Intesis integration for HVAC units

yannick00000 · September 20, 2019, 8:06pm

Hi everyone,

First post, I wish this would be a basic/simple question but here it goes. I need to integrate a Daikin system (6 wall units + 1 common compressor/condensor)

Daikin and many other manufacturers of HVAC units use the Intesis gateway that uses Wifi or Bacnet to connect to Control4, Vera, Fibaro, Savant, etc.) This gateway connects most brands of AC units on the market. I've looked everywhere but I can't find anyone within the Hubitat/Smarthings community that has a solution for connecting to this gateway. I know that on Smarthings, some of the units could work with some code from Bendews. [RELEASE] Daikin WiFi Split System v1.4.1 - Community Created Device Types - SmartThings Community
but I have no idea if this thing could work or could even be ported to Hubitat.

Here Intesis's web page on how to make a device handler (I Think)

https://www.intesisbox.com/en/daikin-ascii-wifi-vrv-dk-rc-wmp-1/gateway/

zenblom · September 20, 2019, 8:45pm

I have a Panasonic HVAC with the Intesis Wifi Interface. Control is accessible through their mobile app or the socket based cloud API.

I’ve written a custom driver for the IntesisHome Cloud based API and are able to control my unit as a thermostat in Hubitat. Don’t know if your gateway is using the same API endpoints but I can share the code if you want to test.

yannick00000 · September 20, 2019, 9:21pm

Hi zenblom,

Yes, I would be very interested, thank-you !

yannick00000 · September 24, 2019, 6:51pm

Hi Zenblom, did you find the code you were telling about ?

thanks

Yannick

zenblom · September 24, 2019, 7:50pm

Hi!

Sorry totally forgot about this...

To be sure, the driver i wrote is using the IntesisHome cloud mobile API. If you don't use it my driver won't do you any good besides perhaps show how to connect to a socket API.

So, are you able to control your unit with the IntesisHome mobile app?

mike · September 26, 2019, 5:12am

Are you able to share the driver. I am getting an air conditioner installed that has this option, and I'd love to be able to integrated into hubitat.

dennismurphy831 · October 7, 2019, 9:06pm

I'd also love to try this driver out. If you could share it that'd be awesome! Thanks!

christopheroreo · October 20, 2019, 1:52pm

Me too.. saw this over at home assistant. Looks interesting. But I've also got no idea
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/intesishome-wifi-ac-control/5172

sruty9 · December 9, 2019, 5:16am

Has anyone got this working? i would love to add my HVAC with HE.

nh.schottfam · April 5, 2020, 1:06am

Here is what I use for intesisHome

App
intesis_connect.groovy - App to connect (and it will create devices if drivers below are installed)

Devices
intesis_telnet.groovy - communication driver
intesishome.groovy - thermostat device

Install device (HE console -> Drivers Code)
Install connect app (HE console -> Apps Code)
Create new app. (HE console -> Apps -> +Add User App. (select IntesisHomeConnect)

enter your intesis username and password -> then hit done
This should create the needed devices.

There are 3 files in this gist.

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/imnotbob/310d9dde3a25cb17a243451445eb3ae2

intesis_connect.groovy

/**
 * IntesisHome Connect
 *
 * Author: ERS
 *       based off device work by Martin Blomgren
 * Last update: 2019-12-14
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 'License'); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy
 * of the License at:

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intesis_telnet.groovy

/**
 *  Intesis Telnet 0.1
 *
 * Author: ERS
 *       based off device work by Martin Blomgren
 * Last update: 2019-12-14
 *
 * Thanks to James Nimmo for the massive work with the Python IntesisHome module
 * (https://github.com/jnimmo/pyIntesisHome)
 *

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intesishome.groovy

/**
 *  Intesis HVAC 0.1
 *
 * Author: ERS
 *       based off device work by Martin Blomgren
 * Last update: 2020-3-25
 *
 * Thanks to James Nimmo for the massive work with the Python IntesisHome module
 * (https://github.com/jnimmo/pyIntesisHome)
 *

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christopheroreo · May 17, 2020, 3:39pm

thankyou very much nh.schottfam works great..

nh.schottfam · May 18, 2020, 3:13am

See here for current integration release

dandiodati · May 30, 2020, 8:32am

Hi I installed the drive drivers and the app and seems like it has issues in the logs complains about some nullpointer exceptions when getting some responses. Is there any updates to this code?

dandiodati · March 15, 2021, 8:32am

No one else using this code still?

Also there is now official apis too any integration?

nh.schottfam · March 15, 2021, 11:56am

So which integration are you referring to? If it is in the other thread, you should have the discussion there. I use regularly the integration I listed a couple notes back.

cookiewald · March 30, 2021, 10:59am

Hi all,

First post, please be kind

I'm just considering now which Intesis model to get for my AC.
I saw there are two options, AC Cloud Control, and Home Automation Interface.

If I understand correctly, the integrations here are for the Cloud control version. But the Home Automation version seems preferable as it can be ran locally. Am I understanding this correctly? Or should I stick with the Cloud version so that I can use this integration and have their cloud service to fall back on if things don't work as planed?
Does anyone know if there is an integration for the Home Automation version?

P.S: I find it very annoying that they separate the products... no real reason for it not to be one product that can run in both modes.

nh.schottfam · March 30, 2021, 12:31pm

Yes, this is written for the cloud version. This is also how their mobile app works on your phone.