hvac_heater
Heater.
Available device functions
The device can have all the functions listed below or some of them. E.g. if the heater cannot manage the fan speed, there is no need in including the hvac_air_flow_power function in its model description.
The device has two mandatory functions: online, on_off. All heaters must have them.
| Function | Mandatory? | Description |
| hvac_air_flow_power | Fan speed | |
| hvac_temp_set | Desired temperature | |
| hvac_thermostat_mode | Thermostat operation mode | |
| on_off | ✔︎ | Turning the device on and off remotely |
| online | ✔︎ | Device availability: offline or online |
| temperature | Current temperature |
Heater model description example
The model shall be described in accordance with the model structure. The example describes a heater equipped with all functions.
Allowed values for the hvac_air_flow_power function (fan speed) of the model are changed: the quiet mode speed is not supported by the model and therefore deleted.
{
"id": "QWERTY124",
"manufacturer": "Xiaqara",
"model": "SM1123456789",
"hw_version": "3.1",
"sw_version": "5.6",
"description": "Xiaqara smart heater",
"category": "hvac_heater",
"features": [
"hvac_air_flow_power",
"hvac_temp_set",
"hvac_thermostat_mode",
"on_off",
"online",
"temperature"
],
"allowed_values": {
"hvac_air_flow_power": {
"type": "ENUM",
"enum_values": {
"values": [
"auto",
"high",
"low",
"medium",
"turbo"
]
}
}
}
}
User's heater description example
The device shall be describe in accordance with the device structure. The example contains no heater model description as we believe that models are described independently and the model ID will be enough (in this case, QWERTY124).
{
"id": "ABCD_004",
"name": "My heater",
"default_name": "Smart heater",
"nicknames": ["Air heater", "Manageable heater"],
"home": "My home",
"room": "Living room",
"groups": ["Climate", "Heating"],
"model_id": "QWERTY124",
"hw_version": "3.1",
"sw_version": "5.6",
"partner_meta": {
"internal-id": 1234,
"specificity": "microchip 2A"
},
}