Broadlink RM Switch
This Broadlink
switch platform allow to you control Broadlink devices.
To enable it, add the following lines to your configuration.yaml
:
# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
- platform: broadlink
host: IP_ADDRESS
mac: 'MAC_ADDRESS'
Configuration variables:
- host (Required): The hostname/IP address to connect to.
- mac (Required): Device MAC address.
- timeout (Optional): Timeout in seconds for the connection to the device.
- friendly_name (Optional): The name used to display the switch in the frontend.
- type (Required for some models): Switch type. Choose one from:
rm
,rm2
,rm_mini
,rm_pro_phicomm
,rm2_home_plus
,rm2_home_plus_gdt
,rm2_pro_plus
,rm2_pro_plus2
,rm2_pro_plus_bl
,rm_mini_shate
,sp1
,sp2
,honeywell_sp2
,sp3
,spmini2
,spminiplus
ormp1
. - switches (Optional): The array that contains all switches.
- identifier (Required): Name of the command switch as slug. Multiple entries are possible.
- friendly_name (Optional): The name used to display the switch in the frontend.
- command_on (Required): Base64 encoded packet from RM device to take for on.
- command_off (Required): Base64 encoded packet from RM device to take for off.
- identifier (Required): Name of the command switch as slug. Multiple entries are possible.
- slots (Optional): Friendly names of 4 slots of MP1 power strip. If not configured, slot name will be
switch's friendly_name + 'slot {slot_index}'
. e.g ‘MP1 slot 1’- slot_1 (Optional)
- slot_2 (Optional)
- slot_3 (Optional)
- slot_4 (Optional)
Information about how to install on Windows can be found here
How to obtain IR/RF packets?
Choose Call Service from the Developer Tools. Choose the service switch.broadlink_learn_command
from the list of Available services: and hit CALL SERVICE. Press the button on your remote with in 20 seconds. The packet will be printed as a persistent notification in the States page of the web interface.
Example config for rm
, rm2
, rm_mini
, rm_pro_phicomm
, rm2_home_plus
, rm2_home_plus_gdt
, rm2_pro_plus
, rm2_pro_plus2
, rm2_pro_plus_bl
and rm_mini_shate
devices:
switch:
- platform: broadlink
host: 192.168.1.2
mac: 'B4:43:0D:CC:0F:58'
timeout: 15
switches:
# Will work on most Phillips TVs:
tv_phillips:
friendly_name: "Phillips Tv Power"
command_on: 'JgAcAB0dHB44HhweGx4cHR06HB0cHhwdHB8bHhwADQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA='
command_off: 'JgAaABweOR4bHhwdHB4dHRw6HhsdHR0dOTocAA0FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA='
# Will work on most LG TVs
tv_lg:
friendly_name: "LG Tv Power"
command_on: 'JgBYAAABIJISExETETcSEhISEhQQFBETETcROBESEjcRNhM1EjcTNRMTERISNxEUERMSExE2EjYSNhM2EhIROBE3ETcREhITEgAFGwABH0oSAAwzAAEfShEADQU='
command_off: 'JgBYAAABIJISExETETcSEhISEhQQFBETETcROBESEjcRNhM1EjcTNRMTERISNxEUERMSExE2EjYSNhM2EhIROBE3ETcREhITEgAFGwABH0oSAAwzAAEfShEADQU='
tv_lg_hdmi1_hdmi2:
friendly_name: "LG Tv HDMI12"
command_on: 'JgBIAAABIZMRExITEjYSExMRERURExEUEDkRNxEUEjYSNhM3ETcSNxITETgSNhI2ExMQExE4ETYSNxIUERMSExE4ETcRFBETEQANBQ=='
command_off: 'JgBQAAABJJMSEhISETgSEhITEBMSEhMSETcSNxMREjcSNxI3EjcSOBETERITNhM2EhITERM2EzcRNxI3ExISEhI3EjcRExETEgAFLQABJEoRAA0FAAAAAAAAAAA='
tv_lg_hdmi3:
friendly_name: "LG Tv HDMI3"
command_on: 'JgBIAAABIZMSFBISETgRExEUERQQFBETEjcTNhMSETgRNxE3EjcROBM2ERMSFBE4ERMSNxM2EjUSFBE2ETgRExM2ExITEhATEwANBQ=='
tv_lg_av1_av2:
friendly_name: "LG Tv AV12"
command_on: 'JgBIAAABIpQPFBITETgSEw8UEhQSEhEVDzgSOBAUETgQOQ84EjgRNxITETgSExA5EDgREhI3EhMROBMSEDkQFBETEjYTEhE4EQANBQ=='
command_off: 'JgBIAAABH5YPFBETETgUERAUEBURFBATETgROBEUETcSNxE4ETcSOBISEBUQFREUEjUSFBA5ETcRNxE4ETkQOBAUEjcRFRAUEQANBQ=='
- platform: broadlink
host: 192.168.1.2
mac: 'B4:43:0D:CC:0F:58'
timeout: 15
switches:
# Will work on most Phillips TVs:
tv:
friendly_name: "Phillips Tv"
command_on: 'JgAcAB0dHB44HhweGx4cHR06HB0cHhwdHB8bHhwADQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA='
command_off: 'JgAaABweOR4bHhwdHB4dHRw6HhsdHR0dOTocAA0FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA='
Example config for sp1
, sp2
, honeywell_sp2
, sp3
, spmini2
and spminiplus
devices:
switch:
- platform: broadlink
host: IP_ADDRESS
mac: 'MAC_ADDRESS'
type: sp1
friendly_name: 'Humidifier'
- platform: broadlink
host: IP_ADDRESS
mac: 'MAC_ADDRESS'
type: sp2
friendly_name: 'Humidifier'
Example config for mp1
device:
switch:
- platform: broadlink
host: IP_ADDRESS
mac: 'MAC_ADDRESS'
type: mp1
friendly_name: 'MP1'
slots:
# friendly name of slots - optional
# if not set, slot name will be switch's friendly_name + 'slot {slot_index}'. e.g 'MP1 slot 1'
slot_1: 'TV slot'
slot_2: 'Xbox slot'
slot_3: 'Fan slot'
slot_4: 'Speaker slot'
Service broadlink_send_packet
You can use the service switch.broadlink_send_packet
to directly send IR packets without the need to assign a switch entity for each command.
Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
---|---|---|
packet |
no | String or list of strings that contain the packet data. |
Example:
script:
tv_select_source:
sequence:
- service: switch.broadlink_send_packet_192_168_0_107
data:
packet:
- "JgCMAJSSFDYUNhQ2FBEUERQRFBEUERQ2FDYUNhQRFBEUERQRFBEUERQRFDYUERQRFBEUERQRFDYUNhQRFDYUNhQ2FDYUNhQABfWUkhQ2FDYUNhQRFBEUERQRFBEUNhQ2FDYUERQRFBEUERQRFBEUERQ2FBEUERQRFBEUERQ2FDYUERQ2FDYUNhQ2FDYUAA0FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
- "JgBGAJSTFDUUNhM2ExITEhMSExITEhM2EzYTNhQRFBEUERQRFBEUNRQ2ExITNhMSExITNhMSExITEhM2ExITNhQ1FBEUNhMADQUAAA=="
Using E-Control Remotes
If you already have your remotes learned on E-Control app you can use this method to “copy” them to Home Assistant.
First get or learn all the remotes you want to add to Home Assistant in E-Control
-
Download
Get the script from here.
-
Dump the data from the app
Open the E-Control app on your mobile device. On the left side menu choose “Share” and then “Share to other phones in WLAN”. It will generate the files you will need for the script.
-
Get data from your Android device
Connect your Android device to your computer and browse the SD card/External Storage folder “/broadlink/newremote/SharedData/”. You need to get the following files and put them in the same folder as this script:
jsonSubIr jsonButton jsonIrCode
-
Install Requirements
Run
pip install simplejson
. You must install simplejson in the same python version you will use to run the scripts. You can ensure that the current version is installed by attempting to install again and confirming that you see “Requirement already satisfied”. -
Get the data from the device
Navigate to the folder you downloaded and run
python getBroadlinkSharedData.py
. Follow the steps on screen. NOTE: These scripts were only tested with Python 2.7. -
Install python-broadlink library:
git clone https://github.com/mjg59/python-broadlink.git
cd python-broadlink
-
sudo python setup.py install
-
Test the codes Use the
sendcode
script you have already downloaded to test the codes you got from the device. You need to edit the script with your RM Pro IP Address and MAC Address and with the code in HEX format. When run the script, you know the code works when get message . Code sent… Not every code works. - Convert the HEX codes to base64 Use this tool to convert the hex codes to base64 for use with Home Assistant.