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Broadlink Black Bean RM Mini 3 US $12.24 (AU $16.19) Shipped @ Zapals or GearBest for US $9.99 (~$13 AUD)

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Broadlink Black Bean RM Mini 3 US $12.24 (AU $16.19) Shipped @ Zapals or GearBest for US $9.99 (~$13 AUD)
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t3chshopper on 01/12/2017 - 18:27 zapals.com (559 clicks)
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UPDATE: Gearbest rep has done better. Use coupon code 'BfridaAU6' to buy for US$9.99 (AU$13.16) delivered. Limited to first 50 stock,2 times per account,HK,AU,NZ,MY,SG,MO,TW only.

Note: Price includes flat shipping of US $2.10. Buying additional only adds US$10.99 per item. (Two cost me US$24.08 shipped)

This broadlink Black Bean RM Mini 3 WiFi Smart Home Hub enables you to remotely control home appliances, such as tv, Air conditioner, DVD and more simply from the app on your phone or tablet anywhere! (taken from previous expired deal which required a coupon)

Multiple items possible. No coupon code required.

I was looking to buy more because I finally hooked up mine to Home Assistant and am loving being able to set timers etc to switch the AC on and off.

Apparently people use them for TV setup etc, but I've got a Harmony hub so don't need it.

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  • GregFiona on 01/12/2017 - 18:46
    +3

    Any(easy) guides on how to use it with Home assistant/Google Home?

    • t3chshopper on 01/12/2017 - 20:29

      Home assistant isn't necessarily easy. Hass.io is probably the fastest, easiest way to get it installed. Once it's installed, it's probably 30 minutes to configure this and grab the codes.

      I haven't got mine working with either Alexa or Google Home yet, so can't comment on that.

      • GregFiona on 01/12/2017 - 20:38

        Thanks for the inf t3chshopper,I have already got a Black Bean RM Mini 3 and I thought it would be good to control my Mitsubishi A/C(it has got a Wifi module and Iphone app/web interface but it doesn't work with Google home

        • Major Mess on 02/12/2017 - 07:34

          GregFiona, I grabbed one of these last time they were offered here. I have a few RPi's laying around so started looking at getting Google Home to talk to the remote. I have not researched the details, but you apparently do need an Internet SSL Certificate for your network. Without the certificate, Google will not trust you.

          Like I said, I have not got anywhere near a complete understanding of the issue, and it seems odd that this would be required when Google happily talks to our phones and tablets.

          You should not have these issue controlling your AC with the app.

        • zorrt on 03/12/2017 - 06:47

          @Major Mess: its there to encrypt all communication between you and your server as you're opening your network up to everyone. Eg. When you do online banking the website is always https. All communication between you and the bank is now encrypted which makes it harder for a third party to see you and your bank are talking about.

    • djshitu on 02/12/2017 - 01:58

      I just used this guide to do the setup to control my ac and speakers via Google Home. No need to setup Home Assistant. Just need an old android phone to be running 24/7.

    • zorrt on 02/12/2017 - 22:34

      It's a component in hass (https://home-assistant.io/components/switch.broadlink/). Everything gets exposed as switches or scripts depending on how you want to set it up.

      As for the Google Home part I can't remember which guide I followed but they're mostly outdated and it's much easier now, sorry for the upcoming long body of text but I don't know any other easier way to word it.

      Step 1. First you need a DDNS service, I use duckdns (https://home-assistant.io/addons/duckdns/).

      a) Go to duckdns.org, sign up using one of the links are the top (I used google), type in anything in the text box and click "add domain". This will be your external address to access hass.
      b) Follow the rest of the guide in point a) through and you'll have duckdns + lets encrypt on hass set up
      c) Forward port 8123 on your router to your hass server.
      d) Set up a password (https://home-assistant.io/components/http/)
      e) Test that you can access your address on your phone by disconnecting wifi and going to" https://<whatever-you-typed-as-your-domain>.duckdns.org:8123

      Step 2. Then comes the longest part. Follow this guide to set up google assistant docs on hass, https://home-assistant.io/components/google_assistant/

      It's pretty simple provided you follow everything, just takes a while. Once done you should see your service under "Home Control" from google assistant/home on your phone and you can add it. The guide in point 5 lists what hass currently exposes to google (script and switches are a part of it).

      As per djshitu said, if you can't be bothered doing all this RM Bridge + IFTTT is the easiest method. Rm Bridge will learn on the codes and you use IFTTT to voice control. It does add a further 2 - 3 seconds delay however which bothered me so I went the Home Assistant direction and love it but its a steep learning curve compare to ifttt.

      • Major Mess on 03/12/2017 - 00:52

        zorrt, what type and where did you get your SSL certificate from?

        • zorrt on 03/12/2017 - 06:34

          Let's encrypt. Its integrated into the duckdns add-on in Hass. Just need to accept terms and add into the config yaml.

          Btw if you're going down this route I recommend hass.io for ease of setup. Just means the pi is dedicated to running Hass only.

        • Major Mess on 03/12/2017 - 20:14

          @zorrt: Thanks. I haven't looked around for certificates for a few years and is great to see a free option now available.

  • J4Jayden on 01/12/2017 - 19:13
    -1

    I have never received from zapals. I bought a small item and it just never arrived. The tracking is hopeless.

    • cart on 01/12/2017 - 19:21

      It is slower than Gearbest.. I received mine after 2 months…

    • t3chshopper on 01/12/2017 - 20:28

      Paypal dispute?

      My last order (two of these) took four weeks to arrive from Zapals.

    • GregFiona on 02/12/2017 - 14:45

      So you bought a small item with tracking and the tracking didn't work?

  • TonyRancid on 01/12/2017 - 21:28

    To get it to work with Google Home need to use rm bridge, tasker, join. It can be done…

    • neil on 02/12/2017 - 02:09
      +2

      Wow, just went down that rabbit hole…

      So you essentially need a device on the network to do the actual switching I guess.

      • Either Home Assistant running on a computer, Rasberry Pi etc that is processing Python commands.
      • Or install RM Bridge (the bridge between the RM device and something else) and tasker (initiates actions) on your phone. Also maybe IFTTT.
      • This $7 app and tasker seems to bridge between an echo and the RM 3. A little bit easier to use. Also installed on your phone.

      Flowchart & Instructions

  • Volution on 01/12/2017 - 22:10

    Wanted to buy logitech harmony initially, but for a fraction of the price, i'd thought i give 2 a try. If it works as i intended would be, that's a win. Can you turn on xbox and tv altogether?

    • t3chshopper on 02/12/2017 - 01:06

      I haven't used Broadlink's app much. But I'm sure that you can build series of actions.

    • djshitu on 02/12/2017 - 02:00

      Sure. You can use this to setup up to at least 8 (from memory) consecutive actions which can be delayed by set amount of time, if necessary.

    • zorrt on 02/12/2017 - 22:52

      I would choose logitech harmony over this, convenience of having a large database and the refined user experience of the logitech harmony outweighs the difference in cost imo.

      I do have an RM Pro however which I use to control RF devices and a soundbar that I use purely as speakers but for my main entertain areas I use logitech.

  • bugoy8 on 05/12/2017 - 08:27

    Gearbest Rep, I want to buy this. However the code has expired. Any chance you can reissue please?

    • t3chshopper on 05/12/2017 - 08:54

      Let me share how I got this code (this process I picked up from another commenter here just a week ago).

      • Go to their store page, in this case Gearbest.
      • Click on the 'reps' link
      • From their profile click 'start a conversation'
      • Ask politely
      • Enjoy the savings and share the code here once you've used it to 'test it out'
      • bugoy8 on 05/12/2017 - 09:05

        Thanks will give it a go and let you know

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