[BK7231N] - Jinvoo AC/TV Box IR Controller (SM-AW502S)

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20271136 06 Nov 2022 16:26

Successor of https://templates.blakadder.com/jinvoo_SM-AW502A.html. Has a BK7231N (CB3S) chip that can be flashed. I bought it from Amazon for 10€ (https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07VYWN88F?tag=tasmotatempla-21)

Teardown

1. Remove the rubber feet on the bottom

2. Open the screws and open the case

Flashing

1. Connect the following PINs of the CB3S to your FTDI

CB3S PIN FTDI PIN Note
1 (RESET) Short to GND for 1s after issuing the flashing command below
8 (VCC) VCC DC 3.3v!
9 (GND) GND
15 (RX) TX
16 (TX) RX

2. Download the firmware OpenBK7231N_QIO_X.Y.Z.bin from the releases.
3. Follow the flashing instructions in the OpenBK wiki. After issuing the uartprogram command short the PIN 1 of the CB3S to GND on the FTDI.

Configuration
0. Disconnect the wires and plug in the device.
1. You'll see an OpenBK7231N_####### wifi network. Connect and configure the device to connect to your home network.
2. Find the device's IP in your home network. The devices don't seem to have a unique MAC address, if you have multiple, make sure to set unique names and MACs in the configuration.
3. Go to the web application and configure the PINs in the "Config" tab as follows:
PIN Type
6 Btn
7 IRRecv
8 WifiLED
26 IRSend

4. In the "Logs" tab, run the command startdriver IR

Now when you point a remote at the device where the "DIY" is written you should see the IR Protocol and code inside the logs. To send IR commands, you can run IRSend <PROTOCOL>-<ADDRESS>-<COMMAND>-<REPEAT>, e.g. IRSend RC5-0x0-0x54-1 inside the console or also via MQTT cmnd/<device>/IRSend with payload RC5-0x0-0x54-1.

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#2 20271751 06 Nov 2022 20:44

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20271751 06 Nov 2022 20:44

I am very happy to see that people are using our latest contribution from @btsimonh , the IR driver. Thank you for teardown. By the way, you can also send IR from a script that is saved in LittleFS file system. For example:
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delay_s 1 IRSend RC5-0x0-0x54-1 delay_s 1 IRSend RC5-0x0-0x55-1 delay_s 1 IRSend RC5-0x0-0x56-1

Save it to myscript1.txt, then you can do:
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alias mysequence startscript myscript1.txt

and then, if you execute "mysequence" command, it will run this script. Of course, it would start two separate script threads if executed twice in a short time, so you have to be aware of that. There will be soon an option to make new script thread kill old script thread, but that's TODO

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600, LN882H and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects

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#3 20289267 17 Nov 2022 14:03

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20289267 17 Nov 2022 14:03

I have a similar noname ir remote purchased on aliexpress. Flashed firmware OpenBK7231N. The remote control is working, receives and sends commands via the command line and Little FS scripts.
But it does not appear in MQTT, although it is connected in the log.
And how do I add a device to HA or at least call a script from LittleFS?
#4 20289348 17 Nov 2022 15:16

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20289348 17 Nov 2022 15:16

I just entered the MQTT data into the configuration, and it worked for me.

In HomeAssistant I just added a new script with a parameter that published to the according MQTT topic:

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Then I used the following custom card: https://github.com/marrobHD/tv-card

And configured it like the following:
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This then looks like:
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