Hubitat for AUS/NZ Chat

@Clarence, @gbrown, @anon61068208 - I don't mean to be rude but maybe you should start a new development thread for this specific AC topic. It'll make it easier for me and others to follow. :slight_smile:

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Agreed

Fair enough. Though it ain't me though. :stuck_out_tongue:

I ain't even got AC.

Whoops, sorry bud.
@jchurch see above . :slight_smile:

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Yeah new house, I lie, i've got a couple of splits, but they don't do much. Have to figure out if I do ducted or just more splits.

Anyway back to our original program of whinging about the products we wish we had in Oz and the stupid pricing we get. Shakes :fist:

Reminds. www.camelcamelcamel.com is a great price monitor for Amazon sales by the way. With black friday coming up, watching a bunch of stuff to see price drops is useful. Especially Hue.

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Continue this @ Smart Air Conditioning System - MyAir by Advantage Air

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It's not just Oz that gets the shaft... I wish we had many of the EU smart home electronics available in the US. EU is way a head in technology then the US.

Hi Scott

Coffee purchased for you. As for the code this is info on the API from the Advantageair documentation:

Important Information

This API is not part of the product purchase and thus comes without any kind of support and without any kind of warranty.

Advantage Air reserve the right to change the API at any time. We will however try and give you advance notice of any changes.

This is the API documentation for the MyPlace system by Advantage Air, this allows third parties to connect and control the airconditioning functions of a MyPlace system within a simple home network.

The Wall Mounted Touch Screen must have the latest versions of the following apps (Apps by Advantage Air) from the Google Play Store:
Android 4 Tablet: AAConfig, AAService and MyPlace.
Android 6 Tablet: TapTap To Wake, AAService and MyPlace.

This API is compatible with MyAir5 and above - after updating the apps as above.
This API does support MyAir+ (up to 4 aircons joined together in one system).

Terminology:

Aircon - one air conditioning unit and associated zones.
Zone - on a ducted aircon a zone is a vent or multiple vents to which the airflow is controlled via a motor.
System - a system is a collection of air conditioners - currently we support up to 4 aircons.
Wall Mounted Touch Screen - the wired android tablet on the wall that controls the system.

1) Connectivity

The Wall Mounted Touch Screen needs to be connected and have a reliable WiFi connection to the router.

We suggest that the router is connected to the internet to allow Google Play Store updates.

2) Discovery

We do not provide a method for discovering the IP address of the Wall Mounted Touch Screen. For the rest of the document we will use 10.0.0.10 as the Wall Mounted Touch Screen IP address.

We suggest that you configure the router to provide the Wall Mounted Touch Screen with a "static" IP address.

3) Read aircon data

Tip: The following commands can be tested using any standard browser.
To get the system data as a single JSON file - use a http GET command on port 2025.
http://10.0.0.10:2025/getSystemData

Here is a heavily edited response to show the relevant data:

{"aircons": { "ac1": { "info": { "constant1":1, - Readonly - Constant zone 1 - the system will decide if this zone needs to be automatically opened to protect the ductwork (0 - disabled) "constant2":2, - Readonly - Constant zone 2 - the system will decide if this zone needs to be automatically opened to protect the ductwork (0 - disabled) "constant3":0, - Readonly - Constant zone 3 - the system will decide if this zone needs to be automatically opened to protect the ductwork (0 - disabled) "countDownToOff": 0, - Number of minutes before the aircon unit switches off (0 - disabled, max 720 minutes) "countDownToOn": 0, - Number of minutes before the aircon unit switches on (0 - disabled, max 720 minutes) "fan": "high", - Fan speed - can be "low", "medium" or "high". Note some aircon units also support "auto". "freshAirStatus": "none", - Fresh Air status - can be set to "on" or "off". Note: not many aircon units have this fitted. "mode": "heat", - Mode - can be "heat", "cool" or "vent". Note some aircon units support "dry". "myZone": 0, - MyZone settings - can be set to any zone that has a temperature sensor (0 - disabled) see Extra information below for more information. "name": "AirconHome", - Name of aircon - max 12 displayed characters "setTemp": 24.0, - Set temperature of the aircon unit (min 16 - max 32) - this will show the MyZone set temperature if a MyZone is set. "state": "on" - Aircon unit state - whether the unit is "on" or "off". }, "zones": { "z01": { "name": "FREEGGVFUX", - Name of zone - max 12 displayed characters "setTemp": 25.0, - Set temperature of the zone (min 16 - max 32) - only valid when Zone type > 0. "state": "open", - State of the zone - can be "open" or "close". Note: that the "type": 0, - Readonly - Zone type - 0 means percentage (use value to change), any other number means it's temperature control, use setTemp. "value": 20 - Percentage value of zone (min 5 - max 100, increments of 5)- only valid when Zone type = 0. } } }},"system":{ "name":"MyPlaceSystem", - Name of system - max 12 displayed characters "needsUpdate":false, - If true, you need to prompt user to update the apps on the Wall Mounted Touch Screen "noOfAircons":1 - Number of aircon units - this can be 0-4.}}

4) Sending a command to a single aircon

Tip: The following commands can be tested using any standard browser.
The set command uses a subset of the JSON structure from the getSystem command. However each command can only target one aircon unit. If you have multiple aircons you will have to send one command message per aircon.

Note: Receive a valid change request, we transmit empty "{}" until the state change is confirmed by our hardware and reflected in the json, this can take up to 4 seconds.

Example aircon unit commands:

To set the first aircon (ac1) state on or off use the following:

http://10.0.0.10:2025/setAircon?json={"ac1":{"info":{"state":"on"}}}http://10.0.0.10:2025/setAircon?json={"ac1":{"info":{"state":"off"}}}
To set the second aircon (ac2) mode to heating (heat) use the following:

http://10.0.0.10:2025/setAircon?json={"ac2":{"info":{"mode":"heat"}}}
You can also combine messages, so to set aircon ac1 to state=on and mode=cool

http://10.0.0.10:2025/setAircon?json={"ac1":{"info":{"state":"on","mode":"cool"}}}
Example zone commands:

To set the first aircon (ac1), second zone (z2) state to open.

http://10.0.0.10:2025/setAircon?json={ac1:{"zones":{"z2":{"state":"open"}}}}
To set the third aircon (ac3), tenth zone (z10) value to 80%.

http://10.0.0.10:2025/setAircon?json={ac1:{"zones":{"z10":{"value":80}}}}
To set the second aircon (ac2), eighth zone (z8) value to 24 degrees.

http://10.0.0.10:2025/setAircon?json={ac2:{"zones":{"z8":{"setTemp":24}}}}

Example aircon unit and zone commands:

For a combination of settings you can use the one command

http://10.0.0.10:2025/setAircon?json={ac1:{"info":{"state":"on","mode":"cool"},"zones":{"z10":{"value":80}}}}}

5) Extra information

i) MyZone - temperature control can be setup by the installer on most units in two modes - MyZone or Return Air mode. Unfortunately you can't change this setting dynamically and each has their own advantages and disadvantages.

{"info": {"myZone": 0}} - Return Air mode the aircon unit makes decisions based on the temperature of the air returning to the unit, so the bias is on the air returning to the Return Air Grill.

{"info": {"myZone": 1-10}} - In MyZone mode the aircon unit makes decisions based on the temperature of the MyZone, the bias is on the MyZone temperature.

If MyZone is enabled, one zone must be set as the MyZone, this zone cannot be closed and is fixed at 100% open all the time. The MyZone can only be set to a zone with a temperature sensor

Mate there's another thread for this now here so best to move this over Smart Air Conditioning System - MyAir by Advantage Air

Ok all good

Delete that post blair and when you paste code please use the Preformatted text markdown.

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Hello, I ordered a few Ikea Tradfri repeaters as they're now available here and received them a couple of days ago. Has anyone else got any Aus ones yet and have they had any luck with them?

They don't seem to be 'doing' anything. I reset them and paired them fine to Hubitat, but they don't seem to be helping with the repeating. Now, as before, I have a working test lamp I walk around the house with and it always stops working when I get into the front room (Hub is at the other end of the house), even though I now have repeaters criss crossing across the house- even beyond where I'm trying to get the lamp to work. The repeater manual says 10m range in open air and I have them at much less than that, albeit indoors.

I was reading some posts from those in the US or UK and I saw mentioned it can take a day or so for them to connect and start working properly. Mine have been 24 hrs and no difference.

On the devices page under Last Activity, it is blank. Not sure if this is a sign or not? Should I rebuild my mesh network in the spiral/ web fashion or connect repair all devices starting with the repeaters? Any clues would be much appreciated :slight_smile:
Cheers

The lamp you are walking around with will take a while to find the best route, just leave it where you need it. Put this into your browser http://xx.x.x.xxx/hub/zigbee/getChildAndRouteInfo , replace the xx.x.x.xxx with your HE IP and it will give you the routing table. Leave it for a day and watch it work itself out. Here's mine, it changes throughout the day as devices get better connections from different repeaters. The highlighted ones are the IKEA Repeaters, you can see only one is being used at the moment but others will kick in and out as devices pick better routes.

Cheers
Steve

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Thank you for the fast reply steveff! I will give that a go asap and report back. Cheers

This is my current routing info, with repeaters highlighted. I'm not yet sure how to read this properly, but as I see repeaters 1, 2, and 3 (currently the only ones plugged in), then I feel that means they are in fact there and at least being recognised, if not repeating. There is a 'large bulb' in the front room which has been there for a couple of days alongside the Contact Sensor Tester, which also doesn't work in the front room. I'm going to look more into these routing tables. Thanks

Have a read of this :slight_smile:

https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=Zigbee_Logs

Cheers
Steve

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Philips Hue on Sale - Amazon

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aldi have some wifi smart things coming up for sale

Had a look at their stuff yesterday, seems pretty closed system. Couldn't see anyone confirming for tuya or HomeAssistant use either.

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always hard to tell from the catalogue, good scouting !