Research · Ambient Computing · 015
The air conditioners get IR blasters
· Progress
Each air conditioner gets a Broadlink RM4 mini placed where it can see the unit, controlled locally through Home Assistant’s Broadlink integration, with SmartIR for a thermostat card. If the codes aren’t in SmartIR’s library, the RM4 learns them from the original remote.
The Study needs a climate sensor of its own before its AC can follow a temperature. Still to find: the brand of the units, on a sticker on the indoor unit or the remote.