Thermostat Voice Control Comparison

Plugins:

Frigidaire Skill for Alexa
Homebridge Plugin for Frigidaire
Homebridge Alexa Bridge (this repo)
Sensibo Homebridge Plugin (for comparison on implementation)

Voice Assistant Results

Voice Command	Frigidaire Skill (Alexa)	Notes	Homebridge Plugin (Siri)	Notes	Homebridge Plugin -> Homebridge Skill (Alexa)	Notes
Turn `<AC>` on	✅*	*Reverts to COOL mode.	✅ Okay, done.*	*Reverts to ECO cooling mode (this is a Frigidaire default feature).	❌ AC doesn't support that.	Thermostats cannot be turned "on" or "off."
Turn `<AC>` off	✅	-	✅ Okay, done.	-	❌ AC doesn't support that.	Thermostats cannot be turned "on" or "off."
Turn `<AC>` up OR Increase the temperature in the `<room with AC>`	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	-	❓ Okay, I'm warming the temperature from 23°C to 24°C.	AC responds, but temperature does not change (possibly increasing by fractional amounts instead of whole numbers).	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	"Increase/decrease" room commands have no effect.
Turn `<AC>` down OR Decrease the temperature in the `<room with AC>`	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	-	❓ Okay, I'm cooling the temperature from 23°C to 22°C.	AC responds, but temperature does not change (possibly decreasing by fractional amounts instead of whole numbers).	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	"Increase/decrease" room commands have no effect.
Decrease/lower the `<AC>` by 2 degrees	✅ It's set to 20.	Correctly sets temperature every time.	✅ Okay, I'm cooling the temperature from 25°C to 23°C.	AC responds, but doesn't always set the right temperature.	❌ That command doesn't work on device AC.	These commands should work for any thermostat device.
Increase/raise the `<AC>` by 2 degrees	✅ It's set to 25.	Correctly sets temperature every time.	✅ Okay, I'm warming the temperature from 25°C to 27°C.	AC responds, but doesn't always set the right temperature.	❌ That command doesn't work on device AC.	These commands should work for any thermostat device.
Set `<AC>` to 23°	✅ It's set to 27.	Correctly sets temperature every time.	✅ Okay, I'm cooling the temperature to 23°C.	Usually works as expected. +1/-1 differences sometimes result in temperature setting not changing.	✅ It's set to 24.	Requires "degrees" unit prefix. Often incorrectly sets temperature.
Set `<AC>` to low	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	-	❓ Okay, I changed the temperature from 22°C to 25°C	WTF	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	A unit of measurement makes no sense here, even if it was supported.
Set `<AC>` to medium	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	-	❓ Okay, I'm increasing the temperature from 23°C to 50°C.	WTF	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	A unit of measurement makes no sense here, even if it was supported.
Set `<AC>` to high	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	-	❓ Okay, I changed the temperature from 71°F to 100°F. Your Heat failed. You may want to check it.	WTF	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	A unit of measurement makes no sense here, even if it was supported.
Set `<AC>` to auto	❌ Hmmm. AC is not responding.	Strange, non-negative response.	✅ OK.	Turns an OFF unit to on, and sets cooling mode to AUTO (Eco). No change to fan speed.	✅ It's set to AUTO.	Turns an OFF unit to on, and sets cooling mode to auto (no change to fan speed)
Set `<AC>` speed to low	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	-	✅ Okay, I set the AC to low.	Sets the fan speed to low.	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	A unit of measurement makes no sense here, even if it was supported.
Set `<AC>` speed to medium	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	-	✅ Okay, I set the AC to medium.	Sets the fan speed to medium.	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	A unit of measurement makes no sense here, even if it was supported.
Set `<AC>` speed to high	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	-	❓ Okay, I set the AC to high.	Sets the fan speed to AUTO	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	A unit of measurement makes no sense here, even if it was supported.
Set `<AC>` speed to auto	❌ Hmmm. AC is not responding.	Strange, non-negative response.	❌ Sorry, I didn't get that. Try asking me again.	I asked again. Same results each time.	❌ Please try again, using percent for brightness, or degrees for temperature.	A unit of measurement makes no sense here, even if it was supported.

Interface

Item	Frigidaire Skill (Alexa)	Homebridge Plugin (HomeKit)	Homebridge Plugin -> Homebridge Skill (Alexa)	Sensibo Hombridge Plugin (Homekit)
Type	Other	Thermostat	Thermostat	Thermostat + Fan + Humidity
Current Temp	❌ No controls	✅ Present	✅ Present	✅ Present
Set Temp	❌ No controls	✅ Present. Half-degrees are problematic.	✅ Present. Half-degrees are problematic.	✅ Present. Half-degrees are problematic.
Cooling Mode	❌ No controls	✅ OFF/HEAT/COOL/AUTO (interactive). HEAT == Fan only mode.	❓ Present. Visible but non-interactive.	✅ OFF/HEAT/COOL/AUTO (controllable). HEAT == Fan only mode.
Fan Speed	❌ No controls	❌ Not present	❌ Not present	✅ Present. Level: OFF, 1% to 100% (1% is AUTO speed). Slider is problematic.
Humidity	❌ No controls	❌ Not present	❌ Not present	✅ Present
Unit	❌ No controls	✅ F/C (interactive)	❌ Not present	✅ F/C (interactive)

Automation/Routines

Action	Frigidaire Skill (Alexa)	Homebridge Plugin (HomeKit)	Homebridge Plugin -> Homebridge Skill (Alexa)	Sensibo Hombridge Plugin (Homekit)
Power	✅ ON/OFF	✅ OFF/HEAT/COOL/AUTO. HEAT == Fan only mode.	❓ Level 0 — 100 (WTF)	✅ OFF/HEAT/COOL/AUTO. HEAT == Fan only mode.
Cooling Mode	❌	✅ OFF/HEAT/COOL/AUTO. HEAT == Fan only mode.	❌	✅ OFF/HEAT/COOL/AUTO. HEAT == Fan only mode.
Set Temperature	✅ °C or °F	✅ current unit	✅ °C or °F	✅ current unit
Fan Speed	❌	❌	❌	✅ Level: OFF, 1% — 100% (1% is AUTO speed)