How to use the broadlink.a1 function in broadlink

device = configure_device(device, topic_prefix + mqtt_subprefix)
            devices_dict[mqtt_subprefix] = device
        return devices_dict
    elif device_type == 'test':
        return configure_device(TestDevice(cf), topic_prefix)
    else:
        host = (cf.get('device_host'), 80)
        mac = bytearray.fromhex(cf.get('device_mac').replace(':', ' '))
        if device_type == 'rm':
            device = broadlink.rm(host=host, mac=mac, devtype=0x2712)
        elif device_type == 'sp1':
            device = broadlink.sp1(host=host, mac=mac, devtype=0)
        elif device_type == 'sp2':
            device = broadlink.sp2(host=host, mac=mac, devtype=0x2711)
        elif device_type == 'a1':
            device = broadlink.a1(host=host, mac=mac, devtype=0x2714)
        elif device_type == 'mp1':
            device = broadlink.mp1(host=host, mac=mac, devtype=0x4EB5)
        elif device_type == 'dooya':
            device = broadlink.dooya(host=host, mac=mac, devtype=0x4E4D)
        elif device_type == 'bg1':
            device = broadlink.bg1(host=host, mac=mac, devtype=0x51E3)
        else:
            logging.error('Incorrect device configured: ' + device_type)
            sys.exit(2)
        return configure_device(device, topic_prefix)

print ("Error writing settings file: %s" % e)
            restoreSettings()
    else:
        devices = []
    if settings.DevList:
        for devname in settings.DevList:
            if Dev[devname,'Type'] == 'RM' or Dev[devname,'Type'] == 'RM2':
                device = broadlink.rm((Dev[devname,'IPAddress'], 80), Dev[devname,'MACAddress'], Dev[devname,'Device'])
            if Dev[devname,'Type'] == 'MP1':
                device = broadlink.mp1((Dev[devname,'IPAddress'], 80), Dev[devname,'MACAddress'], Dev[devname,'Device'])
            if Dev[devname,'Type'] == 'SP1':
                device = broadlink.sp1((Dev[devname,'IPAddress'], 80), Dev[devname,'MACAddress'], Dev[devname,'Device'])
            if Dev[devname,'Type'] == 'SP2':
                device = broadlink.sp2((Dev[devname,'IPAddress'], 80), Dev[devname,'MACAddress'], Dev[devname,'Device'])
            if Dev[devname,'Type'] == 'A1':
                device = broadlink.a1((Dev[devname,'IPAddress'], 80), Dev[devname,'MACAddress'], Dev[devname,'Device'])
            if Dev[devname,'Type'] == 'HYSEN':
                device = broadlink.hysen((Dev[devname,'IPAddress'], 80), Dev[devname,'MACAddress'], Dev[devname,'Device'])
            if Dev[devname,'Type'] == 'S1C':
                device = broadlink.S1C((Dev[devname,'IPAddress'], 80), Dev[devname,'MACAddress'], Dev[devname,'Device'])
            if Dev[devname,'Type'] == 'DOOYA':
                device = broadlink.dooya((Dev[devname,'IPAddress'], 80), Dev[devname,'MACAddress'], Dev[devname,'Device'])
            device.timeout = Dev[devname,'Timeout']
            if not devname in DeviceByName:
                device.hostname = devname
                device.auth()
                devices.append(device)
                print ("%s: Read %s on %s (%s)" % (devname, device.type, str(device.host[0]), device.mac))
            DeviceByName[devname] = device
    return { "port": serverPort, "listen": listen_address, "timeout": GlobalTimeout }

def _connect(self):
        import broadlink

        self._device = broadlink.a1((self.ip_addr, 80), self.mac_addr, None)
        self._device.timeout = self.timeout