Can you support the `Anti Direct Blowing Wind Shield` feature

[red3]

My gree air conditioner has a feature called Anti Direct Blowing Wind Shield, which is to prevent the cold wind blowing directly on people, I can control it by the Gree+ app. Can you support this feature? or if there a way to keep the previous status of this so called Anti Direct Blowing Wind Shield, cause every time I turn on this feature using the Gree+ app, and next time turn on the air conditioner using home assistant, the status of this feature just gone.

Thanks for your work.

[toughvj]

Can you provide device model?

[red3]

@toughvj How can I find the device model? On the Gree+ app, it displayed as 云轩(it’s a Chinese name and I don’t know corresponding English version)

[toughvj]

Should be located somewhere on unit.

[red3]

Does it begin with KFR-xxx(some numbers and alphabets)

[toughvj]

Yeah

[red3]

It’s KFR-35GNhHc1BAt

[toughvj]

This is Gree unit?

[red3]

yeah, why asking (I am not sure it’s a global or Chinese only)

[toughvj]

Does it looks like U Crown series?

[red3]

I just googled the U Crown series and Yeah it looks like U Crown series.

[red3]

the rectangular unit is placed high up on the wall , so the cold air from the ac might blow directly on people. Therefore, this unit comes with this feature.

[toughvj]

Have you tried to achieve this effect by setting some od fixed vertical swing position?

[red3]

I'll try it later to see if this meet my needs

[red3]

@toughvj after extract Gree+'s app data, I can see the unit support those commands: ["SetTem","Add0.5","TemRec","Mod","functype","WdSpd","Tur","Quiet","SwUpDn","SmartWind","SwingLfRig","Health","Lig","LigSen","AntiDirectBlow","UnmanedShutDown","SwhSlp","SlpMod","AppTimer","Pow","AssHt","TemSen"], and there is a command called AntiDirectBlow, and the status of AntiDirectBlow would looks like: {"AntiDirectBlow":1} or {"AntiDirectBlow":0}, 1 means open and 0 means off.

[toughvj]

You can try with attached file. Remember to add input_boolean helper and then add it to configuration of unit: anti_direct_blow: input_boolean. with given name climate.txt

please give any feedback.

[red3]

Thanks for your help, I’ll try it later this week and will let you know if it works.

[red3]

@toughvj it seemed that the attached file miss the {AntiDirectBlow} value of “p” para on line 320, it works well after correct this. I’m so glad you made this happen, will you consider publishing this?

[toughvj]

yes, I found this bug yesterday. This feature is in latest PR. waiting for @RobHofmann

[red3]

👍Can’t wait to see this.

[toughvj]

@red3 can U try attached file, if this is working or throw any errors? climate.txt

[red3]

I’ll try this tomorrow, this version makes any changes?

[toughvj]

yes, it changes the way a device is added to HA even if it is unplugged when HA starts. Rob reports errors and it works fine for me.

[red3]

it's working fine on my side, and I can see the following logs: available(): Device is online

[toughvj]

solved with PR #179, can be closed