Simplest Switchbot Command

switchbot-cmd.md

switchbot-cmd.py

Simplest Switchbot Command

Installation

It tested on Raspberry Pi Zero W with Raspbian Stretch.

$ sudo apt-get install python-pip libglib2.0-dev bluez-tools
$ sudo pip install bluepy
$ sudo hciconfig hci0 down
$ sudo btmgmt le on
$ sudo hciconfig hci0 up

Usage

$ wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/mugifly/a29f34df7de8960d72245fcb124513c7/raw/switchbot-cmd.py
$ chmod u+x switchbot-cmd.py

$ sudo hcitool lescan

$ ./switchbot-cmd.py ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff on
$ ./switchbot-cmd.py ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff off
$ ./switchbot-cmd.py ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff press

switchbot-cmd.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# Simplest Switchbot Command
# https://gist.github.com/mugifly/77e5ba2a2f1186bb7d494a90d4317695
# Thanks to https://gist.github.com/aerialist/163a5794e95ccd28dc023161324009ed

import sys
import binascii
from bluepy.btle import Peripheral

if len(sys.argv) != 3:
    print '[Usage] python %s ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff MODE' % sys.argv[0]
    print '\nMODE: on, off, press'
    print '\nYou can get a MAC address of Switchbot, with using $ sudo hcitool lescan'
    quit(1)

mac = sys.argv[1]
mode = sys.argv[2]

print 'Connecting... ' + mac
p = Peripheral(mac, 'random')
hand_service = p.getServiceByUUID('cba20d00-224d-11e6-9fb8-0002a5d5c51b')
hand = hand_service.getCharacteristics('cba20002-224d-11e6-9fb8-0002a5d5c51b')[0]

if mode == 'on':
    print 'On'
    hand.write(binascii.a2b_hex('570101'))
elif mode == 'off':
    print 'Off'
    hand.write(binascii.a2b_hex('570102'))
elif mode == 'press':
    print 'Press'
    hand.write(binascii.a2b_hex('570100'))

p.disconnect()

Hey thanks for this.

I want to ask you is it possible to add the press function for some duration? So with the press command but hold it for 2 minutes before it returns to it normal position?

I want to ask you is it possible to add the press function for some duration? So with the press command but hold it for 2 minutes before it returns to it normal position?

Send 5701037804, where 0x78 = 120s.
https://github.com/OpenWonderLabs/python-host/wiki/Bot-BLE-open-API#0x01-execute-an-action

I added open/close for curtains here:
https://github.com/vogler/smart-home/blob/413ef14068d6d8270cfaac921117d98eec0be69b/switchbot.py#L31-L36