It may not be obvious to newcomers to this technology, but there are different ways of controlling devices: IP Control, IR Control, Bluetooth, for example. IP Control (Internet Protocol) uses a Wifi or ethernet signal to send commands, IR Control (Infra Red) sends an invisible light to the device, Bluetooth control sends a bluetooth radio signal, etc. It is usually desired to use IP control when available, as it is the most efficient and versatile. But IP control requires in depth knowledge of the devices API (which is often proprietary and not released by the company producing the device), so third party companies will not usually make that effort for devices that are not extremely popular.
A lot of devices that have IP control will also have IR control. It appears to me that this Hisense model does use IR control. So instead of trying to use IP control drivers (which in this case does not appear to be available for this TV, which most likely will be true from any remote control company), control of this TV should be done using the Allonis generic IR driver.
There is good Allonis documentation on IR setup, and the recommendation of the Global Cache IR emitter works well for me. Most likely the Hisense IR commands will be available in the Global Cache database, and if not, you can also "teach" the codes.
I actually prefer devices that have IR control, since I know I can make them work.
