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homebridge-plugins / homebridge-ewelink

Homebridge plugin to integrate eWeLink devices into HomeKit.
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Heater Simulation (single channel device + separate temp sensor) #323

Closed bwp91 closed 2 years ago

bwp91 commented 2 years ago

Something I plan to look into and adding here to keep track. Also could do cooler simulation in the same way.

MoTechnicalities commented 2 years ago

Or One simulation to do the job of both.

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vitva commented 2 years ago

this is exactly what i wanted from sonoff th like in the picture above

bwp91 commented 2 years ago

A device like the TH10/16 only has ON or OFF switch.

So i’m not really understanding what difference th me different modes would do, either way they would just turn the device on?

What’s the use case?

It is already possible to create automations using temperature.

vitva commented 2 years ago

automation by mode, when heating is in progress, then automation of heating is turned on when cooling, respectively, automation of cooling and temperature control ...

MoTechnicalities commented 2 years ago

@bwp91 I see your point.

The ecobee is a device with one thermostat with built in logic that controls two switches. One for heat and one for cold.

And the Sonoff TH10/16 is a device with one thermostat that controls one switch.

vitva commented 2 years ago

In other words, it greatly expands the usability of the Eve app, for example. and a bunch of useful automations

bwp91 commented 2 years ago

This should now be possible with the latest beta version.

You can choose heater or cooler in the “show as” option for single channel devices, but you MUST then enter a device id of another ewelink (or indeed govee or meross) sensor that provides a current temperature reading.

However, I have hidden the “heat” and “cool” modes as I just think it makes it more confusing what’s actually going on.