I am setting up a universal remote (Broadlink RM4C mini) to be able to control our air heat pump (Qlima SC 3441 S) in Home Assistant. It all works, as I can learn it commands and the commands it sends are received correctly.
The thing is, that the original IR remote for the heat pump doesn’t send one specific signal for each button, it sends the whole state. For example, when I click the raise temperature button it doesn’t send a “temperature up” signal, it sends a signal saying “temperature 23°, heat, fan full, silent mode off” etc. As with each command I learn the remote doesn’t just change one thing (except power on and off) but sets the entire state.
It will take a long time to learn one command for each possible permutation as temperature range from 17 to 30, there are 5 types (auto, cold, dry, heat and fan), 4 fan speeds, silent mode on or off, fan direction still or moving. That would be 1120 different commands.
What I’m wondering is how I should use this in the UI? Should I just make a dozen combinations of the states we most likely will use? Then I’m not sure how to present that in the dashboard as a user-friendly and intuitive temperature control.
Or is there a way of automating it? I would know how to program a UI with variables to send the right command, but learning 1120 commands will take too much time.
Any good suggestions?