The PowerShell module HarmanKardon.AVR.Commands was created with the aim to remotely control a Harman Kardon AVR Controller 171S. The AVR Controller from Harman Kardon offers network functions for example AirPlay or Spotify. But other AVR controllers from the manufacturer can also be controlled via this module.

The PowerShell module HarmanKardon.AVR.Commands provides functions for remote control of a Harman Kardon AVR controller. With this module you are able to control all functions of the device via PowerShell. The PowerShell module could easily be extended to control other devices such as a bluray player from the manufacturer. The device's SOAP web service is used to control the device. This is done by establishing a TCP connection with port 10025 (default) and then sending the SOAP command (XML). The file avr.xml serves as a template and provides the structure of the SOAP command of the function Invoke-HKAVRCommand.

The module requires .NET and PowerShell. The following versions are supported:

To install and run this module, copy the folder with the name HarmanKardon.AVR.Commands to one of the appropriate PowerShell paths, and use the command Import-Module -Name HarmanKardon.AVR.Commands.

The paths where you can install this module are in the $env:PSModulePath global variable. For example, a common path to store a module on a system would be %SystemRoot%/users/<user>/Documents/PowerShell/Modules/<moduleName>. Be sure to create a directory for this module that uses the same name as the script module. If you did not save this module in one of these paths, you must specify the location of the module in the Import-Module command. Otherwise, PowerShell would not be able to find the module.

Starting with PowerShell, if you've placed this module in one of the PowerShell module paths, you don't need to explicitly import it. This module is automatically loaded when a user calls a function of the module. For more information about the module path, see Importing a PowerShell Module and Modifying the PSModulePath Installation Path.

To remove this module from active service in the current PowerShell session, use Remove-Module -name HarmanKardon.AVR.Commands.

# Loading module
Import-Module HarmanKardon.AVR.Commands

# volume-up
Invoke-HKAVRCommand -HostName 172.16.15.123 -Port 10025 -Command "volume-up" -Zone "Main Zone"

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