Can you please explain step by step for total noob how to run this?
I have Windows based PC with Python installed, I have an MQTT broker configured, and of course I have VM with HA OS installed on other host.
Where should I run that tool, on PC or on HA?
I actually did find it a bit hard to get it working with all the dependencies. You can read about my adventures with it at Stuck on Setting the controller to learning mode… · Issue #2 · EduardoHerreraM/SmartIR-Zigbee-Tools (github.com)
You would run it on your PC. It would then generate the .json file that you’d copy to HA.
However if there’s already a .json for your device for a Broadlink device then I’d instead just recommend converting it as it’s way easier than learning all the codes. You can use Convert SmartIR Broadlink commands to Tuya (github.com).
Hi
I have a problem trying to use the latest version (1.18) for SmartIR in order to work with an UFO-R11 (Z2M) and a Fujitsu AR-RCE1E.
I’m trying with:
Configuration.yaml
climate:
- platform: smartir
name: Fujitsu
unique_id: pto_fujitsu
device_code: 1285 # for Fujitsu remote AR-RCE1E
controller_data:
controller_type: UFOR11 # for UFO-R11
mqtt_topic: zigbee2mqtt/Universal Remote Control/set # or /command?
temperature_sensor: sensor.0x00158d0001ddaee4_temperature
humidity_sensor: sensor.0x00158d0001ddaee4_humidity
Unfortunately, there is a problem 
Advertencias (warning) de configuración
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 283: required key 'remote_entity' not provided
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 284: Values are not equal: value:UFOR11 != target:Broadlink for dictionary value 'controller_data->controller_type', got 'UFOR11'
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 285: 'mqtt_topic' is an invalid option for 'climate.smartir', check: controller_data->mqtt_topic
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 286: 'temperature_sensor' is an invalid option for 'climate.smartir', check: controller_data->temperature_sensor
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 287: 'humidity_sensor' is an invalid option for 'climate.smartir', check: controller_data->humidity_sensor
Help me, please!
Thank you in advance
Probably because 1285.json is designed for Broadlink devices and you’re trying to use a UFOR11. You’d have to edit the file and change the supportedController and IR codes.
Ideally what you’d do is change the number to one that isn’t being used and put it in the custom codes folder. You could use a converter to convert it or capture the codes and replace the IR codes in the file.
You’re probably right, but I don’t understand why your procedure for writing the JSON file couldn’t also be done with previous versions. What does the latest version for UFOR11 introduce compared to the previous ones?
I have created a new 6285.json with the converted codes from the original 1285.json but the problem is the same 
Configuration.yaml
climate:
- platform: smartir
name: Fujitsu
unique_id: pto_fujitsu
device_code: 6285
controller_data:
controller_type: MQTT # for UFO-R11
mqtt_topic: zigbee2mqtt/Universal Remote Control/set # or /command ?
temperature_sensor: sensor.0x00158d0001ddaee4_temperature
humidity_sensor: sensor.0x00158d0001ddaee4_humidity
6285.json
{
"manufacturer": "Fujitsu",
"supportedModels": [
"AR-RCE1E"
],
"supportedController": "MQTT",
"commandsEncoding": "Raw", "temperatureUnit": "C", "minTemperature": 16.0, "maxTemperature": 30.0, "precision": 1.0, "operationModes": [ "heat", "cool", "dry", "fan_only", "heat_cool" ], "fanModes": [ "auto", "high", "med", "low", "quiet"
.
.
.
ERRORs
Advertencias de configuración
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 284: required key 'remote_entity' not provided
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 285: Values are not equal: value:MQTT != target:Broadlink for dictionary value 'controller_data->controller_type', got 'MQTT'
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 286: 'mqtt_topic' is an invalid option for 'climate.smartir', check: controller_data->mqtt_topic
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 287: 'temperature_sensor' is an invalid option for 'climate.smartir', check: controller_data->temperature_sensor
Invalid config for 'smartir' from integration 'climate' at configuration.yaml, line 288: 'humidity_sensor' is an invalid option for 'climate.smartir', check: controller_data->humidity_sensor
First error… very strange: “required key ‘remote_entity’ not provided”
Your temp and humidity is indented wrong. Should be
climate:
- platform: smartir
name: Fujitsu
unique_id: pto_fujitsu
device_code: 6285
controller_data:
controller_type: MQTT # for UFO-R11
mqtt_topic: zigbee2mqtt/Universal Remote Control/set # or /command ?
temperature_sensor: sensor.0x00158d0001ddaee4_temperature
humidity_sensor: sensor.0x00158d0001ddaee4_humidity
Also not sure if mqtt_topic should have spaces in it. Below is an example of mine, making note that my mqtt_topic ends in /ir_code_to_send
climate:
- platform: smartir
name: Bedroom Room AC
unique_id: ac_bedroom_zigbee
device_code: 10271
controller_data:
controller_type: MQTT
mqtt_topic: zigbee2mqtt/moes_ufo_r11/set/ir_code_to_send
power_sensor: binary_sensor.0x00158d000ae4f462_contact
power_sensor_restore_state: true
You should also put your custom code in the custom codes folder, not in the
codes - climate folder otherwise it’ll get deleted next time you update the integration. If it’s not already there, create it under smartir - custom_codes - climate
Here’s the first little bit of my .json file
{
"manufacturer": "Panasonic",
"supportedModels": [
"CS-SA9CKP"
],
"supportedController": "MQTT",
"commandsEncoding": "Raw",
"temperatureUnit": "C",
"minTemperature": 16.0,
"maxTemperature": 30.0,
"precision": 1.0,
"operationModes": [
"heat",
"cool",
"dry"
],
"fanModes": [
"auto",
"low",
"mid",
"high"
],
"commands": {
"off": "CJANrw10AzwKVSADAjcDeGAHgAMAWiAPAFpgC8Af4AcTQAtAMwc3A5IDVQN0A4AvAHRgC0ADQAHAG4ADQFfgCR9Ag4B/QD+AX+AHi8AL4AGL4AMXgHeAh+ABY8AF4AOD4AOjwCFAC4CDBF42rw2QIAfgA7OAt8DHgPfA7wCSoFvgA/fA48CbgHOBQ+AFU8AT4AH34AOLwK/Aa0EP4AXDgJPhAXvhA4eA9+ABg+EB48CzwStAhwBV4ACvwOcCzQ1yIZM=",
"heat": {
"auto": {
"16": "C3INzQ1VA1oKVQN0A0ADCDcDsQMYA3gKNyATQANAG4AHAJIgFwCSIB9AAwB4IBcAPKAjQCtAFwCxIBcAPKAvwA9AT8AzAJIgX4BT4AETgCPgCYNAK0BfgIeAG0Bb4ANPwBuAJ+ABG8CzQG/gAX+Av0CTwDPgAYNAFwdyDa8NNwObNoEPgGNBBwB0IFcAGOAA5+ABO4EPQHdAcwA8ICcBWgqAJ0B7gGfgAesAl6AbgGuAh0FjQNMEkgP6ArVgC8AfA1MN7A1Ba4BbAHggO+EBk0FDQZ+AQ4Dv4AP34QE3QcdAKwCXYB+AM4CvAhgDz2DzAfoCwefAr0AjgZcAUyGTATcD",
Then to make sure it’s actually firing an IR code I use my phones camera so I can see if the IR blasters are working.
Perfect, solved! The problem was the indentation 
Hi Pedro, I read that you managed to get everything working. I wanted to see if you could give me a hand.
I installed SmartIR v.1.19.0 on Home Assistant 202411.0
I use the ZigStar-UZG-01 coordinator to which UFO-R11 and a PIR sensor are connected; on the server where Home Assistant is installed (Zimablade with CasaOS similar to Debian) Mosquitto and Zigbee2Mqtt are running.
I referred to the “Climate” instructions to configure the air conditioner by inserting the code in the configuration.yaml:
climate:
Here it is my configuration file. The identation is very important in yaml files
Absolute Legend! Just wanna say thank you. It works flawlessly!
Bonjour, pourriez vous partager votre code dans " configuration YAML ainsi que le code JSON s’il vous plaît afin que je vérifie pourquoi de mon côté cela ne fonctionne pas avec ma télécommande IR Tuya sous zigbee2mqtt
Merci par avance
Greetings world. Struggling with setting up this mqtt blaster. Installation worked well with Broadlink blaster.
Getting the following error with this setup. I used the python code to reformat the json code and put it in the custom directory.
I have checked the entities as best I can but HA is still flagging code as being incorrect.
climate:
- platform: smartir
name: lounge AC mary
unique_id: lounge_AC_mary
device_code: 10301
controller_data:
controller_type: MQTT
remote_entity: zigbee2mqtt/aircon_lounge/set/ir_code_to_send
delay_secs: 0.5
num_repeats: 3
temperature_sensor: sensor.bedroom_bluetooth_temperature_temperature
humidity_sensor: sensor.bedroom_bluetooth_temperature_humidity
Configuration warnings
Invalid config for ‘smartir’ from integration ‘climate’ at configuration.yaml, line 33: Values are not equal: value:MQTT != target:Broadlink for dictionary value ‘controller_data->controller_type’, got ‘MQTT’ Invalid config for ‘smartir’ from integration ‘climate’ at configuration.yaml, line 34: Entity ID zigbee2mqtt/aircon_lounge/set/ir_code_to_send is an invalid entity ID for dictionary value ‘controller_data->remote_entity’, got ‘zigbee2mqtt/aircon_lounge/set/ir_code_to_send’
Thank you, your description was essential and saved a lot of time for me.
Hi everybody!
It doesn’t work for me either with the SmartIR integration and UFO-R11.
My current setup:
Home Assistant OS 2025.7.1
Zigbee2MQTT 2.5.1 (Sonoff Dongle P)
IR device: MOES UFO-R11
SmartIR 1.18.1
If i learn codes and use this script all work good!
service: mqtt.publish
data:
qos: "0"
retain: false
topic: zigbee2mqtt/office-ac/set
payload: >-
{"ir_code_to_send":
"B1wjkRGSAhwCgAMBgwbgAQPAE8AHwBvAD+AzB0BLQD8TgwYcAhwCkgIcApICgwaSAhwCkgI="}
But when I try to configure it with SmartIR I don’t know what the correct configuration is for the UFO-R11’s configuration.yaml file.
According to SmartIR documentation (Climate), it’s this but not work:
smartir:
climate:
- platform: smartir
name: Office AC
unique_id: office_ac
device_code: 10000 #My device Fujitsu
controller_data: home-assistant/office-ac/command
temperature_sensor: sensor.temperature
humidity_sensor: sensor.humidity
power_sensor: binary_sensor.ac_power
power_sensor_restore_state: true
or this one that you have written here and that gives me a validation error:
climate:
- platform: smartir
name: Bedroom Room AC
unique_id: office-ac
device_code: 10000 #My device Fujitsu
controller_data:
controller_type: MQTT
mqtt_topic: zigbee2mqtt/office-ac/set/ir_code_to_send
power_sensor: binary_sensor.0x00158d000ae4f462_contact
power_sensor_restore_state: true
Neither of them work.
The *.json file with my codes is on the following route: config/custom_components/smartir/codes/climate/10000.json
{
"manufacturer": "Fujitsu",
"supportedModels": [
"FTV20AXV14"
],
"supportedController": "MQTT",
"commandsEncoding": "Raw",
"minTemperature": 18.0,
"maxTemperature": 30.0,
"precision": 1.0,
"operationModes": [
"cool"
],
"fanModes": [
"auto",
"quiet",
"low",
"medium",
"high",
"turbo"
],
"commands": {
"off": {"ir_code_to_send": "B0YN7gW0AYABgAMDsgS0AUALwAdAC0ADQA9AAwCAYAFABwG0AUAPQANAC+ANA0AB4A0b4BU34AcfQAHgBxMBtAHgAwPAT0AH4AgDAgS0AQ=="},
"swing": {"ir_code_to_send": "AYAmgAEN2BEWCigBzAH9AAcEKAFAA8ALQAcDDgL9AEAHQAPAG8ALgA8DKAHMAUATQAdAA0ALAf0AwDfgAyNAE0ADQB+AAwcoAQ4CKAHMAcAPAf0AwA+ANwf9AA4C/QDMAeAFIwPMAf0AwB9AC4AjAf0AQBNAAwPMASgBwAcDzAH9AEADgA/gAQcDDgIoAUATCwcEKAEHBCgBHVDYEQ=="},
"cool": {
"auto": {
"18": {"i
The last question, Can I paste the code that works with the script into the *.json file or should I convert it first?
Thanks everyone and I hope someone can help me.
I have 2 ZS06 (have had for years…) and just got them out the box as I have just got Z2M to work (some devices won’t play nice with ZHA). I can not get either to pair - I’ve tried all combos of permit join then press ZS06 button for 5 seconds, no luck. Am I doing something wrong, or just lucky to have two duds? A comment on a Bearded Tinkerer YT vid said “works in ZHA now”. The ZS06 will get found, but will not show up in device list, even waiting for interview to finish completely.
my python script converter, it generate the correct json from broadlink file to mqtt ufo-r11 GitHub - arkservertools/broadlinktoUFOR11: Broadlink IR Codes Conversor to UFO-R11 MQTT Codes