SilverCrest Infrared

The SilverCrest Infrared integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] lets you control SilverCrest infrared devices with any infrared emitter that has been previously configured in Home Assistant.

Because the integration communicates over infrared, it operates in a one-way, fire-and-forget fashion: commands are sent to the device, but there is no feedback channel to confirm its current state. The integration therefore uses assumed states.

How you can use the integration

After setup, you can control your SilverCrest devices from Home Assistant with the created entities. Use it to turn the device on or off or control other features.

Supported devices

The following SilverCrest infrared devices are supported:

• Portable air cooler SML 330 A1
• Pedestal fan SSVF 45 A1
• Pedestal fan SSVF 45 B1
• Pedestal fan SSVF 45 C1
• Misting pedestal fan SSVS 85 A1
• Misting pedestal fan SSVS 85 B2
• Tower fan STVD 45 A1
• Tower fan STVL 50 B1
• Tower fan STVL 50 C1
• Pedestal fan SV 60 A1
• Pedestal fan SV 60 A2

Unsupported devices

This integration supports only devices controlled via infrared (IR). Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-controlled devices are not supported.

Other IR-controlled devices may also work if they use compatible infrared commands. However, these devices have not been tested, and some functions or buttons may not be supported.

Contributing support for additional devices

If you own an unsupported IR-controlled device, you can help extend the integration by capturing its infrared codes and opening a feature request.

When submitting a request, include the device model and the captured infrared codes, along with any relevant details about its available functions.

Prerequisites

This integration requires an infrared remote adapter (proxy) that is already set up in Home Assistant and provides an infrared entityAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more]. To find integrations that provide infrared entities, browse the Infrared category.

For example, you can use an ESPHome device with an IR LED pointed at your SilverCrest device.

Configuration

To add the SilverCrest Infrared device to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:

Select the device type that matches your remote control, then select an infrared emitter.

Supported functionality

The SilverCrest integration provides the following entities.

Buttons

• Power

  • Description: Turns the fan on or off.
  • Available for: All supported fans.

• Speed

  • Description: Cycles through the available speed settings.
  • Available for: All supported fans.

• Timer

  • Description: Cycles through the available timer settings and the off option.
  • Available for: All supported fans.

• Oscillation

  • Description: Toggles the fan’s oscillation function.
  • Available for: All supported fans.

• Mode

  • Description: Cycles through the available fan modes, such as Sleep and Nature, and the off option, where supported.
  • Available for: Pedestal fans, tower fans, and air coolers.

• Mist

  • Description: Toggles the misting function.
  • Available for: Misting pedestal fans.

SilverCrest Infrared automation examples

Use the fan’s button entities in automations to send commands when something happens in your home.

Automation: Toggle the fan when a room is occupied and too warm

The following example presses the fan’s Power button when a room becomes occupied and the temperature is above 25 °C. Because this button toggles the fan, this example assumes the fan is off when the room becomes occupied. Replace the example entity IDs and temperature threshold with values for your Home Assistant instance.

• Trigger: Room occupancy detected
• Condition: Room temperature is above 25 °C
• Action: Press the fan’s Power button

alias: "Toggle the fan when the room is occupied and too warm"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.room_occupancy
    to: "on"
conditions:
  - condition: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.room_temperature
    above: 25
actions:
  - action: button.press
    target:
      entity_id: button.silvercrest_tower_fan_power

Known limitations

Device state

The integration uses assumed state, meaning Home Assistant cannot read the actual state of the device (for example, whether it is on or off, or what the current fan speed is).

Multiple fans

You can use only one SilverCrest fan with each infrared emitter. Different SilverCrest fan models use the same infrared codes, so one emitter cannot control multiple fans independently.

Troubleshooting

For additional troubleshooting steps and guidance, see the infrared troubleshooting section.

If you need to report an issue, enable debug logging, then reload the integration. Reproduce the issue, disable debug logging, and attach the automatically downloaded debug log to your report.

Removing the integration

This integration follows standard integration removal.

To remove an integration instance from Home Assistant

1. Go to Settings > Devices & services and select the integration card.
2. Next to the entry you want to remove, select the three dots menu. Then, select Delete.
   • Depending on the integration, the entries are listed under one of the following headings:
     • Devices
     • Hubs
     • Services
     • Integration entries
3. To confirm, select Delete.
   • Home Assistant also deletes the devices and entities of the entry.
4. If Home Assistant asks you to restart, restart Home Assistant.
5. If Home Assistant asks whether to also delete the application credentials, select Remove or Keep.
   • If you keep them, Home Assistant uses them automatically when you add the integration again.
   • To delete them later, refer to Deleting application credentials.