Mibox Socket

The Xiaomi Mibox socket is a simple integration for Home Assistant that turns ON the Mibox without requiring the remote control. It uses the bluetoothctl tool as the base pairing method wrapped in the Pexpect spawning module.

Hardware

It utilizes the default built-in Bluetooth device on the RPI4 to connect to the Xiaomi Mibox. It has not been tested with BT dongles.

Why

While turning the Mibox off can be done easily with an ADB command, turning it ON is only possible with the remote control, because device goes into deep sleep. This component addresses this limitation by using the bluetoothctl bluetooth pair command. Note that this is still just a workaround.

How

Before using the Mibox Socket HA integration, ensure that your RPI is not already paired with the Mibox. If it is, unpair it on the Mibox device itself. Bluetoothctl is used because it needs to scan for devices first. Once the device is found, the pair process can be called. The Pexpect module is used to ensure the sequence is followed in order. It takes about 15 secons to complete the sequence and to wake up Mibox.

Note

Don't use switch while Mibox is ON, or you'll get an paring message on screen. If you do, just cancel the paring.

Home Assistant Setup

1. Copy the content to the custom_components directory.

2. In the configuration.yaml file add:

   switch:
     - platform: mibox_socket
       device:
         mac: "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"

3. Replace "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX" with the Bluetooth MAC of the Mibox.

4. Restart Home Assistant.

5. The component will create a switch.mibox_socket_switch entity. Use it to turn your Mibox ON.