Options for portable Air Conditioner

[lbeier]

Describe the solution you'd like
The current air-conditioner type doesn't seem to support simple portable air conditioners seamlessly. It might be a HomeKit limitation though, I'm not sure.

This the AC remote control I'm trying to replace/automate:

Some important things:

• Cool/Dry/Fan do not turn the AC on automatically. One needs to turn the AC on and then change the mode.
• One can't set the temperature in one command, ie, if the AC is in 20 and one wants it in 25, the up button needs to be pressed 5 times.
• The AC does a min/max temperature (in my case, 16/30 celsius).

Describe alternatives you've considered
I've been following the documentation.

This is my current config (which doesn't work correctly):

                {
                    "name": "Aire acondicionado - Taurus",
                    "type": "air-conditioner",
                    "data": {
                        "on": "26...", // HEX same code for on/off
                        "off": "26...", // HEX same code for on/off
                        "temperature16": "26...", // HEX code for down
                        "temperature30": "26..." // HEX code for up
                        "tempStepSize": 1
                    }
                }

It shows as:

The problems:

• The modes (disable, cold, heat and automatic) does not reflect how these modes work on my AC. Selecting Cold does not automatically turn on the AC.
• Disabled ("Desativado" in my screenshot) works as a toggle. If I select it and the AC is off, it turns the AC on; if the AC is on, it turns it off.
• The temperature selection does not work and does not translate for how the AC works. The temperature increments in steps of 1 and it's not selectable, meaning changing the temperature in the slider does not have any effect in the AC.

Additional context
The current workaround is to use the Broadlink app via the "AC Remote Simple Type" and I mapped the remote control to the app:

It works fine for now, but I'd appreciate having it in HomeKit to take advantages of automations.