Possibly multiple Toshiba AC endpoints?

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Possibly multiple Toshiba AC endpoints?

GoTTi74 opened this issue 2 years ago · 7 comments

I have installed the custom integration in HA. However, when I try to configure it and enter my (Toshiba) userName & PW, I’m getting an “Invalid Authentication”. I can ensure that it’s not a UserName/PW. I even logged out of the Toshiba AC app and copied/pasted UserName & PW into the App and HA. The App authenticates but HA doesn’t. I could imagine that Toshiba uses different endpoint for their App depending on the region. Not sure if this could be configured in the component somewhere?

BTW: I’m in the US and the (iOS) App is called “Toshiba AC NA”, whereas “NA” most probably stands for North America, which would indicate that there are different Apps with different endpoints…

Any idea where/how to adapt to different regions?

Answer 1 · 2022-06-13T11:56:39.000Z

we got this question on the HA forum as well: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/toshiba-home-ac-control/137698/121

it seems toshiba distributes their AC devices with a different app in the US. because I do not have that app or their source, I cannot confirm that it is just a different endpoint or a different API altogether.

for now, toshiba ACs distributed in the US are not supported until someone analyzed and reverse engineered the IOs App and provide necessary insights.

Answer 2 · 2022-06-13T20:12:54.000Z

Thank you Andi After further research, I found that the App for Toshiba ACs sold in North America is made by Midea Corp., which owns Toshiba, and that there’s a working integration in HACS (Midea Smart Aircon). This integration has a different approach as it connects directly to the AC in the local network. All good for me :-)

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Answer 3 · 2022-07-28T23:57:34.000Z

just to have it all in one issue:

checkout the HACS repository for midea:

https://hacs.xyz/docs/repositories/integration/mac_zhou_midea_ac_py

Answer 4 · 2022-08-07T20:14:42.000Z

For anyone following these breadcrumbs, the repo linked above doesn't seem to be stable/working via HACS right now.

I had better luck with https://github.com/georgezhao2010/midea_ac_lan which is on HACS as "Midea AC LAN" here https://hacs.xyz/docs/repositories/integration/georgezhao2010_midea_ac_lan

Answer 5 · 2023-10-14T08:44:02.000Z

The Midea smart home app appears to only support a single Toshiba window air conditioner (not mine, which is a portable A/C).

Has anyone figured out how to get the "Toshiba AC NA" app and the latest Toshiba air conditioners working with home assistant (or even via just some kind of direct network control)?

Answer 6 · 2024-04-05T07:16:38.000Z

Should a note on this be added to the main README? Seems like it could be a common issue.

Answer 7 · 2024-06-11T19:36:47.000Z

This fork of the midea_ac_lan extension can control my NA-edition AC unit. It doesn't require an account, which is nice.
https://github.com/mill1000/midea-ac-py

@h4de5 it might be worth mentioning this in the README because it seems there is some confusion as to the difference between a Toshiba AC unit and a Midea-Toshiba AC unit, which makes sense given their similar branding. People wanting to connect their new Toshiba AC unit to home assistant will search for "toshiba" in HACS and find this, which sounds like the right thing but it won't work for what they have.