Support Comfoconnect Pro#133
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@michaelarnauts @RobXYZ I'm about to buy one of the options to connect my zehnder machine to Homeassistant. The Pro would be nicer since it works with wifi, but I guess to get it working we first have to get this merged. Thank you in any case to both for such increadible effort and nice library! |
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This PR works and the LAN C / Pro is just labelling so doesn't cause any problems. However, I did start to experience occasional issues with it losing the connection to the Zehnder API which required the integration to be reloaded. I don't know whether that's to do with my changes or a general issue. I've since switched to https://github.com/yoziru/esphome-zehnder-comfoair with an ESP32 for full local control as I didn't really need the Zehnder cloud functionality. |
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It would be nice to know if the intermittent issues are something general or not, cause I like something "official" but I don't mind tinkering if it's going to look the same or better. I'll have a look on the meantime to the ESP32, how difficult was it it set up? and what would you do now if you were to do it from the beginning? comfoconnect pro or ESP32? @RobXYZ (I dont' have ESPHome yet btw) |
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The ESPHome option is very easy and inexpensive to set up. I bought the M5stack and CAN unit on Aliexpress for about 20 USD. It gives full control via your LAN rather than relying on a cloud connection so it's more responsive. It has more sensors and options but nothing essential you are likely to miss vs this integration. Of course, it's completely dependent on Home Assistant which could be a downside. The official app may be easier for non-tech family members to install and use. ESP would be my preference but the Comfoconnect Pro was supplied with my Zehnder so I'll keep it as a backup. |
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There is some progress going on here: michaelarnauts/aiocomfoconnect#74 It seems the Pro has a similar interface compared with the LAN C, but just different enough to cause issues. |
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I've got this working for my Comfoconnect Pro with some help from Claude.
Some of these changes might be better into aiocomfoconnect. Also, I can't see a way to differentiate the LAN C / Pro from aiocomfoconnect so the devices are still labelled as LAN C in HA.