This simple Python script enables you to connect your Broadlink RM3 mini to IFTTT in order to automate your IoT use cases.

Credits go to https://github.com/TheGU/rm3_mini_controller (which itself is based on https://github.com/davorf/BlackBeanControl and https://github.com/mjg59/python-broadlink).

This repository only exposes these APIs using the web.py framework.

Clone this repository on your local machine and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/arthur073/rm3_ifttt
cd rm3_ifttt
pip install -r rm3_mini_controller/requirements.txt

Discover the broadlink device on your network:

python rm3_mini_controller/test_run.py

This above script will scan your network for any Broadlink device and print its IP address, port and MAC address. Once found, update the file rm3_mini_controller/BlackBeanControl.ini with this information, so that it looks like this:

[General]
IPAddress = 192.168.1.1
Port = 80
MACAddress = AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
Timeout = 10

Open the run.py file and update the passcode variable to the value you want (this will later be used in IFTTT):

# User variables
passcode="mygreatpassword"

To start the web server, run:

python run.py 1234

where 1234 is the port number on which the web server will be launched.

You are all set!

Once started, the web server will listen for any incoming POST requests on the specified port. The request needs to specify the action you want to perform and the secret password.

• The first time the request is launched, the device is in learning mode (white LED)
• Once the action is learned, the device is in play mode and will repeat the learned infrared code

Use the following command to send a post request to your web server:

curl -X POST http://localhost:1234 -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"auth":"mygreatpassword", "action":"action_1"}

where mygreatpassword is your secret password and action_1 the name of the action you want to perform on your Broadlink device.

With IFTTT, you need to use the Maker channel in order to send POST requests to your web server. The following parameters need to be specified:

This script can be run as a service to be automatically started when your machine boots.

In order to achieve this, edit the file service/rm3_ifttt and change the user variablesas follows:

• rm3_ifttt_path should be the absolute path of the run.py file on your machine
• rm3_ifttt_port should be the port on which your webserver is launched

Then copy the service/rm3_ifttt file to your /etc/init.d/ directory:

sudo cp service/rm3_ifttt /etc/init.d/rm3_ifttt

And add it to the services to launch at startup:

sudo systemctl enable rm3_ifttt

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2018 arthur073

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