A/C works with SLWF-01pro dongle.
Only issue is that humidity sensor is not reporting
A/C also has thermal sensor, it detects thermal footprint of a person and does not directly blow to that spot (if it’s configured). It would be great to have ability to use this thermal sensor in HA for a presence detection.
Manufacturer: Qlima
Model: SCM52 Duo Airconditioner
Year: 2024
Market: Netherlands
A/C + heating works with SLWF-01pro dongle.
Some minor things don’t work like power usage and humidity sensor. Also the temperature sensor only registers the temperature from the outside units, not the inside temperature. But I have other sensors for that so it’s not needed
Brand: Bosch
Model: Climate 2000 - CL2000 35 E (indoor unit) / CL2000U W 35 E (outdoor unit)
Market: IT
There is no doubt my unit is a classic Midea, 2023/24 design with Info displayed via LED on the cover of the indoor unit and with the white, long remote controller with orange back-light.
Just today, arrived the SMARTLIGHT SLWF-01pro (v.2.1) that i order from Aliexpress with a proper cable. The setup was pretty straight forward, after giving the IoT Wifi to the stick, and setup a static IP, i quickly download the docker version of HA on my unRAID NAS, quick setup, add a new device, selected ESP Home and done.
It works pretty well. But, i was expecting to see more function compared to the remote, i was thinking that having a basic model, just mean that some function could be not visible on the remote but working or available on the mini split, because i noticed that the mainboard are almost all the same between models.
For example, i don’t see the humidity sensor, i don’t see the power draw, i can’t use the Boost/ECO mode.
But maybe, there is something from with my HA setup. I would try more setup in future.
I was mostly curious to see if my mini split was compatible too with the ESP Home key.
Hey, i also would like to get some more photos or atleast instructions as how to open up the unit. I tried removing all the screws i could see but was still not able to open it up. @redpersian Did you ever get a reply or figure it out on your own?
Edit: i found a diffrent post from him in another thread with pictures and a guy describing how to open the Midea Real Cool 35.
Take off all visible screws of the AC unit and then pull on the back. its held in by clips and they are strong, takes a bit of force to remove. Then the Rest is pretty easy. The USB is near the top of the front, roughly where the midea logo is. i just tilted the front a bit and switched the usb sticks.
It is not necessary to get the display PCB out. The Wifi connector is accessible after removing the rear housing of the unit. It might be hidden under a grey foam sticker.