Cloud control for IR devices

[Ameb]

Hello
I see controlling smart IR devices is possible locally (#74)
Would it be possible to use the cloud to send send_ir commands? How would you translate

command = {
    "control": "send_ir",
    "head": "",
    "key1": "[[TO_BE_REPLACED]]",
    "type": 0,
    "delay": 300,
}

To use the Cloud sendcommand function

Discussion #104 is similar but aimed at subdevices created when adding a device to the Smart IR. I don't think it is possible to send the command to the subdevice via cloud.

[uzlonewolf]

import tinytuya
import json

tinytuya.set_debug()

c = tinytuya.Cloud()

device_id = '...'

ir_cmd = {
    "control":"send_ir",
    "head":"010ed20000000000040015004000ad0730",
    "key1":"002$$0020E0E0E01F@%",
    "type":0,
    "delay":300
}

cloud_cmd = {
  "commands": [
    {
      "code": "ir_send",
      "value": json.dumps(ir_cmd)
    },
  ]
}

res = c.sendcommand(device_id, cloud_cmd)

print(res)
print('')
print( json.dumps(res, indent=2) )

If you have remotes programmed/defined you can also send keys:

import tinytuya
import json

tinytuya.set_debug()

c = tinytuya.Cloud()

device_id = '...' # Smart IR (IR blaster)

# Get a listing of all programmed remotes
#res = c.cloudrequest( '/v2.0/infrareds/' + device_id + '/remotes' )

# Get a list of all keys on a remote
remote_id = '...'
#res = c.cloudrequest( '/v2.0/infrareds/' + device_id + '/remotes/' + remote_id + '/keys' )

# Send a key
post_data = {
  "category_id": 2,
  "remote_index": 10572,
  "key": "Power"
}
#res = c.cloudrequest( '/v2.0/infrareds/' + device_id + '/remotes/' + remote_id + '/command', post=post_data )

print( res )
print( json.dumps(res, indent=2) )

[Ameb]

The code is for a simple two button KVM controller. I'm wondering why the command (with the base64 string) doesn't work on this tuya device.

{
  "code": 2008,
  "msg": "command or value not support",
  "success": false,
  "t": 1677365444583,
  "tid": "d64xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

About the device:

Product Name
S06CBU（S18通用）红外遥控器
Product Category
wnykq

I'm very happy with your answer and this topic will probably help others. The cloudrequest will solve my initial needs using all the API endpoints available.
If I have the time I will test the sendcommand method with another IR tuya device I have.

[uzlonewolf]

S06CBU

The closest I have in my collection is a HMS06CBU, and of course I don't know where it is at the moment. Looking at the cloud configuration however it looks like send_ir is not exposed in the Standard Instruction instruction set.

This is different than my S06ProWB3S which does expose send_ir in Standard.

To change to the DP instruction set, follow #284 (comment) and wait ~24 hours for the change to propagate before trying again.

[uzlonewolf]

I just found it and can confirm, CBU modules reject send_ir commands when set to Standard Instruction set.

ir_cmd = {
    "control":"send_ir",
    "head":"010ed20000000000040015004000ad0730",
    "key1":"002$$0020E0E0E01F@%",
    "type":0,
    "delay":300
}

cloud_cmd = {
    "commands": [
        {
            "code": "ir_send",
            "value": json.dumps(ir_cmd)
        },
    ]
}

Send Raw result:
{
  "code": 2008,
  "msg": "command or value not support",
  "success": false,
  "t": 1677426786041,
  "tid": "a89xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx2"
}

Both c.getfunctions(device_id) and c.getproperties(device_id) return empty results as well (my other IR blasters have results containing "function: code: ir_send"). I just changed it to the DP Instruction set and am waiting for the change to propagate; I fully expect it to start working once that goes thorough.

[Ameb]

Can confirm getfunctions/getproperties returns empty results and the device is set to "Standard Instruction"

I could not test my other device yet but the sendcommand will proably work as it is set in DP mode by default

[uzlonewolf]

My CBU module is responding to send_ir now that the change has gone through. I'll update the cloud_ir.py example to note that the instruction set may need to be changed to make everything work.

[fabianoarruda]

Not sure if this is the correct place, but I made a comment on an issue and I realized it is closed already, so this discussion here may be the correct place for it. I think I found a new pattern for the ir_send, DPS 201. Please take a look here: #74 (comment)