broadlink IR and RF Universal Remote Control – WiFi Smart
broadlink IR and RF Universal Remote Control – WiFi Smart Remote for Automation, TV, Curtain Motor, Air Conditioner, Fan, Works with Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT (RM4 Pro)
Download App
Connect your smartphone to your Wi-Fi network (2.4GHz), Download and install the latest “BroadLink” APP, and sign up a BroadLink account.
Add Device
Power up the device and press button until LED indicator intermittently flashing, Tap “add device” and follow the instruction to get the device be connected with your Wi-Fi network.
Add Remote Panel for Appliances
Get into device page and tap “add appliances” to choose a category and a brand. Find the best solution from our library or define your customized remote panel from leaning mode.
| Dimensions: | 8.5 x 8.5 x 3.1 cm; 96.39 Grams |
| Model: | RM4 pro |
| Manufacture: | Hangzhou BroadLink Technology Co., Ltd |
| Dimensions: | 8.5 x 8.5 x 3.1 cm; 96.39 Grams |
You can certainly link this to Alexa but you cannot see your custom devices in Alexa, therefore alexa can’t turn on a device it does not have. I have never had a product that did not work with Alexa. It is the number one selling feature for this product. Ironically this linked to Siri without a problem (which never happens). Obviously I’m not the only one having this issue as there are hacks to try and make it work on the internet, that are subpar at best. Fix this and I’ll add more stars.
****Update to original review****
After reaching out to BroadLink support, they advised that if I use either fan or curtain option for my RF signal ceiling fan and fireplace, they will show in Alexa and function properly. I my Sofucor ceiling fan to there stock fan option and customized the RF (433.9hz) buttons, and it works flawlessly now and shows in Alexa. I add the fireplace RF (314hz) under the curtain stock option and changed the name and icon in properties which they had a fireplace icon. Everything works as it should, I would give this 5 stars if they would only put this in the set up instructions to begin with, it would probably get rid of 75% of the bad reviews.
We got a balsam hill advent wreath as a gift and wanted to automate it turning on and off with my smart hub. It had an RF remote so I looked at a few options, this was the least expensive so I started with it. So far I was able to learn the remote and control it with my smart hub. The integration between them has been flaky but I can always open the Broadlink app and control it so the issue is likely on my smart hub end.
Me ha costado configurarlo, app poco intuitiva.
Pero una vez conseguido muy contenta. Funciona perfectamente con aire acondicionado y televisin de la misma habitacin. Tengo que investigar como se conecta con radiofrecuencia. Cuando lo consiga actualizo la resea.
Ich verwende die Fernbedienung um meine Sonnino Markise von Hornbach steuern.
Ausfahren, einfahren, Licht an und aus sind jetzt problemlos von berall auf der Welt mit meinem iPhone steuerbar.
Fr meine Zwecke absolut empfehlenswe
Me ha parecido muy sencillo de instalar, reconoci inmediatamente mi aparato de aire acondicionado. Mejorable la silla de Alexa, funciona prcticamente todo menos cuando dices que lo encienda, porque no hace nada.
Muy contenta con la compra.
Este RM4 Pro funciona super bien y siento que tiene ms potencia que el RM Pro. Utilizo los dos y por eso noto la diferencia. Lo nico que no me gust es que ya no incluyen el adaptador de corriente. Cmo esperan que lo conectemos a la luz???? Es un dispositivo que tiene que estar energizado todo el tiempo, dejen de complicarnos las cosas consiguiendo por fuera el adaptador de corriente e inclyanlo en el paquete…
Grazie di esser venuto, Leggi il regolamento quando hai tempo perch un po diverso dai soliti… Il gruppo lo abbiamo fatto per poterci scambiare idee ed esperienze e anche per giocare e scherzare… in modo pesante o meno… come ho scritto nel regolamento niente deve intendersi riferito al personale… e tutto va preso con spirito e magari rispondendo per le rime in modo divertente… le cose davvero personali ce le scriviamo in privato… se poi qualcuno dovesse passare anche questo limite cos largo e riuscire ad essere davvero inaccettabile non dubitare che prenderemo provvedimenti… qui tutto un gioco… che magari a volte e ad alcuni pu anche risultare esagerato e/o di cattivo gusto… ma sempre di un gioco si deve trattare… avere un limite largo non vuol dire non averne o che tutto permesso… quindi, scambiamoci opinioni e pensieri, gioca con noi e stai al gioco… ma soprattutto come da regolamento evita i buongiorno e buongiornissimo e anche le buonanotte… Siamo h24… si va si viene… come un BAR sempre aperto… in cui bene o male trovi sempre qualcuno! Un sentito abbraccio
My mother is in assisted living memory care but still loves her baseball games but can’t easily use the remote control for the tv. With the broadlink system I can control her tv set from my cell phone 100 miles away! It’s made her life a lot better! Took a bit of fiddling on the setup, but got it without any tech support.
This device does a good job controlling each of our three motorized roller shades. You can also set up a group so it controls all your shades at the same time.
Our motorized shade has a customizable mid position feature which is triggered when holding down the stop button on the remote; unfortunately I could not figure out how this Wi-Fi device is activated as a hold button.
Muy bien producto. Se puede enlazar casi cualquier mando a distancia IR o RF (siempre que no se evolutivo) y lo puedes manejar desde el mvil aunque no ests en casa (por ejemplo, para encender el aire acondicionado o la chimenea electrica como en mi caso).
Solo lo debes colacar para que los receptores IR de los diversos aparatos sean capaces de pillar la seal luminosa infrarroja que enva el Broadlink.
Prodotto funzionante, di facile installazione e configurazione. Per adesso ho collegato l’accensione/spegnimento del climatizzatore e della TV facendo fare da ALEXA come “ponte” fra loro e questo dispositivo. Al pi presto vorrei configurarlo anche per accensione/spegnimento strumenti in radiofrequenza. Secondo me il cavo standard in dotazione un po’ corto, io ho installato sopra i pensili della cucina dove durante la ristrutturazione avevo progettato delle prese proprio sopra i pensili ma comunque se c’erano 10cm in pi di cavo sarebbe stato ottimo.
It works very well with all the devices I have in my house, with standard devices such as TVs and AV amplifiers that work on IR and also with a ceiling fan in which I replaced the standard IR controller with an RF one (I had to learn it). If I had known beforehand that I could control it with Broadlink, I could have saved a few tens of pounds. Broadlink also works with the HomeAssitant integration, however the button mapping in HA is a pain in the neck – but it works! Everything can be controlled from the Broadlink app, as well as from the HomeAssistant after appropriate configuration. A really cool smart home gadget.
Update 19-Oct-20: Changing from 1 to 2 stars as the vendor has replied – so far not any fix. Read updates at bottom.
Have wasted lot of time with this poorly engineered product, and the bottom line is: It WILL NOT connect to my TP-Link Archer A7 router (2.4ghz wireless).
I have tried lots of things, including even disabling wireless security, changing the support for A/B/G/N, etc. The same thing happens every single time: this Broadlink device makes attempt to connect to the router, but it fails. I can see the Broadlink mac address as it connects to the router with 100% signal quality, and it shows in the wireless devices for a second or two, disappears, and will keep repeating the unsuccessful connection attempt.
I have a spare older Netgear router, and in my troubleshooting set it up. This Broadlink will connect to it – but it’s not the router I want to use. So, is the problem the TP-Link or this Broadlink? I would have to say it’s the Broadlink because I have never had a problem connecting any wifi device to the TP-Link, including Amazon echo devices, Google home devices, smart plugs, smart thermostats, phones, notebook computers, etc., etc., etc.
Extremely disappointed, but not entirely surprised as I look at other reviews. As I see it, there’s something funky about the wifi setup/firmware on this device and it will work with some 2.4ghz routers, but definitely not all. So, even if it works for you, would you want a device that may not work in the future if you change/upgrade your router?
UPDATE 1: Was ready to request RMA to send it back, and thought, well maybe I should at least see how it would work if it could connect to my network, so I hooked my old Netgear router up to the Internet, connected my phone and setup the Broadlink device. After it connected and finished the initial setup, it immediately downloaded from the internet new firmware. Aha. So, with that maybe it will connect to the router I actually use? I then put the TPLink back to the net and the Broadlink back to setup mode and….. It now connects to the TPLink router….
SO, we have a product that ships with bad firmware that prevents it from connecting to at least some routers/wifi, and the only way to fix it is to connect to a router/wifi and download new firmware! What really needs to happen is the vendor needs to re-flash these things before sending them out as new product….
UPDATE 2: After getting the hub on my network, started adding my remotes. No issue with TV, but had immediate issue with my set-top-box which is a Cisco ISB7150 – a ‘cable’ box with DVR provided by Hawaiian Telcom for their ‘cable’ provided by fiber using IP technology. I didn’t find the remote listed by BroadLink, so tried to add it as custom. No matter what I tried, it would not learn a single button. Believe me, I tried and tried and tried. I have 2 remotes that can operate the stb – the one provided by Hawaiian Telcom (URC 2025B1-BB) and my old Logitech Harmony 650 which is perfectly able to learn any of the remote codes and is in the Logitech database. Almost ready to give up, I noticed a BroadLink database listing for: Iptv Cisco! (Under ‘I’ not ‘C’). Well, that worked for the basic function of the stb, but none of the DVR-related keys are programmed, and many of the “less-used” set-top buttons as well are not there – with no success in getting BroadLink to learn any of them.
I rec’d the product from Amazon on Sat. BroadLink support is “5×24” no Sat/Sun. But on Monday I did receive an email response from BroadLink to my problems. They acknowledge firmware update can resolve some compatibility issue with wifi (but that’s catch-22 for most people as it requires connecting to a different router before it can be fixed and there’s absolutely no mention of this potential issue anywhere). And, I was told they will change the database listing from ‘Iptv Cisco’ to ‘Cisco Iptv’. And, I was asked more about the remote that can’t be learned as if they are interested in addressing that. Will see what happens….
Finally, my ultimate goal is to use this with Alexa, and that does seem to work, but until I can get the STB remote functionality, it’s too limited to be useful.
However, the Broadlink app is not more convenient than a physical remote control, and is less well laid out, and has less button mapping, than the apps that come with my receiver, DVD, Lights, etc. The real improvement is the ultimate goal of controlling the RM4Pro with my smart home assistant. I use G—-e H–m Assistant (“GHA”), one of the two Alexa competitors. And this works pretty well. The switches have to be set up as “bulb” in Broadlink, or GHA won’t recognize them. The control with GHA for the receiver/DVD is basic: on and off. But I really only wanted to control the lights, and the other device on-off control is really “gravy.” If you want to control more, like volume, changing source, etc., you should use the Broadlink app, physical remote, app that came with the device, or set up scenes in Broadlink (then you have to use the “activate scene” terminology in GHA).
Con: I accidentally included sub-devices, temperature and humidity, when setting up the RM4Pro, and I cannot find a way to remove them without starting all over. Given how long it took to learn all the remotes and buttons, I actually ordered the sensor cable so that they will be functional rather than have to set everything up again. The sensor and humidity are interesting, in that they confirm my thermostat readings and are more precise (to two decimal points).
Note: The RM4Pro cannot control Bluetooth controlled devices, like a PS4 or FireTV; but they do not advertise that they do, and could not do so without cooperation from the manufacturers anyway.
Con: If you have a 5 [MHz] and 2.4 [MHz] WiFi broadcasting the same SSID, you have to disable the 5 [MHz] when setting up, or the device won’t connect.
Con: I had some trouble getting the RM4 Pro to connect to my WiFi LAN. I tried about 7 times, and, after the Broadlink app connected to the device, it just kept failing when trying to send the SSID and password to the device. I tried in AP mode and smart mode. I unplugged it and re-plugged it several times, and one time and it finally worked. Be persistent and keep resetting the device. Once set up though, it has been rock-solid.
Con: This device does not come with a USB power supply. You must supply a USB micro that can put out at least 1 amp. I tried an old supply that put out 0.7 amps, and the device was flaky with this underpowered power supply.
Overall, this Broadlink device paired with RF/IR is a much cheaper way to get smart on-off control than buying lots of smart lamp sockets individually. I’m already paying a significant amount to control overhead lights with Lutron’s Caseta hub system as I slowly replace switches for $150 a pop as I get the version with the built-in preset and matching Pico remote and pedestal.
Conclusion: I’m actually very happy the RM4 Pro solution the more I use it. Now I am going to buy some of the RM4 Pro’s little brothers, the IR-only remotes, to hit some IR fans in other rooms. Looking at some information on-line, it looks like I’ll get the on-off functionality with GHM easily, and will have to use Broadlink’s scenes for oscillate, speed, etc.
2021.06.10 update: Con – No Ethernet over USB support, so must use WiFi.