https://github.com/lamemakes/telebotomy
Give your Smart TV a lobotomy when not in use!
https://github.com/lamemakes/telebotomy
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Give your Smart TV a lobotomy when not in use!
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/lamemakes/telebotomy
- Owner: lamemakes
- Created: 2023-09-17T20:55:54.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-09-21T02:00:12.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-09-21T14:14:19.377Z (over 1 year ago)
- Size: 819 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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# Telebotomy
What do you do when your Smart TV is a little _too_ smart - especially when you aren't using it?
## Protect Your Privacy
Your Smart TV continues to report your data while it's turned "off". The Telebotomy aims to "lobotomize" your Smart TV while it's off by severing it's network connection. It does so by reading the remote control input and acting as a 2-port ethernet switch to allow/block network connections based on input recieved.
For more thorough data protection while using a Smart TV, it is recommended to utilize a [Pi-hole](https://pi-hole.net). There are still pitfalls with this and trackers that can't be blocked, though.
## Requirements
In order to use Telebotomy, a user needs to:
- Use ethernet as the Smart TV's network connection
- Have a compatible remote
- Currently only IR remotes are supported, but there are plans to extend this.
- Access to a USB power source
## Installation
The installation of the Telebotomy is as follows:
1. Ensure the Smart TV is powered but turned off.
1. Plug in the ethernet to the Telebotomy's respective ports
- _TV Out_ should be the connection to the TV
- _Net In_ should be the connection to the network source
1. Locate the _Remote Input_ connector on the Telebotomy and connect the appropriate sensor
- _If using IR_ place the sensor so it's close to the TV's reciever.
1. Connect the Telebotomy's Micro-USB port to a USB power source.
1. [Test!](#testing-telebotomy)
1. Profit!
## Testing Telebotomy
1. Ensure the Smart TV is powered but turned off.
1. Power cycle the Telebotomy or press the "Reset" button.
1. Turn on the Smart TV utilizing the remote
1. Confirm internet connectivity:
- LINK & ACT LEDs on the Telebotomy are active
- The Smart TV can connect to the internet
- _If using Pi-Hole_ There is network activity coming from the IP of the TV.
1. Turn off the Smart TV utilizing the remote
1. Confirm there is no internet connectivity:
- LINK & ACT LEDs on the Telebotomy are inactive
- Turn the TV on via a physical button and ensure it is not connected to the internet
- _If using Pi-Hole_ There is no network activity coming from the IP of the TV.
## Diagrams
### Schematic
### PCB Layout
