Amazing device that works exactly as advertised
For OrconWifiController for Orcon MVS-15
It was super easy to automate our home's MVS-15 unit using this board with Home Assistant, and it has been working perfectly for the past 2 weeks. The documentation is a bit limited for my taste, but sufficient to get things working if you are a tiny bit tech savvy. Some learnings that might be useful for other users that decide to purchase one for themselves:
- The board is made to click in to place inside the casing of the Orcon unit's housing, even though at first it might not be apparent. Check the pics on the Github page for the right orientation if you are confused about how it should be oriented.
- If the device isn't capable of finding the Wifi network that was configure on it, it will start broadcasting its internal network so you can connect and configure a new connection for it.
- To bypass the unit's PCB as the main controller of the unit, enable "switch.mv_unit_speed_bypass_test" and change the % value of "light.mv_unit_speed_test" to adapt the fan speed. The way I approached it, was I wrote down the "mv_tacho_test" value that was shown for each default setting of the unit (i.e. the ones mapped to the 1, 2 and 3 modes of the Orcon remote), for reference, and then checked which % of "brightness" yielded the same pulses/min, so I could then use that % in my automations/scripts.
The seller is very responsive and easy to communicate with, so you can feel confident you will receive the help you need if you do run in to issues.