HVAC thermostat is not controllable from HASS

[andrewhack]

Hi,
Am I missing something - can't control the target temperature from HASS.
Changing the mode is working fine.
I am using the provided HVAC example with Arduino Mega and Ethernet shield.

These are the features which I am using

HAHVAC::TargetTemperatureFeature | HAHVAC::PowerFeature | HAHVAC::ModesFeature

[andrewhack]

My investigation shows that mqtt "mode" and "target temp" entries are missing, just "current temp" is available.
I assume there is no initial or not complete mqtt setup.

Can somebody assist here?

[MarshallVisions]

am having the same problem... find a solution by any chance? mine worked for over a year but stopped working. I think it stopped working after I started a new Home Assistant.

[simbycube]

same problem for me too.

[MarshallVisions]

I seem to have gotten it working with the following example code. I think I needed to delete my old device with my actual thermostat code for current temperature to also start working. Probably because I think they were both getting the same uniqueid. Will do some more investigating.

#include <WiFi.h>
#include <ArduinoHA.h>

#define mqttServer IPAddress(192, 168, 0, 126)
const int mqttPort = 1883;
const char *mqttUser = "MQTT-User";
const char *mqttPassword = "3t3rn!tY";
#define WIFI_SSID       "MV-Terminal_2.4GHz"
#define WIFI_PASSWORD   "3t3rn!tY"
// #include <WiFiClient.h>

WiFiClient client;
HADevice device;
HAMqtt mqtt(client, device);
// 
// By default HAHVAC supports only reporting of the temperature.
// You can enable feature you need using the second argument of the constructor.
// Please check the documentation of the HAHVAC class.
HAHVAC hvac(
  "hvac-test",
  HAHVAC::TargetTemperatureFeature
);

unsigned long lastTempPublishAt = 0;
float lastTemp = 0;

void onTargetTemperatureCommand(HANumeric temperature, HAHVAC* sender) {
    float temperatureFloat = temperature.toFloat();

    Serial.print("Target temperature: ");
    Serial.println(temperatureFloat);

    sender->setTargetTemperature(temperature); // report target temperature back to the HA panel
}

void onPowerCommand(bool state, HAHVAC* sender) {
  if (state) {
    Serial.println("Power on");
  } else {
    Serial.println("Power off");
  }
}

void onModeCommand(HAHVAC::Mode mode, HAHVAC* sender) {
    Serial.print("Mode: ");
    if (mode == HAHVAC::OffMode) {
        Serial.println("off");
    } else if (mode == HAHVAC::AutoMode) {
        Serial.println("auto");
    } else if (mode == HAHVAC::CoolMode) {
        Serial.println("cool");
    } else if (mode == HAHVAC::HeatMode) {
        Serial.println("heat");
    } else if (mode == HAHVAC::DryMode) {
        Serial.println("dry");
    } else if (mode == HAHVAC::FanOnlyMode) {
        Serial.println("fan only");
    }

    sender->setMode(mode); // report mode back to the HA panel
}

void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);
    Serial.println("Starting...");

    // Unique ID must be set!
    byte mac[6];
    WiFi.macAddress(mac);
    device.setUniqueId(mac, sizeof(mac));

    // connect to wifi
    WiFi.begin(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASSWORD);
    while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
        Serial.print(".");
        delay(500); // waiting for the connection
    }
    Serial.println();
    Serial.println("Connected to the network");

    // set device's details (optional)
    device.setName("NodeMCU");
    device.setSoftwareVersion("1.0.0");

    // assign callbacks (optional)
    hvac.onTargetTemperatureCommand(onTargetTemperatureCommand);
    hvac.onPowerCommand(onPowerCommand);
    hvac.onModeCommand(onModeCommand);

    // configure HVAC (optional)
    hvac.setName("My HVAC");
    hvac.setMinTemp(10);
    hvac.setMaxTemp(30);
    hvac.setTempStep(0.5);

    // You can set retain flag for the HA commands
    // hvac.setRetain(true);

    // You can choose which modes should be available in the HA panel
    // hvac.setModes(HAHVAC::OffMode | HAHVAC::CoolMode);

  mqtt.begin(mqttServer, mqttPort, mqttUser, mqttPassword);

}
void loop() {
    mqtt.loop();

    if ((millis() - lastTempPublishAt) > 3000) {
        hvac.setTargetTemperature(lastTemp);
        lastTempPublishAt = millis();
        lastTemp += 0.5;
    }
}