Control an aircon using a Tasmota powered infrared transmitter.
This Homebridge plugin will create a Heater Cooler service which can be controlled from HomeKit. When a parameter (like temperatur) is changed, a HTTP request will be sent to your Tasmota powered IR device, which again will send the appropriate IR codes to your air condition.
Here is an example on how the command can flow:
[Homekit] [HTTP] [IR]
iPhone -> Homepod -> Homebridge -> Tasmota -> Aircon
The IR codes are sent in the HVAC format, meaning very little configuration is needed. Here are the parameters sent:
name
) - Name of the service in Homekittasmota_url
) - URL to the Tasmota device on your local network.vendor
) - The vendor. Ex Daikon, Hitacho, Toshiba, ...beep
) - Enable "beep" in the HVAC IR code.light
) - Enable "light" in the HVAC IR code.fanautospeed
) - Set if the plugin should use the speed auto of fanThe protocol is just one way now, meaning that if you change the settings on the aircon with another infrared remote, then the settings will not be updated in Homekit.
Jan Henning Thorsen
Jean-Laurent Girod