Python A-OK AM43 Blinds Motor Control

A-OK AM43 Blinds Drive BTLE control from a Raspberry Pi (Zero W)

Configure the AM43 Blinds Drive with the app on your phone. Make sure you set the beginning (0%) and endpoint (100%).

This python3 script provides an <number 0-100>, Open, Close and CheckStatus command. It returns a JSON string with all info.

Install the script and ini file in path "/A-OK_AM43_Blind_Drive/" or change the "inifilepath" parameter in the script and the path in below example service file. Otherwise it cannot find the ini file with your blind mac address(es) and the service wont start. Run the script with Python3! If you get the following error you are probably running the script with Python 2:
File "AOK-AM43.py", line 57
print("ERROR: Cannot find ini file: " + inifilepath + "! Correct the path in this script or put the ini file in the correct directory. Exiting", flush=True)
^

How to get the MAC Addresses:
Give the blind controller(s) a proper name in the app on your phone, exit the app and then run “blescan” on your raspberry. The MAC addresses should be visible for all your blind controllers within range.

I have created a service for it with the following:
sudo tee -a /lib/systemd/system/AOK-AM43.service <<EOF
[Unit]
Description = AOK-AM43 Web service
After = network-online.target
Wants = network-online.target

[Service]
User = root
Group = root
Type = simple
ExecStart = /usr/bin/python3 /A-OK_AM43_Blind_Drive/AOK-AM43.py
Restart = on-failure
RestartSec = 30

[Install]
WantedBy = multi-user.target
EOF

systemctl enable AOK-AM43.service
systemctl daemon-reload
service AOK-AM43 status

To Do list (time is not my best friend, so be patient please):

• MQTT support

Created a simple python script with a Flask Webservice which you can provide a <number 0-100> (set percentage yourself), "Open" (0%), Close (100%) or CheckStatus command so you can give youre Home Automation access to them. BLE seems not too reliable so I had to write some more code for fault handling.

HTTP Get commands:
curl -i http://localhost:5000/AM43BlindsAction/"Action" --> For the default setup
curl -i http://localhost:5000/AM43BlindsAction/"Action"/"DeviceGroup" --> For the devicegroup setup you can specify in the ini file

"Action" options:
number 0-100 --> Set blinds to position wanted
Open --> Opening blinds
Close --> Closing blinds
CheckStatus --> Get battery status, current position and light in %

Have fun with it :-) -Bas

PS: Blinds drivers I have bought (Ask for an EU power adapter when you need to):

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4000025499519.html

-Special thanks to Richard Taylor for providing me several pieces of code to get to this-