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  • cw-kidC cw-kid

    Hi

    Wanted to create a rule for monitoring the battery level of Z-Wave devices on my Vera hub.

    I can select the battery level as the trigger OK.

    But not sure how to handle the Reaction to send an alert / notification ?

    If in the triggers I have multiple devices monitored for their battery level

    39a2f0af-c2e4-450b-a1ce-f542df31d02d-image.png

    How could I create say a TTS announcement or text alert that mentions the name of the device who's battery level has dropped below 10% ? The device that has triggered the rule.

    I'd rather not have to create an individual rule for each device etc.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks

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    toggledbits
    wrote on last edited by toggledbits
    #2

    @cw-kid One of my to-do list tasks for expressions is to be able to create a list of devices that match a test. Until that comes, you can just build your own array of battery-operated devices like this (lets call this battery_device_list) :

    35882eb5-310f-41b1-a95e-eaf52dbc0bb8-image.png

    Then, you can reduce that list to all of the devices that have battery < 10%:

    c108f634-1ad1-4156-9e47-777c98c9d69b-image.png

    That leaves you with an array of the entities that have low battery. Use another expression to convert that into a comma-separated list of entity names:

    30ca5615-71c3-431e-b83f-d0aeff6144e4-image.png

    Your rule just checks to see if that battery_low_names (a string now) expression is not empty, and runs whatever notifications you want to run if it is not. You can include the battery_low_names variable in the text of your email or other notification, too.

    1bfd5d0f-1313-4613-ac2b-5731ddf5c594-image.png

    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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    • toggledbitsT toggledbits

      @cw-kid One of my to-do list tasks for expressions is to be able to create a list of devices that match a test. Until that comes, you can just build your own array of battery-operated devices like this (lets call this battery_device_list) :

      35882eb5-310f-41b1-a95e-eaf52dbc0bb8-image.png

      Then, you can reduce that list to all of the devices that have battery < 10%:

      c108f634-1ad1-4156-9e47-777c98c9d69b-image.png

      That leaves you with an array of the entities that have low battery. Use another expression to convert that into a comma-separated list of entity names:

      30ca5615-71c3-431e-b83f-d0aeff6144e4-image.png

      Your rule just checks to see if that battery_low_names (a string now) expression is not empty, and runs whatever notifications you want to run if it is not. You can include the battery_low_names variable in the text of your email or other notification, too.

      1bfd5d0f-1313-4613-ac2b-5731ddf5c594-image.png

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      wrote on last edited by
      #3

      @toggledbits

      Thanks for the detailed reply. I will try and follow your suggestions.

      So would these expressions be Global ones? Or ones within the rule?

      Also as you don't natively support Telegram messenger I am not sure how I could insert the name of the device in to a HTTP request.

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        cw-kid
        wrote on last edited by cw-kid
        #4

        Its working I think, I set up the expressions as Global ones.

        And my rules trigger is Expression value > battery_low_names > is NOT Null

        88f00746-2387-45d9-b197-3029e1cf93a7-image.png

        As a test I have used the MSR internal Alert in the rules reaction

        651065f5-98a1-4751-bc8e-ccf60f895bb7-image.png

        But I don't think I can insert ${{ battery_low_names }} in to a HTTP request for either Telegram messenger or TTS to Google Home speaker via Node-Red etc.

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        • cw-kidC cw-kid

          Its working I think, I set up the expressions as Global ones.

          And my rules trigger is Expression value > battery_low_names > is NOT Null

          88f00746-2387-45d9-b197-3029e1cf93a7-image.png

          As a test I have used the MSR internal Alert in the rules reaction

          651065f5-98a1-4751-bc8e-ccf60f895bb7-image.png

          But I don't think I can insert ${{ battery_low_names }} in to a HTTP request for either Telegram messenger or TTS to Google Home speaker via Node-Red etc.

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          wrote on last edited by
          #5

          @cw-kid

          This works for me - having previously set up the accounts at CallMeBot.

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          The Request URL is: http://api.callmebot.com/text.php?source=web&user=@username&text=${{message}}

          It just sends a text that is the content of message.

          94c071ad-21c5-4511-b185-9daa855d422b-image.png

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          • IanI Ian

            @cw-kid

            This works for me - having previously set up the accounts at CallMeBot.

            0a99cf60-e93a-4b35-b498-3c47af3ce7e1-image.png

            The Request URL is: http://api.callmebot.com/text.php?source=web&user=@username&text=${{message}}

            It just sends a text that is the content of message.

            94c071ad-21c5-4511-b185-9daa855d422b-image.png

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            cw-kid
            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            @ian

            Ian many thanks that is actually working for both of my HTTP requests.

            So now the Google Home Speakers says "Check Battery Level of X device name" and the Telegram text message also works stating the same.

            Cheers

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              cw-kid
              wrote on last edited by cw-kid
              #7

              I seem to have a problem with my trigger however

              905686d6-d0dc-4f28-ae27-37fb5b167683-image.png

              Its triggering the reaction when I don't want it to do so.

              I need to make the value of the expression "battery_low_names" null when no devices are below the battery level of 10% etc.

              I've tried adding in a ? in to the expression but it doesn't seem to be working

              join( each id in battery_low_list: getEntity(id)?.name, ', ')
              

              EDIT:

              This seems to work instead adding "? id: null" to the end of the expression.

              join( each id in battery_low_list: getEntity(id).name, ', ') ? id: null
              

              6f03c823-ba5f-4ea4-b794-313bdfe2f7b9-image.png

              EDIT 2:

              Maybe it doesn't work because now its not putting in the devices name in the expression value

              8ff5e855-5f1d-470f-8ca7-d4542728abf5-image.png

              EDIT 3:

              I then tried changing the trigger altogether to this, but it doesn't work and becomes true anyway.

              7ac8c487-52db-4907-b06c-99ccc293f6f7-image.png

              Likewise with this one:

              f9835abb-2cec-4b65-ab01-58acea857711-image.png

              Maybe there is a bug? All of these are going true and running the reaction when I expect them not to do that

              a3821660-9193-4725-845f-ea83766162a0-image.png

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              • cw-kidC cw-kid

                I seem to have a problem with my trigger however

                905686d6-d0dc-4f28-ae27-37fb5b167683-image.png

                Its triggering the reaction when I don't want it to do so.

                I need to make the value of the expression "battery_low_names" null when no devices are below the battery level of 10% etc.

                I've tried adding in a ? in to the expression but it doesn't seem to be working

                join( each id in battery_low_list: getEntity(id)?.name, ', ')
                

                EDIT:

                This seems to work instead adding "? id: null" to the end of the expression.

                join( each id in battery_low_list: getEntity(id).name, ', ') ? id: null
                

                6f03c823-ba5f-4ea4-b794-313bdfe2f7b9-image.png

                EDIT 2:

                Maybe it doesn't work because now its not putting in the devices name in the expression value

                8ff5e855-5f1d-470f-8ca7-d4542728abf5-image.png

                EDIT 3:

                I then tried changing the trigger altogether to this, but it doesn't work and becomes true anyway.

                7ac8c487-52db-4907-b06c-99ccc293f6f7-image.png

                Likewise with this one:

                f9835abb-2cec-4b65-ab01-58acea857711-image.png

                Maybe there is a bug? All of these are going true and running the reaction when I expect them not to do that

                a3821660-9193-4725-845f-ea83766162a0-image.png

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                Ian
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                @cw-kid

                I'm using this.

                7a996464-1926-424b-800c-7358045bc946-image.png

                This goes true when battery_low_names is populated with the names of the devices with low battery levels.

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                • IanI Ian

                  @cw-kid

                  I'm using this.

                  7a996464-1926-424b-800c-7358045bc946-image.png

                  This goes true when battery_low_names is populated with the names of the devices with low battery levels.

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                  cw-kid
                  wrote on last edited by cw-kid
                  #9

                  @ian

                  That works !

                  Easy when you know how..

                  The trigger is now going false when no devices are in the battery_low_names expression results.

                  b398a767-2130-47b6-bca1-bdcd3346f965-image.png

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                  • toggledbitsT toggledbits

                    @cw-kid One of my to-do list tasks for expressions is to be able to create a list of devices that match a test. Until that comes, you can just build your own array of battery-operated devices like this (lets call this battery_device_list) :

                    35882eb5-310f-41b1-a95e-eaf52dbc0bb8-image.png

                    Then, you can reduce that list to all of the devices that have battery < 10%:

                    c108f634-1ad1-4156-9e47-777c98c9d69b-image.png

                    That leaves you with an array of the entities that have low battery. Use another expression to convert that into a comma-separated list of entity names:

                    30ca5615-71c3-431e-b83f-d0aeff6144e4-image.png

                    Your rule just checks to see if that battery_low_names (a string now) expression is not empty, and runs whatever notifications you want to run if it is not. You can include the battery_low_names variable in the text of your email or other notification, too.

                    1bfd5d0f-1313-4613-ac2b-5731ddf5c594-image.png

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                    wrote on last edited by toggledbits
                    #10

                    @toggledbits said in Rule for devices battery level ?:

                    (a string now) expression is not empty,

                    Details.

                    Also these can be rule expressions, they do not need to be global.

                    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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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #11

                      Thanks I've changed the expressions to local rule ones instead and its all still working.

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                        cw-kid
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                        #12

                        How can I make this rule re-trigger ?

                        Say I don't immediate go replace the battery on the device mentioned, can I have the rule run the alerts / notifications each day or week until I have done it and changed the batteries ?

                        Also can the alerts also state what the battery level percentage actually is ?

                        Thanks

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                        • cw-kidC cw-kid

                          How can I make this rule re-trigger ?

                          Say I don't immediate go replace the battery on the device mentioned, can I have the rule run the alerts / notifications each day or week until I have done it and changed the batteries ?

                          Also can the alerts also state what the battery level percentage actually is ?

                          Thanks

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                          wrote on last edited by
                          #13

                          @cw-kid said in Rule for devices battery level ?:

                          How can I make this rule re-trigger ?

                          Wrap the condition in a group and put the group in "pulse" output mode with the timing you want.

                          @cw-kid said in Rule for devices battery level ?:

                          Also can the alerts also state what the battery level percentage actually is ?

                          Yes, but I'm going to leave it as an exercise for the reader. Level of difficulty: moderate.

                          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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                          • cw-kidC cw-kid

                            How can I make this rule re-trigger ?

                            Say I don't immediate go replace the battery on the device mentioned, can I have the rule run the alerts / notifications each day or week until I have done it and changed the batteries ?

                            Also can the alerts also state what the battery level percentage actually is ?

                            Thanks

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                            wrote on last edited by
                            #14

                            @cw-kid

                            Try this.

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                              @cw-kid

                              Try this.

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                              #15

                              @ian

                              Thanks Ian that works, my Telegram text message now has the number% at the end of the message now.

                              However this messes up the Google Home TTS announcement sent via node-red, if I have a "%" in the expression. So I had to change it to the word "percent" instead and now the TTS sounds correct when spoken.

                              join( each id in battery_low_list: getEntity(id).name + " " + "at" + " " + int(getEntity(id).attributes.battery_power.level * 100) + " percent", ', ')
                              
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                              • toggledbitsT toggledbits

                                @cw-kid said in Rule for devices battery level ?:

                                How can I make this rule re-trigger ?

                                Wrap the condition in a group and put the group in "pulse" output mode with the timing you want.

                                @cw-kid said in Rule for devices battery level ?:

                                Also can the alerts also state what the battery level percentage actually is ?

                                Yes, but I'm going to leave it as an exercise for the reader. Level of difficulty: moderate.

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                                wrote on last edited by
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                                @toggledbits said in Rule for devices battery level ?:

                                Wrap the condition in a group and put the group in "pulse" output mode with the timing you want.

                                Like this?

                                146e1b92-875d-4a6e-8619-e555c355fbce-image.png

                                5eed7d9c-43ab-4a1e-8505-c0679f0ce401-image.png

                                Seems to be working and the alerts are repeating every 60 seconds now. I will just set this to 24hrs I think.

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                                • toggledbitsT toggledbits

                                  @cw-kid One of my to-do list tasks for expressions is to be able to create a list of devices that match a test. Until that comes, you can just build your own array of battery-operated devices like this (lets call this battery_device_list) :

                                  35882eb5-310f-41b1-a95e-eaf52dbc0bb8-image.png

                                  Then, you can reduce that list to all of the devices that have battery < 10%:

                                  c108f634-1ad1-4156-9e47-777c98c9d69b-image.png

                                  That leaves you with an array of the entities that have low battery. Use another expression to convert that into a comma-separated list of entity names:

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                                  Your rule just checks to see if that battery_low_names (a string now) expression is not empty, and runs whatever notifications you want to run if it is not. You can include the battery_low_names variable in the text of your email or other notification, too.

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                                  @toggledbits said in Rule for devices battery level ?:

                                  One of my to-do list tasks for expressions is to be able to create a list of devices that match a test.

                                  This is very useful, is it released yet or still on the to-do list?

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                                    Still on the to-do list, but I think I'm close to figuring out what I want it to do. These things get harder with time: the more people use them, the more etched in stone they become, so making a "first guess" and completely changing things later isn't really something I want to do a lot of. If I can get something good on the first try, that's the way...

                                    Here's what I'm thinking...

                                    First, the matchEntities() function would quickly narrow down the set, in a manner similar to the filters on the Entities page and the Entity Picker:

                                        living_room_sensors = matchEntities( { controller: 'vera', capability: [ 'binary_sensor', 'value_sensor'' ], group: 'Living Room' } )
                                    

                                    This would return an array of entities. From here, you could use an each statement to further filter any deep refinements. This expression would take the above array of sensors in the Living Room and pick out those that are battery powered and have battery level under 50%:

                                        low_battery_living_room = each e in living_room_sensors: e.attributes.battery_power?.level <= 0.5 ? e : null
                                    

                                    I'm liking this approach because the function could do the bulk reduction of potential hundreds of entities down to a manageable list, and then the final filtering of the list can be done with expressions for maximum flexibility.

                                    Any thoughts about that?

                                    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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                                      Still on the to-do list, but I think I'm close to figuring out what I want it to do. These things get harder with time: the more people use them, the more etched in stone they become, so making a "first guess" and completely changing things later isn't really something I want to do a lot of. If I can get something good on the first try, that's the way...

                                      Here's what I'm thinking...

                                      First, the matchEntities() function would quickly narrow down the set, in a manner similar to the filters on the Entities page and the Entity Picker:

                                          living_room_sensors = matchEntities( { controller: 'vera', capability: [ 'binary_sensor', 'value_sensor'' ], group: 'Living Room' } )
                                      

                                      This would return an array of entities. From here, you could use an each statement to further filter any deep refinements. This expression would take the above array of sensors in the Living Room and pick out those that are battery powered and have battery level under 50%:

                                          low_battery_living_room = each e in living_room_sensors: e.attributes.battery_power?.level <= 0.5 ? e : null
                                      

                                      I'm liking this approach because the function could do the bulk reduction of potential hundreds of entities down to a manageable list, and then the final filtering of the list can be done with expressions for maximum flexibility.

                                      Any thoughts about that?

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                                      @toggledbits That would do it for me, is the matchEntities() function already available in Expressions? I get no error but no matter what I do the Expression always returns an empty array.
                                      I'd expect this to contain at least something:

                                      matchEntities( { controller: 'vera', capability: 'humidity_sensor' } )
                                      
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                                        No, it's not yet available.

                                        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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                                          Ah, that explains a lot 🙂 I like the idea, it seems very flexible.

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