Hello everyone, confirming that nghaye integration is working with the latest update.
@BigBen4711, little update on your addon. My disconnection problems stops few days after my last post. Don’t kown why…
However as I manage my stove in manual mode I noticed that on P1 I can’t go higher than 40% on fan speed. If I select 60% power switch to P2. Strange, have you notice the same behaviour ?
Hi shisva,
yes, there was indeed an error in it. It seems that Edilkamin uses the same Modbus command for the Fan1Level and the PowerLevel. But in the source code they use different names for it, although the Modbus command is identical.
I hope I have fixed this now. I will try this tonight and if it works I will commit the change.
I don’t know what Edilkamin has done with the Bluetooth interface.
In fact, the stove does not like it when it has a permanent Bluetooth connection. After a few minutes, it no longer accepts the power and fan level, although it acknowledges it positively. However, on/off does not seem to be affected by this.
I also noticed that using Ben approach, ie ESP32 with BT, along with the Edilkamin remote is not possible. Quite obvious I’d say since the stove can only handle one connection at a time. I ended up turning off the remote.
I have have an older Edilkamin 10 and I was wondering if this integration would also work. I know they are selling wifi modules for a bit more then 300 €. I think the remote uses RF communication.
A bit annoyed that I got that model.
Anyone has experience with alternative wifi models?
We all see it is not so easy to have grip on the edilkamin software or / and Bluetooth connections, I am so happy my setup still works fine with edilkamin lena plus and using 5 scenes for different power and fan levels.
However, in basic the stove is so simple, I have plans to control the electro motors of auger, smoke fan and ignition directly with pwm dimmers and relay’s and get rid of the whole Italian control.
Need to find out how motors are powered and controlled, fan 2 is 2-wire with constant 230v, must be pwm. But need to find out more
Ger, I think you don’t want to change it. In the Italian control are a lot of safety features. One of them is activating at my place sometimes. Backlash in the Chimney caused by strong wind and a not good placed chimney. I’s to low. Also the fan is controlled when the stove get’s to warm. etc. So in my opinion, deal with the Italian control.
One thing. Are you able to control the fans? If so, how, because I can’t find that.
I’m not working with scenes. My control is a bit complicated. My chimney is too low, so with strong winds I can’t use Power 1 and the stronger the wind I have to scale up. So my powersettings depends on wind and temperature. Still figuring out the best way. I’m improving it al the time.
GerAtDronten means that you are living in Dronten the Netherlands? I’m from Korteraar near Alphen aan den Rijn.
Controlling the fans is very easy the same with power level etcetera!
First of all, you’re stove must be on and warm. I also learmed that the 2nd fan (if you have) is only available in HA when stove is warm, there is a setting in Edilkamin from which temperature the fans are allowed to start. This is good to know otherwise you might think integration does not work.
All you do is to create a scene, add the edilkamin stove.
Then choose you’re settings, i.e. Power 1, fan 1 20%, fan 2 off and call it level 2. Create 2nd scene and set relax function 1 and all fans off, call it in example level 1, relaxed. I have started this morning level 5, power level on 5, fan 1 on 100% and fan 2 on 100%, livngroom from 18 degrees to 21,5 degrees in 40 minutes.
Understand that you make a automation switching the scènes
So you could switch a scene on a wind direction and strength
Let me know if it turns on right, otherwise Dronten is nice in the middle of Holland
I’m using 5 scenes now. That seems to work, but it’s a bit difficult to set the scenes. It takes some time before you see the save button. You also can’t edit theme in yaml.
It’s a bit strange to me that I can’t set the fan in an automation. However didn’t found out yet how to. The reason: I’m not a big fan of scenes, because they activate as soon you open them for editing.
Again strange things here. After a powerdown of my internet, I can’t control the stove anymore.
I got in my automation trace:
Stopped because an error was encountered at November 19, 2023 at 15:24:31 (runtime: 19.64 seconds)