Shelly i3 as a cheap scene controller for Openluup
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Had some interaction with the Shelly folk and currently attached the errant module to the cloud for them to resolve.
However, a truckload of new Shelly modules (i3 switches and v2.5 relays) arrived today and the ones I've tried seem to work OK. More than OK, actually. Very impressive. I'm about to replace a Zwave switch controlling a timed thermostat with one of the relays which will have its own built-in timer schedule... no need for a scene!
I'm also making a small tweak to openLuup to make it easier to trigger scenes over HTTP.
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I plan to stick with the Shelly API syntax as far as possible.
Using other people's API standards has served me very well (Graphite, WSAPI, Whisper, ...) In fact, this new openLuup API is implemented as a CGI using the WSAPI interface, so it's just an add-on with no change to the basic system at all.
I will add dimmers and colours. From this doc:
https://shelly.cloud/documents/developers/shelly_cloud_api_access.pdf
it seems like the syntax will be
turn=[command]white=[value] red=[value]green=[value]blue=[value] gain=[value]key
Keys:
turn: on or off
optional:
white, red, green and blue value: 0 -255
gain value: 0 -100 it’s only for RGB color -
Had some interaction with the Shelly folk and currently attached the errant module to the cloud for them to resolve.
However, a truckload of new Shelly modules (i3 switches and v2.5 relays) arrived today and the ones I've tried seem to work OK. More than OK, actually. Very impressive. I'm about to replace a Zwave switch controlling a timed thermostat with one of the relays which will have its own built-in timer schedule... no need for a scene!
I'm also making a small tweak to openLuup to make it easier to trigger scenes over HTTP.
@akbooer said in Shelly i3 as a cheap scene controller for Openluup:
I'm about to replace a Zwave switch controlling a timed thermostat with one of the relays which will have its own built-in timer schedule... no need for a scene!
Done! ... and I have to say that the switch's weekly schedule web interface is the simplest and clearest that I have ever come across.
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@akbooer said in Shelly i3 as a cheap scene controller for Openluup:
I'm about to replace a Zwave switch controlling a timed thermostat with one of the relays which will have its own built-in timer schedule... no need for a scene!
Done! ... and I have to say that the switch's weekly schedule web interface is the simplest and clearest that I have ever come across.
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I just orderered two shelly uni (just to test them) and two shelly buttons. I'll use those in the cars to automagically handle presence and trigger some scenes. The buttons can call an HTTP endpoint (or send an MQTT message) anytime they'll attach a WiFI network and can ping to signal their presence. We'll see.
Plus, two EMs I had in my cart since the summer, in order to monitor AC consumption on the floors and detect if it's running or not (it's central air and I can already turn on/off, but status is alwasy hit and miss).
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Yes a multi-button handheld remote would be nice. There are not so many nice Z-wave options either.
I ordered one EM, two Uni, two 16A wallplugs and two i3 units.
The plan to monitor the power consumption of my AC unit with the EM.
I also intend to replace an ageing Fibary Multsensor on my UI5 VeraLite that I use to detect the state of the alarm with an Uni. I tried to include another Fibaro Multisensor into Zway, but it did not perform that well, so I will phase them out. The Uni looks suspiciously similar to the Fibaro Multisensor, let's see how it performs.
The idea with the wallplugs is to monitor power consumption for washer and/or dishwasher, hence 16A to have some margin.
The i3's are just to experiment with for the time being.//ArcherS
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@archers said in Shelly i3 as a cheap scene controller for Openluup:
There are not so many nice Z-wave options either.
I love my Aeotec MiniMotes for ZWave, but looking to move now to WiFi.
@archers said in Shelly i3 as a cheap scene controller for Openluup:
The i3's are just to experiment with for the time being.
I love my i3s. They’ve restored some functionality that I haven’t had since X10, for which there was a very nice 4-input unit. Would be even nicer if they ran on 12V.
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There was this, of course...
NiceThings on Tindie
I've been enjoying building smart things for a while now, maybe it's time to share the ones I find useful with others. I like to make thing…
...but it doesn’t seem to be available.
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There was this, of course...
NiceThings on Tindie
I've been enjoying building smart things for a while now, maybe it's time to share the ones I find useful with others. I like to make thing…
...but it doesn’t seem to be available.
@akbooer I agree it would have been better if it supported 12V such as the Uni does.
I assume it should be possible to run the i3 on a small 12/24V DC/DC converter, e.g. something like this TRK-1-1215 depending on space available and taking the temperature/ventilation into consideration.//ArcherS
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I gave up Vera 5 month ago to Hubitat and I Have discovered Shelly. Fast and easy. I sold all my fibaro dimmers and switches... The only device that doesn't have a Hubitat driver now is Uni.. so smart implant still runs... But they work good. The Shellys is almost for free compared to zwave products.....
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@therealdb Where did you put the shelly i3 ? And which switches are you using ?
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It’s in the box and I’m using standard switches. In Europe (mostly France and Italy) we have a different style for flush-mounted boxes (called 503 box, 504, 506 depending on how many switches you could fit), so it’s very easy to do.
It’s basically a system that could be combined and where items could be added.
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It’s in the box and I’m using standard switches. In Europe (mostly France and Italy) we have a different style for flush-mounted boxes (called 503 box, 504, 506 depending on how many switches you could fit), so it’s very easy to do.
It’s basically a system that could be combined and where items could be added.
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So these Shelley modules, we can use them with HA-bridge I assume? They look great, if so!
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