RM Control

RM Control is an app to control an RM2 by BroadLink. It allows users to learn IR and RF codes, store them, and fire them.

Components

vue.js front-end
python back-end
process watcher by supervisord

Requirements

build-essential
libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev
nodejs (>6.0.0)
node-gyp
python (2.7) and python-dev

Installation

git clone https://github.com/ericmagnuson/rmcontrol.git && cd rmcontrol
sudo python setup.py install
export FLASK_APP=rmcontrol; python -m flask initdb
python run.py

RM Control can be interacted with by visiting the included web interface found at http://127.0.0.1:5000 or by talking directly with the API as described farther below.

VM Initialization (Under construction.)

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x -o nodesource_setup.sh
sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential git libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev nodejs node-gyp python-setuptools python-pip python-dev
pip install pycrypto
sudo reboot now
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm request homebridge homebridge-httpmulti
To install RM Control, follow the steps in Installation above.
Using Homebridge-HttpMulti, configure Homebridge to send commands to the RM Control API. See config.json.sample for an example.

Supervisor Setup

sudo apt install supervisor
In /etc/supervisor/conf.d/, add two configuration files, rmcontrol.conf and homebridge.conf. See sample files for help.
sudo systemctl enable supervisor
sudo systemctl start supervisor

API Documentation

GET /

Shows all commands.

POST / {name: <name>}

Listens for a command from the RM2, and if a command is received, it will be saved with the given name.

POST /<name>

Fire the given command.

PATCH /<name> {name: <name?>, code: <code?>}

Edit the requested command by passing in a new name and/or code.

DELETE /<name>

Delete the given command.

To Do

Add progress icon when learning.
Finish edit capability.
Gracefully handle errors if RM2 cannot be found.

Rmcontrol

Install / Use

README