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Air conditioner control with IR blaster
Controlling standard Air-Conditioner with HIQ Home system
Block diagram
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| DB | Distribution board |
| HC | HC-IQ |
| BC | CAD-BE-PROT-IQ |
| IR | IR-712A or IR-210 connected to HC-IQ COM1* |
| TR | IR transmitter connected to IR-712A or IR-210 IR Output |
| AC | Air Conditioner controlled with IR remote |
| TH | TH-1T-IQ or any HIQ thermostat |
| Remarks | |
|---|---|
| * | IR-712A supports up to 2 AC |
| IR-210 supports up to 5 AC | |
Operation principle
As HIQ temperature regulation support fan-coils with 3 speed fan control, same principle is used for AC control. Instead of control valve and fan speed, system send IR commands as per following diagram.
Depending on AC possibilities and user preferences different IR commands for HEAT 1-3 and COOL 1-3 can be used. In the following table there is an example for IR commands for Panasonic inverter AC.
| command | AC remote setting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mode | setpoint | fan | air swing | |
| OFF | OFF | |||
| HEAT 1 | HEAT | 25°C | 1/5 | AUTO |
| HEAT 2 | HEAT | 25°C | 2/5 | AUTO |
| HEAT 3 | HEAT | 25°C | 5/5 | AUTO |
| COOL 1 | COOL | 18°C | 1/5 | AUTO |
| COOL 2 | COOL | 18°C | 2/5 | AUTO |
| COOL 3 | COOL | 18°C | 5/5 | AUTO |
Startup
Prepare IR blaster
Setting communication parameters
Connect IR blaster IR-712A or IR-210 to power supply and PC.
Install IR utility: ir_util_setup_v1_4_5_0.zip
Open IR utility:
- Select connected module
- Press “Connect” button
Go to “Settings” - “IR-712A Basic Settings”
- Set Baud Rate to 19200
- Set Net ID (sequential numbers if more than one IR blaster is used)
- Press “Set Permanently” button
IR commands set-up
1. Load IR commands from file
Download IR commands definition file: ac_panasonic_inverter.zip
Definition file is for Panasonic inverter AC and following commands:
| command | AC remote setting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mode | setpoint | fan | air swing | |
| cmd1 - OFF | OFF | |||
| cmd2 - HEAT 1 | HEAT | 25°C | 1/5 | AUTO |
| cmd3 - HEAT 2 | HEAT | 25°C | 2/5 | AUTO |
| cmd4 - HEAT 3 | HEAT | 25°C | 5/5 | AUTO |
| cmd5 - COOL 1 | COOL | 18°C | 1/5 | AUTO |
| cmd6 - COOL 2 | COOL | 18°C | 2/5 | AUTO |
| cmd7 - COOL 3 | COOL | 18°C | 5/5 | AUTO |
Load IR from downloaded file.
If commands are not compatible with used AC or user needs are different from commands in file proceed to step 2, otherwise go to step 3.
2. Learn new IR commands
- Clear all commands.
- Select which command to learn.
- Press “Learn On” button. Prepare AC remote, aim IR remote transmitter to IR Input on AC blaster and press AC remote button which will send IR command to be learned.
- Test learned command. If command is not working repeat from step 3.
- Save IR command when it is working as expected.
Repeat steps 2-5 for all commands.
3. Download IR commands to IR blaster
Prepare HC-IQ
Connect IR blaster to HC-IQ
Download HC-IQ project with integrated IR blaster example .
To integrate IR blaster functionality to new project copy ir_blaster() function and all variables defined in ir_blaster group.
Send new project to your HC-IQ controller.