Can not add Broadlink rm mini 3 to HA 0.92.1

Configuration
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I’ve just bought a new Broadlink RM mini 3 to replace xiaomi IR remote. I thought it will be an easy upgrade but turns out it is not. I can not add it to the HA using this configuration:

switch:
  - platform: broadlink
    host: 192.168.1.28
    mac: 'mac_address'
    timeout: 30

No log error, no entities, no service related to broadlink. I can still ping the ip of broadlink and get response. And can remote control my TV using ihc app. My system is HA 0.92.1 on raspberry pi 3 B+
So is there any method that i can debug the communication problem between HA and Broadlink RM mini 3?
Help me out please

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This is what i have in my config:

switch:
  - platform: broadlink
    host: 192.168.100.53
    mac: 'B4:43:0D:CC:0F:58'
    timeout: 15
    type: rm2_pro_plus

Maybe try a type?

3

I did try with with type but it is still not added

4

There’s an open issue about RM mini on Github.

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5

Thanks @VDRainer! I will look into that

6

I try to downgrad to 0.91.3 and broadlink work fine now

7

It seems that you have rm2_pro. I also have it and have no problem with it after upgrading to 0.92.1. Looks like only the mini is affected.

8

It has been said that this issue was fixed on 0.92.1 (https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/pull/23408). But I still have this problem on my hassio 0.91.2, can anyone help please ?

9

I have an 0.92 problem with Broadlink minis as well. Switches that were configured worked in HA after I called them from google voice, not from the HA panel. Scripts do not work at all.

10

I am having the same problem, the switch for rm pro doesnt work, any solution?

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This is the error I get:
Error executing service <ServiceCall script.pc_off (c:58855c6f9f4b40c2a1096420021bc3b5)>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/core.py”, line 1147, in _safe_execute
await self._execute_service(handler, service_call)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/core.py”, line 1160, in _execute_service
await handler.func(service_call)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/components/script/init.py”, line 114, in service_handler
context=service.context)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/components/script/init.py”, line 172, in async_turn_on
kwargs.get(ATTR_VARIABLES), context)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/helpers/script.py”, line 131, in async_run
await self._handle_action(action, variables, context)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/helpers/script.py”, line 210, in _handle_action
action, variables, context)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/helpers/script.py”, line 299, in _async_call_service
context=context
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/helpers/service.py”, line 89, in async_call_from_config
domain, service_name, service_data, blocking=blocking, context=context)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/core.py”, line 1115, in async_call
raise ServiceNotFound(domain, service) from None
homeassistant.exceptions.ServiceNotFound: (ServiceNotFound(…), ‘Service switch.broadlink_send_packet_192_168_0_105 not found’)

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have you confirmed that’s the correct config for broadlink, pretty sure the switch.broadlink_send_pack is no longer valid

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This is what I have in my switch.yaml file:

- platform: broadlink
  host: 192.168.0.105
  mac: 'my mac address'
  type: rm2_pro_plus
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Same here with rm mini, all my switches are reporting “Entity not available”… Any solution?

15

do you have an automation that calls switch.broadlink_send_packet

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My RM mini is working fine with version 0.92.2! But I had to change my scripts recently from “switch.broadlink_send_packet” to “broadlink.send”.

# Broadlink IR-Blaster
  - platform: broadlink
    host: Your-Broadlink-IP-Adress
    mac: "Your-Broadlink-MAC-Adress"
    friendly_name: RM mini 3

and in my Scripts/automations I use:

ir_device1:
  alias: IR Device Command 1
  sequence:
  - data:
      host: Your-Broadlink-IP-Adress
      packet: The-needed-IR-code=
    service: broadlink.send

Good luck!

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That seems to have done the trick for me, thanks!
If a few more people jump in with this as a solution I’m thinking to have a bash at changing the docs to reflect the working change…

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yes I have a script which calls it

19

Can you post one of your scripts formatted?

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You need to update it to the new format

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