{"id":3416,"date":"2025-03-08T14:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T13:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/?p=3416"},"modified":"2025-04-05T21:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T19:31:31","slug":"ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingenious Makers P11 &#8211; ESPHome Panasonic Climate Interface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0083678849d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#Getting_the_Panasonic_Climate_control_off_the_cloud\" >Getting the Panasonic Climate control off the cloud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#How_does_it_work\" >How does it work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#Design_parameters\" >Design parameters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#PCB_design\" >PCB design<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#PCB\" >PCB<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#Bill_of_materials\" >Bill of materials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#Putting_it_together\" >Putting it together<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#Wiring\" >Wiring<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#Finished_module\" >Finished module<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#Installation\" >Installation<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#DNSK-P11_replacement\" >DNSK-P11 replacement:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#CZ-TACG1_replacement\" >CZ-TACG1 replacement:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#Software\" >Software<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ingenious-makers-esphome-panasonic-climate-interface\/#esphome_config\" >esphome config<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_the_Panasonic_Climate_control_off_the_cloud\"><\/span>Getting the Panasonic Climate control off the cloud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Back in August 2021, we published an article about an ESPHome component for an ESP32 or ESP8266-based air conditioning\/climate WiFi interface\u2014a great way to get your Panasonic Climate Control off the Panasonic Comfort Cloud and into Home Assistant locally. The only thing missing was a proper hardware solution, so we developed one and published our initial design in our blog-article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/03\/panasonic-climate-wifi-interface-for-esphome-and-home-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our SMD design perfectly replaced the original Panasonic Climate interface and even fitted the original enclosure. The only disadvantage was that an SMD design is extremely hard to build yourself. We received a lot of requests to sell a pre-built interface, which were soon sent all over the planet, costing us loads of time. That is not what we are about. We want to design hardware that you can easily build yourself, so we published our DIY version of the Panasonic Climate Interface.<\/p>\n<p>The original design was based on the ESP32-C3 Mini module (Wemos D1 Mini sized), which is no longer broadly available. Our new design is based on the widely available ESP32-C3 Super Mini, which is even more compact and works just the same.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_it_work\"><\/span>How does it work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Panasonic Climate units are typically connected to Panasonic&#8217;s Comfort Cloud using either a DNSK-P11 or a CZ-TACG1 WiFi interface.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1620\" style=\"width: 182px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1620\" class=\"wp-image-1620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espthings.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CZ-TAG1-201x300.png\" alt=\"CZ-TAG1\" width=\"172\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CZ-TAG1-201x300.png?v=1644754820 201w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CZ-TAG1-320x477.png?v=1644754820 320w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CZ-TAG1.png?v=1644754820 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CZ-TACG1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1619\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1619\" class=\"wp-image-1619 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espthings.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DNSK-p11-300x258.png\" alt=\"DNSK-P11\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DNSK-p11-300x258.png?v=1644754724 300w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DNSK-p11-1024x879.png?v=1644754724 1024w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DNSK-p11-768x660.png?v=1644754724 768w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DNSK-p11-720x618.png?v=1644754724 720w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DNSK-p11-520x447.png?v=1644754724 520w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DNSK-p11-320x275.png?v=1644754724 320w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DNSK-p11.png?v=1644754724 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DNSK-P11<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you have one of these interfaces installed, you may find yourself dealing with the frustrations of using the Panasonic Cloud service. This often involves repeatedly logging in to your app and being unable to control your Climate unit due to cloud service outages. If you do not have one of these interfaces installed, you are likely limited to controlling your Climate unit with only the standard remote control that comes with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, there is a solution to these problems. A custom<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/DomiStyle\/esphome-panasonic-ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ESPHome component<\/a> allows you to connect Home Assistant to your Panasonic Climate locally. With this setup, remote controlling your Climate unit becomes instant and independent of the cloud. Now, the only thing needed is some hardware to act as the bridge between Home Assistant and the Panasonic Climate.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design_parameters\"><\/span>Design parameters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be able to connect to both the CN-CNT and the DNSK-P11 connector<br \/>Must work as a DNSK-P11 or CZ-TACG1 replacement<\/li>\n<li>Preferably have the same size as the original interface<\/li>\n<li>Must support an external DS18B20 temperature sensor<\/li>\n<li>Must have a USB-C terminal for esphome installation<\/li>\n<li>Enclosure must be readily available or 3D printable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So we designed a PCB for a ESP32-C3 Super Mini module.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PCB_design\"><\/span>PCB design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We where able to come up with a simple yet effective design using only 9 simple components. Add the ESP32-C3 Super Mini and a connector and you have yourself a working Panasonic Climate Interface for Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PCB\"><\/span>PCB<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front_3d_p11-1024x808.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front_3d_p11-1024x808.png?v=1741437554 1024w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front_3d_p11-300x237.png?v=1741437554 300w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front_3d_p11-768x606.png?v=1741437554 768w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front_3d_p11-720x568.png?v=1741437554 720w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front_3d_p11-520x410.png?v=1741437554 520w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front_3d_p11-320x252.png?v=1741437554 320w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front_3d_p11.png?v=1741437554 1169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bill_of_materials\"><\/span>Bill of materials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>See below the list with the components you will need to build the Ingenious Makers P11 controller. A number of these items will not be sold in smaller quantities at AliExpress. We will try to use the same components as much as possible in other projects.<\/p>\n<p>We would really appreciate it if you will use the links below to buy the components, since it will give a little bit of commission to us without any additional cost for yourself. These commissions will be used to cover some of the costs involved in the development of the design.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 70.0754%; height: 276px;\" width=\"976\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\" width=\"167\">Reference<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\" width=\"73\">Quantity<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\" width=\"399\">Description<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\" width=\"337\">Affiliate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\">ESP32-C3 Super Mini<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\">\n<p>ESP32-C3 Super Mini<br \/>(comes with 2 strips of 8-pin headers)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\" width=\"337\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"ALI - ESP32-C3 Super Mini\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/ali-esp32-c3-super-mini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 26px;\">T1, T2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 26px;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 26px;\">2N7000 TO92 Small Signal MOSFET 200 mAmps, 60 Volts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 26px;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ALI - 2N7000 TO92 Small Signal MOSFET 200 mAmps, 60 Volts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/ali-2n7000-to92-small-signal-mosfet-200-mamps-60-volts\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\">D1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\">1N4001<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ALI - 1N4001\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/https-s-click-aliexpress-com-e-_dfrq1ct\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\">C1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\">470\u00b5F \/ 10V or 16V\u00a0 6mm diameter, 2.54mm pitch<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ALI - 470\u00b5F \/ 16V  6mm diameter, 2.54mm pitch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/ali-470f-16v-6mm-diameter-2-54mm-pitch\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 10px;\">R1, R2, R3, R4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 10px;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 10px;\">Resistor 10K\u03a9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 10px;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ALI - 100pcs 1\/4W Metal Film Resistor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/ali-100pcs-1-4w-metal-film-resistor\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\">R5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\">Resistor 4.7K\u03a9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ALI - 100pcs 1\/4W Metal Film Resistor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/ali-100pcs-1-4w-metal-film-resistor\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\">JP1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\">5 pin PAP-05V-S connector with wires (cut duponts and solder!)<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Only needed for CZ-TACG1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\" width=\"337\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ALI - PA 2.0mm PAP to Dupont Wire 5P PA2.0 26AWG 20cm with PAP-05V-S connector\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/ali-pa-2-0mm-pap-to-dupont-wire-5p-pa2-0-26awg-20cm-with-pap-05v-s-connector\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\">JP2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Optional:<\/span> Wired DS18B20 temperature sensor<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ALI - DS18B20 wired temperature sensor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/ali-ds18b20-wired-temperature-sensor\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\">Enclosure<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\">3d-Printable Enclosure, specifically for this interface<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\" width=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:6200571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\">X1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\">1.27mm pin header<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Only needed for DNSK-P11<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\" width=\"337\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ALI - 1.27mm Single Row Right angle Male Female Breakaway Pinheader\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/ali-1-27mm-single-row-right-angle-male-female-breakaway-pinheader\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.1948%; height: 24px;\">PCB<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.3227%; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.9352%; height: 24px;\">PCB ET-P1101 from PCBway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.31373%; height: 24px;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"PCBway - ET-P1101 PCB\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/index.php\/recommends\/pcbway-et-p1101-pcb\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Putting_it_together\"><\/span>Putting it together<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #db0404; border-style: solid;\" border=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DISCLAIMER: We are frequently receiving questions from commercial hardware stores about our designs. How to build, which component or connector to use etc. We are all about DIY. If you can not build this module yourself using our instructions and some basic knowledge, please do not acquire them from commercial hardware stores, but abandon this project all-together. If you are however building this yourself and you have any further questions, you may post those in the comments and we will do our best to answer those in due time.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Like with all other projects, it is the easiest to start with identifying the components purchased as discussed in our soldering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espthings.io\/index.php\/2021\/02\/16\/soldering\/\"><strong>blog pos<\/strong>t<\/a>. After sorting the components and cleaning the PCB, start with the lowest components first. For this project, we advise to work in this order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DNSK-P11 header* (not required if you are attaching it to the CN-CNT to replace a CZ-TACG1 Wifi module)<\/li>\n<li>Diode<\/li>\n<li>MOSFETs<\/li>\n<li>Resistors<\/li>\n<li>Electrolytic capacitor<\/li>\n<li>ESP module headers (Use the hints in the soldering blog post!)<\/li>\n<li>CZ-TACG1 cable\u00a0 (only If you are attaching it to CN-CNT connector)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* Use a very small soldering tip for the 1.27mm headers and use minimal amount of soldering wire. Make sure it melts and flows out sufficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Once all components are soldered in place, perform a good visual check of all joints, and pay particular attention to possible solder bridges (unwanted solder connections between pins). Do not forget to clean the excess solder flux from the PCB using alcohol!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wiring\"><\/span>Wiring<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wiring_p11-1024x886.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wiring_p11-1024x886.png?v=1741437493 1024w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wiring_p11-300x260.png?v=1741437493 300w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wiring_p11-768x665.png?v=1741437493 768w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wiring_p11-720x623.png?v=1741437493 720w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wiring_p11-520x450.png?v=1741437493 520w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wiring_p11-320x277.png?v=1741437493 320w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wiring_p11.png?v=1741437493 1109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finished_module\"><\/span>Finished module<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Either solder the DNSK-P11 header or the CN-CNT cable. You only need one of both, depending on your climate unit!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3443 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/im-p11-finished3-1024x502.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/im-p11-finished3-1024x502.png?v=1741438653 1024w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/im-p11-finished3-300x147.png?v=1741438653 300w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/im-p11-finished3-768x376.png?v=1741438653 768w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/im-p11-finished3-1536x753.png?v=1741438653 1536w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/im-p11-finished3-720x353.png?v=1741438653 720w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/im-p11-finished3-520x255.png?v=1741438653 520w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/im-p11-finished3-320x157.png?v=1741438653 320w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/im-p11-finished3.png?v=1741438653 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installation\"><\/span>Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DNSK-P11_replacement\"><\/span>DNSK-P11 replacement:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_1566\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1566\" class=\"wp-image-1566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espthings.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/p11_in_climate_housing-1024x920.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/p11_in_climate_housing-1024x920.png?v=1642853554 1024w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/p11_in_climate_housing-300x270.png?v=1642853554 300w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/p11_in_climate_housing-768x690.png?v=1642853554 768w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/p11_in_climate_housing-1536x1380.png?v=1642853554 1536w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/p11_in_climate_housing-720x647.png?v=1642853554 720w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/p11_in_climate_housing-520x467.png?v=1642853554 520w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/p11_in_climate_housing-320x288.png?v=1642853554 320w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/p11_in_climate_housing.png?v=1642853554 1714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original DNSK-P11 enclosure<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Below a video on how to install the original CZ-TACG1 interface. The interface is different, but you&#8217;ll find clear instructions on how to open and close the unit. After taking off the enclosure, check your Climate unit for the DNSK-P11 enclosure.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"video-container\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_4c07Obzjf3s\"><div id=\"lyte_4c07Obzjf3s\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4c07Obzjf3s\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4c07Obzjf3s\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4c07Obzjf3s\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4c07Obzjf3s\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<br\/><span class=\"lyte_disclaimer\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Ingenious-Makers?sub_confirmation=1\">subscribe<\/a> to our YouTube channel and hit the bell, comment etc.to support us!<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Take the DNSK-P11 pcb out of the enclosure carefully, remove the black connector from the PCB and install your Ingenious Makers P11 interface. Connect the interface using the <strong>original DNSK-P11 cable<\/strong>. The connector-lip needs to go <strong>downwards<\/strong> in the notch of the PCB, the flat part of the connector <strong>up<\/strong>.<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Please be careful<\/strong><\/span> as the pins are tiny. If you use your brain in stead of brute force, you&#8217;ll be ok. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CZ-TACG1_replacement\"><\/span>CZ-TACG1 replacement:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>You can either replace the original CZ-TACG1interface, or if you have no Wifi interface installed yet and your Panasonic unit has the 5-pin CN-CNT connector, you are good to install the Ingenious Makers Wifi interface.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1638\" style=\"width: 672px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\" wp-image-1638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espthings.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CN-CNT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CN-CNT.png?v=1644757046 800w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CN-CNT-300x186.png?v=1644757046 300w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CN-CNT-768x477.png?v=1644757046 768w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CN-CNT-720x447.png?v=1644757046 720w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CN-CNT-520x323.png?v=1644757046 520w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CN-CNT-320x199.png?v=1644757046 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CN-CNT connector<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Below a video on how to install the original CZ-TACG1 interface. The installation of the P11 interface with the cable (option 5), is pretty straight forward.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"video-container\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_4c07Obzjf3s\"><div id=\"lyte_4c07Obzjf3s\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4c07Obzjf3s\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4c07Obzjf3s\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4c07Obzjf3s\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4c07Obzjf3s\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<br\/><span class=\"lyte_disclaimer\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Ingenious-Makers?sub_confirmation=1\">subscribe<\/a> to our YouTube channel and hit the bell, comment etc.to support us!<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Software\"><\/span>Software<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"esphome_config\"><\/span>esphome config<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Create a new esphome device and use the following configuration example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"yaml\">substitutions:\n  devicename: esp32-airco-01\n  long_devicename: Panasonic Climate Office\n  pcb_version: \"P11-PTH-C3 250214\"\n    \nesphome:\n  name: \"${devicename}\"\n  name_add_mac_suffix: false\n  comment: \"${long_devicename} ${pcb_version}\"\n\nesp32:\n  board: esp32-c3-devkitm-1\n  framework:\n    type: esp-idf\n  variant: ESP32C3\n\nexternal_components:\n  source: github:\/\/DomiStyle\/esphome-panasonic-ac\n  components: [panasonic_ac]\n  \nwifi:\n  ssid: !secret esphome_wifi_ssid\n  password: !secret esphome_wifi_password\n  ap:\n    ssid: \"${devicename} Hotspot\"\n    password: !secret esphome_ap_password\n    \ncaptive_portal:\n    \nweb_server:\n  port: 80\n  \nlogger:\n  level: DEBUG\n\napi:\n  encryption:\n    key: !secret esphome_api_key\n\nota:\n  - platform: esphome\n    password: !secret ota_password\n\nbluetooth_proxy:\n\nuart:\n  tx_pin: GPIO21\n  rx_pin: GPIO20\n  id: ac_uart\n  baud_rate: 9600\n  parity: EVEN\n\nswitch:\n  - platform: restart\n    name: \"$long_devicename Restart\"\n  \nclimate:\n  - platform: panasonic_ac\n    id: office\n    type: cnt\n    name: \"$long_devicename\"\n    vertical_swing_select:\n      name: \"$long_devicename Vertical Swing Mode\"\n    outside_temperature:\n      name: \"$long_devicename Outside Temperature\"\n    current_power_consumption:\n      id: power_consumption_office\n      name: \"$long_devicename Power Consumption\"\n      unit_of_measurement: W\n      accuracy_decimals: 0\n      device_class: power\n      state_class: measurement\n\nsensor:\n  - platform: total_daily_energy\n    name: \"$long_devicename Total Daily Energy\"\n    power_id: power_consumption_office\n    filters:\n        - multiply: 0.001\n    unit_of_measurement: kWh\n    device_class: energy\n\ntime:\n  - platform: homeassistant\n    id: my_time\n<\/pre>\n<p>End result \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espthings.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/screenshot_-2022-06-17-16.44.51.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/screenshot_-2022-06-17-16.44.51.png?v=1655477106 772w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/screenshot_-2022-06-17-16.44.51-247x300.png?v=1655477106 247w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/screenshot_-2022-06-17-16.44.51-768x931.png?v=1655477106 768w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/screenshot_-2022-06-17-16.44.51-720x873.png?v=1655477106 720w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/screenshot_-2022-06-17-16.44.51-520x630.png?v=1655477106 520w, https:\/\/www.ingeniousmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/screenshot_-2022-06-17-16.44.51-320x388.png?v=1655477106 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting the Panasonic Climate control off the cloud Back in August 2021, we published an article about an ESPHome component for an ESP32 or ESP8266-based air conditioning\/climate WiFi interface\u2014a great way to get your Panasonic Climate Control off the Panasonic Comfort Cloud and into 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