configure it as follows:

 ![Node-RED_Logitech_Harmony_02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/2/126aa8ddbc9ea82e401bf3adf717c37a049594a6.png)

The IP address has to be set to the LAN IP of your Node-RED installation - in my case `192.168.2.111`, you can keep the default port and multicast IP and click the **+** icon to generate a UUID for your device.

Now switch to your Harmony smartphone app and search for new devices on your network. Fakeroku will show up as a **Roku 3**. Continue by adding an **Activity** and save your settings.

## Set up Node-RED to Update MQTT Topics

The Fakeroku virtual device will now give you access to the following buttons on your Harmony Remote:

 ![Node-RED_Logitech_Harmony_03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/a/5afc95b1bb383f73b2c666a460ee1401955ef051.png)

For example **Button 1** will send the payload string **Rev** to Node-RED when you press it.

In the following I want to connect it to a Node-RED flow that allows me to cycle through the first 4 preset positions of my Pan&Tilt camera using the [INSTAR MQTT Service](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-camera-for-node-red/20441) when this button is pressed.

Here is the complete list of actions that the complete flow will add:

1. `Rev` - Go to last **Preset Position**
2. `Play` - Start a `x` Second **Video Recording**
3. `Fwd` - Go to next **Preset Position**
4. `Home` - Deactivate the **Alarm**
5. `Up` - Move Camera **Up** by one Step
6. `Right` - Move Camera **Right** by one Step
7. `Down` - Move Camera **Down** by one Step
8. `Left` - Move Camera **Left** by one Step
9. `Select` - Stop Camera Movement
10. `Back` - Activate the **Alarm**
11. `Info` - Trigger enabled Alarm Actions

The flow needed for those actions looks like this and can be downloaded and imported to Node-RED from the JSON export pasted in below:

 ![Node-RED_Logitech_Harmony_04](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/3/c34025b6c14faf96adf4903c20715933ef3dddde.png)

### Node-RED Flow

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(PrivCert)","broker":"192.168.2.117","port":"8883","tls":"d525c1aa.03cac","clientid":"nodered","usetls":true,"compatmode":false,"keepalive":"60","cleansession":true,"birthTopic":"","birthQos":"0","birthPayload":"","closeTopic":"","closeQos":"0","closePayload":"","willTopic":"","willQos":"0","willPayload":""},{"id":"d525c1aa.03cac","type":"tls-config","z":"","name":"192.168.2.117 (PrivCert)","cert":"","key":"","ca":"","certname":"client.pem","keyname":"","caname":"","servername":"","verifyservercert":false}]

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2020 15:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logitech-harmony-to-mqtt-camera/22799/2 "2020-03-08T15:07:19Z")

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Shouldn't you mention that one also needs to install the fakeroku node ?

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**Author:** ![mpxd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mpxd/32/2028_2.png) [@mpxd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mpxd)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2020 15:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logitech-harmony-to-mqtt-camera/22799/3 "2020-03-08T15:11:02Z")

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Oh absolutely right, it is the wrong link. I tried it with harmony-websocket before I used Fakeroku. I will change the link. Thank you!

You only need [node-red-contrib-fakeroku](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-fakeroku)

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**Post date:** [7 May 2020 14:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logitech-harmony-to-mqtt-camera/22799/4 "2020-05-07T14:49:11Z")

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