Hi, continuing this thread from years ago, since I added a Midea U-shaped to the house and really want to figure this out. Any ideas how to get Thermostat Controller to turn the A/C on?
I expect to see command-setThermostatMode(“cool”) when the Controller isn’t time-restricted, but I don’t. I only see “off” when the time restriction kicks in. What logs would be helpful to investigate further?
How is the AC connected to Hubitat? I connect my Midea U-shape AC through the local wifi HA integration and HADB.
If by chance that is how you are connecting it, you might want to use the HADB driver I modified for it.
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Change history:
0.1 - ritchierich - initial version
2.4 - Yves Mercier - Modified healthCheck handling
2.7 - Yves Mercier - Add support for presets
2.8 - mluck - corrected typo
2.12 - Yves Mercier - Add presets by name
2.14 - Yves Mercier - Add support for humidity setting
2.17 - cburgess - Modifed for Midea MAW12V1QWT U-Shaped AC, using the Midea Smart AC via LAN HACS integration in HA. Changed the name to HADB Midea Component AC
Thermostat, added correct mode and fan commands, and added thermostatOperatingState attribute for dashboard tile, with a choice for the fan_only
mode to be "fan only" or "idle", for operatingState, which is set from the thermostatMode value when it updates or is changed.
*/
metadata
{
definition(name: 'HADB Midea Component AC Thermostat', namespace: 'community', author: 'community')
{
capability 'Actuator'
capability 'Sensor'
capability 'TemperatureMeasurement'
capability 'Thermostat'
capability 'RelativeHumidityMeasurement'
capability 'Refresh'
capability "Health Check"
}
preferences
{
input name: "logEnable", type: "bool", title: "Enable debug logging", defaultValue: true
input name: "txtEnable", type: "bool", title: "Enable descriptionText logging", defaultValue: true
input name: "fanOnlyState", type: "enum", title: "thermostatOperatingState for fan_only", description: "operating state value to use", defaultValue: "fan only", options:["fan only","idle"]
}
command "setPreset", [[name: "preset", type: "STRING", description: "Preset"]]
command "setHumidity", [[name: "humiditySetpoint", type: "NUMBER", description: "Humidity setpoint"]]
command "fanOnly"
command "dry"
command "fanSilent"
command "fanLow"
command "fanMedium"
command "fanHigh"
command "fanMax"
command "setThermostatOperatingState", [[name:"thermostatOperatingState",type:"ENUM", description:"Thermostat operatingState to set", constraints:["fan only","idle","cooling","dry","auto","off"]]]
command "setThermostatMode", [[name:"thermostatMode",type:"ENUM", description:"Thermostat mode to set", constraints:["fan_only","dry","cool","auto","off"]]]
command "setThermostatFanMode", [[name:"thermostatFanMode",type:"ENUM", description:"Fan Mode to set", constraints:["silent","low","medium","high","auto","max"]]]
attribute "healthStatus", "enum", ["offline", "online"]
attribute "supportedThermostatFanModes", "JSON_OBJECT"
attribute "supportedThermostatModes", "JSON_OBJECT"
attribute "supportedPresets", "string"
attribute "currentPreset", "string"
attribute "maxHumidity", "number"
attribute "minHumidity", "number"
attribute "humiditySetpoint", "number"
attribute "thermostatOperatingState", "string"
}
void installed() {
log.info "Installed..."
device.updateSetting("txtEnable",[type:"bool",value:true])
refresh()
}
void updated() {
log.info "Updated..."
if (logEnable) runIn(1800,logsOff)
sendEvent(name: "supportedThermostatModes", value: '["fan_only","dry","cool","auto","off"]')
}
void uninstalled() {
log.info "${device} driver uninstalled"
}
void parse(String description) { log.warn "parse(String description) not implemented" }
void parse(List<Map> description) {
description.each {
if (it.name in ["thermostatMode", "temperature", "thermostatFanMode", "thermostatSetpoint", "coolingSetpoint", "heatingSetpoint", "supportedThermostatModes", "supportedThermostatFanModes", "supportedPresets", "currentPreset", "healthStatus", "maxHumidity", "minHumidity", "humidity", "humiditySetpoint"]) {
if (txtEnable) log.info it.descriptionText
sendEvent(it)
}
if (it.name == "thermostatMode") {
setThermostatOperatingState(it.value)
}
}
}
void off() {
parent?.componentOff(this.device)
sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: "off")
}
void refresh() {
parent?.componentRefresh(this.device)
}
void setCoolingSetpoint(BigDecimal temperature) {
parent?.componentSetCoolingSetpoint(this.device, temperature)
}
void setHeatingSetpoint(BigDecimal temperature) {
parent?.componentSetHeatingSetpoint(this.device, temperature)
}
void setThermostatMode(String thermostatMode) {
parent?.componentSetThermostatMode(this.device, thermostatMode)
if (thermostatMode == "heat_cool") {sendEvent(name: "thermostatMode", value: "auto")}
setThermostatOperatingState(thermostatMode)
}
void setThermostatOperatingState(String thermostatMode) {
if (logEnable) log.debug "setThermostatOperatingState called with ${thermostatMode}"
if (thermostatMode != null) {
if (thermostatMode == "cool") {sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: "cooling")}
else if (thermostatMode == "fan_only") {sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: fanOnlyState)} // set in prefrences
else if (thermostatMode == "dry") {sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: "drying")}
else if (thermostatMode == "auto") {sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: "auto")}
else if (thermostatMode == "off") {sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: "off")}
}
}
void setThermostatFanMode(String fanMode) {
parent?.componentSetThermostatFanMode(this.device, fanMode)
}
def setHumidity(humiditySetpoint) {
if ((humiditySetpoint > this.device.currentValue("maxHumidity")) || (humiditySetpoint < this.device.currentValue("minHumidity"))) log.warn "humidity setpoint out of range"
else parent?.componentSetHumidity(this.device, humiditySetpoint)
}
void auto() {
parent?.componentAuto(this.device)
sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: "auto")
}
void cool() {
parent?.componentCool(this.device)
sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: "cooling")
}
void emergencyHeat() {
parent?.componentEmergencyHeat(this.device)
}
void fanOnly() {
parent?.componentSetThermostatMode(this.device, "fan_only")
sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: fanOnlyState)
}
void fanSilent() {
parent?.componentSetThermostatFanMode(this.device, "silent")
}
void fanLow() {
parent?.componentSetThermostatFanMode(this.device, "low")
}
void fanMedium() {
parent?.componentSetThermostatFanMode(this.device, "medium")
}
void fanHigh() {
parent?.componentSetThermostatFanMode(this.device, "high")
}
void fanMax() {
parent?.componentSetThermostatFanMode(this.device, "max")
}
void dry() {
parent?.componentSetThermostatMode(this.device, "dry")
sendEvent(name: "thermostatOperatingState", value: "drying")
}
void heat() {
parent?.componentHeat(this.device)
}
void fanAuto() {
parent?.componentFanAuto(this.device)
}
void fanCirculate() {
parent?.componentFanCirculate(this.device)
}
void fanOn() {
parent?.componentFanOn(this.device)
}
def setPreset(preset){
if (this.device.currentValue("supportedPresets") == "none") log.warn "no supported presets defined"
else parent?.componentSetPreset(this.device, preset)
}
def logsOff(){
log.warn("debug logging disabled...")
device.updateSetting("logEnable",[value:"false",type:"bool"])
}
def ping() {
refresh()
}
Connected with this driver after getting API key with Python tool. If you think yours might work better, happy to try to make HA the primary connector.
Ah, I didn't know that existed. I already had HA bridged to Hubitat, so it seemed like the natural choice to use that.
You might get more data from the HA integration, as all the entities are exposed. These are the entities I use in HADB, you can get access to both Temp Sensors (out and in).
I had trouble with thermostat controller and my Whyntair/Midea portable ACs when having the controller turn the units off, they just couldn't be turned on again. I found that setting Idle Method to Offset worked best.
