What is this?

A development board that you can use as a controller for many Daikin air-con units with local web controls and home assistant integration - backed by a community of thousands of users and active open source development. See www.faikout.uk

Watch this video for more information.

Options

• Case is a 3D printed resin two part snap together case
• Cable is GENERIC with no guarantee it will fit your model aircon - it fits many, but if not then it is a good basis for fitting the connectors you may need if you can obtain them.

More about the board

Everyone knows Daikin make some of the best air conditioners out there. But their implementation of IoT (remote control over the Internet) is now totally cloud based, and they are even limiting the use of the API access rates, and still needs Internet to work. If you are planning on integrating your air conditioners into something like an MQTT or Home Assistant in your home or office, or simply want very basic web control / status for your units, this unit provides these features. It plugs in where the old Daikin WiFi module goes.

The product is still being improved all the time, and supported with a large community of users.

A remote control and display linked via Bluetooth BLE is also available.

More info

This is an open source project and so anyone can sell this (with trademarks removed), however this is the original Faikout board (previously Faikin) from the designer and coder, and helps support the ongoing work and support for Faikout.

Source code, PCB design, support, discussions, list of known compatible devices

Simple set up

Appears as access point with web setup page on 2.4GHz WiFi. Local web page control over WiFi, no app needed, does not need external internet, nor any sort of cloud service/signup.

Automated control is possible using an MQTT broker if required. Can integrate with Home Assistant via MQTT. Can also integrate with some BLE temperature sensor as external reference in room. And, of course the new Faikout Remote board.

Safety and compliance

This is a populated printed circuit board based on an open source design, with no case or leads (optional extras). It is provided as a development board, a component, for use in your own projects, at your own risk. You must take all necessary safety, and anti static handling, precautions. Snap off any excess board.

Cabling

You will need a cable! The optional generic cable fits many aircon units, and if not it provides a good starting point for making your own cable. Exact cables may also be available from third parties.

The web site www.faikout.uk has more details on cabling to Daikin air-con units. Ideally a Daikin with S21, but can be X50A and X35, or X403, but check the web site please.

What makes it special?

A key feature is no login, no sign-up, no account, no cloud, no snooping, no AI, or any such, just local control, and link to local Home Assistant if you want. The board, even in a case, is tiny.

All parcels shipped with tracked shipping. Duty and sales tax are usually charged by your courier (except UK and US).