Homey bridge control AC using IR

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Hello,

I would like to control the the AC. The AC is a bit older. Its controlled with IR.

The Homey bridge can directly see the AC. I cant find a app for the bridge to control it.

I have the following equipment:

  • Homey bridge
  • Homey early 2016

Exact model of the AC: gwhn18dcnk3a1a. Current IR Controller: Different Modes in Air Conditioner | SoCool Pte Ltd

I did find this options:

Moving the homey early 2016 is not an option. (else I wouldn’t have bought the Homey Bridge…)

I did try to find AC in the list of IR modules (Devices, +, New device, Infrared) but I cant find a solution for this.

Does anyone have a good approach to solve this simple issue? It needs to work on the Homey bridge

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If you cannot find the right combo in Homey Bridge own built‑in database, the easiest next step is a Broadlink mini 3. It can learn commands from the original remote and then you can include them in your flows. Works great.

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  1. Hassle free:
    In order to just copy and use the IR remote signals right away:
    I would buy a Broadlink unit right away: it’s very straightforward to learn signals
    AND it works fully local, as opposed to the bridge.
    I own a RM3 mini.

  2. If you haven’t got a life :wink::sweat_smile:
    Can I assume the bridge is connected to a Homey Cloud instance?
    If so,
    Did you try the internal IR remotes dbase?
    You have to be a bit lucky for the matching signal(s) to be present:

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With the Pro 201x you can start flows @ Homey Cloud to control the bridge by using webhooks
https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/18292876827548-Using-Webhooks-with-Homey