Command line interface for python-broadlink

This is a command line interface for broadlink python library

Tested with BroadLink RMPRO / RM2

Requirements

You should have the broadlink python installed, this can be made in many linux distributions using :

sudo pip install broadlink

Instalation

Just copy this files

Programs

broadlink_discovery used to run the discovery in the network this program withh show the command line parameters to be used with broadlink_cli to select broadlink device
broadlink_cli used to send commands and query the broadlink device

device specification formats

Using separate parameters for each information:

broadlink_cli --type 0x2712 --host 1.1.1.1 --mac aaaaaaaaaa --temp

Using all parameters as a single argument:

broadlink_cli --device "0x2712 1.1.1.1 aaaaaaaaaa" --temp

Using file with parameters:

broadlink_cli --device @BEDROOM.device --temp

This is prefered as the configuration is stored in file and you can change just a file to point to a different hardware

Sample usage

Learn commands :

# Learn and save to file
broadlink_cli --device @BEDROOM.device --learnfile LG-TV.power
# LEard and show at console
broadlink_cli --device @BEDROOM.device --learn

Send command :

broadlink_cli --device @BEDROOM.device --send @LG-TV.power
broadlink_cli --device @BEDROOM.device --send ....datafromlearncommand...

Get Temperature :

broadlink_cli --device @BEDROOM.device --temperature

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