Irremoteesp8266: Request example for Midea generic minisplit

[scudrunner]

I just downloaded your library this weekend, and I was able to properly decode my Pioneer (Midea) remote, but I am having difficulty understanding the class structure, and how to send the midea commands, and what portions to #include. When I look at some of the other examples, I can not easily see what needs to change.

for example, in your Mitsubishi example, you have ac.setFan;
ac.setMode(kMitsubishiACCool);

My AC does not work properly - it gets way warmer then the settings, so I want to program a wemos D1 mini to read the temp from a DHT11 sensor, and then send out the IR signal turn the system on or off to better control the temperature.

I will settle for having set on / off commands I capture from the remote, but I would like to be able to fully use the capability of your code, and change the settings from the wemos as my project grows.

Thank you

[NiKiZe]

So with the example you have been working with, what is not working?

Take any example, https://github.com/crankyoldgit/IRremoteESP8266/blob/master/examples/TurnOnToshibaAC/TurnOnToshibaAC.ino
Remove the print and change IRToshibaAC to IRMideaAC
the include from toshiba to ir_Midea.h

You can read the source, or the library documentation as mentioned in the readme, see https://crankyoldgit.github.io/IRremoteESP8266/doxygen/html/classIRMideaAC.html

[scudrunner]

I am working on it some more today, and figuring out the documentation, and learning what I need to change, and what needs to be included... I will work with this example and see if I can get it compiled correctly. Thanks for the quick response.

[crankyoldgit]

You can see someone else's example code here: https://github.com/crankyoldgit/IRremoteESP8266/issues/1318#issuecomment-723118427

It should give you an idea of how to use the IRMideaAC class.

[scudrunner]

I have it compiling right now, and I am watching the com port for output.
I am still having trouble finding modes - I think I have the following working:
ac.setMode(kMideaACHeat);
ac.setFan(kMideaACFanAuto);
ac.setTemp(70); // 70F
ac.setPower(false); // on

but the Vtoggle does not seem to be setting
ac.setSwingVToggle(true); // not working

I also can not get the printstate to work properly - it does not want to print the raw. I got an error on the ac.getRaw()

I am sure it is a simple command to print the raw, but I not sure what it is. I did the following
uint64_t ir_code = ac.getRaw();
Serial.print("IR Code: 0x");
//for (uint64_t i = 0; i < 48; i++)
// Serial.printf("%02X", ir_code[i]);
Serial.printf("%02X", ir_code);
Serial.println();

and I print out part of the raw - but it looks like it is missing the header and some other data.

I will get my IR LED set up in a but to check the IR portion, but right now I am going to work on some of the rest of the code, and assume this works.

I can submit my midea example once it is working.

[crankyoldgit]

I can submit my midea example once it is working.

Please don't. We have far to many code examples for A/Cs as it is. We deliberately don't want one for every type of AC, as we'd have to maintain them, and check & compile them with every change to the library. This would be wasted time and resources. The examples at present are just a _guide_ to how to do it.

I am still having trouble finding modes

I _strongly_ suggest you skim-over/read https://github.com/crankyoldgit/IRremoteESP8266/blob/master/src/ir_Midea.h

I also can not get the printstate to work properly - it does not want to print the raw. I got an error on the ac.getRaw()
etc
etc
etc

Please see the FAQ on this topic: https://github.com/crankyoldgit/IRremoteESP8266/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#I_want_to_change_the_example_code_to_make_it_do_something_different_but_I_dont_know_how_Please_help_me

You're really asking programming questions that are beyond your current programming skill level. We don't have the resources to help you skill-up. You need to invest in that yourself.

[scudrunner]

Understood, and thanks for all you put into this!

[fraschizzato]

ac.setSwingVToggle(true); // not working

Some AC uses different message to do this. Use dump example to get the correct command from original remote and then use that via ac.sendMidea() that needs IRsend ac(kIrLed); instead of IRMideaAC ac(kIrLed); . You can find almost every Midea and Coolix integration use in https://github.com/crankyoldgit/IRremoteESP8266/issues/1318 . Tip: if you need to use both IRsend and IRMideaAC use something different from ac. I.e: if IRsend ac(kIrLed); for swing, then use IRMideaAC acmidea(kIrLed); for the other commands.