1/20/2024 0 Comments Harmony hub and smartthings![]() ![]() LANnouncer with IFTTT Community Created SmartApps But, I’ll probably be moving in a year to a place with REAL central a/c, and probably would go for something like an ecobee 3 lite. I was trying to see if there was a way I could just hack into the a/c’s control bus. But, they are no longer shipping that product and I am not sure if there is a way to get one. I think at one point Sensibo had a device that had extra sensors to actually read the state of the a/c unit like you or I would. I think I am going to need to create a custom DTH to be able to support changing the temp (and hope that none of the IR packets to the a/c are lost…). The remote has a “cooler” and “less cool” control button, and there is a thermostat display (basically a two digit number) on the front, so I can set the temp. The problem is… Mine is so cheap that really all I can do is on and off. I’ve been using the Remotec ZXT-120 with my apartment’s in-wall a/c (it is basically like a cheap one like what you would find in a hotel room). Hopefully if there are people using any of those successfully, they will also chime in. There are a couple of other retrofit wifi solutions, like the tado, and I had high hopes for those, but so far all of the community reviews have been bad on those. (The GE Devices available in the US have an IFTTT channel, And there are some Samsung devices but they are not available in the US yet.)īut if you already have an air conditioner that has an IR remote, either the harmony home hub or the remotec ZXT120 can give you good integration with SmartThings. I’ll also just add this for people who might be reading this thread later based on the topic title that there are some smart air conditioners and if you’re starting from scratch, I think I would look at one of those first as the most elegant solution. ( I haven’t heard of anyone specifically using the zmote for an air conditioner yet, but it’s another possibility.)Īnd if you’re having to buy a device just to control the air-conditioner, then maybe consider the remotec first. I would say if you already intend to have a harmony hub for the room the air-conditioner’s in, it’s worth trying that first, but if you’d rather have a more thermostat-like interface, you can consider the remotec. Just want a device I can send pure commands through Core. Tried to Logitech Harmony Hub but it just didn’t work for me only being able to use activities. The ZMote founder was semi active on OpenHab, I was wondering if anybody has one or created a DTH for SmartThings. There’s also a new inexpensive WiFi to IR controller, the zmote, that some community members are using, but it’s going to have the same issues as the harmony: it’s not a very intuitive interface for an air conditioner.Īnybody use a ZMote (IR Blaster)? (DTH in post 4) Devices & Integrations So I am hoping to learn enough to fix the code for this device type. This device has pretty good documentation on it’s zwave communication. I would like to see that message the unit is sending. When I watch the logs I don’t see any output from the device. I want want to be able issue mode commands like “Turn On AC”, 'Turn on Heat", “Turn on Dry” and “Turn Off” I can’t get it to read temp and I can’t seem to do anything in a smart app other than set the hot and cool temp. I have added the device from but can only toggle through the modes. I have a ZXT-120 from Remotec which I can’t seem to get working correctly with my ST Hub. Remotec ZXT-120 AC IR Controller (2015) Community Created Device Types : BroadLink RM4 Mini IR Universal Remote Control, Smart Home.Ī: BroadLink RM4 Mini IR Universal Remote Control, Smart Home Automation Wi-Fi Infrared Blaster for TV Air Conditioner STB Audio, Works with Alexa, Google Home, IFTTT : Tools & Home Improvement There are a number of community members using it so you can ask more in one of those threads if you’re interested. It still has to be line of sight to the air-conditioner, but the interface is just a little more intuitive. This is a device that will look like a Z wave thermostat to SmartThings, but has its own IR and is designed specifically for air conditioner control. You might instead consider the remotec ZXT-120. I like the harmony hub and use it at my house, but it’s not the most intuitive device when you use it with an air conditioner. It doesn’t go through walls the way Z wave and WiFi do. The reason for all of this, as I’m sure you already know but someone else reading this might not, is the IR has to be a line of sight to the device that it’s controlling. There are some IR Bridge devices which communicate wirelessly between two of the bridges, but I haven’t found them to be very reliable and again, it’s usually just easier to buy a second harmony hub. ![]()
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