Hello,
I had an iCOMEN boiler switch that worked for many years. And I used iCOMEN app on my phone to manage it. Short time ago app started to have an error message that it cannot connect to the server, and after some time the device also stopped working.
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)?
Hello forum instigators.
Not sure who host/runs the forum software but a couple of challenges:
The chat is not currently usable, as the scrolling is all not right and it's not possible to read chats or send chats reliably.
There are a lot of female members that should perhaps be on another forum; where they can advertise their skills more appropriately. Note: I agree it's a job, like any other.
Whoever you are - thank you for your invaluable work.
I run a B&B and am looking for a way to turn the lights off whenever a room is unoccupied for X amount of time. The guest should still be able to turn the lights on and off manually, but should not be able to disable the auto turn off feature if the room is unoccupied.
I guess I am looking for a light switch with a built in presence sensor? I guess a presence sensor would be better as if it is a motion sensor, the lights may go off unwanted if the guest fails to make sufficient movement e.g. if the guest is lying down watching a film.
Are there any products on the market that would work for my application?
I currently have an HVAC system in the attic - for heating and A/C. 120v is supplied to the unit to run the gas heating. A/C uses 240v. I have an ecobee thermostat...which sometimes goes offline....not often. When it goes offline, I need to turn the 120v power to the HVAC system off and then back on (the ecobee gets its power from the HVAC system). That resets the ecobee and all is fine. I spend the summer away from this house and if the ecobee goes offine..I have no current method to reset the HVAC 120v power remotely. My idea is to replace the current 120v plug in the attic with a smart plug...then I can remotely turn the 120v power off and the ecobee will reset and come back online. I use Wyze and Lutron Casita in the house currently and was hoping I could find an in-wall smart plug from Wyze or Lutron. Obviously, I don't need diming, etc...just the ability to turn the plug power on/off. I've seen some options...but one problem I have is the attic can reach up to 135F in the summer...many of the smart plugs I've seen are not rated for that temperature. Might any of you have any thoughts on a smart plug I might want to look at? I don't want to invest in anything that would require a new hub - so either WiFi based or Casita HUB based. I need 120v and 15amp ratings. Thanks in advance.
Hello,
I am in search of a device capable of using Bluetooth to connect with a smartphone and serve as its primary sound source on demand. This device should function similarly to conventional Bluetooth headphones, which automatically become the phone's sound output upon activation. However, this device should differ in that it transmits the audio signal to an amplifier via a jack, SPDIF, or similar connection. Alternatively, it could be an integrated amplifier that directly sends the signal to passive speakers.
The control of this process should be manageable through an API such as MQTT, REST, MODBUS, or similar. Are you aware of any devices that operate in this manner?
The concept is as follows: upon entering the bathroom, I would press a wall-mounted switch. This switch would send a signal to the Bluetooth device, prompting it to connect to my smartphone and seamlessly continue playing the audiobook I am currently listening to. Instead of using the phone's speakers, it would seamlessly start playing through ceiling-mounted speakers.
Many thanks 🙂
Hi folks,
I currently have some cheap Zigbee hub and some Amazon Alexas running my smart home which mostly consists of Zigbee power strips and Zigbee battery powered switches.
It all worked OK originally, but now whenever I press a Zigbee switch the light in the corresponding plug switches on then immediately off again.
If I ask Alexa to turn the light on it works fine. Likewise if I switch it on from my phone.
Any ideas what the issue could be?
I've tried unplugging the hub a number of times but that doesn't seem to fix it.
I was thinking about getting a Homey Pro 2023 to speed things up (tmas the Zigbee hub seems to be really slow now as well, for some reason) but I'm not sure about that either.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated!
Looking for a recommendation:
Locksmith is trying to talk me into the Yale Assure Lock Touchscreen with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth - the original 1st generation because they said it's built better than the Assure Lock 2. Any thoughts on this? Which would you recommend?
I see Mul T Lock makes a cylinder (KW-KIDYRL) for Yale Smart Locks. Would this fit the 1st gen Assure Lock, as well as Assure Lock 2? Has anyone tried replacing the cylinder with this on either lock?
Other smart lock I was considering is the Schlage Encode Plus.
Thanks!
Hi. So when I had my house build I ran a bunch of stuff, one of which being two pairs of speaker wires to each bedroom and to 4 spots around my living room… Over the years I have used them here and there with different success.. But today they sit in my walls just unused.
I converted all the cat6 or 5e (I don’t remember) over to basically eithernet jacks. The cable coaxial well it’s there but now unused. But I was thinking there has got to be some use for two pairs of speaker wires to each room. Can I make them usb plugs? Not sure so looking for ideas.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this.
Kevin
Hey guys...
We are replacing the heat pump and furnace this week and I will also need to replace my nest thermostat at the same time 'cause Nest is ending the cloud thing end of the month.
Anyway, I'm looking to use the
T6 Pro Z-Wave Programmable Thermostat | Smart Home | Honeywell HomeThat's what the heat pump installer recommend BUT, using Nest I was also using it to control the home humidifier using a single wire connected to nest... but no low voltage thermostat is able to do that, I checked all of them...
So I need some help on how I can do that, to connect the home humidifier using zwave also....
Hi
We are looking for a solution where we can detect presence of a «thing» (people , car , dog, cat, and more..
We need:
fast detections, 1-3 seconds in range from 0 to 20 m from «base» fysical «client» , chip , transmitter , unit. base , receiver placed at a door, gate, house, etc uniq Identifying wirelessThe client:
no need for pressing any thing (no buttons) battery , hoply 2-5 years battery time.Have someone done anything like this?
What technologi will be best?
Hey everyone, I'm currently working on developing a bed sensor that can detect when you're out of bed. It could be used to trigger other smart home gadgets, like lights or blinds, temperature etc.
The sensors are placed under the legs of your bed post. Should look and feel like "smart furniture pads" with size 2 inches in diameter and 1/4 inch thick.
Before we go any further, I'd love to get your thoughts on this - would a bed sensor like this be something you'd find useful? We're still in the early stages of development, so any feedback you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
@DesT, fenced code blocks display differently after the upgrade.
abc defThe above should display as abc and def on two separate lines. This works. But this fails:
verbose: true config: data: "auto"The above should display as three lines, verbose: true, config: and data: "auto", but this fails. In order to make it display properly, I now have to open the fenced code block with ```text (specify language, generic text). This displays without highlighting. The words yml and yaml (and the all-caps versions) don't seem to be recognized. I can also use js to get JavaScript highlighting, but this isn't great for YAML. Here's the same block with the language (text) specifier added (no other changes):
verbose: true config: data: "auto"Sure, we can start adding language specifiers to our new posts, but I suspect if we start digging around old posts, we're going to find a lot of broken display of the fenced code blocks (plain ``` at the start with no language specifier) in the thousands of old posts in these forums, upon which people still rely for answers and information.
Log file snippets also get similarly brutalized:
[###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.683Z <ZWaveJSController:NOTICE> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs added file logger to zwavejs.log [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.747Z <ZWaveJSController:WARN> zwavejs_capabilities defines x_zwave_device_cfg, which is not consistent with the recommended naming [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.747Z <ZWaveJSController:WARN> zwavejs_capabilities defines x_zwave_mfg_spec, which is not consistent with the recommended naming [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.747Z <ZWaveJSController:WARN> zwavejs_capabilities defines x_zwave_device_ver, which is not consistent with the recommended naming [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.747Z <ZWaveJSController:WARN> zwavejs_capabilities defines x_zwave_values, which is not consistent with the recommended naming [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.837Z <ZWaveJSController:INFO> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs connecting to ws://192.168.0.10:3000 [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.874Z <ZWaveJSController:NOTICE> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs connected [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.874Z <ZWaveJSController:INFO> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs sending connection initialization [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.931Z <ZWaveJSController:INFO> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs greeting from server: [Object]{ "type": "version", "driverVersion": "10.16.0", "serverVersion": "1.28.0", "homeId": 3631280043, "minSchemaVersion": 0, "maxSchemaVersion": 28 } [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:51.932Z <ZWaveJSController:INFO> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs performing initial inventory [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:52.325Z <ZWaveJSController:INFO> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs manufacturer-specific data for 134 (AEON Labs) from package ver 22315.1 [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:52.328Z <ZWaveJSController:INFO> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs configuring node 1 endpoint 0 (entity "1-0") [###BUILDVERSION###]2023-04-26T19:41:52.339Z <ZWaveJSController:INFO> ZWaveJSController#zwavejs manufacturer-specific data for 543 (Elexa Consumer Products Inc.)I think this is going to be a problem. Is there a way in NodeBB to configure the default language for fenced code block markdown for the entire forum so that these display more as they did before the upgrade?
EDIT: Examples below of old posts with corrupt formatting now:
https://smarthome.community/topic/1101/dynamic-groups-controller-filter-expressions
https://smarthome.community/post/11362
This last old post is interesting, because the first block displays incorrectly, but the second block is OK. In playing around, there seem to be triggering character sequences, suggesting that the markdown processor is trying to "guess" the language but not getting it right, perhaps:
Can anyone help with the MIOS UI5 weblink? Not the getvera one.
Still running UI5 on a couple of sensors & lights and need to tweak PLEG but for the life of me I can't remember the link to tunnel back to the trusty machine....
The wifi on my router is turned off, and wifi around the house is provided using a mesh - 3 units altogether (one connected directly to the router) that are spread around the house.
I would like to start automating certain tasks around the house and intend to try adding a few smart sockets to my setup.
The mesh system I have supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz, and does not provide me with the option to control them - i.e. turn one or both on/off, give each a different SSID, etc.
The devices I wish to purchase/use only support 2.4GHz.
Will turning the mesh units off and temporarily turning the 2.4GHz wifi on the router to allow me to set them up be enough? Will I then be able to return to my usual setup and everything will work as it should?
Many thanks in advance
ChatGPT samples:
Me:
Tell me about an iot program called openLuup.
It:
OpenLuup is an open source home automation system that is built on the VeraLuup platform. It is designed to be easy to install and configure, and provides users with a powerful and versatile way to control their home automation devices. OpenLuup offers a wide range of features, including support for many popular home automation devices, scheduling, scripting, and integration with other services. OpenLuup is designed to be customizable, allowing users to create their own home automation systems. It is an excellent choice for those looking to create their own home automation system without spending a lot of money.
Me:
Write an iot program using openLuup.
It:
--openLuup IoT Program-- -- Initialize Variables -- local device_id = "MyHomeDevice" local temperature_sensor_id = "MyTemperatureSensor" local temperature_threshold = 75 -- Create Devices -- luup.create_device("OpenLuup Temperature Sensor", 0, device_id, "D_GenericSensor1.xml", "I_GenericSensor1.xml", "S_TemperatureSensor1.xml", "") luup.variable_set("urn:upnp-org:serviceId:TemperatureSensor1", "CurrentTemperature", 0, device_id) -- Start Timer -- luup.call_delay("check_temperature", 10, "", false) --Function to Check Temperature-- function check_temperature() local current_temperature = luup.variable_get(temperature_sensor_id, "CurrentTemperature", 0) --Check Temperature Threshold-- if current_temperature >= temperature_threshold then --Send Alert-- luup.call_action("urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1", "SendTextMessage", {PhoneNumber="1234567890", Message="ALERT! Temperature exceeded threshold!"}, 0) end --Reset Timer-- luup.call_delay("check_temperature", 10, "", false) endMe:
Write an iot program using openLuup.
It:
Write an iot program using openLuup. -- openLuup IOT Program -- -- Variables local lampState = false local lampTime = 0 -- Functions function lampTimer() if lampTime > 0 then lampTime = lampTime - 1 if lampTime == 0 then luup.variable_set('urn:upnp-org:serviceId:SwitchPower1', 'Status', 0, lampDeviceID) lampState = false end end end -- Setup luup.call_delay('lampTimer', 60, 0) -- Main Loop while true do -- Check for motion if luup.variable_get('urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:MotionSensor1', 'Tripped', motionSensorDeviceID) == '1' then if not lampState then luup.variable_set('urn:upnp-org:serviceId:SwitchPower1', 'Status', 1, lampDeviceID) lampState = true -- Set lamp timer to 5 minutes lampTime = 300 end end luup.sleep(1) endWhat??
luup.sleep(1)Not good - looks like I still have some semblance of a job to fulfill.
Me:
An iot program called openLuup was written by akbooer. Who is akbooer?
It: (note: answer redacted and as I understand it, also incorrect re: AltUI):
akbooer is the pseudonym of the software developer and home automation enthusiast. He is the creator of the openLuup home automation software, which is an open-source version of the Vera home automation system. He is also the creator of the AltUI graphical user interface for openLuup.
Me:
Who created of the AltUI graphical user interface for openLuup.
and
Me:
Who created of the AltUI graphical user interface for the home automation system Vera.
Names two different people - mmmm.
Regardless very impressive - give it a few more years.
...which I'd like to do. I know I go about these things all wrong (namely think of something I'd like to do, then try and work out what I need to know) but that's me 🙂
Just looking for some pointers on what I should google for really:
What I'd like is to provide a selection of (basically two word) phases which I can select from randomly (or even pseudo randomly) and pass to Alexa to be spoken. There are 10 such phrases only.
So what should I be reading up on to get me started?
TIA for any guidance
C
Discover IR codes for lost remote
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Hi all
Possibly a long shot - but does anyone know of a way, (maybe you have some code or know of an app) that can help you discover the IR codes of a device when you’ve lost the remote?
Looking online there seems to be a growing number of IR banks, yet I can’t find anything on the market that could cycle through a huge set of different codes (e.g just the power on/off) to let me know which ones are compatible ?
When you consider so many things these days are made in the same place, and often thing can just be re/badges versions of other items - it’s likely that a sets of codes for one branded product will work in the most part with another ..
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Lost remote? It's probably down the back of the couch.
While not exactly what you want but have looked at Remote Central or possibly buy a new one on ebay?
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@a-lurker said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
Lost remote? It's probably down the back of the couch.
Sadly not, I picked these items up 2nd hand, so they didn’t come with the original remotes.
@a-lurker said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
While not exactly what you want but have looked at Remote Central or possibly buy a new one on ebay
Yep, tried that already, along with http://irdb.tk/codes/ too - but neither of the manufacturers/ models I’m looking for are listed..
Hence I was thinking there must be a high chance something in those code banks will work, at the very least to power on/off..
Any ideas ?
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@therealdb said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
Have you tried calling the manufacturer?
Yep, tried that I think I’ve tried everything, even have a saved search on eBay. Also as one of them had a RS232 connection, I explored that too, (via the Vera forum) but had to give up in the end as it wouldn’t work .
So far one manufacturer has stated that the unit in question was discontinued and the other has yet to respond after multiple attempts. Rather that wait any long, seeing as I have a number of IR sender options, KIra, Harmony and BroadLink it made made me wonder if there was a way to retrieve codes, create a list and cycle through them.
I mainly use @a-lurker Broadlink, and looking at the IR ‘ProntoCode’ command option, it feels possible (with help?)
luup.call_action('urn:a-lurker-com:serviceId:IrTransmitter1', 'SendProntoCode', {ProntoCode = '0000 006C 0022 0002 015B 00AD 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 05F7 015B 0057 0016 0E6C'},49)
it’s just the code bank connection to reduce the manual effort, and some way of recording/reporting which code was sent and if it worked or not. (Ideally all automated)
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There is a great community/code bank on GitHub.
Index of codes is here - https://github.com/probonopd/irdb/blob/master/index
With their API - http://irdb.tk/api
And you can retrieve a .csv set for anyone via https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/probonopd/irdb@master/codes/Samsung/TV/7,7.csv
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I’ve just got an update from the guy behind the irdb - https://github.com/probonopd/irdb/issues/37
He mentioned..
Assuming you have the irdb tree locally on $IRDB_BASE, this pseudo code should do it
for file in $IRDB_BASE/codes/*/*.csv: for line in $file: (cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F) = split $line ',' if match('power', $cmd_name): echo "Trying signal $protocol $D $S $F" pronto = $(irptransmogrifier render -n D=$D,S=$D,F=$F $protocol) sendIr $pronto sleep $a_while endif endfor endfor
Please could someone help me to translate this into Lua and then to work with the Broadlink plug-in ?
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well, it's possible in LUA as well. I'm not that expert in the file system libs, but Google is your friend
Just use io to open files, but I think that so many commands will probably crash your luup engine. We're potentially speaking of thousands of calls to try.
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@parkerc said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
Please could someone help me to translate this into Lua
for file in $IRDB_BASE/codes/*/*.csv: for line in $file: (cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F) = split $line ',' if match('power', $cmd_name): echo "Trying signal $protocol $D $S $F" pronto = $(irptransmogrifier render -n D=$D,S=$D,F=$F $protocol) sendIr $pronto sleep $a_while endif endfor endfor
becomes, in Lua:
local lfs = require "lfs" local dir = "codes/" -- make this your path to the files local split = "[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+" -- (cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F) for file in lfs.dir(dir) do if file: match "%.csv$" then for line in io.lines(dir .. filename)do local cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F = list: match (split) if 'power' == cmd_name then print ("$protocol $D $S $F", protocol,D,S,F) end end end end
I've just replaced the IR send with a print statement for now.
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Thanks @akbooer
Some quick questions .
- Where would be the best place to store/sync the .csv files ?
- FYI to help test, here is an example/extract of the Samsung TV .csv
[functionname,protocol,device,subdevice,function INPUT SOURCE,NECx2,7,7,1 POWER,NECx2,7,7,2 1,NECx2,7,7,4 2,NECx2,7,7,5 3,NECx2,7,7,6 VOLUME +,NECx2,7,7,7 4,NECx2,7,7,8 5,NECx2,7,7,9 6,NECx2,7,7,10 VOLUME -,NECx2,7,7,11 7,NECx2,7,7,12 8,NECx2,7,7,13 9,NECx2,7,7,14 MUTE,NECx2,7,7,15 CHANNEL -,NECx2,7,7,16 0,NECx2,7,7,17 CHANNEL +,NECx2,7,7,18
By the looks of it to get the pronto version of the code, you would have to used the IrpTransmogrifier tool - https://github.com/bengtmartensson/IrpTransmogrifier
Where would be the best place to install that - is Vera a safe place or should I look elsewhere e.g a Pi ?
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What were you thinking of using to send the codes?
I note that luup has an
ir
table with a single function in it. Also, thanks to @a-lurker it's implemented in openLuup. IT mentions GC100 in the comments:-- IR module -- thanks to @a-lurker for this. -- see: http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,37268.0.html local ir = { pronto_to_gc100 = function (pronto) -- replace the pronto code preamble with the GC100 preamble
...but I have absolutely no idea about its functionality, not ever having used an IR devices at this level. I would have thought that these codes ARE the pronto codes?? (...or are they IRP notation protocols?)
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@akbooer said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
What were you thinking of using to send the codes?
I was ideally looking to use my Broadlink RM-Pro device and @a-lurker ‘s Vera plugin
@akbooer said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
I have absolutely no idea about its functionality, not ever having used an IR devices at this level. I would have thought that these codes ARE the pronto codes?? (...or are they IRP notation protocols?)
I’m getting a bit out of my depth here now too,..
which is so often the case when I embark on these kind of HA adventures .
My interpretation is that when using irdb, you have to convert the code for them them to be Pronto codes. - http://irdb.tk/convert/
If I use my Samsung TV as an example, that seems to use the necx2:7.7 protocol - which I’ve also seen written as NECx2, device 7.7. Either way that seems to be a very common TV code set for Samsung, Akai and some other brands.
So, looking at their api, I assumed I could at least try to call a specific code.
http://irdb.tk/api/code/?brand=Samsung&devicetype=TV
And then..
but alas no ir code was returned only this json, which perhaps is not surprise...
{ "meta": { "model": "code", "next": "", "page": 1, "previous": "" }, "objects": [ { "function": "2", "protocol": "NECx2", "subdevice": "7", "devicetype": "TV", "device": "7", "functionname": "POWER" } ] }
Any ideas on their api - http://irdb.tk/api ?
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parkec
You haven't told us what hardware or software (MiOS/openLuup) you are using. If you read AK's code above you would just have to point to where the files are. Presumably the file(s) could be on a USB stick. You want to get AK's coe running first, on just one file first - one step at a time.
Later you need this bit:
bengtmartensson commented 16 hours ago •
Just install IrpTransmogrifier as shell command and call it (as shell program) using (I think) os.execute or io.popen in Lua. No need to call java from lua
pronto = $(irptransmogrifier render -n D=$D,S=$D,F=$F $protocol)The database looks like it could be huge and would take a while (who knows - a day?) to cycle around all the IR codes. Are you going to sit there and watch your device all day to catch when it turns on? AK's code needs to get the pronto code and then send it. Something like this (but totally untested):
-- Send an IR code every two seconds -- Function needs to be global as it's a delay timeout target function sendProntoCodeToBroadLinkDevice(prontoCode) local BROADLINK_DEVICE_ID = 49 luup.call_action('urn:a-lurker-com:serviceId:IrTransmitter1', 'SendProntoCode', {ProntoCode = prontoCode}, BROADLINK_DEVICE_ID) end function scanIndexFiles () local lfs = require "lfs" local dir = "codes/" -- make this your path to the files local split = "[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+" -- (cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F) local prontoCode = '' for file in lfs.dir(dir) do if file: match "%.csv$" then for line in io.lines(dir .. filename) do local cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F = list: match (split) if 'power' == cmd_name then print ("$protocol $D $S $F", protocol,D,S,F) local irptransmogrifierPath = "insert path here" -- this may all need work depending on whatever "irptransmogrifier" does local command = string.format("%sirptransmogrifier render -n D=%s,S=%s,F=%s protocol",irptransmogrifierPath,D,S,F,protocol) local handle = assert(io.popen(command)) local prontoCode = handle:read("*a") handle:close() local INTERVAL_SECS = 2 luup.call_delay('sendProntoCodeToBroadLinkDevice', INTERVAL_SECS, prontoCode) end end end end end scanIndexFiles()
Note: luup.call_delay only works in the openLuup window test window - I'm still not clear why. But the Vera and AltUI test windows won't run it correctly. You need the delay so the BroadLink device has time to send the code. (the function sleep() is not suitable)
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@a-lurker said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
You haven't told us what hardware or software (MiOS/openLuup) you are using.
Sorry,, I’m looking first to Vera/MIOS , with the Broadlink RM Pro4, and your plug-in.
@a-lurker said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
The database looks like it could be huge and would take a while (who knows - a day?) to cycle around all the IR codes. Are you going to sit there and watch your device all day to catch when it turns on? AK's code needs to get the pronto code and then send it. Something like this (but totally untested):
To avoid sitting around as the devices in question register for an IP, which I can fix, I was thinking I can watch for that variable to be updated .e.g via ping test or another option could be to place a light sensor right in front of the power LED to react when the light comes on..
@a-lurker said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
You want to get AK's coe running first, on just one file first - one step at a time.
Agreed, and here’s an example .csv of the Samsung TV code/set they store. /codes/
functionname,protocol,device,subdevice,function INPUT SOURCE,NECx2,7,7,1 POWER,NECx2,7,7,2 1,NECx2,7,7,4 2,NECx2,7,7,5 3,NECx2,7,7,6 VOLUME +,NECx2,7,7,7 4,NECx2,7,7,8 5,NECx2,7,7,9 6,NECx2,7,7,10 VOLUME -,NECx2,7,7,11 7,NECx2,7,7,12 8,NECx2,7,7,13 9,NECx2,7,7,14 MUTE,NECx2,7,7,15 CHANNEL -,NECx2,7,7,16 0,NECx2,7,7,17 CHANNEL +,NECx2,7,7,18 LAST,NECx2,7,7,19 MENU,NECx2,7,7,26 INFO,NECx2,7,7,31 AD/SUBT,NECx2,7,7,37 EXIT,NECx2,7,7,45 E-MANUAL,NECx2,7,7,63 TOOLS,NECx2,7,7,75 GUIDE,NECx2,7,7,79 RETURN,NECx2,7,7,88 CUSOR UP,NECx2,7,7,96 CURSOR DOWN,NECx2,7,7,97 CURSOR RIGHT,NECx2,7,7,98 CURSOR LEFT,NECx2,7,7,101 ENTER,NECx2,7,7,104 CH LIST,NECx2,7,7,107 SMART HUB,NECx2,7,7,121 3D,NECx2,7,7,159
And overall size wise, I assume - as they are not storing every individual code and Ir format/type, instead it’s just the protocol and some other identifier - the whole irdb/code folder seems reasonably small.
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Are you sure you can’t open those devices and look at the electronics? It seems to be simpler than this, to me
Maybe, also, some repair shop could help you. They usually deal with these kind of things and maybe they have something smarter to identify them. May be worth a try.
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@therealdb said in Discover IR codes for lost remote:
Are you sure you can’t open those devices and look at the electronics? It seems to be simpler than this, to me
These items are racked up so it;s not quite as easy as I’d like that option to be - but I am weighing up the hassle of doing that vs doing this
The benefit of making this code/process work is that a) i will have learnt something new - b) This could then be something g that helps others and c) it would give the Broadlink plug-in access to a huge ir bank of codes for people to use.
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Hi,
I’ve been working with the code that was shared (thanks so much), and have trimming it down a bit to work it through in sections, but - here’s my current issue - any ideas ?
(I) if I put the .csv file in the main search folder it does not return any errors, but it also does not print anything out.
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/7,7.csv
LuaTest 1.7 Lua file: /etc/cmh-ludl/luatest.lua Results No errors Runtime: 51.4 ms Code returned: nil Print output (none) Code 1 2 local lfs = require "lfs" 3 local dir = "mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/" -- make this your path to the files 4 local split = "[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+" -- (cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F) 5 6 local prontoCode = '' 7 8 for file in lfs.dir(dir) do 9 if file: match "%.csv$" then 10 for line in io.lines(dir .. filename) do 11 local cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F = list: match (split) 12 if 'power' == cmd_name then 13 print ("$protocol $D $S $F", protocol,D,S,F) 14 end 15 end 16 end 17 end
- When I run it again, I get this, should filename be local or specified ?
LuaTest 1.7 Lua file: /etc/cmh-ludl/luatest.lua Results Runtime error: Line 9: attempt to concatenate global 'filename' (a nil value) Locals [main] lfs={ _VERSION="LuaFileSystem 1.6.2", symlinkattributes=function, lock_dir=function, dir=function, _DESCRIPTION="LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua distribution", setmode=function, unlock=function, _COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) 2003-2012 Kepler Project", currentdir=function, touch=function, mkdir=function, lock=function, link=function, attributes=function, chdir=function, rmdir=function } dir="mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/" split="[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+" prontoCode="" Print output (none) Code 1 local lfs = require "lfs" 2 local dir = "mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/" -- make this your path to the files 3 local split = "[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+" -- (cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F) 4 5 local prontoCode = '' 6 7 for file in lfs.dir(dir) do 8 if file: match "%.csv$" then 9 for line in io.lines(dir .. filename) do 10 local cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F = list: match (split) 11 if 'POWER' == cmd_name then 12 print ("$protocol $D $S $F", protocol,D,S,F) 13 end 14 end 15 end 16 end
II) I know we are doing this in sections, but as there are many layers of manufacturer folders and device type sub folders, will the eventual end code systematically search for all *.csv files within all the levels below? E.g.
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Samsung/TV/7,7.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/TV/128,0.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/TV/128,1.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/TV/128,4.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/TV/128,9.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/DVD Player/128,0.csv /mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/DVD Player/160,0.csv /mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/DVD Player/160,16.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/DVD Player/160,18.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/DVD Player/160,28.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/DVD Player/160,34.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/DVD Player/160,4.csv
/mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/Unknown_EUR7617010/170,3csvI found this online, is that the sort of thing we will need to factor i later on..
If I remove the ‘filename’ variable call, and specify a file, it then does this.
LuaTest 1.7 Lua file: /etc/cmh-ludl/luatest.lua Results Runtime error: Line 10: attempt to index global 'list' (a nil value) Locals [main] lfs={ _VERSION="LuaFileSystem 1.6.2", symlinkattributes=function, lock_dir=function, dir=function, _DESCRIPTION="LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua distribution", setmode=function, unlock=function, _COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) 2003-2012 Kepler Project", currentdir=function, touch=function, mkdir=function, lock=function, link=function, attributes=function, chdir=function, rmdir=function } dir="mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/" split="[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+" prontoCode="" Print output (none) Code 1 local lfs = require "lfs" 2 local dir = "mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/" -- make this your path to the files 3 local split = "[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+,[^,]+" -- (cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F) 4 5 local prontoCode = '' 6 7 for file in lfs.dir(dir) do 8 if file: match "%.csv$" then 9 for line in io.lines(dir .. '7,7.csv') do 10 local cmd_name,protocol,D,S,F = list: match (split) 11 if 'POWER' == cmd_name then 12 print ("$protocol $D $S $F", protocol,D,S,F) 13 end 14 end 15 end 16 end
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"list" should be "line"
And /mnt/nas/vera/ircodes/Panasonic/Unknown_EUR7617010/170,3csv files are expected to end in ".csv"
And "file" should probably be changed to "filename"
Refer: https://keplerproject.github.io/luafilesystem/manual.html
Also I see you changed "power" to "POWER", which is correct but it's safer to do this: 'POWER' == cmd_name:upper() to guarantee you get uppercase. You are also using commas in your filenames. While this is allowed in Linux, I'm not so sure it should be encouraged. If that's how they come, so be it.