Google Home instead of TV AVR tvinput error

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I gave up on the Onkyo Binding because it was just too unreliable. I’ve now switched to MQTT, which works fine so far—except that in Google Home, selecting the TV input (i.e., the source) doesn’t work. Everything else works fine. Here are my settings and everything Claude and I have already tried:

onkyo.things (MQTT Setup):

[quote]Bridge mqtt:broker:onkyo-broker “Onkyo MQTT Broker” [
host=“192.168.1.201”, port=1883, secure=false,
clientid=“openhab-onkyo”, keepAlive=30
] {
Thing topic onkyo-bridge “Onkyo TX-SR 806” {
Channels:
Type switch : power “Power” [ stateTopic=“onkyo/power”, commandTopic=“onkyo/power/set”, on=“ON”, off=“OFF” ]
Type dimmer : volume “Volume” [ stateTopic=“onkyo/volume”, commandTopic=“onkyo/volume/set”, min=0, max=80, step=1 ]
Type string : input “Input” [ stateTopic=“onkyo/input”, commandTopic=“onkyo/input/set” ]
Type switch : mute “Mute” [ stateTopic=“onkyo/mute”, commandTopic=“onkyo/mute/set”, on=“ON”, off=“OFF” ]
}

"

Items (via UI/REST — equivalent .items syntax):

[quote]Group gOnkyo “Onkyo TX-SR 806” { ga=“TV” }
Switch Onkyo_Power “Onkyo Power” (gOnkyo) { ga=“tvPower”, channel=“mqtt:topic:onkyo-broker:onkyo-bridge:power” }
Dimmer Onkyo_Volume “Onkyo Volume” (gOnkyo) { ga=“tvVolume” [volumeMaxLevel=100], channel=“mqtt:topic:onkyo-broker:onkyo-bridge:volume” }
Switch Onkyo_Mute “Onkyo Mute” (gOnkyo) { ga=“tvMute”, channel=“mqtt:topic:onkyo-broker:onkyo-bridge:mute” . "

// This item receives raw hex codes from MQTT: “10” = DVD, “23” = CD, etc.
// Current state: “10”
String Onkyo_Input “Onkyo Input” (gOnkyo) { channel=“mqtt:topic:onkyo-broker:onkyo-bridge:input” }

// Friendly name item, updated by rule (state: “dvd”)
String Onkyo_InputName “Onkyo Eingang” (gOnkyo)[/quote]

Here’s what I’ve tried (all without success):slight_smile:

[quote]// Versuch 1 - tvInput auf Onkyo_InputName (state=“dvd”)
{ ga=“tvInput” [supportedInputs=“vcr=VCR,dvd=DVD Chromecast,cd=CD,…”] }

// Versuch 2 - tvInput auf Onkyo_Input mit Hex-Keys (state=“10”)
{ ga=“tvInput” [supportedInputs=“10=DVD Chromecast,23=CD,…”] }

// Versuch 3 - mode auf Onkyo_InputName
{ ga=“mode” [modes=“vcr=vcr:dvr,dvd=dvd:chromecast,…”] }

// Versuch 4 - tvChannel
{ ga=“tvChannel” }[/quote]

“occurred”. Power, Volume, and Mute are working perfectly.

Question: How should the input item be configured correctly for tvInput to work in Google Home? What state value does Google Home expect, and in what format must supportedInputs be specified?

Setup: OpenHAB 5.1.3, Google Assistant Cloud Connector, MQTT Binding

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There are multiple issues in your configuration.
First, all device specific config options / attributes have to be on the parent group, NOT on the children.
Second, the right config option for inputs is `availableInputs` NOT `supportedInputs`.
It’s all properly documented: Google Assistant | openHAB

Try something similar to this:

Group gOnkyo “Onkyo TX-SR 806” { ga=“TV” [availableInputs=“10=DVD Chromecast:dvd,23=CD”, volumeMaxLevel=100, ...] }

Switch Onkyo_Power “Onkyo Power” (gOnkyo) { ga=“tvPower”, channel=“mqtt:…:power” }
Dimmer Onkyo_Volume “Onkyo Volume” (gOnkyo) { ga=“tvVolume”, channel=“mqtt:…:volume” }
Switch Onkyo_Mute “Onkyo Mute” (gOnkyo) { ga=“tvMute”, channel=“mqtt:…:mute” }
String Onkyo_Input “Onkyo Input” (gOnkyo) { ga=“tvInput”, channel=“mqtt:…:input” }
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thanks no works fine