Hi
I had a nice little setup for a Broadlink RM Mini, controlling my stereo amp.
Suddenly it stopped working, and at startup I get these messages in home-assistant.log:
2018-11-05 22:33:08 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.switch] Setup of platform broadlink is taking over 10 seconds.
2018-11-05 22:33:29 ERROR (SyncWorker_10) [homeassistant.components.switch.broadlink] Failed to connect to device
configuration.yaml is like this:
switch:
platform: broadlink
host: 192.168.10.11
mac: ‘34:EA:34:58:AC:55’
timeout: 30
type: rm_mini
switches:
hegel_volume:
friendly_name: “Hegel”
command_off: etc.etc.
The IP is static and correct. And the MAC is verified several times!
Help, please?
Helge
You´re right. there is something strange with the RM Mini´s network connection. It drops out and fails to get an IP address. It should be well within reach of the wireless router (A Ubiquiti Amplifi mesh. Could that be a problem?).
So I can´t ping it either, of course.
I´ll investigate more tomorrow.
Thanks, All!Solved, and looks stable now! I had to move the RM Mini to a new location as close as possible to the main mesh router, while still sitting in the same room as the equipment it’s controlling. Tricky, since one is on 1st floor and the RM is in the basement.
I guess the problem is between the RM and my mesh, somehow.
I borrowed a Hegel and loved it but I returned it since I couldn’t make it autostart with my home theater. I didn’t realise my Broadlink could help with that… Would you care to share your codes, or how you did to make it work?