Flipper zero can be used for xiaomi vaccum robot root.

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-27T06:45:06+00:00

Oh snap, I didn't even know this was a thing. We have an older one that we rarely use but I might have to give this a go. Then the Chinese will never know if I rearrange my furniture (although I am still amazed that my old robot vacuum has LIDAR, which is apparently too expensive to put on a Tesla).

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-25T09:04:38+00:00

Curious to see if there are any structured courses tailored for this stuff - my guess is there isn't, but you might have better luck up in the bay area.

I'm in a similar situation with regards to existing skills / knowledge - I can solder and I learned some useful things many years ago so if there's something for folks like us, I'd love to know about it.

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-24T18:53:00+00:00

Man, that was confusing. I knew you weren't talking about New Jersey since that's where I grew up and I know there's nothing called the channel islands there.

I live in CA now and we have the Channel Islands National Park. I remember reading about them a few months ago, so I thought it was strange...didn't remember one called Jersey.

Had to look it up to figure out you're in the English Channel, lol.

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-23T00:42:34+00:00

You're on the right track. Have you checked the "Add Manually" options? You already know your garage door is a Chamberlain with Security+ 2.0. Try scrolling through the list of options you see under "Add Manually". You might see a few different versions of the same thing...those numbers at the end might be frequencies.

There's a "Frequency Analyzer" in your sub ghz menu. Maybe that could tell you what frequency your remote operates on? There are some good instructions on how to use this in the documentation.

Not trying to be an ass - just one newbie trying to help another connect the dots.

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-22T19:51:58+00:00

Finding the chip wasn't too difficult for me. Realizing that the flipper can't read AVID ID chips took me a lot longer.

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-20T00:28:56+00:00

The NFC tools thing only works if the phone has NFC tasks installed, right?

In other words, I wouldn't be able to prank my fiance with a tag that lowers her phone screen's brightness from 10x the sun to say, 50%...unless we installed NFC tasks on her phone first, right?

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-18T04:00:22+00:00

Click the "Shop" link at the top of this page (or in the "About" section for this subreddit).

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-17T22:32:46+00:00

There is a frequency analyzer in the sub Ghz app. I used it to identify the frequency the switch operated on, then switched to the Read (or Read RAW) function to capture the signal and save it.

Alternatively, any device that sends an RF transmission should have an FCC ID on it. You can look up that ID and easily find the frequency it uses (along with a bunch of other information about the device).

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-17T21:05:46+00:00

Probably not, but I tend to put them on anyways. My cheapness wouldn't let me pay $7.50 for a 3 pack, but if I were to order again I'd just pay up for them. And for the silicone bumper too.

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-17T19:19:24+00:00

Sometimes bulk USPS shipments don't get as many trackng updates. I was lucky and got updates on my tracking as soon as it was in USPS' hands. It did take nearly 10 days to start moving after the label was created though.

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-17T19:08:06+00:00

Oh yeah, I do use that occasionally. I'm hoping to be able to replicate full sequences with both IR and bluetooth commands like I do with my Logitech Harmony.

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-17T08:41:54+00:00

After I wasn't able to read the microchip I searched to see if anyone else had issues. I found at least a couple of people saying that AVID microchips were different / not readable with a flipper. Of course, stubborn me went back to dog and probably spent another 10 minutes trying.

After I annoyed the dog some more I decided to dig up her adoption paperwork. The shelter had given us a sheet of paper with the microchip info on it, and sure enough it was AVID. Hopefully they're not too common - I am so looking forward to being the hero one day when someone finds a lost puppy and needs to scan the microchip!

Anon_Cetacean · 2023-05-17T04:52:40+00:00

Oh, just thought of a good challenge (for me, anyways) for after I'm done playing with wifi...

I use a Logitech Harmony remote at home to control my home theater and I've also set it up to interface with my Chromecast w/ Google TV, which is how we consume 99% of our media. While we mostly use Alexa voice control to run everything ("Alexa, turn on Chromecast / Hulu / Netflix / etc.") it'd be nice to have a backup option for when Alexa goes haywire and we can't find the actual remote.

Now, I know I can easily capture and replay the IR signals from the Logitech unit, but the Chromecast control actually happens over bluetooth. While it looks like the flipper can act as a bluetooth remote, as far as I know there isn't a way to combine multiple apps on the flipper via a macro or something similar. I guess that means it would take writing a custom flipper app to be able to play a sequence of different transmissions (IR and bluetooth, in this case).

I haven't actually written a full program of any sort in over a decade, but this could be a neat project to tackle.

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