Dock
The YIO Dock charges the remote and functions as an IR receiver and blaster.
YIO Dock Hardware
- USB-C connector (works with all chargers that adhering the USB-C Standard)
- IR-Receiver (located at the top, let you learn IR codes)
- 4 IR LEDs (can emit RAW & Pronto HEX IR codes)
- headphone jack (IR Extender can be connected in parallel to this Port)
Powering the YIO dock
The YIO dock has an USB-C connector and works with power supplies adhering to the USB-C standard. Make sure you use a power supply that can do 3A @ 5V.
IR capabilities
There are 4 IR LEDs and one IR receiver on the top of the dock. There is a headphone jack for connecting IR extenders. This jack is connected in parallel with the 4 IR LEDs and also has a 51 ohm resistor.
RAW and Pronto code formats are supported for IR sending.
Explanation of dock light
During setup
| State | Light |
|---|---|
| Needs setup | Blinking (1s) |
| Connecting to WiFi | Blinking (0.2s) |
| Connection successful | Three quick blinks (0.1s) |
Normal usage
| State | Light |
|---|---|
| Battery low | Blink every 4s |
| Battery charging | Pulsing |
| Battery fully charged | Constant light |
| Otherwise | No light |
Update firmware
Download the firmware from: github.com/YIO-Remote/dock-software/releases
You can use ESPHome-Flasher to update the firmware via USB or use curl to perform an OTA update. Navigate to the extracted zip file and run the following command:
curl -F "file=@firmware.bin" http://yio-dock-something.local/update
Of course replace the address with the IP address or hostname of your YIO dock. You will see the dock LED blink during the update process.
❗️ The OTA update method might not work with the Kickstarter units. Please use the USB flash method instead.
It might happen that the dock forgets the WiFi credentials. In this case you need to send them over via Bluetooth. The WiFi access point was removed due to stability issues.
Connect to the dock via Bluetooth and send the following json via the
Bluetooth serial interface:
{
"ssid": "your_ssid",
"password": "your_wifi_password"
}
After this the dock should connect to your network again.
Send WiFi credentials over Bluetooth (Mac)
You can connect to the dock from your Mac via Bluetooth. Go to System preferences/Bluetooth and wait for the dock to show up. For best results make sure the dock is close to your Mac, the closer the better. It might take a couple of minutes to show up. If it won’t show up, you can try the following:
- Click in the area where devices should show up
- Turn Bluetooth off/on on your Mac
- Go back to System preferences main menu and then enter Bluetooth settings again
When it’s there, click on connect. After this a device should show up in
/dev/. After that you can just echo to that device:
echo "{\"ssid\":\"your_ssid\", \"password\":\"your_password\"}" > /dev/cu.YIO-something
Don’t forget to escape the " as it’s shown above.