NodeJs interface for smartcielo remote AC control API (MRCOOL)

by Nicholas Robinson

Smartcielo (MRCOOL) plug-in for Homebridge using node-smartcielo.

Integrate your MRCOOL AC into your HomeKit system.

Forked from: https://github.com/X1ZOR/homebridge-dummy-thermostat

With inspiration from: https://github.com/chrisjshull/homebridge-nest

Installation

1. Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
2. Install this plug-in using: npm install -g homebridge-smartcielo
3. Update your configuration file. See example config.json snippet below.

Configuration

Configuration sample (edit ~/.homebridge/config.json):

"accessories": [
     {
       "accessory": "SmartCieloThermostat",
       "name": "SmartCielo",
       "username": "<SMARTCIELO_USERNAME>",
       "password": "<SMARTCIELO_PASSWORD>",
       "ip": "<PUBLIC_IP_ADDRESS>",
     }
]

Structure

| Key | Description | | --- | --- | | accessory | Must be SmartCielo | | name | Name to appear in the Home app | | username | smartcielo.com username | | password | smartcielo.com password | | ip | public ip address where ac resides | | temperatureDisplayUnits (optional) | Whether you want °C (0) or °F (1) as your units (1 is default) | | model (optional) | Appears under "Model" for your accessory in the Home app | | manufacturer (optional) | Appears under "Manufacturer" for your accessory in the Home app |

Things to try with Siri

• Hey Siri, set the temperature to 72 degrees. (in heat-only or cool-only mode)
• Hey Siri, set the temperature range to between 65 and 70 degrees. (in auto mode, for systems that can heat and cool)
• Hey Siri, set the thermostat to cool. (try heat, cool, auto, or off)
• Hey Siri, turn on the air conditioning.
• Hey Siri, what's the temperature at home?
• Hey Siri, what's the temperature in the Basement? (get the temperature from a Nest Temperature Sensor)

Please let me know if you find this useful or come up with any novel implementations.

Enjoy!

Nicholas Robinson

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