I have a Sonoff 433 MHz RF (R2 V2.2). I have flashed the RF chip with the portisch_main_OB38S003_BUCKET_SNIFFING_INCLUDED.hex following these instructions.
I have then set up ESPHome using the config below.
ESPHome config (YAML)
esphome:
name: rf-bridge
friendly_name: Sonoff RF bridge
on_boot:
then:
- rf_bridge.send_raw:
# think spaces must be avoided
raw: 'AAFE55'
uart:
tx_pin: 1
rx_pin: 3
baud_rate: 19200
esp8266:
board: esp01_1m
# Enable logging
logger:
baud_rate: 0
# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
encryption:
key: !secret rf-bridge_encryption_key
actions: # create actions in HA
# Send standard RF using integer values
- action: send_rf_code
variables:
sync: int
low: int
high: int
code: int
then:
- rf_bridge.send_code:
sync: !lambda 'return sync;'
low: !lambda 'return low;'
high: !lambda 'return high;'
code: !lambda 'return code;'
# send raw RF
- action: send_rf_code_raw
variables:
raw: string
then:
- rf_bridge.send_raw:
raw: !lambda 'return raw;'
- action: learn
then:
- rf_bridge.learn
rf_bridge:
on_code_received: # all firmwares, can be reported as integer, hex, or both, as desired.
then:
- homeassistant.event:
event: esphome.rf_code_received
data:
sync: !lambda 'char buf[5]; return format_hex_to(buf, data.sync);'
low: !lambda 'char buf[5]; return format_hex_to(buf, data.low);'
high: !lambda 'char buf[5]; return format_hex_to(buf, data.high);'
code: !lambda 'char buf[9]; return format_hex_to(buf, data.code);'
- homeassistant.event:
event: esphome.rf_code_received
data:
sync: !lambda 'return data.sync;'
low: !lambda 'return data.low;'
high: !lambda 'return data.high;'
code: !lambda 'return data.code;'
# Portisch only, does not do anything on RCswitch firmware
on_advanced_code_received:
then:
- homeassistant.event:
event: esphome.rf_advanced_code_received
data:
length: !lambda 'return format_hex(data.length);'
protocol: !lambda 'return format_hex(data.protocol);'
code: !lambda 'return data.code;'
ota:
- encryption:
platform: esphome
wifi:
ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
password: !secret wifi_password
# Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
ap:
ssid: "Rf-Bridge Fallback Hotspot"
password: !secret fallback_hotspot
captive_portal:
# Sensors for ESP version and WIFI information
text_sensor:
# ESPHome version
- platform: version
hide_timestamp: true
name: "ESPHome Version"
# IP address and connected SSID
- platform: wifi_info
ip_address:
name: "IP Address"
icon: mdi:wifi
ssid:
name: "Connected SSID"
icon: mdi:wifi-strength-2
sensor:
# WiFi signal
- platform: wifi_signal
name: "WiFi Signal"
update_interval: 120s
- platform: uptime
name: Sonoff RF Bridge Uptime
binary_sensor:
- platform: status
name: Sonoff RF Bridge Status
light:
- platform: status_led
name: "Status LED"
pin:
number: GPIO13
inverted: true
restore_mode: ALWAYS_ON
button:
# restart the ESP8285 wifi chip
- platform: restart
name: "Restart"
# sending ACK can be useful for resetting uart state machine on microcontroller
- platform: template
name: Acknowledge
id: ack_mcu
on_press:
then:
rf_bridge.send_raw:
raw: 'AAA055'
# places portisch flashed microcontroller into various modes
# commands are defined here: https://github.com/Portisch/RF-Bridge-EFM8BB1/wiki
- platform: template
name: Advanced sniffing start
id: AS_start
on_press:
then:
- rf_bridge.start_advanced_sniffing
- platform: template
name: Advanced sniffing stop
id: AS_stop
on_press:
then:
- rf_bridge.stop_advanced_sniffing
- platform: template
name: Bucket sniffing start
id: BS_start
on_press:
then:
- rf_bridge.start_bucket_sniffing
# beep for 100 milliseconds
- platform: template
name: Beep
id: Beep
on_press:
then:
- rf_bridge.beep:
duration: 100
# reset microcontroller feature was added to RF-Bridge-OB38S003 custom firmware
- platform: template
name: "Restart radio"
id: mcu_reset
on_press:
then:
- rf_bridge.send_raw:
raw: 'AAFE55'
# learning mode
- platform: template
name: "Learning mode"
id: learning
on_press:
then:
- rf_bridge.learn
My challenge now is how to make this setup learn the RF codes from my remotes.
When I “press” the “Learning mode” button and listen for the event esphome.rf_code_received, I get nothing when I press the buttons on my remotes. The red status light on the Sonoff does nothing.
When I use the “Advanced sniffing start” button and listen for the event esphome.rf_advanced_code_received, I also get nothing. The red status light on the Sonoff turns red when I start the advanced sniffing but no events are detected.
However, when I press “Bucket sniffing start” and press a button on my remote, the red status light will blink as I press the different buttons on the remote. However, the two events listed above returns nothing.
Clearly I am missing something here, can anyone point me in the right direction? How can I capture what the Sonoff bridge seemingly picks up when I use the bucket sniffing mode?
