LG rs-232 control via raspberry Pi

Hello all,

As the title suggests, I’m attempting to control a slew of LG flatscreens (model 42LX330C), and stumbled upon the openHAB community / LG serial control binding while scouring the internet for solutions.

The big hurdles in my setup are:

  1. the LG tv’s are lacking IP/ethernet ports, so must use rs-232 serial control
  2. tv’s are positioned in pairs along a 100ft/33m span, thus was hoping to add a Raspberry Pi w/ wifi and USB-to-serial cables to connect (2) tv’s to (1) rPi

Will definitely have a central OH server to control them, just trying to figure out how to bind the LG-tv through the rPi USB connection?

If anyone has a similar project / setup, please post a link/info, and thanks in advance

cheers,
logan

An alternative approach might be wifi to rs232 dedicated server(s), such as USR products.
I’ve looked at doing something similar myself, but not implemented.

https://www.usriot.com/products/rs485-to-wifi-converter.html