BroadLink Wi-Fi Smart Remote Hub with Sensor Cable, IR RF All in One Automation Learning Universal Remote Control, With a Mini Smart Plug, Compatible with Alexa, Google Home, IFTTT （RM4proS+SP4M)

I got this to control my fans in my living room. Was not able to match the RF from remote. Returned. The software seemed a bit rough on the edges but I think cound be a great product for the right person.

This is trash. The remote is NOT broadcasting a Wi-Fi signal so I can’t connect to it to set it up. The BroadLink app doesn’t see it, nor can I see the “BroadLink_WiFi_Device” network on my iPhone or iPad. I’ve tried all the standard measures - restart the remote, restart Wi-Fi, etc….. Quick setup instructions in the box say “scan the QR code”. When I try that I get “this device cannot be set up by QR code”. Grrr……. It’s going back to Amazon.

It did exactly what I wanted it to do, completely voice automate my man cave with Google. I did a lot of research and at first considered going with the logitech harmony hub but when I fount out it didnt work for rf I was disappointed. I kept looking and finally found this, it worked perfectly! Paired with all my devices and using ifttt I can make single phrase commands that do multiple tasks, I love it!

I bought this specifically to use as a smart remote to control one item in my house with my Google Mini. Never did I thought that I would be able to control my entire home movie theater with this Broadlink. Very small and compact to start with so it is easy to tuck it away somewhere in your home to keep it out of sight. The app is for the most part user friendly but you do need to have some knowledge on how to program universal remotes to get the full potential. I love how you can build scenes on the app and Google Home recognizes the scenes and you can trigger them with a simple voice command once you program the Broadlink scene(s) into your Google home. The one con that I am finding is that being that it is IR technology, you would want to place it where the components that you want to control like you would with a regular remote controller in a place where it has almost a clear line of site to the said components. Aside from that, it is a great IR Blaster and having the RF technology onboard is an added bonus.

It took me a little while to get it working only because Im not that savvy with the hubs. But eventually, I got it. I havent had time to get it programmed for the IR remotes yet.

The hardware looks to be good but the app has a long way to go to make it user friendly. I got this to replace a universal remote for my Vizio TV and Yamaha Soundbar using IR, and also to control another device which uses RF. Overall the hardware works well as expected but it was extremely difficult to setup the app to work with my devices. The Vizio TV setup was okay using the search feature to match the brand, but it did not have all the functionality that my physical remote does. Additionally some of the buttons were incorrectly programmed. For example the number keys would send the wrong channel number e.g. pressing 4 would send #3 to the TV etc. So I had to use the learn mode to program the correct number keys. Many other standard functions were missing and I havent found a way to add buttons to teach it new functions. The Yamaha Soundbar was not available through the brand search. They had receivers and amplifiers but no soundbars. I could select a Yamaha amplifier to get the power and volume working, but once again I could not program/add buttons for other features of the soundbar e.g. sub-woofer volume, input selection, or changing sound modes. The RF device had to be manually programmed and it was not too difficult, but I would have liked the option to customize buttons with an appropriate graphic or an option to import my own graphic. Google, Alexa, and Siri integration is pretty basic. For example, I can ask Google to turn on the TV and Soundbar, but unable to change channels or volume through voice command. Siri via voice does not work for me, but I am able to use Shortcuts to add buttons that initiate pre-programed functions in the app. All in all, its able to handle the basic funtions I want but I would like more customization options in the app. I would say, if you like to tinker with gadgets and smart home devices, you may like the challenge, but I would not recommend this device for novice users who expect plug-and-play functionality from their devices.

Works like a charm. iOS app is reasonably easy to use. Added 3 blinds and set up Alexa routines in 10min. I did rename the On to Open since I am using it for motorized Roth + Allen blinds (with an RF remote... each blind has a built in RF number/frequency). The key in Alexa is to use Routines and a variety of Voice prompts. Alexa even recognized them as Shades! Example for raising all shades: Open Shades, Shades Up, Open the Shades (for my wife, she likes a variety of prompts). Add all 3 to one Routine so they all open at once (or close or stop). A single shade has a default of something like Alexa, Open the right shade (I have Left, Middle and Right but you could number them). You could use routines for other up/open/lift/raise/etc prompts. Much cheaper than the bridge that a big box store was selling.

Lo utilizo para controlar todos mis dispositivos

There a lot of things that Alexa or Google can do but adding this device extends their ability to control the IR (TV remotes etc) and the RF (radio frequency devices) that you have had in your home for years. It allows you to control these devices via voice and does so reliability and easily. I have been more than impressed by this device. As a note for RF, make the unit you are buying supports both 315MHz & 433MHz.

I bought the IR/RF PRO unit to add functionality to my Google Home, specifically to control a Honeywell tower fan, a Sony Stereo, and my (RF 433Mhz controlled) kitchen blinds. The Broadlink app is good and worked well in some areas. First, if you dont have 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and only 5GHz Wi-Fi, this device will NOT work. The device needs 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi to connect. I had both in my home, so set it up on that. Two Wi-Fi modes to connect, but it connected. Once connected to Wi-Fi, with app installed, you add devices. App had groupings. I selected fans. They you can either learn IR buttons manually, or use preset codes from many available brands. I found Honeywell, none of 2 presets were compatible. So, easily added Power On (,Power Off), Speed, and Sweep (Oscillate) to pre designated buttons by learning from my remote. They all worked with the app. Sony Stereo, success with one of the Sony presets, but only On/Off, Mute, and Volume Up/Down. Couldnt change stereo modes, or tune channels. So, with JUST the App and fan control okay, stereo limited, but worked. The RF controller for my blinds didnt work at all. I called Broadlink tech support and they said it wasnt compatible with what I had, despite me having the 433MHz RF remote for my blinds to learn from. Specically they said, BroadLink devices do not support motorized or rolling codes. With rolling codes, the remote and the receiver each generate code in a specific order. Every time the remote is used, it generates a new code that is encrypted. BroadLink devices do not offer support to encrypted appliances. I then added the Broadlink device to Google Home. That worked easily. It detected my fan and Stereo, then I assigned them to my Living Room in hopes all functions would work. NOPE! The only Fan control provided was for on/off but no control of fan speed, or fan sweep/oscillate. The Stereo(/Amplifier) didnt load at all, even after unlinking/relinking Broadlink device, and reseting everything as recommended by Broadlink. Summary; stand alone app okay to control IR devices (but limited function), poor integration and loss of device control with Google Home, and RF functionality (for me) wasnt compatible with my blinds, and not sure whose blinds would be.