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DIY HomeKey locks via Reactor
therealdbT
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Scene Controllers -- What are you using?
toggledbitsT
A recent thread on supporting the ZRC-90 Z-Wave scene controller got me to wonder, what does everybody use and like? I'll start... oh, and no dashboards. I want to hear from you all about dedicated scene controller devices. Dashboards and apps are great to a point, but my experience is that higher WAF is achieved with (a) a dedicated device (b) in a known location (c) with predictable functions and (d) no extra steps to operate (just walk up to it and push a button -- same effort as a light switch/dimmer). She's not wrong. It's a pain to unlock the phone, find the app, open the app, find the device, tap the device, when you can just walk across the room and push a button. Bonus points for something that can be labeled readably (low WAF for stuck-on tape/thermal labels). I have a ZRC-90 and it's great, but it was temperamental to get working on Vera, and wasn't smooth sailing when it made the move to Z-Wave JS either. A couple of include/exclude cycles were needed to get it fully working on both. Since then, I've done a battery change, and while the buttons work as reliably as ever, the device continues to report the old battery level despite having a measurably fresh battery for over a year now. But I would still recommend it. I have a Hank 4-button that is probably the best and most reliable battery-operated scene controller I have ever used. It's small and unobtrusive, so it lives on a lamp base in our living room and controls the room's mood lighting. I'm not sure they're still available. RIP. I just ran across the Minoston MR40Z on Amazon, and I may try one of those. It looks like an installed (in-wall) Decora switch, but the buttons are actually a removable remote that you can pull off the wall and take to the couch. No line power required. Kinda cool. Maybe a good Hank replacement. But, I've never heard of this manufacturer before, and the concern is always "will I be able to buy more/replacements in one/two/five years?" Among the wired controllers, the Zooz ZEN32 seems to be the most popular modern unit. I like it, but the LEDs are too small for my aging eyes to discern their color in daylight -- they are pin-head sized. Four of the five buttons are too small to label, so low WAF. When I started my Z-Wave network, I used the Leviton four-button scene/zone controllers (VRCS4 and VRCZ4), and these are still all over my house. They're glitchy first-gen Z-Wave stuff (Vizia RF+ actually, so compatible but with proprietary features that aren't usable). They're now discontinued for Z-Wave. Leviton's newer units are WiFi, so if I go that route, it's HomeKit via Home Assistant for those. During the pandemic lock-downs, I built a touch-screen scene controller using an Adafruit PyPortal. It had screens with 1 to 8 labeled, colorable soft buttons that could either perform a device function (i.e. publish to MQTT) or take you to another screen, so it was the love-child of scene controller and dashboard. Wife found it agreeable. But it was just a prototype. Memory limitation of the device was an issue because the PyPortal is really an inexpensive teaching device with a big load of Circuit Python overhead, and the graphic display needs a lot of RAM, so it was severely limited. I'm sure it could work out with the right micro and programming closer to the bare metal. Packaging and powering would also need to be addressed. And, at the end of the day, while "cute," it doesn't seem like something I would want to sell with the house if we ended up moving some day. So, I'm interested in what others are doing and using, or more specifically, what your significant others are comfortable with and willing to use.
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20 amp smart physical switch (to control Infratech heater) - preferable to be outdoor rated, but any
O
Hi all, I'm looking for a 20 amp (minimum) smart switch (physical, so as to either tap switch or remote/Alexa/HomeKit/etc) so that I can control several outdoor Infratech heaters (220V). If they're outdoor rated, even better. Thanks.
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WiFi camera with scrub playback
Z
I have Wyze cameras and they’re mostly great but would like to find an IP camera that allows scrubbing on playback. Any recommendations?
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Hubitat Elevation C-Series Controllers
LibraSunL
Welcome to our HE users! This new Q&A section is for you...
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LEDVANCE
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Water Flow Meter & Shutoff
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Hello - I'm building a new home with zwave throughout. I want to install a flow detection shutoff, and flow meter for three different areas - a pool autofiller, irrigation system, and the home usage. I'd like to be able to detect any leaks in the system, as well as see the flow/usage by each area. What would you recommend?
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chine version of homeypro to convert 433 to IR,wifi,Bluetooth,866,..?/
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hello i am searching for a universal hub that takes my 433 remotes signals and repeats them 433mhz or converts them into bluetooth, wifi, IR, z-wave etc…basically into all the other signals. so my 433mhz remote becomes a universal remote. it should have an app to configurate, maybe a learning function as well i belive the homey pro can do that but it costs like 400$ …right? so is there a cheap “china” product that works like that for at least 433 into IR, bluetooth, wifi there are so many chinaproducts and i cant figure out which can do which trick !/ this for example https://de.trck.one/redir/clickGate.php?u=Ha2Rd3xX&m=1&p=9yUI69TI8b&t=kLf5673Z&st=&s=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techpunt.nl%2Fde%2Fhomey-bridge.html%3Fgclid%3DCj0KCQiA9YugBhCZARIsAACXxeJvViv59ieDen9zOXTP1jhc_OisKQxPlCZOJsPGX20nWo7UROROuJcaAix5EALw_wcB&r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hardwareluxx.de%2Fcommunity%2Fthreads%2Fbillige-chinaversion-von-homey-pro-gesucht.1333803%2F i am working with 433mhz intertechno protokoll remotes . please help thanks, christoph
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Remote light switch
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Looking for a simple solution that doesn't require running wire (replacing a switch receptacle is fine) The problem: the only light switch in my garage is not near a door. So have to walk into the garage to turn the lights on. Ideal Solution: physical remote I can stick on the wall next to the door to toggle a switch. Is there a product that is a toggle switch to replace the basic switch in the receptacle that I can also operate with a remote?
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ESP32 / ESP8266
akbooerA
Is anyone actively developing anything on these IoT chips? In particular, using NodeMCU for Lua programmability? Just got a development board to play with myself... After a fruitless search for WiFI pulse utility meter readers (can't believe I couldn't find anything suitable) and also having resolved a while ago not to include any homebrew hardware in my HA configuration, I've decided in the end to try this out, after all. Having cut my teeth on Lua, thanks to Vera, it seems promising to use it for development, rather than Arduino programming, and the hardware is SO much cheaper, smaller, and neater than a RPi or the like. Any experiences welcomed! AK
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Shelly i3 as a cheap scene controller for Openluup
therealdbT
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Hue dimmer as replacement for MiniMote remote
akbooerA
Finally, I’ve found an adequate replacement for my beloved MiniMote four-button remotes (I’ve had nine of them for the last 10 years or so!). I should have realised this earlier, but with four buttons and approximately the same form factor, the Philips Hue remotes are viable replacements… …however, they are, of course, Zigbee and not Zwave, but this doesn’t matter in my HA environment, which has now completely ditched Zwave and Vera for all lighting and control functions, and replaced them with Hue and Shelly devices. These are all brought together with a Homebridge installation running under Docker on Synology NAS with the Apple Home app as the UI. This gives, of course, both secure remote access and voice control. The MiniMote buttons I had configured as scene triggers to do whatever I needed, most usually toggling lights. The same functionality is easily achieved within the Home app by appropriate shortcuts. I’m still using openLuup as a secondary hub which mimics all the various devices using MQTT and the ALTHUE plug-in and logs all device and sensor data using the built-in Historian and viewed through Grafana. Works for me! AK
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UZB Stick - Moving from Z-Way to Z-Wave JS
PerHP
After a long wait for an updated version of the rather crude and unfinished Z-Way integration to HASS, i'm now looking (reluctantly) in to replacing Z-Way with Z-wave JS.. Mind you this is a big existing network, not a new controller stick.. I threw up a docker for z-wave JS UI, and tried to connect it to the UZB stick.. It loads the whole network from the stick, but the driver keeps restarting? Looking at the logs, I see a lot of Dropping message because the driver is not ready to handle it yet. It seems like the stick just keeps talking like z-way was still listening? This ends up in the driver crashing repeatedly.. Any ideas to how I can get them talking? In the code snippet below, you see the driver restarting with the graphic letters, seemingly while the stick is mid-sentence, or because of ACK timeout... 2022-10-02T19:19:59.664Z CNTRLR received additional controller information: Z-Wave API version: 6 (legacy) Z-Wave chip type: ZW050x node type Controller controller role: primary controller is the SIS: true controller supports timers: false nodes in the network: 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 4 7, 48, 52, 55, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83 2022-10-02T19:19:59.765Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [Manufacturer Specific] manufacturerId: metadata updated 2022-10-02T19:19:59.766Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [Manufacturer Specific] productType: metadata updated 2022-10-02T19:19:59.767Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [Manufacturer Specific] productId: metadata updated 2022-10-02T19:19:59.768Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [+] [Manufacturer Specific] manufacturerId: 277 2022-10-02T19:19:59.769Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [+] [Manufacturer Specific] productType: 1024 2022-10-02T19:19:59.770Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [+] [Manufacturer Specific] productId: 1 2022-10-02T19:19:59.770Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [Version] firmwareVersions: metadata updated 2022-10-02T19:19:59.771Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [+] [Version] firmwareVersions: 5.39 2022-10-02T19:19:59.772Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [Version] sdkVersion: metadata updated 2022-10-02T19:19:59.772Z CNTRLR [Node 001] [+] [Version] sdkVersion: "6.9.0" 2022-10-02T19:19:59.772Z CNTRLR setting serial API timeouts: ack = 1000 ms, byte = 150 ms 2022-10-02T19:19:59.792Z SERIAL » 0x01050006640f97 (7 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:19:59.792Z DRIVER » [REQ] [SetSerialApiTimeouts] payload: 0x640f 2022-10-02T19:19:59.815Z SERIAL « [ACK] (0x06) 2022-10-02T19:19:59.816Z SERIAL « 0x01050106640f96 (7 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:19:59.817Z SERIAL » [ACK] (0x06) 2022-10-02T19:21:03.177Z DRIVER ███████╗ ██╗ ██╗ █████╗ ██╗ ██╗ ███████╗ ██╗ ███████╗ ╚══███╔╝ ██║ ██║ ██╔══██╗ ██║ ██║ ██╔════╝ ██║ ██╔════╝ ███╔╝ ██║ █╗ ██║ ███████║ ██║ ██║ █████╗ █████╗ ██║ ███████╗ ███╔╝ ██║███╗██║ ██╔══██║ ╚██╗ ██╔╝ ██╔══╝ ╚════╝ ██ ██║ ╚════██║ ███████╗ ╚███╔███╔╝ ██║ ██║ ╚████╔╝ ███████╗ ╚█████╔╝ ███████║ ╚══════╝ ╚══╝╚══╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═══╝ ╚══════╝ ╚════╝ ╚══════╝ 2022-10-02T19:21:03.178Z DRIVER version 10.2.0 2022-10-02T19:21:03.179Z DRIVER 2022-10-02T19:21:03.179Z DRIVER starting driver... 2022-10-02T19:21:03.199Z DRIVER opening serial port /dev/zwave 2022-10-02T19:21:03.212Z DRIVER serial port opened 2022-10-02T19:21:03.213Z SERIAL » [NAK] (0x15) 2022-10-02T19:21:03.229Z SERIAL « 0x01090141d39601020201f3 (11 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:21:03.232Z SERIAL » [ACK] (0x06) 2022-10-02T19:21:03.233Z SERIAL « 0x01090141d39601020201f3 (11 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:21:03.234Z SERIAL » [ACK] (0x06) 2022-10-02T19:21:03.234Z SERIAL « 0x01090141d39601020201f3 (11 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:21:03.234Z SERIAL » [ACK] (0x06) 2022-10-02T19:21:03.261Z DRIVER « [RES] [GetNodeProtocolInfo] payload: 0xd39601020201 2022-10-02T19:21:03.268Z DRIVER « [RES] [GetNodeProtocolInfo] [unexpected] payload: 0xd39601020201 2022-10-02T19:21:03.268Z DRIVER unexpected response, discarding... 2022-10-02T19:21:03.268Z DRIVER « [RES] [GetNodeProtocolInfo] payload: 0xd39601020201 2022-10-02T19:21:03.271Z DRIVER « [RES] [GetNodeProtocolInfo] [unexpected] payload: 0xd39601020201 2022-10-02T19:21:03.271Z DRIVER unexpected response, discarding... 2022-10-02T19:21:03.271Z DRIVER « [RES] [GetNodeProtocolInfo] payload: 0xd39601020201 2022-10-02T19:21:03.273Z DRIVER « [RES] [GetNodeProtocolInfo] [unexpected] payload: 0xd39601020201 2022-10-02T19:21:03.274Z DRIVER unexpected response, discarding... 2022-10-02T19:21:03.274Z DRIVER loading configuration... 2022-10-02T19:21:03.298Z CONFIG Using external configuration dir /usr/src/app/store/.config-db 2022-10-02T19:21:03.298Z CONFIG version 10.2.0 2022-10-02T19:21:04.284Z DRIVER beginning interview... 2022-10-02T19:21:04.286Z DRIVER added request handler for AddNodeToNetwork (0x4a)... 1 registered 2022-10-02T19:21:04.286Z DRIVER added request handler for RemoveNodeFromNetwork (0x4b)... 1 registered 2022-10-02T19:21:04.286Z DRIVER added request handler for ReplaceFailedNode (0x63)... 1 registered 2022-10-02T19:21:04.287Z CNTRLR querying controller IDs... 2022-10-02T19:21:04.484Z SERIAL » 0x01030020dc (5 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:21:04.485Z DRIVER » [REQ] [GetControllerId] 2022-10-02T19:21:04.487Z SERIAL « 0x0123000400511a9f039900b834787d066515a4b79c45bb3af55ea7f6203006010 (37 bytes) 80120c84d 2022-10-02T19:21:04.489Z SERIAL « [DISCARDED] invalid data 0x9ef4 (2 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:21:04.490Z DRIVER Dropping message because it contains invalid data 2022-10-02T19:21:04.490Z SERIAL » [NAK] (0x15) 2022-10-02T19:21:05.488Z CNTRLR Failed to execute controller command after 1/3 attempts. Scheduling next try i n 100 ms. 2022-10-02T19:21:05.591Z SERIAL » 0x01030020dc (5 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:21:05.592Z DRIVER » [REQ] [GetControllerId] 2022-10-02T19:21:06.596Z CNTRLR Failed to execute controller command after 2/3 attempts. Scheduling next try i n 1100 ms. 2022-10-02T19:21:07.698Z SERIAL » 0x01030020dc (5 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:21:07.699Z DRIVER » [REQ] [GetControllerId] 2022-10-02T19:21:08.717Z DRIVER Failed to initialize the driver: ZWaveError: Timeout while waiting for an ACK from the controller (ZW0200) at Driver.sendMessage (/usr/src/app/node_modules/zwave-js/src/lib/driver/D river.ts:3980:23) at ZWaveController.identify (/usr/src/app/node_modules/zwave-js/src/lib/co ntroller/Controller.ts:713:33) at Driver.initializeControllerAndNodes (/usr/src/app/node_modules/zwave-js /src/lib/driver/Driver.ts:1207:26) at Immediate.<anonymous> (/usr/src/app/node_modules/zwave-js/src/lib/drive r/Driver.ts:1014:16) 2022-10-02T19:21:08.723Z DRIVER destroying driver instance... 2022-10-02T19:21:08.728Z DRIVER driver instance destroyed 2022-10-02T19:21:08.739Z DRIVER ███████╗ ██╗ ██╗ █████╗ ██╗ ██╗ ███████╗ ██╗ ███████╗ ╚══███╔╝ ██║ ██║ ██╔══██╗ ██║ ██║ ██╔════╝ ██║ ██╔════╝ ███╔╝ ██║ █╗ ██║ ███████║ ██║ ██║ █████╗ █████╗ ██║ ███████╗ ███╔╝ ██║███╗██║ ██╔══██║ ╚██╗ ██╔╝ ██╔══╝ ╚════╝ ██ ██║ ╚════██║ ███████╗ ╚███╔███╔╝ ██║ ██║ ╚████╔╝ ███████╗ ╚█████╔╝ ███████║ ╚══════╝ ╚══╝╚══╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═══╝ ╚══════╝ ╚════╝ ╚══════╝ 2022-10-02T19:21:08.740Z DRIVER version 10.2.0 2022-10-02T19:21:08.740Z DRIVER 2022-10-02T19:21:08.740Z DRIVER starting driver... 2022-10-02T19:21:08.745Z DRIVER opening serial port /dev/zwave 2022-10-02T19:21:08.751Z DRIVER serial port opened 2022-10-02T19:21:08.752Z SERIAL » [NAK] (0x15) 2022-10-02T19:21:08.754Z DRIVER loading configuration... 2022-10-02T19:21:08.755Z SERIAL « 0x01080120c84d9ef40138 (10 bytes) 2022-10-02T19:21:08.757Z SERIAL » [ACK] (0x06) 2022-10-02T19:21:08.758Z DRIVER « [RES] [GetControllerId]
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Intercom Buzzer wiring with Shelly Plus 1
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Any decent destination for a Vera Plus?
wmarcolinW
Well with all that has been going on with Vera/eZlo, many people are abandoning the Vera hubs and moving on to other solutions, such as Hubitat (my case), HASS, HA, and many other controllers. In the past, I had already been informed that when the migration was over, my Vera would go to the incinerator, or under the wheel of my car, and of course, I did not comply. So I wanted to open a debate, for those who have not yet sold their Vera on eBay, are with the equipment idle, what destination could be given? I see many saying that it has become a laboratory, I don't see much sense, since it is becoming obsolete and without a drive. But it can be a destiny. Has anyone thought about whether it is feasible to change the hub's SO so that it becomes a host for MSR, for example? Or even Home Assistance? I have no knowledge, but it seems to me that processor and memory have to do something like that, already has embedded wifi and network. Does anyone have any idea if it is possible to give this equipment a destination other than a box?
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List of smart devices with no cloud requirement
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I just started [uncloud] forum to gather in one central place all smart devices working without the cloud, since this is not information easily available on the Internet. I thought this might interest some users of this forum and any feedback are welcome. And let me know if you know more devices that I should add to the list! - Marco
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Z-wave serie 700 Europe/ Reactor/ Home Assistant
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Good afternoon. Due to the new ezlo not being available in europe yet, I wanted to change the z-wave getway that works with the reactor to add to the home assistant. What advises? Thanks
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HVAC Control
LibraSunL
I didn't see an existing Topic for heating-ventilation-air conditioning, so here goes... Is anyone successfully controlling a "mini split" (i.e. ductless) A/C or heat pump system at home? I will be adding such a system soon to new construction, and wondered if certain brands/models interface better via Z-Wave or WiFi than others in a HA setting. I know a bunch of these "splits" come with handheld remotes, but having robust Home Automation control (preferably without a dedicated plug-in needed on the Vera side) would be idea. Happy to hear suggestions. Thanks! Libra
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Can a Ezlo Plus be bridged to a Vera Plus
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I have a legacy Vera system that in my home and I need to add a few devices to a cottage on my property. The Vera zwave won't see devices that far away. Both the house and cottage are on the same LAN. Can I bridged an Ezlo Plus to my existing Vera plus and if so are there instructions?
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GE/Jasco Z-wave wall switch
DesTD
Hey guys... Is it just me or the GE/Jasco switch or very sensible to power outage ? Almost each time we have a power outage, I need to replace at least 1 switch to replace. Each time, same behaviour, the blue led is flashing rapidely and nothing works. Last power outage, I got 3 switches. 95% of our switch and dimmer are GE/Jasco.
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    Is anyone actively developing anything on these IoT chips?
    In particular, using NodeMCU for Lua programmability?
    Just got a development board to play with myself...

    After a fruitless search for WiFI pulse utility meter readers (can't believe I couldn't find anything suitable) and also having resolved a while ago not to include any homebrew hardware in my HA configuration, I've decided in the end to try this out, after all.

    Having cut my teeth on Lua, thanks to Vera, it seems promising to use it for development, rather than Arduino programming, and the hardware is SO much cheaper, smaller, and neater than a RPi or the like.

    Any experiences welcomed!

    AK

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      I have used them in the past, but have since moved those applications to Shelly devices for the most part. I don't use the Lua functionality and never did; I always found it more comfortable just to work in the Arduino IDE with C++. They have since been relegated to Tasmota support in Reactor's MQTTController. I switched because the compact packaging of the Shelly devices, which includes power supply, reduces the parts count and improves appearance of the solution (particularly with building inspectors, where you can point them to the UL listing and they move along).

      But, I've been playing with ESPresence, and that's interesting.

      I've done some other projects with them... perhaps the most enduring is a Wemos D1 Mini that runs the star at the top of our Christmas tree, twinkling LEDs randomly for a wife-pleasing effect. And I am currently replacing the garbage electronics/controls in a Peltier-based beverage refrigerator, which may stay in that role or be upgraded to cigar humidor if I get my wish. I also wrote an LED matrix fire simulation (that's in my Github) that works on ESP32s, but I don't use any that way at the moment.

      Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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        So you flash Shelly devices?

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          I’m mostly on tasmota and Shelly because it’s easier than coding, but I’ve done a couple of things in the past (in arduino/c++ as well). You all know I’m a huge fan of Shelly since a long time.

          Right now I’m toying with espresence and bt relay via esphome and I’m moving most of my moderately complex login to MSR. I’ve learnt how to write complex expressions lately, so I’m moving lots of logic via mqtt to rules and expressions. I’ve also generated mqtt messages from existing devices/integrations to easily have devices mapped under MSR.

          Next things on my journey are templates to get esphome Bluetooth relay for home assistant directly into MSR, but that’s another story.

          Long story short: no need to write custom firmware, unless you have very specific use cases.

          --
          On a mission to automate everything.

          My MS Reactor contrib
          My Luup Plug-ins

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            @therealdb said in ESP32 / ESP8266:

            unless you have very specific use cases

            Thanks for that. In my case, I do!

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              @therealdb said in ESP32 / ESP8266:

              unless you have very specific use cases

              Thanks for that. In my case, I do!

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              @akbooer said in ESP32 / ESP8266:

              @therealdb said in ESP32 / ESP8266:

              unless you have very specific use cases

              Thanks for that. In my case, I do!

              You may be surprised, but esphome and tasmota have plenty of ready to use templates for sensors.

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              On a mission to automate everything.

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              • akbooerA akbooer

                So you flash Shelly devices?

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                @akbooer said in ESP32 / ESP8266:

                So you flash Shelly devices?

                No... where I've previously used an ESP8266 or ESP32 with a relay (output) or contact closure (input), I switched to Shelly. I'm only flashing various ESP models, and things that look like ESPs (e.g. Sonoff plugs).

                Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                  @therealdb said in ESP32 / ESP8266:

                  You may be surprised, but esphome and tasmota have plenty of ready to use templates for sensors.

                  You’re right. There’s something that looks useful here:

                  Pulse Meter Sensor

                  Pulse Meter Sensor

                  Instructions for setting up pulse meter sensors.

                  I just have to read up more about their ecosystem…

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                    @therealdb said in ESP32 / ESP8266:

                    You may be surprised, but esphome and tasmota have plenty of ready to use templates for sensors.

                    You’re right. There’s something that looks useful here:

                    Pulse Meter Sensor

                    Pulse Meter Sensor

                    Instructions for setting up pulse meter sensors.

                    I just have to read up more about their ecosystem…

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                    @akbooer said in ESP32 / ESP8266:

                    I just have to read up more about their ecosystem…

                    I'm in that age (with quite a busy schedule for work) that I'm trying to glue together instead of re-write from scratch. in fact, I have less things to try than in the past. plus, all these projects are highly maintained and I could concentrate on my own logic 🙂

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                    • akbooerA akbooer

                      @therealdb said in ESP32 / ESP8266:

                      You may be surprised, but esphome and tasmota have plenty of ready to use templates for sensors.

                      You’re right. There’s something that looks useful here:

                      Pulse Meter Sensor

                      Pulse Meter Sensor

                      Instructions for setting up pulse meter sensors.

                      I just have to read up more about their ecosystem…

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                      @akbooer I am using an ESP32 with a water passage valve, which generates pulses, and thus controlling the water flow in my house, measuring with a small margin of error of liters, but it is very close to what the company that supplies it charges me.

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                      • wmarcolinW wmarcolin

                        @akbooer I am using an ESP32 with a water passage valve, which generates pulses, and thus controlling the water flow in my house, measuring with a small margin of error of liters, but it is very close to what the company that supplies it charges me.

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                        @wmarcolin

                        Great to know that. Did you program that, or use some third-party code?

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                          @wmarcolin

                          Great to know that. Did you program that, or use some third-party code?

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                          @akbooer

                          Third-party code, using Arduino I uploaded the code to program the WiFi on the board, and then installed the drives on Hubitat, very simple and fast.

                          The part that was a little more complicated was the tuning of the valve, I used another digital meter for the initial reading and then adjusted in a simple way the conversion from pulses to liters that appears in Hubitat.

                          (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007NHS9M4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details)

                          Finally, I generated the device for the MSR, and then the world of play started, all exported to influxDb and Graphana.

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