Broadlink RM Mini 3 WiFi Smart Home Hub for IR Automation

Geo B: I bought the Broadlink Mini 3 to automatically start and stop my rear screen video projector for Halloween and Christmas projection show in my front window. I bought this device not really knowing if it would actually do the desired job. I was happy to learn that this IR blaster allowed me to connect a non-listed video projector and map all the IR remote control buttons to the Mini 3. From there, I was able to define 2 "scenes"; one to turn on the projector, wait 10 seconds for it to boot up, then define the button sequence to start the desired video from a USB thumbdrive. The other scene turns off the video projector with transmission of 2 button presses of the power button. Each of these "scenes" are started independently at a specific time every day. Once setup, the Broadlink iPhone app is pretty intuitive. Also, the "scenes" are saved to the cloud thus you do not have to have your phone or app running for the automation to work. However, the only setup "hiccup" I ran into was not knowing what "type of device" is the Mini 3 considered in the app. In the Broadlink app, the mini3 is considered a "remote control". From there you can scroll down and find the Mini 3 and complete the...

United States on Oct 23, 2023

Nelhi LunaNelhi Luna: Funciona a la perfección.

United States on Oct 15, 2023

dboyd: This is a great form factor for a small room. Unfortunately, it won’t connect to google WiFi because you can’t isolate the 2.4ghz on the router with iOS. Can’t speak to how it works due to this but it looks nice and with a different router I think I would have liked it.

United States on Aug 19, 2023

Amazon Customer: Tried setup using my iphone 13 pro max. Downloaded broadlink app. It kept getting stuck at recognizing device. Tried for about 2hours. Based on online reviews, switched and used ipad instead and it worked immediately. Also read online if your wifi has special chars in password, it might not work. Mapped my projector screen and inturn I am able to control via alexa. Tried connecting my denon receiver avr-x6700h, it didnt work. May be I am missing something or this isnt meant for that.

United States on Jun 12, 2023

shawn mcColman: I thought I would be able to say Alexa, skip ads and it'd play whatever.
I have the feeling that someone needs to simplify the RM4.
Not being able to read the temperature or humidity from the device sucks.

Canada on May 12, 2023

Eric: For some reason Broadlink has several apps in the (Android) app store. It's not intuitively obvious which to use for the RM Mini 3 or any Universal Remote.

*** Use the Intelligent Home Center (IHC) app. ***

With this device and app you can create what it calls "scenes" which are a series of remote commands like "home button" + "right button" + "enter button". If you can execute a series of remote button clicks to do something you can make a scene of it. On my Samsung (RU9000), "home+right+enter" is "switch to xbox" and "home+right+right+enter" is "switch to Roku".

All of that is warm up testing. My ultimate plan is to use this in with my mother's TV and Spectrum cable box to be able to change inputs, volume, and channels when I visit next month. She constantly loses remotes, can't see the buttons, or lacks the finger strength to use these stupid cable company remotes. She can talk to Alexa though. However, since cable boxes are generally crap and all work a little differently, I don't know if it'll work. I'll update later.

One tip: If you use the wrong app and create scenes in it, then delete all of them before moving to the IHC app. The Alexa skill saw...

United States on Feb 21, 2023

Amit kumar: The media could not be loaded.  Although It's stops working sometime but work for me i use this device to operate my tv , ac with IR blaster feature and my electronic gate lock by RF blaster feature . Rf feature does not support Alexa echo device . Initially I had some difficulty in setting it up.But later it started working fine.

India on Dec 12, 2022

Carole Belisle: Il n'y a pas d'explications en français...

Canada on Nov 10, 2022

A.Ilangovan: Working range is
very low

India on Sep 14, 2021

Cliente de Amazon: Funciona bien pues detecta los dispositivos, pero no me permite generar gestos que Alexa los pueda reconocer independientemente como apagar y encender, potencia y rotación, son algunos ejemplos, así que básicamente Alexa solo reconoce una sola acción para mis equipos "apagar" o "encender".

Mexico on Jun 17, 2021