You can’t get the state, even if you see it in the e-Control app it doesn’t mean that the operation succeeded, the TC2 is a RF switch, which means that it is doesn’t report back it’s only one way, if you want to get the state use zwave, sp2 works differently they are wifi.
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Hello guys,
i’m new to all this stuff. I have some issues with the Broadlink RM2 component. I want to control my TC2 Switches. I managed to geht the HEX dump from the Instruction, but if i try to send it via the sendCode.py through my rm2 i get the error that the input string must be a multiple of 16! I tried several tools and searched for several days in the internet but still every time i get a 100 or 200 digit base64 string. Has anyone an idea? HEX dump from getBroadlinkSharedData.py is:
“e90a4200df0909161609160909160916091609160916160909160916091609160916091609161609091609160916160916090916091609160916091616091609160909160916”
@reua It has already been discussed here, You should multiply the code until it works
First, make sure it is working for you with the sendCode.py script
Try sending the code one time:
e90a4200df0909161609160909160916091609160916160909160916091609160916091609161609091609160916160916090916091609160916091616091609160909160916
If it is not working try to duplicate it twice:
e90a4200df0909161609160909160916091609160916160909160916091609160916091609161609091609160916160916090916091609160916091616091609160909160916e90a4200df0909161609160909160916091609160916160909160916091609160916091609161609091609160916160916090916091609160916091616091609160909160916
If not working keep going 3,4,5,6 time until it works with the script and then encode it to base64, It will still won’t work with HA until you make changes to HA source as discussed here:
You do not need to change the code. Just convert the key to the correct format https://home-assistant.io/components/switch.broadlink/#using-e-control-remotes
Hello Daniel,
i did this but the tool gives me a 100digit (input= hex) or a 200digit (input= hex+hex) and then i get the error my string can not be divided by 16. should i then continue like NightRanger said Input= hex+hex+hex … until i get the right number of digits?
I have just written some code to validate the received data: https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/compare/broadlink?expand=1
I do not have any problems with invalid data here, so I hope someone can help me test this.
Any suggestions for more tests, to make sure the data are valid is welcome.
Another thing that could be helpful, is if you could add a print(payload) here: https://github.com/mjg59/python-broadlink/blob/master/broadlink/init.py#L421
And see if there is anything different with the payload for invalid data.
Hi,
I hope it’s okay to jump in…
I have 5 SP2 switches at home.
This is what I put in for one of the switches:
switch 2:
platform: broadlink
host: 192.168.2.43
mac: ‘B4:43:0D:EF:73:5C’
timeout: 5
type: sp2
When I start Hass, it hangs for quite a while on at:
INFO:homeassistant.util.package:Attempting install of broadlink==0.3
When running a python console using import broadlink I can find all SP2s
I can find the ip-address from the SP2s and I can turn them on and off so I know they are connected and running.
Any suggestions of how to find out why it doesn’t find them in Home Assistant?
Btw, first time here…
// Tommy
Try to manually install broadlink.
pip install broadlink==0.3
It installed both the broadlink 0.3 and pycrypto 2.6.1 but it still hangs with the same message in Hass.
Is it trying to install broadlink 0.3 despite it is already installed?
// T
No, it should only install it if it is missing.
Do you use a virtual environment? Did you enable that before you installed broadlink?
The problem is more bigger after the last update to version 0.38.3. Today I have restarted the application 3 times and it happens again after some time.
I’m nooby in this area. My version is the current version. I do not understand much about tests and modifications in the files.
Of course I do, I followed the installtions instruction line by line…
and of course I didn’t…
Gah!
That did also explain why my Home Assistant never updated…
That you very much for your help!
// T
Code matching occasionally fails，can you add repeat of parameters，This problem can be solved。
What do you mean with repeat of parameters?
Number of times to send the code. Values 0 or 1 will not repeat the code. Value 2 means send the code 2 times.
I still don’t understand what you want to achieve
thank you ！
switch:
platform: broadlink
host: IP_ADDRESS
mac: ‘MAC_ADDRESS’
switches:
reciever:
command_on: ‘switch_packet on’
command_off: ‘switch_packet off’
repeat:3
send the code 3 times.
You can solve that with a script.
I am now using the automation.