TapHome system can be used to control air conditioning split units or outdoor units.
Data connection
Advantages:
- Simple configuration
- Minimum or zero additional costs
- Full feature set
Disadvantages:
- None
LG Air Conditioning via PI-485 and LGAP protocol
Communication via RS485 (Bus) connection.
Multiple split units can be fully operated from TapHome with minimal additional cost. The PI-485 is supplied directly by the LG supplier.
LG Air Conditioning via PI-485 and LGAP protocol
Toshiba
For integration with the TapHome system, a Modbus gateway called TCB-IFMB640TLE is required.
IntesisBox communication hardware
Advantages:
- Wide compatibility list (supports Daikin, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Hisense, Midea, Mitsubishi Electric, LG, Panasonic Etherea / VRF, Samsung, Toshiba, etc.)
Disadvantages:
- High price
Vaillant
For the Vaillant aroTHERM plus heat pump with the sensoCOMFORT VRC 720 controller there is a community template, not yet verified on a real installation, that works through the eBUS Adapter Shield or Stick C6 with micro-ebusd and its HTTP API. TapHome has no integration for the myVAILLANT cloud. Vaillant units communicate over eBUS: an eBUS adapter running ebusd, for example the eBUS Adapter Shield C6 Stick, publishes the values to the TapHome MQTT broker, where you read them with your own Packet Parser scripts. Without a data connection, a TapHome relay output can switch the unit’s heat demand or SG Ready input, if the unit has one (see its installation manual), as described in Hydronic heating and cooling.