Broadlink RM4C Mini

CETBOR · January 7, 2024, 9:40am

Hi, Happy New Year 2024. am new here and have used HA for a year still need to learn more to be familiar with HA

I got Sensibo, and it works pretty easily with HA, so I decided to buy Broadlink to save cost so I can add that for another A/C. I need help with this one; RM4C is connected via IP, and no appliances have been configured via Broadlink App, it is empty so can use SmartIR

Now, one issue is that RM4C only come with one Entity ID. See screenshots below. How can I add more Entity IDs, which should be a lot? Need help, please? Thanks!

I did installed SmartIR via HACS and added smartir: to my configuration.yaml but where can I find or make sure SmartIR is working/loaded from my HA? did Rebooted HA

CETBOR · January 7, 2024, 9:44am

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Edwin_D · January 7, 2024, 9:47am

This is normal, you need to learn code and use service calls to repeat the learned codes, as described in:

Lerning is a bit of a hassle, but you only need to do it one per command. The best way to do it i.m.o. is manually in the service tab of settings.

Seems like smartir has done that work for you if the device is supported, so I assume you need to provide smartir with this entity as the remote.

CETBOR · January 7, 2024, 9:55am

Sorry, I just edited it, and you posted a new comment. Can you guide me to this quote: “I installed SmartIR via HACS and added Smartir to my configuration.yaml but where can I find or make sure SmartIR is working/loaded from my HA? did Rebooted HA” Thanks

Edwin_D · January 7, 2024, 10:00am

I do not use smartir myself, but according to the smartir installation procedure, if you downloaded it through HACs or installed manually, you need to edit yaml files to add the integration:

Then the link in the documents at the bottom of the page describe how to set up climate devices:

github.com

smartHomeHub/SmartIR/blob/e66a9342334dd9ee0ce2518b05533d638f24d249/docs/CLIMATE.md

<p align="center">
  <a href="#"><img src="assets/smartir_climate.png" width="350" alt="SmartIR Climate"></a>
</p>

For this platform to work, we need a .json file containing all the necessary IR commands.
Find your device's brand code [here](CLIMATE.md#available-codes-for-climate-devices) and add the number in the `device_code` field. If your device is not working, you will need to learn your own codes and place the Json file in `smartir/codes/climate` subfolders. ~~[Keite Trần](https://github.com/keitetran/BroadlinkIRTools) developed [an amazing web-based app](https://keitetran.github.io/BroadlinkIRTools/) for this job.~~
_Please note that the device_code field only accepts positive numbers. The .json extension is not required._

## Configuration variables:
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| ---- | :--: | :-----: | ----------- |
| `name` | string | optional | The name of the device |
| `unique_id` | string | optional | An ID that uniquely identifies this device. If two devices have the same unique ID, Home Assistant will raise an exception. |
| `device_code` | number | required | (Accepts only positive numbers) |
| `controller_data` | string | required | The data required for the controller to function. Enter the entity_id of the Broadlink remote **(must be an already configured device)**, or the entity id of the Xiaomi IR controller, or the MQTT topic on which to send commands. |
| `delay` | number | optional | Adjusts the delay in seconds between multiple commands. The default is 0.5 |
| `temperature_sensor` | string | optional | *entity_id* for a temperature sensor |
| `humidity_sensor` | string | optional | *entity_id* for a humidity sensor |
| `power_sensor` | string | optional | *entity_id* for a sensor that monitors whether your device is actually `on` or `off`. This may be a power monitor sensor. (Accepts only on/off states) |
| `power_sensor_restore_state` | boolean | optional | If `power_sensor` is set, and the device is likely to turn off and back on while still in the set mode (for instance, a minisplit cycling on and off while in heating or cooling mode), setting this to `true` will cause the climate state to update dynamically, following the state of the `power_sensor`. |

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After that you should have a climate entity for your AC. But they don’t show up under broadlink, I assume they will just be separate entities you can add to the ui, seeing that smartir has no gui to set up the integration.

CETBOR · January 7, 2024, 1:24pm

I did try that before, so I copied the file - 1282.json into smartir/codes/climate subfolder
( https://github.com/smartHomeHub/SmartIR/blob/e66a9342334dd9ee0ce2518b05533d638f24d249/codes/climate/1282.json )

Now, my configuration.yaml show like that;

smartir:

climate:

platform: smartir
name: Bedroom
unique_id: remote.test
device_code: 1282
controller_data: remote.test
temperature_sensor: sensor.temperature
humidity_sensor: sensor.humidity

Does that look correct to you?