Somfy_Remote_Lib VS Arduino-AppleMIDI-Library

I use an Arduino running this, a CC1101 RF module and a bit of python on a Pi to plug it into MQTT to control my Somfy blinds. I think you can run it on an ESP instead and skip the Pi, but I already had a Pi controlling some wired curtains so I just added the Arduino to that.

I send serial commands over the usb cable from a raspberry pi running home assistant. A good start is here. If you have a physical remote that already works it’s really easy to pair the software remote.

I'm fiddling with Somfy_Remote_Lib. I want to have 2 remotes on the same ESP with the same emitter. That should be totally feasible and the lib is actually supposed to support that.

I'll post the whole thing in a separate message. I've already modified it a little, because there seems to be a quirk in the rtpMIDI implementation that seems to not send a second MIDI message if two of the same type are sent in sequence in the program. Even a few milliseconds delay between them seems to fix it. Here's the github link to the original.

Changing the order of libraries didn't change anything. BUT with that in mind, I tried disabling one of the libraries I wasn't using at the moment: AppleMIDI. The flashing mostly stopped. It flashed for a few times in the beginning, and then stopped almost completely.

Just a thought, in a future build you could go totally wireless (theoretically) if you use: - an ESP8266 or ESP32 with wireless MIDI and - MIDI mixer on Windows.

Just FYI, network MIDI is a thing and you may want to look into it if you haven't before.

As a bonus, the controller I'm using (ESP-01) also has Wi-Fi, so I added on the AppleMIDI library for receiving wireless MIDI (and sending, too, if I so choose). As a final touch I added VirtuinoCM to switch between 3 modes: - MIDI-response - some generic animations - manual colour control.

This is the sketch that worked for me pretty much out of the box. Mac OS has built-in support for Wi-Fi MIDI, but in Windows you'll need to install rtpMIDI. Once the Arduino sketch is loaded and running, rtpMIDI is installed, and both the computer and ESP32 are connected to the same network, the ESP32 should show up in the rtpMIDI control panel.