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@Bfreak Bfreak released this 10 Jul 08:35

Hi. I have released this under version v0.0.1 Alpha but it is still very much a work in progress.
The pico WILL LIKELY crash at least once every other day. When it does, you will need to unplug it and plug it back in, and this means power cycling the air conditioner too, sometimes while it is running. The manufacturers do not advise doing this, so it is at your own risk.
The code is not very well tested, and I have not yet implemented any error handling or recovery.
But it does work! If you found it useful, please consider adding to it.

Remember that you MUST fit a logic level shifter to the TX pin and RX pin, as the AC unit uses 5V logic and the pico uses 3.3V logic.
If you do not do this, you will likely damage your pico. the little 4 channel modules are cheap and easy to use, and you can find them on the usual e-waste generators.
If you plan to use this to control the AC unit in a situation other than what it was designed (like I did, cooling another room from the loft) Be careful. I'm a risk taker and an idiot, and doing so is probably not safe at all.