LUA code for turning on a Coolautomation HC unit

[Dan Aloni 0]

The plugin for the coolautomation AC is presenting a functioning UI for turning on/off the AC power.

So far it's good.

 

However, I want to automate it into a scene and I am unable to script it.

 

I've tried the trivial `fibaro:call(<ID>, "turnOn")` API which works for simple light switches, however I get no exception and nothing happens with the AC unit.

Also, the various "set" function, like "setThermostatSetpoint" don't seem to do anything.

 

Access to the plugin's original LUA code to see what the UI power on function does would have been helpful to me, but I don't have ssh access to the Fibaro device so I cannot see it. I'd appreciate if you send me the plugin's code to see how it responds to `fibaro:call`, or assist on the matter in another way. 

 

EDIT: added my further guess work -

 

This worked, however externally to the LUA script.

 

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Can we make REST call from with-in the LUA script perhaps?

How about injecting a UI event from within the LUA script, for example the following did not work:

 

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Unfortunately, none of these actions lead to AC activation:

 

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I think I saw `setMode` action available for a different AC. But it is absent here.
 

Thanks 

- Dan

 

Edited October 16, 2022 by Dan Aloni
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