Airplus firmware 73.1 can't connect

[NederBelg]

Hi,
I'm setting up the philips-air-to-mqtt. If it works it would be great since IFTTT stopped for the airplus.

I get the following error:

2024-10-26 23:16:22 _currentUrl: 'http://192.168.178.111/di/v1/products/0/security',
2024-10-26 23:16:22 _timeout: null,
2024-10-26 23:16:22 [Symbol(kCapture)]: false
2024-10-26 23:16:22 },
2024-10-26 23:16:22 response: undefined,
2024-10-26 23:16:22 isAxiosError: true,
2024-10-26 23:16:22 toJSON: [Function: toJSON]
2024-10-26 23:16:22 }
2024-10-26 23:16:22 Error while checking filter status Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 192.168.178.111:80
2024-10-26 23:16:22 at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (node:net:1555:16) {
2024-10-26 23:16:22 errno: -111,
2024-10-26 23:16:22 code: 'ECONNREFUSED',
2024-10-26 23:16:22 syscall: 'connect',
2024-10-26 23:16:22 address: '192.168.178.111',
2024-10-26 23:16:22 port: 80,
2024-10-26 23:16:22 config: {
2024-10-26 23:16:22 url: 'http://192.168.178.111/di/v1/products/0/security',
2024-10-26 23:16:22 method: 'put',

[r1sim]

Hey, what is the model number of your air purifier?

[NederBelg]

Hi, I have the model AC5659.
Kind regards,
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[r1sim]

I'm not really familiar with this model as I only own an AC2889/10.
However, philips is using two different protocols (http & coap) depending on the model and firmware version. It seems like you are currently using http. You might have more luck with the coap protocol. Try changing PHILIPS_AIR_PROTOCOL from http to coap.

I wasn't yet able to test the coap integration because my model only uses http. Let me know if you run into any issues.

[NederBelg]

Hi,
I get an different log, but still no succes
2024-10-27 13:22:06 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Firmware undefined
2024-10-27 13:22:07 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Connecting to MQTT
2024-10-27 13:22:07 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Starting Philips Air Purifier MQTT Bridge
2024-10-27 13:22:07 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Connecting to coap://192.168.178.12
2024-10-27 13:22:07 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Checking device status
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Device Status undefined
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Checking filter status
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Error while updating device status <ref *1> Error: spawnSync python3 ETIMEDOUT
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at Object.spawnSync (node:internal/child_process:1117:20)
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at spawnSync (node:child_process:876:24)
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at Object.execFileSync (node:child_process:919:15)
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at /usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:26:49
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at new Promise ()
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at pyaircontrol.execPromise (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:24:16)
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at pyaircontrol.getData (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:43:21)
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at pyaircontrol.getStatus (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:60:21)
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at CoapClient.getStatus (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/CoapClient.js:16:28)
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at updateDeviceStatus (file:///usr/src/app/dist/index.js:54:10) {
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | errno: -110,
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | code: 'ETIMEDOUT',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | syscall: 'spawnSync python3',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | path: 'python3',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | spawnargs: [
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/pyaircontrol.py',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '--ipaddr',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '192.168.178.12',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '--protocol',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | 'coap',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '--status'
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | ],
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | error: [Circular *1],
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | status: null,
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | signal: 'SIGTERM',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | output: [ null, '', '' ],
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | pid: 19,
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | stdout: '',
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | stderr: ''
2024-10-27 13:22:12 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | }
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Error while checking filter status <ref *1> Error: spawnSync python3 ETIMEDOUT
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at Object.spawnSync (node:internal/child_process:1117:20)
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at spawnSync (node:child_process:876:24)
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at Object.execFileSync (node:child_process:919:15)
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at /usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:26:49
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at new Promise ()
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at pyaircontrol.execPromise (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:24:16)
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at pyaircontrol.getData (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:43:21)
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at pyaircontrol.getStatus (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:60:21)
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at CoapClient.getStatus (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/CoapClient.js:16:28)
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | at CoapClient.getFilters (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/CoapClient.js:22:21) {
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | errno: -110,
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | code: 'ETIMEDOUT',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | syscall: 'spawnSync python3',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | path: 'python3',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | spawnargs: [
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/pyaircontrol.py',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '--ipaddr',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '192.168.178.12',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '--protocol',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | 'coap',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | '--status'
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | ],
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | error: [Circular *1],
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | status: null,
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | signal: 'SIGTERM',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | output: [ null, '', '' ],
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | pid: 23,
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | stdout: '',
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | stderr: ''
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | }
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Filters undefined
2024-10-27 13:22:17 philips-air-to-mqtt-1 | Checking firmware status

Do you have any idea what should be changed?
Kind regards,
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[r1sim]

The communication to your air purifier is failing for some reason and I'm not sure if this is actually an issue in philips-air-to-mqtt. This tool is basically just bridging the air purifier to mqtt. The communication to the air purifier is done using philips-air and py-air-control. AFAIK philips-air has a native js implementation of the http protocol but is using py-air-control for coap.

If I was you, I would try to get the air purifier running using py-air-control. It supports both http & coap and apparently also plain_coap. If it is working using py-air-control it should also work here. I'd probably be up to provide a fix if you get it running using py-air-control but still have problems with philips-air-to-mqtt.

[NederBelg]

Hi Simon,
Thanks for letting me know. I will check out py-air-control next week.
Kind regards,
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[NederBelg]

Hi Simon,
I can connect from time to time, see log
2024-11-03 12:24:22 Checking device status
2024-11-03 12:24:26 Device Status {"name":"myAirplus ","type":"AC5659","modelid":"AC5659/10","MCUBoot":true,"swversion":"2.0.0","DeviceVersion":"2.0.0","range":"MicroCube1.0","Runtime":800786,"rssi":-58,"otacheck":false,"wifilog":false,"free_memory":52104,"WifiVersion":"AWS_Philips_AIR@73.1","ProductId":"1fc3e1a2f2ac11e8a1e3061302926720","DeviceId":"3f3c9e84592411ec8a581ab7064cb1ef","StatusType":"status","ConnectType":"Online","om":"1","pwr":"1","cl":true,"aqil":0,"uil":"0","mode":"M","pm25":2,"iaql":1,"aqit":4,"aqit_ext":0,"tvoc":1,"ddp":"1","rddp":"1","err":0,"fltt1":"A3","fltt2":"C7","fltsts0":151,"fltsts1":4591,"fltsts2":4591}
2024-11-03 12:24:26 Publishing device status {"name":"myAirplus ","type":"AC5659","modelid":"AC5659/10","MCUBoot":true,"swversion":"2.0.0","DeviceVersion":"2.0.0","range":"MicroCube1.0","Runtime":800786,"rssi":-58,"otacheck":false,"wifilog":false,"free_memory":52104,"WifiVersion":"AWS_Philips_AIR@73.1","ProductId":"1fc3e1a2f2ac11e8a1e3061302926720","DeviceId":"3f3c9e84592411ec8a581ab7064cb1ef","StatusType":"status","ConnectType":"Online","om":"1","pwr":"1","cl":true,"aqil":0,"uil":"0","mode":"M","pm25":2,"iaql":1,"aqit":4,"aqit_ext":0,"tvoc":1,"ddp":"1","rddp":"1","err":0,"fltt1":"A3","fltt2":"C7","fltsts0":151,"fltsts1":4591,"fltsts2":4591}
2024-11-03 12:26:22 Checking device status
2024-11-03 12:26:26 Device Status {"name":"myAirplus ","type":"AC5659","modelid":"AC5659/10","MCUBoot":true,"swversion":"2.0.0","DeviceVersion":"2.0.0","range":"MicroCube1.0","Runtime":924497,"rssi":-59,"otacheck":false,"wifilog":false,"free_memory":52104,"WifiVersion":"AWS_Philips_AIR@73.1","ProductId":"1fc3e1a2f2ac11e8a1e3061302926720","DeviceId":"3f3c9e84592411ec8a581ab7064cb1ef","StatusType":"status","ConnectType":"Online","om":"1","pwr":"1","cl":true,"aqil":0,"uil":"0","mode":"M","pm25":3,"iaql":1,"aqit":4,"aqit_ext":0,"tvoc":1,"ddp":"1","rddp":"1","err":0,"fltt1":"A3","fltt2":"C7","fltsts0":151,"fltsts1":4591,"fltsts2":4591}
2024-11-03 12:26:26 Publishing device status {"name":"myAirplus ","type":"AC5659","modelid":"AC5659/10","MCUBoot":true,"swversion":"2.0.0","DeviceVersion":"2.0.0","range":"MicroCube1.0","Runtime":924497,"rssi":-59,"otacheck":false,"wifilog":false,"free_memory":52104,"WifiVersion":"AWS_Philips_AIR@73.1","ProductId":"1fc3e1a2f2ac11e8a1e3061302926720","DeviceId":"3f3c9e84592411ec8a581ab7064cb1ef","StatusType":"status","ConnectType":"Online","om":"1","pwr":"1","cl":true,"aqil":0,"uil":"0","mode":"M","pm25":3,"iaql":1,"aqit":4,"aqit_ext":0,"tvoc":1,"ddp":"1","rddp":"1","err":0,"fltt1":"A3","fltt2":"C7","fltsts0":151,"fltsts1":4591,"fltsts2":4591}
2024-11-03 12:28:22 Checking device status
2024-11-03 12:28:27 Device Status undefined
2024-11-03 12:30:22 Checking device status
2024-11-03 12:30:27 Device Status undefined
2024-11-03 12:32:23 Checking device status
2024-11-03 12:32:28 Device Status undefined
2024-11-03 12:34:23 Checking device status
2024-11-03 12:34:28 Device Status undefined
2024-11-03 12:36:23 Checking device status
2024-11-03 12:30:27 at spawnSync (node:child_process:876:24)
2024-11-03 12:30:27 at Object.execFileSync (node:child_process:919:15)
2024-11-03 12:30:27 at /usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:26:49
2024-11-03 12:30:27 at new Promise ()
2024-11-03 12:30:27 at pyaircontrol.execPromise (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:24:16)
2024-11-03 12:30:27 at pyaircontrol.getData (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:43:21)
2024-11-03 12:30:27 at pyaircontrol.getStatus (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/pyaircontrol.js:60:21)
2024-11-03 12:30:27 at CoapClient.getStatus (/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/dist/CoapClient.js:16:28)
2024-11-03 12:30:27 at updateDeviceStatus (file:///usr/src/app/dist/index.js:54:10) {
2024-11-03 12:30:27 errno: -110,
2024-11-03 12:30:27 code: 'ETIMEDOUT',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 syscall: 'spawnSync python3',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 path: 'python3',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 spawnargs: [
2024-11-03 12:30:27 '/usr/src/app/node_modules/philips-air/pyaircontrol.py',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 '--ipaddr',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 '192.168.178.12',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 '--protocol',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 'coap',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 '--status'
2024-11-03 12:30:27 ],
2024-11-03 12:30:27 error: [Circular *1],
2024-11-03 12:30:27 status: null,
2024-11-03 12:30:27 signal: 'SIGTERM',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 output: [ null, '', '' ],
2024-11-03 12:30:27 pid: 68,
2024-11-03 12:30:27 stdout: '',
2024-11-03 12:30:27 stderr: ''
2024-11-03 12:30:27 }

I can connect with the python app: aioairctrl to retrieve the status. However it can take up to 2 minutes before I get a response. But there is always a response.
The status-obser can take some time to connect for the first time. After that it shows immediately the changes in the status. With the commands I have more luck and I can change the fan speed and turn it off/on without any problem.

I have two questions

1. Do you have any idea what makes the connection so unstable?
2. What would be the MQTT messages to turn off/on and change the speed?

Kind regards,
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[NederBelg]

Hi, I got it all to work with aioairctrl. I already had an MQTT server running so I pickup the messages send from my homeserver for the Airplus and forwarded these to aioairctrl. The same I did the other way around with the status messages.
Thanks for answering my initial questions, without those answers I wouldn't have found the solution.

[r1sim]

Glad to hear you've got it running. Sorry for not replying to your previous comment. I was really busy the past few days, but I will add the MQTT commands to the documentation when I get to it.