{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "hardware",
  "description_en": "esp8266-midea-dehumidifier replaces a Midea-made dehumidifier's Wi-Fi dongle with an ESP8266 adapter that speaks to the unit over TTL serial and exposes controls through MQTT. The author says its control logic draws on Android app reverse engineering and UART traffic analysis.",
  "description_zh": "esp8266-midea-dehumidifier 用 ESP8266 适配器替换美的制造的除湿机 Wi-Fi 模块，通过 TTL 串口与设备通信，并通过 MQTT 提供控制功能。作者称，其控制逻辑参考了 Android 应用逆向分析和 UART 通信分析。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/esp8266-midea-dehumidifier-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/esp8266-midea-dehumidifier-case/",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/Hypfer/esp8266-midea-dehumidifier/blob/317e2295dde70d7b20d649d6f0dda061c608fb11/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "esp8266-midea-dehumidifier-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/esp8266-midea-dehumidifier-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/esp8266-midea-dehumidifier-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/esp8266-midea-dehumidifier-case/index.md",
  "name": "esp8266-midea-dehumidifier: rebuilding dehumidifier serial control",
  "name_zh": "esp8266-midea-dehumidifier：重建除湿机串口控制",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A compatible Wi-Fi-enabled Midea-made dehumidifier and ESP8266 ESP-01 adapter hardware are required.",
    "Building and flashing require Arduino IDE with ESP8266 support and the listed Arduino libraries.",
    "The Comfee MDDF-20DEN7 lacks the Wi-Fi button and USB port used by the guide.",
    "Apache-2.0 license."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需使用兼容的 Midea 系 Wi-Fi 除湿机和 ESP8266 ESP-01 适配器硬件。",
    "编译和刷写需安装 Arduino IDE、ESP8266 支持包及列出的 Arduino 库。",
    "Comfee MDDF-20DEN7 缺少指南所用的 Wi-Fi 按钮和 USB 接口。",
    "采用 Apache-2.0 许可证。"
  ],
  "targets": [
    "protocol"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/Hypfer/esp8266-midea-dehumidifier",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-09"
}