Thermostat API
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Louis P
Setup: Using Amazon "Smart Thermostat" https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Smart-Thermostat/dp/B08J4C8871
Issue: Cannot change "Mode" (ie: heat/cool/auto). If the thermostat is set to "Off" by using the button on the faceplate or through the Alexa app, plugin shows offline. Thermostat is still online while "off" and the mode can be changed from within the Alexa app.
I've began reading into the Thermostat API and I suspect the issue is cause by the migration to version3.2 which now has "modes" supported as an Object.
Why: Since the center button of the thermostat is used to toggle the "mode" from heat/cool/auto/off, I would like to create a homekit automation to automatically turn the thermostat back 'on' in case of freezing temperatures.
Joey Hage
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Joey Hage
This should be resolved now in v2.1.0
biomir
I was able to create homekit automation with this thermostat using stopgap measure - until the developer updates the plugin with additional handlers. Once t-stat receives initial power directly thru Alexa, the plugin effectively allows setting of temp thru homekit. So you can use seasonal extremes as setpoint values to simulate powering off the device. For instance, during winter, u can create an automation where the lowest possible temp (50F) can be used to ‘force’ an OFF output, while setting target temps to kick on/off furnace to a given scene or automation script on homekit. Reverse approach can be followed during summer for the AC, if developer hasn’t updated plugin by then!