Broadlink IR Climate Component

gbboy · January 26, 2019, 7:19am

@Vassilis great custom component that I’ve been using for awhile now. I submitted a new pull request to add an optional humidity sensor to the broadlink climate component.

This will enable users to associate a humidity sensor and allow services such as google assistant to report the humidity state as part of the climate device.

https://github.com/vpnmaster/homeassistant-custom-components/pull/111

pkozul · January 29, 2019, 2:34am

Hi there @smile. Did you try the Toshiba INI file from this project’s GitHub repo? Works fine for my split system.

smile · January 29, 2019, 7:13am

unfortunately i haven’t Broadlink. i will buy soon.

Greenhouse · January 29, 2019, 9:34am

I am not sure why, but I can’t load this component. I have a broadlink switch all set up and I’ve placed the broadlink.py file (along with the .ini file) in my config\custom_components folder.

I have even tried putting it in config\custom_components\climate, to no avail.

I have other custom components working fine, but all I get is:

- Platform not found: climate.broadlink

And no other warning messages in the log. Any ideas?

letherwin · January 29, 2019, 10:17am

the right broadlink.py file should definitly go under custom_components\climate.
The ini file should go where is specified in the configuration.yaml:
ircodes_ini: 'broadlink_climate_codes/panasonic_sogg.ini'

Greenhouse · January 29, 2019, 10:31am

Yep, deleted the “wrong” one and same result.

No idea why it doesn’t load (where another custom component does).

Edit: I was running 0.83 and it didn’t work - updated to 0.86 and it does now!

kiwijunglist · January 30, 2019, 8:05am

yeah i do this already.

on change in state of climate then wait 5s then check to see if the door sensor has changed, if not get the expected state and send the same command.

calpy · January 30, 2019, 8:32am

This is exactly what I am trying to do. Would you share with me your config/automation script for this please?

corunir · January 30, 2019, 11:12am

@kiwijunglist, @calpy I have a few questions for you:

Why is this necessary, do your codes for turning on not work every time? Maybe you should try relearning them, because that just doesn’t sound right.
maybe the code is valid, but AC needs the code to be sent in bursts (repeated multiple times in short period) to be sure to catch it. You can modify each command code to send bursts like this:
Take the code in base64 format, let’s say Mitsubishi ‘off’ command:

JgBMAm86DSwNLA4ODRANDw4rDRAMEA0sDSwODg0sDRAMEA4rDisMEA8qDSwNEA4ODSwNEAwQDSwODg4PDQ8NEA0QDBANDw0QDRANDw4PDQ8NEAwQDRAMEA8ODw4MEA4PDQ8NEA0PDRAODg0QDSsOKw0PDRANEAwsDSwOKw4rDRAMEA0QDQ8NEA0sDSwODg0sDSwNDw0QDSsNEA0sDSwNDw0QDSsNEA4rDSwMEA0sDisMLA0sDg8MEA0QDRANDw0QDQ8NEA0PDRANDw0QDQ8NEA0PDRANEA0PDRAMEA0QDBANEAwQDRAODg0QDBANEAwQDRAMEA0QDQ8NEA0PDRANDw0QDBANEA0PDRANDw0QDg8NDw4ODRANDw0sDRAMLA0sDSwNDw0QDQACMnQ6DisOKg0QDRAMEA0sDQ8NEA0rDisODwwsDg8NEAwsDSwODwwsDisODwwQDSwNDw0QDSwNDw4PDRAMEA0QDBANEAwQDRANDw0QDQ8PDg0QDRAMEA0QDBANEAwQDg8MEA0QDBANEAwQDSwNKw4PDQ8NEA0rDSwNLA0sDQ8NEA8ODQ8NEAwsDSwNDg4sDisODwwQDSwODg0sDSwNDw0QDSwODg0sDSwODg0sDSwNKw0sDRAMEA0QDBANEA0PDRAMEA0QDBANEAwQDg8NDw0QDQ8NEA4PDQ8ODw0QDQ8NDw0QDQ8NEA0PDg8NDw0QDQ8NEA0QDBANDw4PDQ8ODw0QDBAODwwQDRAMEA0QDg8ODg4PDBANEA0rDRANLA0rDSwNEA0QDAANBQ0sDRAMLA0sDSwNDw==

Go to this site and paste your code in the left text area
In the right text area, you will se hex format of the same string. It starts with 26 (that is Broadlink’s code for IR), and the next byte is usually 00. That is Broadlink’s repetition setting, default is 00 (no repetitions). If you change this number to 04, your command will be sent 5 times without a pause between them, and you will notice base64 string in the left text area now looks like this:

JgRMAm86DSwNLA4ODRANDw4rDRAMEA0sDSwODg0sDRAMEA4rDisMEA8qDSwNEA4ODSwNEAwQDSwODg4PDQ8NEA0QDBANDw0QDRANDw4PDQ8NEAwQDRAMEA8ODw4MEA4PDQ8NEA0PDRAODg0QDSsOKw0PDRANEAwsDSwOKw4rDRAMEA0QDQ8NEA0sDSwODg0sDSwNDw0QDSsNEA0sDSwNDw0QDSsNEA4rDSwMEA0sDisMLA0sDg8MEA0QDRANDw0QDQ8NEA0PDRANDw0QDQ8NEA0PDRANEA0PDRAMEA0QDBANEAwQDRAODg0QDBANEAwQDRAMEA0QDQ8NEA0PDRANDw0QDBANEA0PDRANDw0QDg8NDw4ODRANDw0sDRAMLA0sDSwNDw0QDQACMnQ6DisOKg0QDRAMEA0sDQ8NEA0rDisODwwsDg8NEAwsDSwODwwsDisODwwQDSwNDw0QDSwNDw4PDRAMEA0QDBANEAwQDRANDw0QDQ8PDg0QDRAMEA0QDBANEAwQDg8MEA0QDBANEAwQDSwNKw4PDQ8NEA0rDSwNLA0sDQ8NEA8ODQ8NEAwsDSwNDg4sDisODwwQDSwODg0sDSwNDw0QDSwODg0sDSwODg0sDSwNKw0sDRAMEA0QDBANEA0PDRAMEA0QDBANEAwQDg8NDw0QDQ8NEA4PDQ8ODw0QDQ8NDw0QDQ8NEA0PDg8NDw0QDQ8NEA0QDBANDw4PDQ8ODw0QDBAODwwQDRAMEA0QDg8ODg4PDBANEA0rDRANLA0rDSwNEA0QDAANBQ0sDRAMLA0sDSwNDw==

Door sensor, apart from visual factor, takes away your ability to natively control your AC through Google Assistant, does it not? Instead of saying “Hey Google, turn off AC”, you have to tell it "Hey Goole, start , would it not be better just to ensure your codes work every time?

calpy · January 30, 2019, 11:43am

This is brilliant! Will try asap

Yes sometimes it does not catch the command and need to say it twice or more times.
You are right, I thought to use an automation like IF command sent AND after 5sec sensor is still off THEN repeat.

If your suggestion works, sensor is still useful to tell HA if AC goes from off to on via physical remote, but indeed without information about temperature, modes acc.

corunir · January 30, 2019, 12:27pm

Using a door sensor is a simple way for automations to ensure it is in proper power state, but for voice commands, it doesn’t feel natural because you have to trigger scripts instead off native thermostat controls. Personally, I find it unappealing visually so I would rather use power consumption meter and hide it behind AC.

If your AC supports discreet codes (you can distinguish commands for power off/power on), I would rather set the second byte to a value of FF. That makes Broadlink repeat the code maximum amount of times (256) and that should be enough to get rid of the door sensor.

kiwijunglist · January 30, 2019, 4:56pm

It’s pretty infrequent. It might happen if someone was walking very close to the IR blaster and blocked it. Thanks for that info though. I’m using the default codes. It might also happen if there was a network error, so it just enables an element of error checking.
It doesn’t interfere with Google controlling the AC. It allows me to use my mom smart remote as well as the error checking.

fexpositog · January 30, 2019, 6:59pm

If you have the new codes, it’s important for you to pass them to me, because my split of cold air only, Mitsubishi, does not work with the downloaded ones.
THANK YOU

robg · January 30, 2019, 9:27pm

Sure I’ll PM to you, if they work tell me and will get them added to the IR code list

rlobo · January 31, 2019, 5:02am

Has anyone figured out how to get this discovered in Alexa correctly? I’ve managed to get the climate components discovered, and I can increase and decrease temperature, but I can’t change the operation mode. My Nest thermostats work without a problem, but everything that I have with Broadlink cant be toggled off or change operation mode.

I’ve managed to create scripts and have them discovered in Alexa to get around this for now but it is a real pain and doesn’t always work correctly.

fexpositog · January 31, 2019, 5:33am

Thank you so much
This will prove it and I will comment if it works.

sestudi · February 5, 2019, 8:10pm

Grande!!

dustardly2 · February 6, 2019, 9:49am

I had wrote new fujiko.ini for my clima, I share this code for help someone

FUJIKO CLIMA

hdjweb1 · February 6, 2019, 11:51am

Hi, I have a broadlink rm3 mini and akay air conditioner. I cloned akai remote and I created ini file all is good but fam mode no. If I go in fan mode and I set low hight medium or auto air conditioner doesn’t go. If I sent one of 4 learned all is OK but under climate doesn’t go. Why how can I solve?

cinzas · February 8, 2019, 10:12pm

@Vassilis Excellent work.

Is there a way to switch off the climate using google assistant ?
It always says “that mode is unavailable”.

Thanks