RGBW with DALI Gateway (DT8 feature) and air conditioning unit control with air conditioning gateway

[VadimGolovko]

Hi Henry!

My current smart home customer is very happy with your plugin for Homebridge since he gets an opportunity to enjoy a complete and transparent integration of the most free@home devices to Home Kit. He is lacking several features which include:

Split unit gateway to control air conditioning units. This features is very similar to the fancoil thermostat. https://www.busch-jaeger.de/en/online-catalogue/product-overview?tx_nlbjproducts_catalog%5Baction%5D=show&tx_nlbjproducts_catalog%5BcatBjeProdukt%5D=27303&tx_nlbjproducts_catalog%5Bcontroller%5D=CatStdArtikel&cHash=7cf67980bfc5bca0532e73c0d4ae0d59

DALI gateway with DT8 feature to control RGBW lighting fixtures. https://www.busch-jaeger.de/en/online-catalogue/product-overview?tx_nlbjproducts_catalog%5Baction%5D=show&tx_nlbjproducts_catalog%5BcatBjeProdukt%5D=27304&tx_nlbjproducts_catalog%5Bcontroller%5D=CatStdArtikel&cHash=dfc92ef545afaf748cb42fb2f843eba4

I am wondering about the approach to implement listed above features and how long would it take to do that? Thank you in advance!

[henry-spanka]

Hi!

thank you for the feedback. As HomeKit supports AC and RGB (like Phillips Hue) accessories I think we can implement this.

There might be a mit of work to do to get the correct datapoints that must be read/set from free@home but then I should be possible.

[VadimGolovko]

Hi Henry!

Excuse me that it took me so long ro reply. I can actually help you to implement AC and RGB features for the @. plugin. My customer is very happy with your plugin but he is lacking these two features to be fully satisfied. To start with I can provide you with the json configuration file from the current installation with the features my customer is requesting. Additionally I can provide communication data captured with Wireshark or by other tools in case it is required or grant an access to the operational @. system. On-site testing with detailed feedback is also possible on my side. Let me know if this works for you or whether you have a different approach to accomplish the task. I talked to the customer and he would be happy to support you financially through PayPal or by other means in order to have mentioned above features in the plugin.

Looking forward to your reply!

On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 11:14 PM Henry Spanka @.***> wrote:

Hi!

thank you for the feedback. As HomeKit supports AC and RGB (like Phillips Hue) accessories I think we can implement this.

There might be a mit of work to do to get the correct datapoints that must be read/set from @.*** but then I should be possible.

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[henry-spanka]

Hi,

it would be great if you could control the accessory manually (via free@home app or physical switches) while the free@home homebridge debug log is enabled. Additionally if you can, please add hints to each state change what changed.

You can enable the debug log by setting the "debug" config option to true.

{
    "platform": "free@home",
    "sysIP": "<IP>",
    "username": "<USERNAME>",
    "password": "<PASSWORD>",
    "mappings": {},
    "debug": true
}

You are welcome to fund this project if you'd like although not required.

[VadimGolovko]

Are you talking about testing the awning function or this approach includes also rgb and AC features?

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From: Henry Spanka @.> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 11:29:46 PM To: henry-spanka/homebridge-freeathome @.> Cc: VadimGolovko @.>; Author @.> Subject: Re: [henry-spanka/homebridge-freeathome] RGBW with DALI Gateway (DT8 feature) and air conditioning unit control with air conditioning gateway (Issue #63)

Hi,

it would be great if you could control the accessory manually (via @. app or physical switches) while the @. homebridge debug log is enabled. Additionally if you can, please add hints to each state change what changed.

You can enable the debug log by setting the "debug" config option to true.

{ "platform": @.***", "sysIP": "", "username": "", "password": "", "mappings": {}, "debug": true }

You are welcome to fund this project if you'd like although not required.

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[henry-spanka]

Any accessories you would like to be integrated, meaning awning and RGB/AC