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Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Friday 03 September 2021 15:01
by jannl
Booked a little progress with not binding.
I updated the file app/device_manager.js.
Around line 109, i updated:
to
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const deviceId = message.cid || message.mac;
This at least connects and show MQTT messages coming in.
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Saturday 04 September 2021 20:22
by jannl
Everything is working now. Repository had been updated.
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Monday 09 January 2023 23:40
by Knight
I'm stuck and got this error....... I dont know how to solve this.
(Rasp 3B+)
(Domoticz updated)
I got the error when i write "npm start" in this folder. pi/home/ewpe-smart-mqtt/ I found new device but then this.
Error: error:06065064:digital envelope routines:EVP_DecryptFinal_ex:bad decrypt
at Decipheriv.final (internal/crypto/cipher.js:172:29)
at decrypt (/home/pi/ewpe-smart-mqtt/app/encryptor.js:15:48)
at Connection.handleResponse (/home/pi/ewpe-smart-mqtt/app/connection.js:110:26)
at Socket.emit (events.js:314:20)
at UDP.onMessage [as onmessage] (dgram.js:921:8) {
library: 'digital envelope routines',
function: 'EVP_DecryptFinal_ex',
reason: 'bad decrypt',
code: 'ERR_OSSL_EVP_BAD_DECRYPT'
}
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /home/pi/ewpe-smart-mqtt
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c node index.js
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2023-01-09T22_35_32_087Z-debug.log
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Tuesday 17 January 2023 21:28
by Knight
when i run npm start i get a connection to the Gree Amber 35 and it show a Key.. do I need to take that key and change the encpryp file?
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Saturday 02 December 2023 10:36
by Martial
Bonjour,
J'ai fait exactement ce qui est décrit à partir du wiki et ça marche au petit poil, sur un climatiseur de marque HEIWA (dont les composants et, ce qui nous intéresse le plus, la carte réseau, sont du GREE).
Mon modèle HEIWA est un PREMIUM HYOKO 2 R32 3,5 kW ref HMIP2-35W-V1 mais je pense que toute la gamme doit fonctionner ainsi.
Encore un cloud d'évité et des données personnelles détenues par les chinois (je me dis que si un jour on ferme les liaisons internet avec la Chine, va pas rester grand chose d'opérationnel chez certains)!
Un grand merci à tous pour le bon boulot réalisé.
Martial
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Thursday 07 December 2023 12:00
by Martial
Bonjour,
J'ai été un peu (trop?) optimiste dans mon post précédent.
Si globalement cela fonctionne parfaitement, certains détails (??) ne marchent pas.
Il y a encore un peu de boulot.
Si quelqu'un passe ici et accepte de converser sur le sujet, merci d'avance de se faire connaitre.
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Thursday 07 December 2023 12:17
by jvdz
@Martial, could you please post in English?
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Thursday 07 December 2023 19:53
by Xenomes
You can try this one:
https://github.com/Xenomes/ewpe-smart-mqtt. Perhaps the modification will also work for you.
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Friday 15 December 2023 8:53
by jannl
Thx, that solved my issue
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Thursday 04 January 2024 16:43
by Martial
jvdz wrote: Thursday 07 December 2023 12:17
@Martial, could you please post in English?
Sorry,
If "google translate is good for us to read english posts, it's good for others to read french post.
Good morning,
I did exactly what is described on the wiki and it works fine, on a HEIWA brand air conditioner (whose components and, what interests us most, the network card, are GREE).
My HEIWA model is a PREMIUM HYOKO 2 R32 3.5 kW ref HMIP2-35W-V1 but I think the whole range should work like this.
Another avoided cloud and personal data held by the Chinese (I tell myself that if one day we close internet connections with China, not much will remain operational for some)!
A big thank you to everyone for the good work done.
Martial
Good morning,
I was a little (too?) optimistic in my previous post.
If overall it works perfectly, certain details (??) do not work.
There's still a little work to do.
If anyone comes here and agrees to chat on the subject, thank you in advance for making themselves known.
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Friday 29 May 2026 11:05
by Mozekam
Hello,
I see no one has been here for a while
Has anyone experienced that when the air conditioner goes offline in the Ewpe Smart app, the controls don't work in Domoticz?
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Friday 29 May 2026 11:34
by jannl
Nope, seems to work better in Domoticz compared to the app. I have 2 tosot airco's and sometimes after a reboot it is a hassle to get it working again.
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Friday 29 May 2026 12:17
by Mozekam
Hmm, I have an interesting problem: sometimes the controls fail both in the app and in Domoticz. I then have to re-add the device in the app, and then it starts working. For the controls in Domoticz to work properly, do I need an active device in the app?
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Friday 29 May 2026 12:25
by jannl
The thing I do in case of problems is:
systemctl status <ewp servicename>, to check of the ip of the airco(s) is/are found. A lot of time only one is found. stopping and starting the service (with systemctl stop/start <service name> and checking via status solves that. After the status is ok, I disable and enable the hardware in Domoticz. After that is works like a charm. Never had to recreate devices. And more never had to recreate devices of any hardware.
I am planning to write a script for that, but because it does not happen a lot, it has no priority.
I am running a beta in docker of a few weeks ago. The ewpe service does run outside any docker.
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Friday 29 May 2026 12:31
by Mozekam
Generally, the old devices stay in Domoticz. I only need to re-add the air conditioner in the EWPE app. Do I understand correctly that control in Domoticz is via a Chinese server, thanks to the EWPE bridge?
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Friday 29 May 2026 12:43
by jannl
As far as I know it is a direct connection to the IP's of the airco, via mqtt. Also read the github links.
Below my help at a new install. Hope it is readable, comes from Excel.
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sudo git clone https://github.com/stas-demydiuk/ewpe-smart-mqtt /opt/ewpe-smart-mqtt
sudo git clone https://github.com/Xenomes/ewpe-smart-mqtt /opt/ewpe-xenomes
sudo chown -R pi:pi /opt/ewpe-smart-mqtt Stolen from zigbee2mqtt
cd /opt/ewpe-smart-mqtt
npm install (Gives vulnerability??????)
In app/device_manager.js, regel 109: message.cid || message.mac Not sure if this is needed
npm start
Below stolen from zigbee2mqtt
Just to autostart after a reboot
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/ewpe-mqtt.service https://github.com/Xenomes/ewpe-smart-mqtt
[Unit]
Description=ewpe-mqtt
After=network.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm start
WorkingDirectory=/opt/ewpe-smart-mqtt
StandardOutput=inherit
StandardError=inherit
Restart=always
User=pi
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save
# Start ewpe-mqtt
sudo systemctl start ewpe-mqtt After a reboot, automatic starting doesn't seem to be working properly. Manual starting with the previous command works fine; let's see if both become active. Apparently, stopping and starting multiple times is sometimes necessary, then turn the hardware in Domoticz off and on...
If the power to the air conditioning has been off, send a message via the app as well.
# Show status
systemctl status ewpe-mqtt.service
Enable automtic start
sudo systemctl enable ewpe-mqtt.service
https://github.com/stas-demydiuk/domoticz-ewpe-smart-mqtt-plugin
Sometimes it helps turning it on/off with the gree app.
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Friday 29 May 2026 13:30
by Mozekam
ok, thank you very much for your explanation and help!
Re: Help with - EwpeSmart Air Conditioners via MQTT (Gree Smart)
Posted: Tuesday 09 June 2026 14:13
by Mozekam
Hello again,
I've noticed some improvement in performance. Since I'm not using the EWPE app (I use Imperihome via VPN and control remotely via local IP addresses), I decided to completely block network traffic "outside" the air conditioner's Wi-Fi module in my firewall. I haven't noticed the problems I had before for a long time. I even tested what happens if the power goes out and then turns back on – control returns within a few moments. It seems that the communication problems are caused by excessive load on the air conditioner's Wi-Fi module.