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    • Preview of Multi-System Reactor

      toggledbits

      I made a video with a first look at Multi-System Reactor. In this video, I show the major components of the system, and run a demo automation where a light switch on HomeAssistant controls a light on my house Vera Plus.

      This project is coming along nicely, but there is much documentation to write, and lots to "to-do" list items yet to be implemented, most on the critical path to working outside of my own hands, but a few still are.

      Comments and feedback welcome.

      YouTube: https://youtu.be/EcdPLnd2ybo

      Rumble: https://rumble.com/vccph1-preview-of-multi-system-reactor-first-look.html

      Chat with me on Discord: https://discord.gg/B3FDcBNR

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    • toggledbits
      toggledbits last edited by

      I made a video with a first look at Multi-System Reactor. In this video, I show the major components of the system, and run a demo automation where a light switch on HomeAssistant controls a light on my house Vera Plus.

      This project is coming along nicely, but there is much documentation to write, and lots to "to-do" list items yet to be implemented, most on the critical path to working outside of my own hands, but a few still are.

      Comments and feedback welcome.

      YouTube: https://youtu.be/EcdPLnd2ybo

      Rumble: https://rumble.com/vccph1-preview-of-multi-system-reactor-first-look.html

      Chat with me on Discord: https://discord.gg/B3FDcBNR

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      • Elcid
        Elcid last edited by

        Looking good, I for one can not wait. Thank you for the update. Have a great new year.

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        • akbooer
          akbooer last edited by

          Great to see! A huge undertaking.

          I still don’t understand what system is actually running this Multisystem Reactor?

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            Matohl @toggledbits last edited by

            @toggledbits Look very interesting as I want my next system to be independent of the Vera. I have the same question as @akbooer what it is running on top of, a Pi? Still not sure I understand all the concepts yet but will definitely test it when you release it.

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            • rafale77
              rafale77 last edited by

              Happy New Year guys. Wow it is a very impressive effort and outcome. A controller to link them all under a better GUI.
              I am honestly quite happy with my current openLuup-HomeAssistant-Zway setup but admittedly, it was a lot of work to setup. This would make it much easier.

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              • toggledbits
                toggledbits last edited by

                @rafale77 and you can continue with the effort you've put in there. The VeraController instance will happily accept your openLuup (and ZWay) devices. My goal is to have users up and running with their existing environments. You have the option of using more direct interfaces where (and when) they exist, but that will remain an option, not a requirement.

                @akbooer and @Matohl what you are seeing is running under nodejs in an Ubuntu VM. I will be testing it under Pi; I see no reason it could not run there. My plan is to make docker containers available for Pi and most common NAS systems that support docker. Any Linux distro that supports nodejs should work. Windows is also a target, as well as MacOS. Since I have a working build environment for OpenWrt Barrier Breaker (the version that underlies current Vera firmware), I'm thinking I'll see if I can't get node built there as well.

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                • PerH
                  PerH last edited by

                  Very excitiong concept, and I'll definately test this once available!
                  Well done Patrick, and happy new year to all. 🙂

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                  • Black Cat
                    Black Cat last edited by

                    @toggledbits
                    Happy New Year to everyone as well 🙂
                    Looks like you have given us all a belated Christmas present.
                    A couple of questions, will/can it run with multiple Vera's (Vera Lite UI5) and Edge UI7?
                    Haven't noticed anyone has asked about Homeseer integration, which would be my missing link.
                    None the less it's a quantum leap in our world of Automation.
                    Lastly, you will have your hands full now keeping everyone up to date with developments, which forum do you intend to use as the Primary means of communication?

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                    • toggledbits
                      toggledbits last edited by

                      Unfortunately I haven't run any UI5 in years, so I don't have anything around to play with. Technically, however, there's no reason it could not be made to work.

                      For any interface, the only requirement is some kind of API where device information can be gathered. I can't imagine HomeSeer not having one, but it's not a system I've ever had contact with.

                      For the moment, if there's no objection from the owner, I'd rather communicate in this forum rather than the Vera Community forums, and maybe a category can be set up just for that, to help thread the discussions a bit better. I've also got Discord, but I don't know how many people really use that or would be interested in trying; but I like the more immediate flow of messaging for some things. As I said in the video, there's an entire ecosystem that has nothing to do with building the project that needs to come together, so I'm sure it will evolve.

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                      • Black Cat
                        Black Cat last edited by

                        @toggledbits
                        I'm surprised that you never looked at Homeseer as a Vera replacement, it appears to have a huge US (local to you) user base, may I ask why?
                        Do you have a timeline for release, perhaps a Beta; I know that there will be many chopping at the bit for a test drive.

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                        • akbooer
                          akbooer @toggledbits last edited by

                          @toggledbits said in Preview of Multi-System Reactor:

                          I'd rather communicate in this forum rather than the Vera Community forums, and maybe a category can be set up just for that, to help thread the discussions a bit better.

                          Sounds like a good idea to me. This forum has always been platform independent, so what better place?

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                          • PerH
                            PerH last edited by

                            If the idea is to create a top automation layer - what about including some of your other automation luup plugins? I think i.e. Delaylight, SiteSensor and AutoVirtualThermostat would fit nicely as Automation templates that can be quickly configured?

                            Automation templates is something i've been missing in Reactor, what i mean by that is simply a good way to copy the structure of a good automation i have running in one room to another room (Today I have a Reactor sensor in each room, and one for "House" automation).
                            Example: I have two guest rooms set up with identical sensor and actuator layouts, so the automation i want would be identical for those rooms.

                            Another side note, i think some sort of room organization would be nice in the entities list?

                            I'm not entirely sure about how to implement either of these, or the scope of the work it entails, just throwing out some ideas. 🙂

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