New plugin pimatic-broadlink

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A plugin for using Broadlink RM products in Pimatic.
The plugin is based on the python-broadlink library from mjg59.

The following devices are currently supported:

• RM Pro (referred to as RM2 in the codebase)
• A1 sensor platform devices
• RM3 mini IR blaster
• RM4 and RM4C mini blasters

The BroadlinkRemote device creates a programmable remote control.
Features:

• automatic discovery of broadlink devices via the pimatic discovery function
• integrated learning of remote buttons
• flexible number of buttons with 1 button per remote-control key
• providing sensor data: temperature, humidity (if available on RM device)

Node 10.x is needed for this plugin.
More information on github

Let me know if anything breaks or features are missing.

Thanks for the plugin! … it works very well

how to configure temperature sensors from RM2 and A1? shows me only temp 0C hum 0%

hi, the 2 sensors are already configured fixed. You can hide them using the xAttribute option hidden.
I also receive temp 0C hum 0% from my RM4. Don’t know yet why this is.
If you use your ‘old’ solution, do you get any temperature values?
I think you need an external temperature/humidity sensor to get any values. There is a usb cable for this (HTS2) with an integrated sensor

"If you use your ‘old’ solution, do you get any temperature values? " yes

With version 0.0.14 it shows me the temperature from RM2 and A1. Thanks for the update.

Hello! How do I use BroadlinkRemote buttons in rules? in Rules for THEN action it doesn’t show my Broadlink buttons.

Hi, the device is a custom device (mixed attributes and buttons) and not a ButtonsDevice. Thats the reason you can’t use the ‘press button …’ rule.
I can make a remotes rule syntax to control the buttons.
Something like ‘remote <RM device ID> press <button name>’ or even shorter 'remote press <button name>

I published a new version with rules support (0.0.17)
The syntax is:

remote press <broadlink rm button name>

Because the pimatic update server is offline, you can update manually.

Thanks for the update. Now I can use the automation of the old air conditioning with the help of Broadlink and the Locative application (ios app).