[Daikin] BRP08C44 Wifi Module (7.1kW and 8.5kW AU Models) - Does it work?

Third party integrations
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Hi -

We are looking to get a larger Daikin Cora (Australia) model with either 7.1kW (FTXV71W) or 8.5kW (FTXV8W) which apparently comes with new BRP08C44 wifi module options & trying to figure out if it’s going to work with HA (Local Polling of course).

We already have 2 x older 2.5kW Cora models with BRP072A42 which work great with HA - however the installer is saying the more powerful units (7kW+) we need for our large open plan space don’t work with the current BRP072C42 module (and the BRP072A42 is discontinued/out of stock & probably won’t work with these either). There’s also the Daikin Alira X (which is a lot more expensive) however I’ve not been able to track down what the (apparently) embedded Wifi module is & suspect that’s one of the newer cloud only ones.

Does anyone know if the BRP08C44 is supported (without cloud or any complex custom mods of course)? If not - are there any other good Reverse Cycle/Split System recommendations for Australian market which can offer >7kW options & Local Polling (future proof) HA Integration Support?

thanks in advance!

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Daikin is discussed a lot on this site so do a search. If that is the integrated wifi device, then it only supports Daikin’s cloud. There is no local polling.
There is a third party integration on HACS which can poll their cloud in the same way as their app, which works very well. There is a long thread on it here.

You might also want to look at this thread.

There are a few other threads to find as well.

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Hi - this is definitely an seperate/plug-in Wifi module - it’s the Daikin Cora model (the Alira X has the integrated one however). The regular wifi modules that most others have (ie. BRP072x4x) only support up to 4.5kW systems so this different one is needed instead. I suspect because it’s the ‘C’ model of the wifi module answer is probably no to this - but I’ve never seen any of these series of modules mentioned in any of the Daikin integrations I’m not sure.

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If it is driven by the Daikin Onecta app then it can be read by the custom integration mentioned above.

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Thanks. Unfortunately we weren’t able to get that information from the installer (which of the many Daikin client app is being used) - so was hoping someone here had first hand knowledge of the specs/integration for this specific Wifi module version.

If it’s the cloud only one (which it sounds to be the most likely scenario) then definitely don’t want to proceed with it - I simply don’t trust any company will continue to support cloud models for entire lifetime of the unit without eventually going bankrupt/making it obselete etc. I have an entire cupboard full of IoT gear right now where company either went offline, decided it was no longer their focus and/or forced IFTTT integrations. I’m never going down that path again…

For time being, I’ve instead asked installer to see if they can source a Mitsubishi (7/8kW) unit which has EchonetLite support (have tracked down exact unit + wifi module specs for them) - which is all 100% local API with an optional cloud layer on top (but not required). Hopefully that will provide a way forward & will stay away from Daikins until they stop forcing cloud only integrations.