IRHub

Author: DG65

IRHub brings infrared and RF remote controls to Symcon - locally in your home network via Broadlink devices, without a cloud: RM mini 3 (old and new firmware), RM pro/pro+, RM plus, RM4 mini/pro, RM4C, RM4S and RM5 plus. A configurator finds the devices by discovery or via entered IP addresses, even across VLAN and Docker boundaries, and clearly reports when a device is locked in the Broadlink app.

Remote controls learn the buttons of the original remote - infrared, and on the Pro models also RF (433/315 MHz) with frequency sweep or fixed frequency; every code can be tested before it is saved. Existing codes can be pasted (Broadlink Base64 as in Home Assistant, hex as in ioBroker, Pronto, pulse sequence), commands are unlimited and can be exported as CSV or JSON. Every remote control is also a tile with a keypad: power, volume and channel rockers, direction pad, number pad and scenes; buttons sort themselves by their name.

Air conditioners become a real device with power, mode, target temperature and fan, with their own thermostat-style tile and the room temperature for comparison. The codes come from a ready-made code table (332 models from the SmartIR project) or from a learning assistant; a single code of the unit is enough for IRHub to recognise the protocol and suggest matching code tables.

The RF capture (Pro models) logs received RF signals with date and time, recognises which signals belong to the same transmitter and turns an entry into a command with one click. Recognised signals can be used as triggers, e.g. for a wireless doorbell. Temperature and humidity of the RM pro and RM4 with cable sensor appear as variables.

The module is bilingual (English/German) and follows the language of Symcon.

Written from scratch, not a continuation of the older Broadlink module. The protocol is checked against the test data of the library used by Home Assistant, the RF capture was tried on a real Pro Broadlink; feedback with model and device ID is very welcome.

License: PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0. Private, non-commercial use is free; commercial use requires a separate license from the rights holder.

Included Modules

  • IRHub Broadlink-Gerät
  • IRHub Fernbedienung
  • IRHub Klimaanlage
  • IRHub Konfigurator

Version History

  • New: IRHub speaks English – forms, variables, messages and tiles follow the language of Symcon
  • New: RF capture recognises which signals belong to the same transmitter (transmitter and button in the list)
  • New: export learned commands and the RF log as CSV or JSON, commands can be imported again
  • New: choose the form layout yourself (sections expanded, collapsed or hidden)
  • New: RF capture logs received RF signals and turns them into commands
  • New: tiles for remote control (keypad) and air conditioner (thermostat)
  • Fix: two buttons of one transmitter differing in only a few bits counted as the same signal
Any questions?