Components: Climate // Add extra features like power usage, outdoor temperature and defrost status

[RC0316]

Hi all,

I'm using Loxone for monitoring and controlling devices at home.
Without using Loxberry and such, I use REST API to directly collect the status of several features of my AC. A lot of info about the AC is handy, but I mostly miss the power consumption.

When accessing /Climate/ the webserver sends this .json text:
{"id":"climate-xxxxx","mode":"OFF","max_temp":"30","min_temp":"18","step":1,"fan_mode":"MEDIUM","swing_mode":"OFF","current_temperature":"22","target_temperature":"23","state":"23"}

I looked at Web_server.h in the web_server folder and see that all objects are called linked to Climate (referred to climate component):
/// Dump the climate details
std::string climate_json(climate::Climate *obj, JsonDetail start_config);

In the folder with the climate components I see that in climate.h and climate_traits additional features such as power usage, outdoor temperature and defrost status is lacking.

Can anyone help me to add these features to these files? Or is there already a solution for this?

Much thanks in advance!

[RC0316]

In web_server.h there is a small explaination of the options possible, e.g. /events.
By using this, it triggers to continiuously show alle events with status. Also the state of power consumption as shown below.

event: state
data: {"id":"sensor-ac_lgkmr_current","name":"ac_lgkmr current","value":0,"state":"0.00 A","icon":"mdi:current-ac"}

How do I access this info by using a http request?

[bzumik1]

Hi all,

I'm using Loxone for monitoring and controlling devices at home.

Without using Loxberry and such, I use REST API to directly collect the status of several features of my AC. A lot of info about the AC is handy, but I mostly miss the power consumption.

When accessing /Climate/ the webserver sends this .json text:

{"id":"climate-xxxxx","mode":"OFF","max_temp":"30","min_temp":"18","step":1,"fan_mode":"MEDIUM","swing_mode":"OFF","current_temperature":"22","target_temperature":"23","state":"23"}

I looked at Web_server.h in the web_server folder and see that all objects are called linked to Climate (referred to climate component):

/// Dump the climate details

std::string climate_json(climate::Climate *obj, JsonDetail start_config);

In the folder with the climate components I see that in climate.h and climate_traits additional features such as power usage, outdoor temperature and defrost status is lacking.

Can anyone help me to add these features to these files? Or is there already a solution for this?

Much thanks in advance!

Any update? I would like to see also additional options under climate such as humidity etc.

[RC0316]

Hi,

I don't know if it helps, but I've managed to collect more data by using this extension in the script and adding some lines to my .yaml file:
https://github.com/TheStaticTurtle/esphome_syslog

In my case, I use Loxone to listen to the data that is being send by using Syslog, then being converted into the needed indicators. For power usage I use a simple trick: The log sends the amount in A, multiplied with 230 = x Watt.