Do you know how to get the MAC address for the wizmote?

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Do you know how to get the MAC address for the wizmote?

jesserockz opened this issue 2 years ago · comments

Jesse Hills commented 2 years ago

Originally posted by @leovilela2 in #2 (comment)

Spencer Thayer commented 4 months ago

Same.

Jesse Hills · Answer 1 · Wed Apr 27 2022 04:25:24 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@leovilela2 If you have the component set up, then it will be included in the event payload to Home Assistant.

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mac: !lambda 'return format_hex(data.bssid, 6);'

Spencer Thayer · Answer 2 · Wed Oct 12 2022 03:04:31 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Pardon my ignorance but does one need a ESP32 board dedicated to capture the wizmote packets or can Home Assistant's ESPHome do that?

nikosandrits · Answer 3 · Wed Apr 12 2023 21:41:59 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Pardon my ignorance but does one need a ESP32 board dedicated to capture the wizmote packets or can Home Assistant's ESPHome do that?

did you manage to find out? I can't wrap my head around how to make this work

PlanetSmasher · Answer 4 · Thu Apr 13 2023 20:51:07 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Just asking:
how to set up the component the correct way?
Is there a guide for beginners like me somewhere?`
I installed the blueprint to my HA Installation > I created a blank ESPHome configuration with my nodeMCU32 and have no button Presses seen here.

#edit: and which format does the mac adress need? AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF; aabbccddeeff or aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff

PlanetSmasher · Answer 5 · Sun Apr 16 2023 17:29:40 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Found it:
We need to install the snippet in the README.md inside of our ESPHome configuration.
I created a PullRequest to get this clarified:
#10

After I installed the new ESP Configuration i could see in the log output of my ESP the MAC from the Wizmote.

It comes as A1.B2.C3.D4.E5.F6 but i converted it to A1B2C3D4E5E6 and added it inside the Blueprint Config
Now I can Control the devices.

zadziu84 · Answer 6 · Sat Nov 11 2023 07:06:35 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@PlanetSmasher

Could You explain how to do it well step by step - for total beginner with esp? Perhaps you could share your remote file "wizmote.yaml" and other things you did.

PlanetSmasher · Answer 7 · Wed Nov 15 2023 01:15:45 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Will sure do.
Maybe this weekend, when i got more time to spare

zadziu84 · Answer 8 · Fri Dec 22 2023 20:21:44 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I'm still waiting patiently :)

PlanetSmasher · Answer 9 · Sat Dec 23 2023 21:19:29 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi,
sorry it took me longer to get a free timeslot.

I try my best to get you started.

This is the way I was doing it. You can adapt it to your style.

I used Home Assistant with the following Addons installed:
- ESPHome

You can edit the Configuration file later with the Buildin Editor of ESPHome or via VSCode or SSH.

Installation of the blueprint

Installation on ESP32 boards (e.g. NodeMCU-ESP32, Wemos D1 mini, and so on...)

In the ESPHome WebUI (Settings -> Add-ons -> ESPHome -> Start WebUI) I started with the Secrets File in the upper right corner.
There I Defined my IoT WiFi for all ESP Devices:

# Your Wi-Fi SSID and password
wifi_ssid: "ExampleWiFi"
wifi_password: "Use-only-secure-Passwords!"

Next, I pressed "New Device" gave it a Name, selected the Processor, Copied the encryption key and opened the new created config file.

On the WiFi Part I use:

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password

After all prefilled configuration parts goes the config from here: ESPHome configuration snippet

Then it is time to plug the esp to the Computer and Install the configuration.
Keep in mind that this will not work with Firefox as only Chrome supports Web Serial. :-( 😢

Getting the MAC from the Wizmote

After the successful installation of the ESP device you can go into the logs and then after the first Part of the device config you can press one button on your Wizmote.

Example output:

INFO ESPHome 2023.12.3
INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/testconfiguration.yaml...
INFO Starting log output from 123.456.789.203 using esphome API
INFO Successfully connected to wiz-test2 @ 123.456.789.203 in 0.024s
INFO Successful handshake with wiz-test2 @ 123.456.789.203 in 0.101s
[13:50:38][I][app:102]: ESPHome version 2023.10.3 compiled on Oct 26 2023, 12:15:19
[13:50:38][C][wifi:546]: WiFi:
[13:50:38][C][wifi:382]:   Local MAC: 12:34:56:78:9A:BC
[13:50:38][C][wifi:383]:   SSID: 'ExampleWiFi'[redacted]
[13:50:38][C][wifi:384]:   IP Address: 123.456.789.203
[13:50:38][C][wifi:386]:   BSSID: 11:22:33:44:55:66[redacted]
[13:50:38][C][wifi:387]:   Hostname: 'testconfiguration'
[13:50:38][C][wifi:389]:   Signal strength: -73 dB ▂▄▆█
[13:50:38][C][wifi:393]:   Channel: 1
[13:50:38][C][wifi:394]:   Subnet: 255.255.248.0
[13:50:38][C][wifi:395]:   Gateway: 123.456.789.1
[13:50:38][C][wifi:396]:   DNS1: 123.456.789.1
[13:50:38][C][wifi:397]:   DNS2: 0.0.0.0
[13:50:38][C][logger:416]: Logger:
[13:50:38][C][logger:417]:   Level: DEBUG
[13:50:38][C][logger:418]:   Log Baud Rate: 115200
[13:50:38][C][logger:420]:   Hardware UART: UART0
[13:50:38][C][copy.sensor:015]: Copy Sensor 'WiFi Signal Percent'
[13:50:38][C][copy.sensor:015]:   Device Class: 'signal_strength'
[13:50:38][C][copy.sensor:015]:   State Class: 'measurement'
[13:50:38][C][copy.sensor:015]:   Unit of Measurement: 'Signal %'
[13:50:38][C][copy.sensor:015]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[13:50:38][C][captive_portal:088]: Captive Portal:
[13:50:38][C][mdns:115]: mDNS:
[13:50:38][C][mdns:116]:   Hostname: testconfiguration
[13:50:38][C][ota:097]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[13:50:38][C][ota:098]:   Address: testconfiguration.local:3232
[13:50:38][C][ota:101]:   Using Password.
[13:50:38][C][api:138]: API Server:
[13:50:38][C][api:139]:   Address: testconfiguration.local:6053
[13:50:38][C][api:141]:   Using noise encryption: YES
[13:50:38][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]: WiFi Signal 'WiFi Signal dB'
[13:50:38][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Device Class: 'signal_strength'
[13:50:38][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   State Class: 'measurement'
[13:50:38][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Unit of Measurement: 'dBm'
[13:50:38][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[13:50:38][C][esp_now:085]: esp_now:
[13:50:40][D][esp_now:072]: mac: 6C.29.90.AA.BB.CC (6), data: 81.FE.07.00.00.20.10.01.07.3E.F2.49.A1 (13)
[13:50:40][D][esp_now:072]: mac: 6C.29.90.AA.BB.CC (6), data: 81.FE.07.00.00.20.10.01.07.3E.F2.49.A1 (13)
[13:50:40][D][esp_now:072]: mac: 6C.29.90.AA.BB.CC (6), data: 81.FE.07.00.00.20.10.01.07.3E.F2.49.A1 (13)
[13:50:43][D][sensor:094]: 'WiFi Signal dB': Sending state -74.00000 dBm with 0 decimals of accuracy
[13:50:43][D][sensor:094]: 'WiFi Signal Percent': Sending state 52.00000 Signal % with 0 decimals of accuracy

And now we can start creating our automation using the Blueprint from the beginning.

zadziu84 · Answer 10 · Sun Dec 24 2023 16:05:39 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi,

Thank you PlanetSmasher for the detailed instructions! Everything is clear except the part about connecting the ESP to the computer. Do you mean opening the remote control and connecting to the motherboard - GND, VCC, TX, RX, DO0 with a programmer (e.g. USB - UART to ESP8266 converter)?

zadziu84 · Answer 11 · Mon Dec 25 2023 15:46:18 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi,
I've figured it out. We need an additional ESP device that will act as a gateway for wizmote. Thank you PlanetSmasher for your tips.