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Control the climate in every space from one web app
The need
« I want to control and schedule the air conditioning in different spaces from my phone »
One device per space. One web app to control them all
Vento turns conventional air conditioners into a connected system without modifying their electronics. Each space uses a Seeed XIAO ESP32S3 controller with an infrared receiver and emitter to capture and replay the remote’s commands. One web app controls every unit from a phone and schedules when it runs.
How Vento helps
- 01Helps build each controller with an ESP32, receiver and infrared emitter
- 02Captures and replays commands from the original remote
- 03Connects the devices in every space to the same web app
- 04Schedules each unit with automations
How it works
01
Capture each unit’s remote
The infrared receiver records the commands needed to switch the air conditioner on and off.
02
Connect every space to Vento
An ESP32 installed beside each unit replays its commands and becomes an independent device in Vento.
03
Control everything from one app
From your phone, choose the space, operate each unit and set its schedule.
What's inside
- 01One Seeed XIAO ESP32S3 controller per unit
- 02Infrared emitter and receiver module
- 03ON and OFF commands captured from the original remote
- 04Installed next to the unit, in line of sight
- 05Web app for controlling units from a phone
- 06Automations for scheduling each unit
Highlights
- Works with equipment driven by an infrared remote
- One web app for controlling several units. Nothing to install
- The same system can expand to other infrared-controlled equipment
- Open loop: it does not verify the unit’s physical response