ECHONETLite Platform Custom Component for Home Assistant

A Home Assistant custom component for use with ECHONETLite compatible HVAC systems. This custom component makes use of the 'pychonet' Python library also written by yours truly: (https://github.com/scottyphillips/pychonet)

This component will set up the climate platform.

Current working systems:

Based upon feedback this custom component works with the following compatible ECHONETLite HVACs:

• Mitsubishi MAC-568IF-E WiFi Adaptor connected to the following systems:
  • GE Series
    • MSZ-GE42VAD
    • MSZ-GE24VAD
    • MSZ-GL50VGD
    • MSZ-GL35VGD
  • AP Series
    • MSZ-AP22VGD
    • MSZ-AP25VGD
    • MSZ-AP50VGD
  • Ducted
    • PEA-RP140GAA

Installation - Enable ECHONET protocol

This Custom Component makes use of the official Mitsubishi MAC-568IF-E WiFi Adaptor. Other adaptors (indeed other vendors!) may work, but they must support the 'ECHONET lite' protocol.

From the official Mitsubishi AU/NZ Wifi App, you will need to enable the 'ECHONET lite' protocol under the 'edit unit' settings.

Installation - Home Assistant

1. Using the tool of choice open the directory (folder) for your HA configuration (where you find configuration.yaml).
2. If you do not have a custom_components directory (folder) there, you need to create it.
3. In the custom_components directory (folder) create a new folder called mitsubishi.
4. Download all the files from the custom_components/echonetlite/ directory (folder) in this repository.
5. Place the files you downloaded in the new directory (folder) you created.
6. Restart Home Assistant and clear your browser cache
7. Go to configuration -> integrations -> ADD INTEGRATION.
8. Select the 'echonetlite' integration. Enter your IP address in the host field, and give the platform a name.
9. Platform should automatically configure 'climate', and depending on your system will automatically configure 'sensor' and 'select'
10. If you have additional HVACs to configure then repeat step 4.

Hall of Fame

Thanks to khcnz (Karl Chaffey) and gvs for helping refector the old code and contributing to testing.

Thanks to Dick Swart, Masaki Tagawa, Paul, khcnz, Kolodnerd, and Alfie Gerner for each contributing code updates to to the original 'mitsubishi_hass' and therefore this custom component.

Thanks to Jeffro Carr who inspired me to write my own native Python ECHONET library for Home Assistant. I could not get his Node JS Docker container to work properly on Hass.io :-) Some ideas in his own repo got implemented in my own code. (https://github.com/jethrocarr/echonetlite-hvac-mqtt-service.git)

Also big thanks to Futomi Hatano for open sourcing a high quality and extremely well documented ECHONET Lite library in Node JS that formed the basis of my reverse engineering efforts. (https://github.com/futomi/node-echonet-lite)

License

This application is licensed under an MIT license, refer to LICENSE for details.

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