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    (Last Updated: December 15, 2020)
    • Status of SMARTHOME and SwitchLinc products

      D

      Is the Smarthome company still existent? If so, are SwitchLinc switched still available?

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    • Smart door lock

      D

      Hi! I want to install a smart lock on my front door, but I don't know which one to choose. There are many different models available on the market. Do you have a reliable model to recommend?

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    • Lua - Code to encrypt / decrypt with AES 128 CBC

      parkerc

      Hi

      I’m looking to rework some code I found online so I can use it on Vera, and while I’ve managed to translate / convert a number of things, I’ve got stuck on a few things it does, around encryption/decryption etc.

      All the original Lua code is here - > (https://forum.logicmachine.net/showthread.php?tid=232&pid=16580#pid16580 )

      Plus there looks to be a python version too here - > (https://github.com/florianholzapfel/panasonic-viera/issues/9#issuecomment-476919658)

      Here’s an extract of the code where AES 128 CBC is required?

      function encrypt_soap_payload(data, key, hmac_key, iv) payload = '000000000000' n = #data payload = payload .. string.char(bit.band(bit.rshift(n, 24), 0xFF)) payload = payload .. string.char(bit.band(bit.rshift(n, 16), 0xFF)) payload = payload .. string.char(bit.band(bit.rshift(n, 8), 0xFF)) payload = payload .. string.char(bit.band(n, 0xFF)) payload = payload .. data aes_cbc, err = aes:new(key, nil, aes.cipher(128, 'cbc'), { iv = iv }, nil, 1) ciphertext = aes_cbc:encrypt(payload) sig = encdec.hmacsha256(ciphertext, hmac_key, true) encrypted_payload = encdec.base64enc(ciphertext .. sig) return encrypted_payload end function decrypt_soap_payload(data, key, hmac_key, iv) aes_cbc, err = aes:new(key, nil, aes.cipher(128, 'cbc'), { iv = iv }, nil, 0) decrypted = aes_cbc:decrypt(encdec.base64dec(data)) decrypted = string.gsub(string.sub(lmcore.strtohex(decrypted), 33), '%x%x', function(value) return string.char(tonumber(value, 16)) end) return decrypted end

      I can get to the point where I can create the parameters for the payload encrypt request (example below), it’s just the encryption/decryption I cant do..

      data="1234" key="\\S„ßÍ}/Ìa5!" hmac_key="¹jz¹2¸F\r}òcžÎ„ 臧.ª˜¹=¤µæŸ" iv=" {¬£áæ‚2žâ3ÐÞË€ú "

      I’ve found this aes.lua (https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-string/blob/master/lib/resty/aes.lua ) module online, but that requires loads of others modules too, most notably ffi.lua. Which I’d ideally like to avoid.

      I also came across this aes128.lua (https://github.com/somesocks/lua-lockbox/blob/master/lockbox/cipher/aes128.lua ) but i’m not sure how that handles all the other parameters e.g specify the cbc aspect etc.

      Finally there’s this aes256ecb.lua script (https://github.com/idiomic/Lua_AES/blob/master/AES.lua) , could that be converted to aes 128 cbc and then used in the above?

      Any help/advice on this would be appreciated..

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    • Seeking experts for implementing Modbus TCP

      Crille

      I just upgraded the firmware for the inverter for my solar panels and that made it possible to enable Modbus TCP.
      At a glance that would be perfect for live production data fed into my home automation environment but my lack of knowledge about the protocol and how to put the data where I want it failed me.

      What I have:

      MSR
      openLuup
      Vera Secure
      Ezlo Plus
      Mosquitto
      Homebridge
      Windows Server
      Ubuntu Server
      Quite decent PowerShell skills
      Enough Lua knowledge to write my own functions and handlers
      The inverters Modbus interface definitions

      What I want to achive:

      Something that can be run by systemd och anything else monitoring the status and keeping the Modbus connection alive.
      Publish readings over MQTT or whatever fits my setup, the goal is to feed the data into openLuup in someway so Historian can log the data for Grafana and display current production to HomeKit (as a mqttthing light sensor, since there is no other accessory suitable at the moment).

      Anyone implemented Modbus TCP in similar projects or have any guidance on how to reach my goal?

      Open for alternative solutions as well, all suggestions are appreciated!

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    • http relay activate with username and password authentication

      D

      Hi to all,
      I am user of vera controller. I have a dahua door intercom with relay. Relay activates with username and password authentication. I can activate the relay http://admin:a1234567@192.168.1.111/cgi-bin/accessControl.cgi?action=openDoor&channel=1&UserID=101&Type=Remote

      As you can see intercom username admin and password is a1234567 I build a scene with luup code luup.inet.wget( "http://admin:a1234567@192.168.1.111/cgi-bin/accessControl.cgi?action=openDoor&channel=1&UserID=101&Type=Remote" ) But can not activate relay. Is there any idea?

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    • Vera Secure usage without mios

      D

      Hi to all, I have a bricked vera secure that is replaced with new one. Old vera secure serial numbers are deleted from vera servers so I cannot use it. Vera secure's are orginally Sercomm's NA502 model devices. Recently I install openwrt to the old vera secure unit without problem. Is there any way to use it any automation system with internal z-wave. I install domoticz but I cannot setup internal z-wave unit, it only accept usb zwave radios. Is there any ideas?

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    • An electricians or wiring experts here?

      cw-kid

      I ordered a Fibaro Dimmer 2 and Bypass device for my upstairs landing / hallway lights.

      I have 2 light switches one at the bottom of the stairs and another one upstairs on the landing.

      But I am struggling to make sense of my current wiring, more details / photos on the Vera forum.

      Jan 27 Anyone good at electrical wiring for light switches? Anyone good at electrical wiring for light switches?

      Hi I ordered a Fibaro Dimmer 2 and Bypass device for my upstairs landing / hallway lights. I have 2 light switches one at the bottom of the stairs and another one upstairs on the landing. I have no neutral wires in the house behind the light switches. These are photos of the light switch...

      Thanks

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    • Looking for ideas on how to implement an automation.

      R

      Hello,
      Looking to all the dev's and tinkerers on this community for ideas on how to implement a solution to my problem. Kind of a long intro, sorry.

      Problem statement:
      I have a geothermal heat pump that has a loop that is slightly undersized. During the cold weather months in the Pacific Northwest (one or two months of the year), the loop can get below 32 degrees. If it goes on for a few days, it can generate significant frost heaving in my yard and under the flagstone deck, Actually fixing the issue is cost prohibitive.

      Current mitigation:
      I have DS18B20 tied into Home Assistant and monitoring the temp of the fluid coming out of the loop and if it drops below 35 degrees, MSR triggers a Fibaro Implant to add a resister into the external temp circuit and fool the Venstar to think the outside temp is below 32 degrees and issue a Heat Pump lockout and switch to AUX heat. While this is working fine and the AUX heat is only coming on once or twice a day, I would like to simplify the setup so it runs on something other than HA and MSR. I think they are overkill for my issue. Also want this to be independent of anything else in the house so it can stay behind if I am not around to maintain.

      I only have two inputs and one output:
      Inputs: Loop temp, Furnace running
      Outputs: Switch relay to drop resistance to external thermostat connection on thermostat.
      Logic is super simple:
      If temp is below 36 degrees and furnace is running, turn on relay
      If furnace stops, turn off relay.
      I am sure even I can figure that out on Python.

      Trying to determine the best platform for a set it and forget it black box that works with as close to zero maintenance as possible.

      Options I have thought of are:

      Pi zero with a GPIO controlled relay ESPHome (Not very knowledgeable about that platform, but willing to explore) Arduino Anything anyone else suggests

      Any ideas are appreciated.

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    • Is Hubitat to HA Bridge possible?

      D

      Greetings,

      I’m researching a migration from Vera+ to Hubitat C7 and want to know if anyone has successfully connected the Hubitat to the “HA Bridge” for local Alexia calls.
      The HA Bridge does not callout Hubitat natively from what I see.

      Thanks for your assistance.

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    • New Developer - What I should know/do ? (Vera/OpenLuup)

      parkerc

      Hi all

      Having some time off i’ve been able to invest a chunk in creating some plug-ins for Vera/OpenLuup, and will do what I can to post them in GitHub and add links on the Vera Community and here, for anyone who is interested.

      But, being knew to any of this, I wanted to ask for any guidance on how and when I should share stuff ? How best do I share it ? Am I liable for anything I share? Is GitHub the best place ? What licenses should I associate with them ?

      The latter is a strange one, as I don’t see how I can have any claim over the content/code itself, as I’ve learnt and leveraged so much from others..

      To get the ball rolling I posted this on the ezlo/Vera site..

      Jan 4 Luup Plugin - Energenie PMS LAN Switch Luup Plugin - Energenie PMS LAN Switch

      Hi To ensure I give back to this community, which has been educating me in all things Lua and Luup over the years (12+) I wanted to share some of the plugins I’ve built recently to see if any are of use/interest to others. The first one is for the Energenie PMS LAN Switch where I have built two...

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    • New to Smart Home

      M

      Hey guys,

      I just registered here in the forum and honestly… I’m new to the whole topic. I‘m a web developer, so I‘ve quite a bit experience with java, js, sql and so on. But that may not help a lot in this new field.

      I‘m looking forward to develop my own smart home device and I‘m looking for starting point. In General the specs are like:

      The device should work with WiFi, I want to integrate it into my network I want to write an own app to control it, it may find the device in my network I want the device to be offline usable, if possible (without internet connection) I want the device to broadcast information in my network like „water is empty“, so I can use push messaging in the App it should be ready to as well work with Alexa or Apple Home Kit or Google Assistant as I Plan to develop a skill for them.

      Can someone provide me with some information I could start with? Like - are there microcontrollers I could go with or is it to complex and I need a raspy? Which frameworks / languages / libs could I use? I know how to do the things on the app side but not on the device side.

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    • Amazon Alexa hosts

      CatmanV2

      Vainly trying to get to the bottom of the 10 - 15 second delay for TTS with the Alexa plugin (still) anyone have a list of the possible Alexa hosts? Just wonder if the one I have (layla.amazon.co.uk) could just be slow.

      Any thoughts?

      C

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    • Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays

      toggledbits

      Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas (or Happy Holidays, if that's your preferred salutation, or...?), and also a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2022.

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    • Very newbie man looking for help

      P

      Hello. First, excuse my english, please. I bought a Vera Edge looking for some way to make a digital ambient thermostat that I could manage remotely without a phone home from the device side. I am very disappointed with that device because all the "official" help of the brand goes in the way of to sign in an account and work with their cloud. I have some computer, network and linux knowledge but all my tests with the hub and a Qubino Flush 1D Relay has been unsuccessful. I connected both and I got to make some basic functions but I see myself very far to get my target. This is my last try to get something before I log in an account in getvera.com and look if I can make some progress in my project following that way.

      Can somebody tell me some place where I can learn the basic concepts of this system? Guides, books, videos... Whatever it can help me in my project.

      Thank you.

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    • Help please with Node-Red "Lost connection to server"

      cw-kid

      Node-Red on my Linux Debian box seems to be having issues now. It keeps saying repeatedly "Lost connection to server, reconnecting..." in the web browser.

      I recently updated nodejs for MSR, I wonder if that might be related:

      "Bump recommended nodejs version to 16.13.0; versions 14 and 15 will continue to be supported through March 31, 2022"

      Nodejs version = v16.13.1

      I have tried updating Node-Red that is now version v2.1.4

      I also updated npm to version v8.2.0

      I am not sure how or where to look at the log file for node red?

      This is the contents of the nodered.service file in this directory:
      /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants

      # systemd service file to start Node-RED [Unit] Description=Node-RED graphical event wiring tool Wants=network.target Documentation=http://nodered.org/docs/hardware/raspberrypi.html [Service] Type=simple # Run as normal pi user - change to the user name you wish to run Node-RED as User=stuart Group=stuart WorkingDirectory=/home/stuart Environment="NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=1024" # uncomment and edit next line if you need an http proxy #Environment="HTTP_PROXY=my.httpproxy.server.address" # uncomment the next line for a more verbose log output #Environment="NODE_RED_OPTIONS=-v" # uncomment next line if you need to wait for time sync before starting #ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c '/bin/journalctl -b -u systemd-timesyncd | /bin/grep -q "systemd-timesyncd.* Synchronized to time server"' ExecStart=/usr/bin/env node-red-pi $NODE_OPTIONS $NODE_RED_OPTIONS #ExecStart=/usr/bin/env node $NODE_OPTIONS red.js $NODE_RED_OPTIONS # Use SIGINT to stop KillSignal=SIGINT # Auto restart on crash Restart=on-failure RestartSec=20 # Tag things in the log SyslogIdentifier=Node-RED #StandardOutput=syslog [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target

      Thanks

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    • Goodbye Brothers in crime!

      S

      Hi @ll, last days I migrated my last zwave device from Vera to zwave js in homeassistant. Out of 150 devices 1 did not go well initially but reinterviewing did it directly. Most work was to find the ex and inclusion procedure, 3 times, click, clack, whatever. I must admit that Vera is Lighting fast!!!!! With only 3 devices left, those were my under the floor switches I had to do last.

      Now I am totally gone from Vera, altui, luup, etc. There's nothing more left for me on this forum. And since it was one of my "routine sites" reading I will save a few minutes a day skipping it.

      I thank you all for all the kind help, warm words and laughter about the ezlo flop :-).

      I hooe you all will be safe and healthy and whish you all the best!

      I will stay on the homeassistant forum.

      Goodbye!

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    • Re-number on OpenLuup

      CatmanV2

      Morning all. Hope all are well. Been a bit of a trying time here, but nothing we can't deal with....
      .....apart from this!

      My coffee grinder went punk yesterday (wasn't even being used) and took out the main breakers. Once it was isolated I got everything back on line, except on TKB smart plug which was in the same double socket as the grinder.

      OpenLuup claims it's failed. Z-wave server can't see it but it responds to the button pushes physically as I'd expect. (i.e. the socket turns on and off, and the LED flashes to indicate it's in inclusion / exclusion mode)

      My plan is to see if I can exclude it then re-include it in z-wave server. If that doesn't work then I'll bin it, but if it does work can I then re-number it to match the original device ID and not have to trawl through my reactors? Any chance?
      TIA

      C

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    • Would you use a self-hosted geofencing solution?

      toggledbits

      Some of you may know that I took at shot at building an alternate geofencing solution for Vera. The core of it was system agnostic, using the OwnTracks application and AWS lambdas to track devices and keep a central data, then disseminate that to the Vera via a websocket-based plugin. It worked with other apps as well, including Tasker and GPSLogger, but of the dozen people that were testing it, most used OwnTracks.

      A lot was learned in the process, not the least of which is that the success of any such solution is highly dependent on the phone and its settings. Phone manufacturers love to set things up for the longest battery life, of course, but that's usually very anti-geofencing behavior. In the case of at least one brand, it was unusable and the settings could not be modified. It was also cost-prohibitive to maintain on Amazon, as AWS grabs a dime here and a dollar there and before you know it, it added $100/month to my AWS bill, which my wife deducted from my Scotch budget. Unacceptable.

      But it's quite reasonable to use OwnTracks to a local endpoint, and I could pretty easily replicate the functionality as a local application, or maybe even as an additional endpoint built into MSR's API (still separate port and process, but in the package).

      So the question really is... would you do it, or would you be too concerned about the security risks associated (e.g., dynamic DNS and NAT mapping in the firewall necessary for the phone to contact the service when not on LAN)?

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    Status Board - What’s your HA Information Dashboard ?

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    • parkerc
      parkerc last edited by parkerc

      654a0b44-6cec-4466-8701-3566067abbd0-image.jpeg https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpanic.com%2Fblog%2Fpanic-status-board-2013-edition%2F&psig=AOvVaw1ERsyah34ZkmLnpWaYLgu-&ust=1600418906446000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCODol5Xn7-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE

      I’ve always liked the idea of having a screen, located somewhere in the house that would allow me to see the status of pretty much everything. (Hardware wise I’m just think of a basic Rasp Pi, fixed to a vesa mount, screwed to the back of an old monitor screen)

      I’ve tried a number of tools/apps over the years, one of which was PanicBoard (where the above image comes from) - which seemed to have some potential, but the owners stopped developing/investing in that a while back.

      What are people using ?

      Is there something, perhaps a single tool/app that this community would collectively support/promote, one that no matter what HA you used, you could submit information to and have it displayed ?

      **** Just to be clear, I’m referring to status/information boards, not a touch based, control board where you can turn things on/off etc..***

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      • parkerc
        parkerc last edited by

        I should add - I’ve personally have been using Node-Red’s Dashboard and found it to be pretty good..

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        • akbooer
          akbooer last edited by

          Grafana...

          Screenshot_2020-09-17 Grafana - Energy.png

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          • rafale77
            rafale77 last edited by

            I too am using grafana... not as fancy as AK's though.

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            • akbooer
              akbooer last edited by

              ...the nice thing about Grafana, is that it can pull data directly from openLuup's Data Historian, which uses an industry-standard API (Graphite.)

              The Render URL API — Graphite 1.2.0 documentation
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                a-lurker last edited by a-lurker

                AK - have to say I've been a bit lazy on keeping up with openLuup's graphing ability (and reading the manual). I see I can graph virtually anything listed here: Console--> Historian-->Cache. There is also DataYours but currently I'm doing this (can't even remember how this works):

                http://openLuupIPaddress:3480/data_request?id=lr_render&target={cpu.d,memory.d}&title=CPU (%) Memory (Mb)&height=750&from=-y

                Unsure what's ancient technology or what each one entails eg AFAIK Grafana needs a Grafana server to be set up, etc. Presume that can be done on a RasPi.

                What URL shows what you have shown above.(may be we need a new thread for openLuup graphing techniques?)

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                • PerH
                  PerH last edited by

                  I'm planning on using Imperihome as long as i can.. this way i can have some controls as well, in addition to grafana graphs..

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                  • akbooer
                    akbooer @a-lurker last edited by

                    @a-lurker said in Status Board - What’s your HA Information Dashboard ?:

                    AFAIK Grafana needs a Grafana server to be set up, etc. Presume that can be done on a RasPi.

                    Install Grafana on Raspberry Pi

                    Install Grafana on Raspberry Pi

                    Get Grafana set up on your Raspberry Pi.

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                    • PerH
                      PerH last edited by

                      I run Grafana on a windows machine now. It works, but is a bit fiddly as it is at beta stage..

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                      • PerH
                        PerH last edited by

                        Does anyone here use an alternative to imperihome? the Imperihome bridge doesnt transfer all sensors for some reason.. motion sensors, light sensors, UV doesnt come over..

                        I want a status panel, but I want to be able to set i.e light schemes, open the garagedoor, etc from these panels.. (Old tab's and phones in 3d printed frames)

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                        • PerH
                          PerH last edited by

                          I've been looking at Home Remote, but it seems to need to connect to the vera servers for credentials, and I can't find another way to connect in openluup..

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                            ArcherS @PerH last edited by

                            @perh Take a look at Homewave if you are on iOS. It works with Vera, both UI5 and UI7 and it also works for OpenLuup. You can have multiple controllers mapped seamlessly at the same time.
                            For Veras it works with cellular access, for OpenLuup you need a vpn to access the system when being off-site.

                            //ArcherS

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                            • Black Cat
                              Black Cat last edited by

                              There is other visualisation software that will do what you want, but it comes with a high price tag...
                              Possibly the best professional system, IMHO is Eisbaur Scada (google is your friend), there are other professional systems available, it all comes down to price or user familiarity.

                              aka Zedrally

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                              • PerH
                                PerH last edited by

                                Only one iOS device in the house, and its not mine! 😉

                                I want this to go local communication only, I just use altUI (via dataplicity) when i'm not home.. This is mainly for some UI pads i plan to have around the house, all android..

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                                • therealdb
                                  therealdb last edited by

                                  @perh I ended with my own solution.

                                  I searched a lot, but I couldn’t really find something ready. It’s obviously not generic, but I have thermostats, a/c, sensors and much more. It’s running on fully kiosk in fire tablets, that I control via mqtt/api, so I can display cams after motion events and much more.

                                  --
                                  Vera+MQTT+HomeAssistant+my own framework all orchestrated via MSR
                                  70+ Zwave Devices, a bunch of ZigBee light strips and a lot of code

                                  My Luup Plug-ins => https://github.com/dbochicchio/vera

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                                  • toggledbits
                                    toggledbits last edited by

                                    I've also rolled my own. It will be included for optional use with the new multi-system Reactor.

                                    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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                                      cubs2b23 last edited by

                                      Today I tried to use Fully Kiosk on an old Samsung tablet but the AltUI wouldn’t fully loaded. But it would load fine in the regular Chrome app

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                                      • Black Cat
                                        Black Cat @toggledbits last edited by

                                        @toggledbits said in Status Board - What’s your HA Information Dashboard ?:

                                        I've also rolled my own. It will be included for optional use with the new multi-system Reactor.

                                        Missed this.......tell us more.......

                                        aka Zedrally

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                                        • toggledbits
                                          toggledbits @Black Cat last edited by

                                          @black-cat It's a skinnable tile interface that maps properties/capabilities to display controls (widgets). Each widget supports multiple canned layouts, and you can do custom layouts (either as per-device exceptions or globally-available). Widgets are tiled and moveable/sizeable. They are mapped to device properties and you can use expressions to fetch values, map values, etc. For example, the scene widget can be "active" based on the state of any device state or expression, not just the "active flag" on the scene itself--that is, a widget is not limited to sourcing data from one device/thing. So, for example, the thermostat widget can draw current temperature from an in-room multi-sensor, and on-off heating control by a plug-in switch, etc. Basically, instead of having to make a virtual device to collect data to a single object that is then displayed by a canned-appearance widget following rules particular to that device type, the widget just brings all the data together from whatever sources and displays it; actions work the same. If you want your thermostat in the bedroom to display the outdoor temperature in Moscow, you can do it. Easily. If you want a "binary sensor" widget to show tripped/alarm state when the pool pump is running after sunset, no problem. And you can do fun but sensible/expected things like when you activate a scene via a widget, the widget changes to the counter-scene (e.g. when you tap "Kitchen On" the lights come on and the widget then changes to "Kitchen Off"). Colors, fonts, sizes, etc. are all configurate/replaceable (CSS, HTML).

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                                          I've used and evolved this dashboard for years in my own home. It actually came into being first in 2017 when I made my first move away from Vera toward HomeAssistant (didn't happen, but that's another story). It was for family use, so right from the start, my idea was that nobody needs to know or care which controller is managing a device. Its hardware abstraction layer served as the launching point for a multi-system Reactor; I'll call it "MSR" here for brevity's sake. This MSR will work in a similar way: knowing the attributes and capabilities of a device, you can create rules using those, and rules that incorporate this data from multiple sources. That is, if your bedroom temperature is controlled by a space heater on a Tasmota-based relay board using control logic driven by input from a ZWay+openLuup-connected multi-sensor's temperature measurement, no problem. You configure any number of "controllers"; each instance announces what devices it has in inventory, and what attributes and capabilities they have. A controller can be an interface to Vera/openLuup, or Hass, or Hubitat, or just an HTTP-based element that fetches weather from OpenWeatherMap, or an interface to your EVL3/4-connect alarm panel, etc. It is an interface that simply says "these are the objects I have and this is what they know and do". So any device could be supported by a plugin in your Vera/openLuup/Hass/HE/other HA controller, or it could come from a dedicated controller crafted just for that device. For example, it currently supports Sonos through the Vera/openLuup plugin, but I (or someone) could write a dedicated Sonos controller that talks directly to the Sonos zones on the network and bypasses the plugin, maybe even uses their new API rather than UPnP. Controllers have a strictly defined behavior/contract, with the intention that others can develop controllers as well. This aspect is making MSR grow legs, a bit... it's really turning into a home automation controller all on its own. I foresee an ecosystem of available add-on controllers for every manner of device in future. This gives you the flexibility to determine what best supports the products you use; for example, if support for a particular Fibaro or Zooz device in Vera/eZLO is lacking/buggy (no--say it's not so!), you can instead include it on your openLuup+ZWay, Hass, or HE controller where the support is better, and MSR can find it there. But when creating your rules and activities, you don't have to know or care where that device lives. To the maximum extent possible, I am also keeping an architecture and implementation in which system objects (devices, groups, scenes, etc.) are entirely overridable and creatable through configuration. If you have a device type on Vera/openLuup that MSR doesn't natively support, you should be able to just go to configuration and say "this device type, or even this specific device, has these capabilities and these attributes". If a capability doesn't exist, you can create it locally immediately. Up and running in five minutes or less (modulo the first-time learning curve, of course). And for all of this, you should be able to contribute the configuration to the community if you wish (or find configurations/capabilities others have done and apply them). And of course, whatever to create/train is available both in the Reactor part and the Dashboard part.

                                          I've focused mostly on the rules and reactions part of MSR for several weeks, and it lives and breathes now. Although algorithmically it shares ideas with Vera/openLuup Reactor, it is an entirely new code base (and not Lua). Huge strides have been made quickly, but of course, there are a lot of "TBD" comments in the code, and I'm sure no shortage of crashes in boundary conditions from things like unfinished input validation and so on. It needs combing out, some deep code reviews (which I prefer to do on paper), and backporting of some evolution of the evolved hardware abstraction to the Dashboard. There's plenty to do. But, with the freedom of creating the environment rather than working in someone else's, it's much faster and easier, and I'm really pleased with acceleration towards something usable over the last month. I'm about ready to cut over my own home's automations to it. There is nothing like the pressure of pleasing my "driving coach" to make sure I get things working well, and quickly. 🙂

                                          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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                                            @toggledbits Wow, sounds really exciting! 🙂
                                            Today I use Homewave on my iPhone and on iPad, this sounds like the next step up towards a real dashboard.

                                            //ArcherS

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