Add vanes LR/UD from upstream

[RobertJansen1]

From absalom-muc, new fan modes were added (Left/Right and 3Dauto). i updated the code, and added esphome yaml to have vanes LR work, have vanes UD work properly, and have the climate component work as well. an additional button was added for enabling / disabling 3Dauto

https://github.com/absalom-muc/MHI-AC-Ctrl/commit/6d747e1af37ba65575c1816809d378fb89beb7ef

[ervee]

I implemented and tested all files from Robert's Git just yesterday evening and it compiled and installed without issues on one of my ACs. Tested vanes LR/UD and works great. It is hard to validate 3D auto functionality but it looks okay so far. Thank you Robert.

[RobertJansen1]

Tested vanes LR/UD and works great. It is hard to validate 3D auto functionality but it looks okay so far. Thank you Robert.

I updated some more this morning, and installed it on 4 units myself. it is probably worth updating for better climate integration :)

[ervee]

Will do that. Are these updates included in this pull?

[RobertJansen1]

Will do that. Are these updates included in this pull?

yes.

[glsf91]

It is hard to validate 3D auto functionality

You can see this easily because the vanes up/down will switch position. And the vanes LR will move continuously very slow.

[ervee]

You are correct, perhaps it is not that hard. I just had no patience yesterday and didn't want to wake the kids with my testing yesterday evening 😅

[ervee]

Tested vanes LR/UD and works great. It is hard to validate 3D auto functionality but it looks okay so far. Thank you Robert.

I updated some more this morning, and installed it on 4 units myself. it is probably worth updating for better climate integration :)

Installed without issues on my 2 units!

[JoepWi]

For one of my MHI units I want to be able to have the airstream facing down and only going left and right. I was not able to figure this out with the command 'service: esphome.mhi_gang_set_vanes'. Can somebody tell me the right number codes for the above service?

[RobertJansen1]

For one of my MHI units I want to be able to have the airstream facing down and only going left and right. I was nog able to figure this out with the command 'service: esphome.mhi_gang_set_vanes'. Can somebody tell me the right number codes for the above service?

without this merge request, you can't do that from the esp. after this merge (or update from my repo), you would be able to set vanes vertical to down, and then configure swing for left/right

[JoepWi]

For one of my MHI units I want to be able to have the airstream facing down and only going left and right. I was nog able to figure this out with the command 'service: esphome.mhi_gang_set_vanes'. Can somebody tell me the right number codes for the above service?

without this merge request, you can't do that from the esp. after this merge (or update from my repo), you would be able to set vanes vertical to down, and then configure swing for left/right

I'm not fully understanding your answer. (age and lack of experience with GitHub ;) ). But I did install your repo which gave me the possibility in HA to set with the standard 'thermostat' the swing mode, but not the possibility to set the airstream down and moving l/r. And I could not figure out what the codes are for the movement in a script/automation.

But it is maybe possible that my expectations are not in line with the design. ;)

[RobertJansen1]

that my expectations are not in line with the design. ;)

The ESPhome climate doesn't allow for the extensive, fine-grained list of airflow we now get with the MHI, it only has swing vertical, horizontal, both or off. I added additional templates to the esphome yaml, which should end up in your home assistant under your device (settings > devices and services > esphome > devices > your AC) allowing to set the vanes horizontally or vertically. this are the entities:

• switch.3d_auto
• select.fan_control_left_right
• select.fan_control_up_down

[JoepWi]

Ok, I had to abandon this new version as 1 of my 4 units is a floor standing (SRF25ZS-W) and does not work any more with the new code.

Edit Extra info: Also the web interface became unavailable for all my units with this new version.

[RobertJansen1]

Ok, I had to abandon this new version as 1 of my 4 units is a floor standing (SRF25ZS-W) and does not work any more with the new code.

Interesting, probably this unit doesn't support the 33 byte framesize. i will check if i can implement a variable which you can set for unsupported units. i didn't include this (glsf91 did) this will take some time though

Edit Extra info: Also the web interface became unavailable for all my units with this new version.

the web server was not part of the esphome code of the original project, and isn't in mine as well. you probably added them yourself with:

web_server: port: 80

which you can do again of course :)

[JoepWi]

I added the web acces again. My mistake.

And as a work-around I used the new code for updating my three compatible (hanging) units and did not update the standing one.

And to prevent future mistakes I removed the files used to update the unit: resulting in an error if I by accident use 'update all' in esphome ;)

[glsf91]

Interesting, probably this unit doesn't support the 33 byte framesize.

That is strange because the SRF25ZS-W unit supports a wf-rac module.

[JoepWi]

Interesting, probably this unit doesn't support the 33 byte framesize.

That is strange because the SRF25ZS-W unit supports a wf-rac module.

I'll do some more testing tomorrow and keep you posted.

[ervee]

And as a work-around I used the new code for updating my three compatible (hanging) units and did not update the standing one.

And to prevent future mistakes I removed the files used to update the unit: resulting in an error if I by accident use 'update all' in esphome ;)

You could have specific versions of the project in separate directories! To prevent clutter I keep the latest version in an includes/mhi/ directory. You can easily create this through the File Browser plugin. Just navigate to /config/esphome folder and create a folder like includes and in there a folder like mhi. Then change the part in the ESPHome yaml to:

  includes:
    - includes/mhi/mhi_ac_ctrl.h
    - includes/mhi/MHI-AC-Ctrl-core.h
    - includes/mhi/MHI-AC-Ctrl-core.cpp

You could have working/old .h and .cpp files in a mhi-SRF25ZS-W folder and include that in the yaml for the SRF25ZS-W. Then you can still update all you want.

[RobertJansen1]

there was a bug in the logic for vane control when switching from swing both to vertical or horizontal. this is now fixed.

[ginkage]

Thank you! And sorry for being a bit slow...