I rarely need to use remote control to my TV (many reasons besides GF) however I'm still struggling with integration LG AC to my Home Assistant. The Broadlink or similar device is the way to go. However I have feeling that it will be only 1-way communication (Boradlink - > LG AC).
No, but currently I use a Logitech Harmony remote, so no juggling, but I did replicate the most common buttons on to a lovelace dashboard so I can override my OH when he has the physical remote.
Nice video as always, very well explained. When you learn commands, you can use a list of commands instead of learning them one by one, for instance : - turn on - turn off - volume up - volume down I bought a Broadlink RM Mini (IR only) a while back and I love it. At first, i used scripts like you did, but since moving all my automations to node-red, I use node-red to create switch entities in HA, and pressing them triggers automations in NR.
One thing that makes adding commands a little easier, is you can add multiple lines to the "learn commands" section, I did this for a fan remote by adding: power, light, reverse, fan 1, fan 2 ... fan 6. Then you can just keep an eye on the notification section of home assistant to make sure you're picking up the commands in the right order.
If you are adding an rf remote code, HA will ask you to hold the button down first while Broadlink scans the rf spectrum first for the right frequency and then it will prompt you in notifications to press the button one time to capture the code. It is a tedious process and you may have to also watch the orange light too on the broadlink. It took me a while to figure that out. The IR scanning is as the video shows. RF scanning requires two steps to capture the code.
Must admit I don't understand the above. My Home Assistant hasn't asked me to do anything like the above, but seems to have failed to communicate with my RM4 Pro after the first one or two learned commands. And I can't locate the file where it would have saved the commands if it did...my File Editor has no Configuration tab and I can't see the Storage folder.
RF Learning 2024.12 update: 1) Services is now called Actions (look for that tab in the DevTools) 2) when pressing the perform action button (for RF!) watch for the orange light on the device then press AND hold the remote button you are learning (this is the first phase when the device is scanning for the right frequency) this takes around 5 secs, when the orange light is off release the button, the orange light will light up once again (this is when you press the remote again), after this the orange light will immediately go off and in HA the "Perform Action" button will be green with a check symbol. There is no visual indication about this 2 step process in HA, so you need to watch the device led. Hope this helps.
Thank you so much, you just saved my RM 4 mini from the garbage bin. It was laying around here being useless for a whole year! But now, it finaly does, what it has to. Like, put my LED candles on, when the TV goes on and set the right color. Fabulous. I love your way of explanation, a child can do it with your lesson... ;-)
Brilliant thanks. I wasted a day yesterday trying to remember how to do this but forgot 2 simple steps. You refreshed my memory. Wish there was an easier BroadLink integration though.
Brilliant and easy to follow video's as always. ive had the rm pro for a good few years. and previously had it connected to Smartthing and Hubitat. Ive only been using Home assistant since December, so loads to learn, and my old way of using the broadlink hub was via the old Rm Tasker plugin, which is no longer being looked after and is having issues, as the software is struggling to run on the latest android tablets. This has givin some life to something i was about to ditch . Thank you, keep up the good work
Thanks very much. I just bought one of these on the strength of your video to see if it will be a viable replacement for my now-discontinued Logitech Harmony. Beautifully-explained and worked first time. I must say that I'm a bit of HA nerd though but for the lay-person, it should be ok. Lay-people, WARNING: He speaks fast, so have pause at the ready and you'll be grand!
Great custom guide! If you're trying to automate an Air Conditioner use of the SmartIR integration can make it much quicker and simpler as people have already worked out the codes. There's other videos on youtube that show how that's done.
This is the best comment here, I was trying to setup an AC with Home Assistant and the Broadlink RM4 mini and I didn't wanted to learn one code for ON/OFF/Auto/Cool/Fan etc.. this integration helped a lot! Thanks!
Thank you. I have DIY ambient lightining behind my TV using an Rpi running Hyperion. My issue was always I could only connected 1 HDMI into it. So I had to choose if I wanted the light strips to mimic what was coming in through our firestick or through cable box. But now I can pickup an HDMI switcher with IR remote, plug both the firestick and cable box into the switch, plug switch into the RPI and use broadlink RM to control the switch!
An excellent video, thank you very much! I wanted Home Assistant to control (= start & stop) my IR remote controlled air heat pump based on room temperature and electricity prices. Works like a charm 😊
Love your videos, always very helpful. Exactly what I needed in order to read tbe IR from the remote control. The only problem I have faced is creating and saving the scripts, no matter which way it tried it didn't let me save the script.
Thank you! I'm here 3 years later and followed the steps, although several parts of HA's layout have changed I managed to figure it out. I am now on the hunt to figure out how to explicitly turn my aircon on or off, since the power button is a toggle and the Button control doesn't display the state properly.
Great video bud! Just about to head down the rabbit hole here. Chose this RM Pro only because this seems to be the only IR blaster that anyone talks about in HA. I have worked with other devices in other systems. This seems straight forward enough to use though. Unsure if this is the best choice, but the deed is done! One note to any that see this - IR is very susceptible to light noise - Make sure you are learning codes in an area that doesn't have a lot of sun or any flickering light sources. Other platforms have you trigger the IR signal 3 time (or more) and the software will average the signal eliminating anomalies. Honestly, I would recommend placing the remote and the learning sensor under a cover to make sure you get the cleanest signal. Noise is fine as it can be ignored (and more IR remotes send the signal more than once anyway), so these issues would usually go unnoticed. I presume that the .storage file that contains the codes and the scripts can be shared, so I plan to post mine out to the HA forum as I complete the mappings (save someone else the effort (I know that's the first thing I went looking for and was sad to not see!) Cheers!
Hi Nice video Just to let you know @3:58 you can get device IP address by clicking Device info ther you will find it also you can find MAC address PID , DID and other information :)
Thanks man. Cant believe this video is 2 years old. I have the scripts in HA but I am struggling to create a thermostat card to control my Split AC. I have 5 of them and have tried to find a solution for some time. What I am finding is the quick solutions don't have my make/model of AC and some solutions are no longer supported etc. I am no good at YAML so its even more daunting.
I'm new to Home Assistant. First, your videos are SO helpful... thank you! Second, I freaking LOVE Home Assistant! Is there a way to back up the learned commands? It would be a huge PITA to have to re-learn all the codes after a re-install of HA.
Love the broadlink devices. I have it with some ir blinds and my rf ceiling fan and of course my tv and sound system. One button lowers the blinds turns the tv on sets the ceiling fan light off and the fan to low, turns the tv on and changes to plex and goes to my movie folder/section. The other button reverses that. Also put it all in automations in home assistant. When I start playing a movie on the firestick on plex/netflix it will do the blinds and lights and fan. Really one of my favorite devices.
Watched the video whilst I already had integrated RM4 Pro. Wish you had made this video a year ago. I had however done same as you and created scripts with buttons.
@@EverythingSmartHome LOL last night I decided I could do a bit more automation in the office including some IR and.... decided to get a RM4 Mini. Thanks, again! UPDATE: Received and setup. Your video made setup quick and painless. I'm using it with the Ikea Tradfri 5-button remote it's working great.
@everythingsmarthome, great video. I’m looking to capture a button press from a remote and connect it to another home assistant automation. For example a button on a remote could turn a light on/off through another integration. Is it possible to capture the button press for other uses in home assistant?
Interesting! Question: instead of sending commands from the RM4 (remote.send_command), can it listen to an IR signal and then trigger an action via HA? Goal: trigger some HA automation from my sofa using my TV remote's IR keys.
I just bought a Broadlink RM4 and this video is a must-watch because setup, though not difficult, is far from self-explanatory. I use it mostly to implement Alexa commands; for example you can say "Alexa, TV Pause" whatever you are watching; a script pauses the TV, the Firestick, the Sky Box and the DVD player. That's also handy in other scripts e.g. to pause the TV when someone presses the doorbell, before announcing "there is someone at the door" and putting the doorbell's camera image on the screen. Question 1: is this integration "local", i.e. not using the cloud? I assume it is? My previous solution used a generic IR blaster set up through Smart Life exposed to Alexa through (a lot of) Smart Life scenes, so the argument for adopting the Broadlink solution could be more than just that it is a cooler device. Question 2: you mentioned fleetingly that a remote might send different commands from the same button e.g. for power on and power off. How can I tell? Toggle commands are the bane of my media-programming life because it is too easy for devices to get out of step, so that e.g. the TV truns on and the Sky Box turns off. I am in any case hoping to make my HA scripts smarter than my Smart Life scripts because HA has access to state -- i.e. I can check that the TV is on before turning it off. Remark: It would be a great addition to Home Assistant in the future if we had a library of remotes to load instead of having to learn every button (as the Broadlink app does). Some devices actually have more IR commands available than the physical remote implements, e.g. "set input to HDMI3", which therefore cannot be taught by the method you describe.
Again, I know this is an old video and I'm a beginner but I got completely lost at 8:54, even after replaying the section several times. As far as I can see, there isn't anything called Lovelace in my HAOS 10 and I can't see how/where to add buttons to the dashboard. Thanks for any help.
Could this broadlink also be used to detect IR signals? Say I press a known power command on a remote for my tv, Coult the broadlink receive this and via a HA script send a IR Power on signal to say my sterio?
Even if you program a remote control into it by learning, is it still line of site? In other words, this still has to be in the same room, right? I have one in the bedroom but i want to send a remote control signal to the electric fireplace in a different room.
What if you have multiple ir remotes in different rooms that does the same thing (controlling mini splits), do you have to create same scripts for each remote?
Hi!! I was wondering if there is a way to create a temperature button. Not a temp up or down, but one that would set the AC to a fixed temp when pressed...
Awesome Video. I am having some issues with the LG Magic remote however. The RM4 Pro is able to assign a generic WEBOS template if I search within the app and control the TV entirely but if I try and get the RM4 Pro to learn the rf frequencies in HA, nothing happens. Any thoughts
Thanks for this video as always nice and easy to follow had a few issues getting the Broadcom connected to the WiFi and learning the remote was not fun. But I think I’m there. However my device as a separate on off switch do you know how I can combine this into a toggle switch? Save having an on and off button on the dash board ?
Create a boolean which records the on and off state. Then everytime the trigger is used it will check at what state the boolean is and act to other code and once that's done immediately reverse the state of the boolean.
I always out of breath after watching your videos! :-D Nice video! I'm in the process of using that device to control my A/C and I'm still struggling a bit with Climate and Thermostat things...
I use Node Red for all my automation, how would I tell it to turn off my fan? I understand how to setup the automation for when to do it but what do I use in node red to call the command?
If I was to use a RM4 Mini to toggle a light, is there any way this can be set up as a switch? I’ve tried using an input boolean, with some automatics to run the scripts as you’ve shown, but when I link it to Alexa it still shows as an input Boolean. Changing the device_class in the Customization UI didn’t seem to help. Any help would be great!
There is a custom component for home assistant called smartir that allows you to more easily control climate, tv and fan devices without going through all the learning process. Works with the broadlink devices and others.
Is there any way to figure out the IR codes without the original remote that you know of? I have an expensive component switch that originally came with an IR remote but I don't have it and it's impossible to find online
Love the video. very informative. Has anyone manage to get the Sky Q remote to work. I've taken it out of Bluetooth mode and the orange light goes out when I press a key but won't operate the Sky Q STB. I've also tried it directly from the app and still no joy. Can anyone help please?
Is there anyway for the icon to change colors to indicate power on and off? I have some lights on ir, so it would be great for the mushroom theme I just set up
Thanks for the video!!!, missing the second part... read IR or RF from device to HA, for example for RF Door sensor to communicate to HA the change of state, or use a universal/old remote to fire events from other remote controls. maybe you can consider do it in another tutorial.
I don't believe the broadlink device is capable of doing that, it can only do a button press and not a sensor, I tried it :) that's why I didn't cover it
Thanks for putting this together. I got this device in order to control an IR electric fireplace. The problem is, in order for the fireplace to be fully turned on, on its original remote, you need to click the on button, after that the heat button once, a 2nd time, and than a third time. So a combination of 4 total button presses. To your knowledge, does the Broadlink RM Pro have a way to program a combination of button clicks into a SINGLE click (that triggers it)? I hope that this makes sense... thanks :)
Thanks for the video! What is the best place to have the ir controller since you can have a verry big living room with IR devices everywhere. Do you have pictures where you tested this ?
Hello, I have a question. I have portable thermostats Habitat, which send the signal to the wall-mounted ac unit. I don't want to buy their hubs because they are super expensive. The portable thermostat works with RF. Is there a way I can connect those to HA? Thank you
Great video as usual. I am working to set up the RM4 now. I was successful with 2 IR remotes i have, but I have a 434 Mhz RF remote (Not 433 according to the information printed on the remote) It controls the ceiling fan/light in my office. When trying to learn this remote, the RM4 appears to not hear any of the commands, yet I was able to set it up using the Broadlink app, so I know that the RM4 is compatible. Any suggestions on what to try next?
Some might describe me as highly technical. I have watched many videos and spent almost 6 hours with this device. I can conclusively say that if you have any issues with this device throw it in the bin (or use it for IR). I have a sonoff RF device i set it up in 15 mins. Save yourself some grief. There must be some hardware differences, random config differences but one thing is for certain: for some people this device does not intergrate well with home assistant (when using RF) for others its nearly impossible.
I had setup where i had connected like 10 consoles and long combination of commands to switch between them... Then my drive died so here i am to refresh my memory :)
I have a broadlink for controlling old stuff like VCR. But I have not integrated it into homeassistant yet. What would be GREAT is to have something that LOOKS like a remove but lets you connect the buttons to scripts so you are able to use a remove... that looks like a remote... in HA. Any ideas?
Hi Really good video!!! I followed it just the other week. But then I upgraded HA and now these no longer work. Do you have a quick guide to update to whatever the new forms are?
You can use home assistant button to call a service instead off running a script. You also don't need to have a entity because you can pick your own icon and have your own name. Side note: the RM3 mini works.
Juggling multiple remote (my elderly Mom needs them) but the unreplaceable remotes are wearing out. So I have 2 RM Mini 3 that I hope I can build into a workable remote of some kind. Now to figure out a IR (or something ) receiver. PS yes I know a year late, still a good usable video. 🙂
Does broadlink have a physical remote? I use my harmony companion to control all my av rack that is situated in garage via RF / IR I personally couldn't use my phone as a primary way of controlling my av kit. I just want to pick a upa remote turn TV on to what ever pre defined sequenced macro. I like the idea of adding lots of other ir rf bits of kit not just av kit though. Video definitely helped with seeing the potential of the rm4 though 🙂 nice one
I'm needing a way to copy commands out of the broad link app into home assistant, since it seems nothing copies over, I was able to find a good enough set of remote in the broad link user submitted commands for a fan where I no longer have the actual remote. I imagine I could use two broad link devices, one to send those codes and one to learn them in home assistant, but I feel like there should be an easier way?
While this would be a great idea, I think it's unlikely. The Broadlink app does have an option to send/save the code online, but I am guessing it is a Chinese domain. I think the more likely option is to build an open database of the codes that people end up recording.
Instead of the learn function can I define the devices in Broadband app them use HomeAssistant to recognize those devices?
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Hi! My broadlink is not learning :(, it does not show errors but the RF receiver does nothing when it "runs send command fine", can you give me an advise?
I'm trying to teach my unit to learn ir commands for a digital clock to change brightness levels but its refusing to learn from the ir remote. Maybe it can't sense that band of light?
How many of you are still juggling multiple remotes!? 😱
Not me but great video!!!
I rarely need to use remote control to my TV (many reasons besides GF) however I'm still struggling with integration LG AC to my Home Assistant. The Broadlink or similar device is the way to go. However I have feeling that it will be only 1-way communication (Boradlink - > LG AC).
No, but currently I use a Logitech Harmony remote, so no juggling, but I did replicate the most common buttons on to a lovelace dashboard so I can override my OH when he has the physical remote.
@Jane haha love that! 😅
Nice video as always, very well explained.
When you learn commands, you can use a list of commands instead of learning them one by one, for instance :
- turn on
- turn off
- volume up
- volume down
I bought a Broadlink RM Mini (IR only) a while back and I love it. At first, i used scripts like you did, but since moving all my automations to node-red, I use node-red to create switch entities in HA, and pressing them triggers automations in NR.
3 years later and this video is still helpful. Thanks so much Lewis!!
One thing that makes adding commands a little easier, is you can add multiple lines to the "learn commands" section, I did this for a fan remote by adding: power, light, reverse, fan 1, fan 2 ... fan 6.
Then you can just keep an eye on the notification section of home assistant to make sure you're picking up the commands in the right order.
If you are adding an rf remote code, HA will ask you to hold the button down first while Broadlink scans the rf spectrum first for the right frequency and then it will prompt you in notifications to press the button one time to capture the code. It is a tedious process and you may have to also watch the orange light too on the broadlink. It took me a while to figure that out. The IR scanning is as the video shows. RF scanning requires two steps to capture the code.
thanks for explaining WHY it's a 2 step process. would be nice if you could add the Mhz into the ui to skip the press and hold
Thank you so much! I'm glad i found your comment! Saved me from sending back a LED stripe. This comment shoud be pinned!
Must admit I don't understand the above. My Home Assistant hasn't asked me to do anything like the above, but seems to have failed to communicate with my RM4 Pro after the first one or two learned commands. And I can't locate the file where it would have saved the commands if it did...my File Editor has no Configuration tab and I can't see the Storage folder.
@@saltwell this is a year late but this only applies to RF not IR. The folder is /config/.storage/ .
RF Learning 2024.12 update:
1) Services is now called Actions (look for that tab in the DevTools)
2) when pressing the perform action button (for RF!) watch for the orange light on the device then press AND hold the remote button you are learning (this is the first phase when the device is scanning for the right frequency) this takes around 5 secs, when the orange light is off release the button, the orange light will light up once again (this is when you press the remote again), after this the orange light will immediately go off and in HA the "Perform Action" button will be green with a check symbol. There is no visual indication about this 2 step process in HA, so you need to watch the device led.
Hope this helps.
Much simpler than other guides on internet, thank you.
Thanks for watching!
I was literally just trying to integrate the RM mini! Thank you!
What are the chances 😅
Thank you so much, you just saved my RM 4 mini from the garbage bin. It was laying around here being useless for a whole year! But now, it finaly does, what it has to. Like, put my LED candles on, when the TV goes on and set the right color. Fabulous. I love your way of explanation, a child can do it with your lesson... ;-)
Haha amazing, thanks! Glad it was useful!
Just what i needed on my HA journey. I have a lot of RF and IR remotes in my kitchen so this is perfect. Great clear video.
Brilliant thanks. I wasted a day yesterday trying to remember how to do this but forgot 2 simple steps. You refreshed my memory. Wish there was an easier BroadLink integration though.
Great, glad I could help!
This is awesome. I can now hide my kvm and all the cords away under the desk and switch between my work and home PCs without a remote control. Thanks!
Brilliant and easy to follow video's as always. ive had the rm pro for a good few years. and previously had it connected to Smartthing and Hubitat. Ive only been using Home assistant since December, so loads to learn, and my old way of using the broadlink hub was via the old Rm Tasker plugin, which is no longer being looked after and is having issues, as the software is struggling to run on the latest android tablets. This has givin some life to something i was about to ditch . Thank you, keep up the good work
Awesome, glad you found it useful! Welcome to the dark side of HA 😎
Thanks very much. I just bought one of these on the strength of your video to see if it will be a viable replacement for my now-discontinued Logitech Harmony. Beautifully-explained and worked first time. I must say that I'm a bit of HA nerd though but for the lay-person, it should be ok. Lay-people, WARNING: He speaks fast, so have pause at the ready and you'll be grand!
Great custom guide! If you're trying to automate an Air Conditioner use of the SmartIR integration can make it much quicker and simpler as people have already worked out the codes. There's other videos on youtube that show how that's done.
This is the best comment here, I was trying to setup an AC with Home Assistant and the Broadlink RM4 mini and I didn't wanted to learn one code for ON/OFF/Auto/Cool/Fan etc.. this integration helped a lot! Thanks!
@@jdknoHi, is this still working ? How to Access this intégration please ? Can't find it on hacs
Many thanks, worked good for me as well After a bit of research.
You are a lifesaver! Been struggling with this. Thank you for making it easy. Love your videos!
I agree. I have had a rm mini for months and just couldn't get it working correctly. After his video works perfectly.
Thank you. I have DIY ambient lightining behind my TV using an Rpi running Hyperion. My issue was always I could only connected 1 HDMI into it. So I had to choose if I wanted the light strips to mimic what was coming in through our firestick or through cable box. But now I can pickup an HDMI switcher with IR remote, plug both the firestick and cable box into the switch, plug switch into the RPI and use broadlink RM to control the switch!
Great video straight to the point. Explaining this complicated setup process is not easy. Maybe a two part video would help.
An excellent video, thank you very much! I wanted Home Assistant to control (= start & stop) my IR remote controlled air heat pump based on room temperature and electricity prices. Works like a charm 😊
I made my own ESP based IR extender. Took about 30 minutes and about $10 bucks. Been working with HA for a year now. Not one issue.
Love your videos, always very helpful.
Exactly what I needed in order to read tbe IR from the remote control.
The only problem I have faced is creating and saving the scripts, no matter which way it tried it didn't let me save the script.
Thanks! Hop in the discord I'm sure we can sort it
You are an absolute lifesaver, this tutorial is fantastic and really helped.
Thank you! I'm here 3 years later and followed the steps, although several parts of HA's layout have changed I managed to figure it out. I am now on the hunt to figure out how to explicitly turn my aircon on or off, since the power button is a toggle and the Button control doesn't display the state properly.
I just love you now. You saved my life. I was seeking for this for ages!
Haha glad I could help 🙏
Great video bud!
Just about to head down the rabbit hole here. Chose this RM Pro only because this seems to be the only IR blaster that anyone talks about in HA. I have worked with other devices in other systems. This seems straight forward enough to use though. Unsure if this is the best choice, but the deed is done!
One note to any that see this - IR is very susceptible to light noise - Make sure you are learning codes in an area that doesn't have a lot of sun or any flickering light sources. Other platforms have you trigger the IR signal 3 time (or more) and the software will average the signal eliminating anomalies.
Honestly, I would recommend placing the remote and the learning sensor under a cover to make sure you get the cleanest signal. Noise is fine as it can be ignored (and more IR remotes send the signal more than once anyway), so these issues would usually go unnoticed.
I presume that the .storage file that contains the codes and the scripts can be shared, so I plan to post mine out to the HA forum as I complete the mappings (save someone else the effort (I know that's the first thing I went looking for and was sad to not see!)
Cheers!
Thanks man! Good tips about IR learning, good luck with the broadlink!
Best Broadlink to HA explanation by far👍🏻
ps. If got the RM mini 3!
Nice one! Thanks!
Excellent video. Thank you. Got my new projector and fan setup quickly using this video as a guide :)
Hi Nice video Just to let you know @3:58 you can get device IP address by clicking Device info ther you will find it also you can find MAC address PID , DID and other information :)
Thanks! Not on my one, that was the first place I looked, mine only shows Mac address, no IP address for some reason!
Thanks for the breakdown on this, it helped me to set up my BL mini!
Great video, i'm getting one of these soon, this is the best tutorial i have found so far! Thanks
Thanks man. Cant believe this video is 2 years old. I have the scripts in HA but I am struggling to create a thermostat card to control my Split AC. I have 5 of them and have tried to find a solution for some time. What I am finding is the quick solutions don't have my make/model of AC and some solutions are no longer supported etc. I am no good at YAML so its even more daunting.
I'm new to Home Assistant. First, your videos are SO helpful... thank you! Second, I freaking LOVE Home Assistant!
Is there a way to back up the learned commands? It would be a huge PITA to have to re-learn all the codes after a re-install of HA.
Thank you for another great video. as always informative, latest information, as well as slow and simple enough for everyone.
Thanks, really appreciate it!
That was so useful and fun to watch. thanks so much :)
Been looking to integrate my RM PRO for ages, thanks!
Awesome, hope this helps!
Love the broadlink devices. I have it with some ir blinds and my rf ceiling fan and of course my tv and sound system. One button lowers the blinds turns the tv on sets the ceiling fan light off and the fan to low, turns the tv on and changes to plex and goes to my movie folder/section. The other button reverses that. Also put it all in automations in home assistant. When I start playing a movie on the firestick on plex/netflix it will do the blinds and lights and fan. Really one of my favorite devices.
Sounds like a nice setup you've got there!
@@EverythingSmartHome Thank you.
You just saved my ass from a lot of hussle! ZHX for your clear explanation!! Nice job!
Watched the video whilst I already had integrated RM4 Pro. Wish you had made this video a year ago. I had however done same as you and created scripts with buttons.
Well, I thank you for watching it anyways 🙏
Thanks for this! I'd considered getting one and decided it's not for me based on this video. I'll keep using my Harmony Hub and remotes for now.
No worries glad it was useful!
@@EverythingSmartHome LOL last night I decided I could do a bit more automation in the office including some IR and.... decided to get a RM4 Mini. Thanks, again! UPDATE: Received and setup. Your video made setup quick and painless. I'm using it with the Ikea Tradfri 5-button remote it's working great.
@everythingsmarthome, great video. I’m looking to capture a button press from a remote and connect it to another home assistant automation. For example a button on a remote could turn a light on/off through another integration.
Is it possible to capture the button press for other uses in home assistant?
Interesting!
Question: instead of sending commands from the RM4 (remote.send_command), can it listen to an IR signal and then trigger an action via HA?
Goal: trigger some HA automation from my sofa using my TV remote's IR keys.
+1 for rocking the MKBHD merch!
Hahaha gotta rep!
Again love from India. Waiting for this video.thank for tutorial.. 🙏🏻
Your the MVP!
This video was very helpful, thank you!
Thank you Bro, excellent video as always!
I just bought a Broadlink RM4 and this video is a must-watch because setup, though not difficult, is far from self-explanatory.
I use it mostly to implement Alexa commands; for example you can say "Alexa, TV Pause" whatever you are watching; a script pauses the TV, the Firestick, the Sky Box and the DVD player. That's also handy in other scripts e.g. to pause the TV when someone presses the doorbell, before announcing "there is someone at the door" and putting the doorbell's camera image on the screen.
Question 1: is this integration "local", i.e. not using the cloud? I assume it is? My previous solution used a generic IR blaster set up through Smart Life exposed to Alexa through (a lot of) Smart Life scenes, so the argument for adopting the Broadlink solution could be more than just that it is a cooler device.
Question 2: you mentioned fleetingly that a remote might send different commands from the same button e.g. for power on and power off. How can I tell? Toggle commands are the bane of my media-programming life because it is too easy for devices to get out of step, so that e.g. the TV truns on and the Sky Box turns off. I am in any case hoping to make my HA scripts smarter than my Smart Life scripts because HA has access to state -- i.e. I can check that the TV is on before turning it off.
Remark: It would be a great addition to Home Assistant in the future if we had a library of remotes to load instead of having to learn every button (as the Broadlink app does). Some devices actually have more IR commands available than the physical remote implements, e.g. "set input to HDMI3", which therefore cannot be taught by the method you describe.
Is it possible to add Codes manually in the Broadlink Storage Section when you dont have a Remote anymore for a Fan f.e.?
You read my mind :D I was actually discussing this on discord while ago so happy that you have made a video :)
Amazing! 😅
Again, I know this is an old video and I'm a beginner but I got completely lost at 8:54, even after replaying the section several times. As far as I can see, there isn't anything called Lovelace in my HAOS 10 and I can't see how/where to add buttons to the dashboard. Thanks for any help.
Could this broadlink also be used to detect IR signals? Say I press a known power command on a remote for my tv, Coult the broadlink receive this and via a HA script send a IR Power on signal to say my sterio?
Even if you program a remote control into it by learning, is it still line of site? In other words, this still has to be in the same room, right? I have one in the bedroom but i want to send a remote control signal to the electric fireplace in a different room.
THIS video is soooo helpful. Thank you!
Now that was super easy :) Thank you Lewis
Your welcome buddy!
Thanks for the detail in the video, wish i'd found this one earlier.
Thanks for commenting, appreciate it!
so helpful and timesaving your video!!! Thank you so much ❤❤
What if you have multiple ir remotes in different rooms that does the same thing (controlling mini splits), do you have to create same scripts for each remote?
I'm paralyze and need something to channel surf and turn off & on devices using voice command. Would I be able to do it with google mini?
Hi!! I was wondering if there is a way to create a temperature button. Not a temp up or down, but one that would set the AC to a fixed temp when pressed...
Awesome Video. I am having some issues with the LG Magic remote however. The RM4 Pro is able to assign a generic WEBOS template if I search within the app and control the TV entirely but if I try and get the RM4 Pro to learn the rf frequencies in HA, nothing happens. Any thoughts
Thanks for this video as always nice and easy to follow had a few issues getting the Broadcom connected to the WiFi and learning the remote was not fun. But I think I’m there. However my device as a separate on off switch do you know how I can combine this into a toggle switch? Save having an on and off button on the dash board ?
Create a boolean which records the on and off state. Then everytime the trigger is used it will check at what state the boolean is and act to other code and once that's done immediately reverse the state of the boolean.
I always out of breath after watching your videos! :-D
Nice video! I'm in the process of using that device to control my A/C and I'm still struggling a bit with Climate and Thermostat things...
Haha sorry! 😅
I use Node Red for all my automation, how would I tell it to turn off my fan? I understand how to setup the automation for when to do it but what do I use in node red to call the command?
What if i already have setup remote on broadlink app, can that be imported in assistant?
If I was to use a RM4 Mini to toggle a light, is there any way this can be set up as a switch?
I’ve tried using an input boolean, with some automatics to run the scripts as you’ve shown, but when I link it to Alexa it still shows as an input Boolean. Changing the device_class in the Customization UI didn’t seem to help.
Any help would be great!
There is a custom component for home assistant called smartir that allows you to more easily control climate, tv and fan devices without going through all the learning process. Works with the broadlink devices and others.
smartir is great but dose need some love to get more devices listed
That's good to know, thanks chaps!
Do you still recommend this control for use with the home assistant?
Do you know of any remotes that can work for 2.4 GHz signals?
VERY VERY Helpful! Thank you!!!
Is there any way to figure out the IR codes without the original remote that you know of? I have an expensive component switch that originally came with an IR remote but I don't have it and it's impossible to find online
This solved all of my problems.
Love the video. very informative. Has anyone manage to get the Sky Q remote to work. I've taken it out of Bluetooth mode and the orange light goes out when I press a key but won't operate the Sky Q STB. I've also tried it directly from the app and still no joy. Can anyone help please?
You could use the Sky Q integration instead.
i Installed Smart IR as a custom component in HA and it has a lot of predefined remote codes.
Is there anyway for the icon to change colors to indicate power on and off? I have some lights on ir, so it would be great for the mushroom theme I just set up
Hi. Thanks for the video. Are the steps the same for a Broadlink RM3 PRO+ ? I can get IR working but not RF???
I'm in same situation. I'm trying yet a week, but nothing
Thanks for the video!!!, missing the second part... read IR or RF from device to HA, for example for RF Door sensor to communicate to HA the change of state, or use a universal/old remote to fire events from other remote controls. maybe you can consider do it in another tutorial.
I don't believe the broadlink device is capable of doing that, it can only do a button press and not a sensor, I tried it :) that's why I didn't cover it
Excellent video, thank you!
Very good tutorial. Works well thanks.
Thanks Mario!
Thanks for putting this together. I got this device in order to control an IR electric fireplace. The problem is, in order for the fireplace to be fully turned on, on its original remote, you need to click the on button, after that the heat button once, a 2nd time, and than a third time. So a combination of 4 total button presses. To your knowledge, does the Broadlink RM Pro have a way to program a combination of button clicks into a SINGLE click (that triggers it)? I hope that this makes sense... thanks :)
Thanks for the video!
What is the best place to have the ir controller since you can have a verry big living room with IR devices everywhere.
Do you have pictures where you tested this ?
Hello, I have a question. I have portable thermostats Habitat, which send the signal to the wall-mounted ac unit. I don't want to buy their hubs because they are super expensive. The portable thermostat works with RF. Is there a way I can connect those to HA? Thank you
Great video as usual. I am working to set up the RM4 now. I was successful with 2 IR remotes i have, but I have a 434 Mhz RF remote (Not 433 according to the information printed on the remote) It controls the ceiling fan/light in my office. When trying to learn this remote, the RM4 appears to not hear any of the commands, yet I was able to set it up using the Broadlink app, so I know that the RM4 is compatible. Any suggestions on what to try next?
Some might describe me as highly technical. I have watched many videos and spent almost 6 hours with this device. I can conclusively say that if you have any issues with this device throw it in the bin (or use it for IR). I have a sonoff RF device i set it up in 15 mins. Save yourself some grief.
There must be some hardware differences, random config differences but one thing is for certain: for some people this device does not intergrate well with home assistant (when using RF) for others its nearly impossible.
Just an FYI, the broadlink app does in fact tell you the IP address of your RM4 Pro. You just need to dig for it a little.
I had setup where i had connected like 10 consoles and long combination of commands to switch between them... Then my drive died so here i am to refresh my memory :)
Damn that sucks!
I have a broadlink for controlling old stuff like VCR. But I have not integrated it into homeassistant yet. What would be GREAT is to have something that LOOKS like a remove but lets you connect the buttons to scripts so you are able to use a remove... that looks like a remote... in HA. Any ideas?
Hi Really good video!!! I followed it just the other week. But then I upgraded HA and now these no longer work. Do you have a quick guide to update to whatever the new forms are?
Everything is still valid as of today, only change being the service is now called an action
You can use home assistant button to call a service instead off running a script. You also don't need to have a entity because you can pick your own icon and have your own name. Side note: the RM3 mini works.
You can indeed, I just don't prefer that approach over this one personally but if you do then that's great!
Juggling multiple remote (my elderly Mom needs them) but the unreplaceable remotes are wearing out. So I have 2 RM Mini 3 that I hope I can build into a workable remote of some kind. Now to figure out a IR (or something ) receiver. PS yes I know a year late, still a good usable video. 🙂
So if I put one of those rf remotes in all of my ceiling fans and get this I should be able to control them through home assistant with this.
Does broadlink have a physical remote? I use my harmony companion to control all my av rack that is situated in garage via RF / IR I personally couldn't use my phone as a primary way of controlling my av kit. I just want to pick a upa remote turn TV on to what ever pre defined sequenced macro. I like the idea of adding lots of other ir rf bits of kit not just av kit though. Video definitely helped with seeing the potential of the rm4 though 🙂 nice one
Not that I'm aware of unfortunately, I can see why that wouldn't be suitable!
I need one of those, but with mulltiple transmitters-on-the-ends-of-cables so I can IR control devices hidden away in a wardrobe. Any suggestions?
I'm needing a way to copy commands out of the broad link app into home assistant, since it seems nothing copies over, I was able to find a good enough set of remote in the broad link user submitted commands for a fan where I no longer have the actual remote. I imagine I could use two broad link devices, one to send those codes and one to learn them in home assistant, but I feel like there should be an easier way?
While this would be a great idea, I think it's unlikely. The Broadlink app does have an option to send/save the code online, but I am guessing it is a Chinese domain. I think the more likely option is to build an open database of the codes that people end up recording.
Once setup, can I remove Internet access to the Broadlink and still be able to control it from HA?
Instead of the learn function can I define the devices in Broadband app them use HomeAssistant to recognize those devices?
Hi! My broadlink is not learning :(, it does not show errors but the RF receiver does nothing when it "runs send command fine", can you give me an advise?
I'm trying to teach my unit to learn ir commands for a digital clock to change brightness levels but its refusing to learn from the ir remote. Maybe it can't sense that band of light?
Tks for the vídeo. Work for me. But if I want say: alexa, turn on my tv
What would be The steps?
Question, but can we create a script/automation that when RM4 receives a RF signal it triggers something in HA?
Yup... i have 2 rm4c in my HA to control aircond.. tv.. fan.. really love the learn process 😁😁😁
It's the greatest right?!
Hi 👋 how u doing 😅
RM4c mini can work with HA ? 🤔
Thanks! Now I'll find out if this works the same with the RM4 mini.
Good luck!
@@EverythingSmartHome Yes it works identically with the Mini.
Can you run broadlink locally or still need to connect broadband server?
I'm guessing through their app no but I don't know for sure if HA can
Thanks for the nice video!
Now I'm considering to resume my project of IR automation using ESPHome.
Nice! 🙌