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Gradually turn on lights.
Tom_DT
I have several lights that I would like to turn on very gradually over 15 or 20 seconds. from 0 to .25 in .01 increments. I have tried a few things that came nowhere near working, so here I am.
Multi-System Reactor
Stop the MSR by an external switch on Hubitat.
wmarcolinW
Use case: When performing home maintenance, such as air conditioning, I want all rules involving air conditioning to be disabled. To do this, to day, I have a virtual switch that I placed within all rules involving air conditioning, meaning that if I turn it off, none of them work. Then another situation: the water pump system and garden irrigation, another switch. In short, I had to create several virtual switches in Hubitat to disable rules in MSR. Unfortunately, however, I was unable to cover all scenarios, so I wondered if it would be possible for MSR to support a virtual MSR switch, which, when configured in the reactor settings, would function as a general on/off switch for MSR. If it is configured and turned off, the entire rules and actions in MSR stops working, except for the status change reading process, specifically for this switch, which, when turned on, would restart the MSR. Would it be possible to do something like this? Any recommendations from the experts?
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Error After Upgrade
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Reset attribute value of entity in event handler
R
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Need help figuring out how to delay a reset on reaction
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Way to search for rules (rule state) in other rules
T
@toggledbits, not sure if this is a feature request or I'm using the search tool wrong. You have a "Search for rule" in the Rules Set tab in MSR. It works nicely to find a rule and bring up said rule, but can it/could it be used for as a "where used?" global search? For instance, I have a fairly large set of rules, divided up into 10 different rulesets. There's easily a hundred individual rules, and many of the rules have Rule State triggers, which of course refer to other rules. Amongst my troubleshooting today, I came across what may have been a duplicate or troubleshooting attempt, but I can't tell if it's actually used as a Rule State in another rule without opening each rule that I suspect it may be a part of. Thanks.
Multi-System Reactor
Links to MSR from HA
Tom_DT
I am using Home Assistant a lot recently. On a dashboard showing the devices, I would like to show a link to the MSR rule that controls the devices. Is there a way to link directly into MSR?
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Set Reaction > Script Action
wmarcolinW
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Wiring Samotech SM308-S into light fitting
F
Hi Smart Home Community. I have used a Sonos inline WiFi switch to make one of my light fittings smart, but it requires a hard reset for WiFi changes, plus it isn't zigbee compatible, which means I can't use the Hue app to control it with the rest of the lights. To that end I bought a Samotech SM308-S as it is recommended as the better than the Sonos equivalent. I am however not exactly sure how to wire it in. The manual is available here Can anyone help me by clarifying which ports I need to use, and whether I should be using the live or switched live line for live etc. I will be keeping using standard switches for a while, although hope to upgrade to tap dials once I have all the fittings upgraded. Thanks
Hardware
Errors after updating to MQTTController build 25139
tunnusT
I'm running MSR build 25139 on Docker, using MQTT controller 24293, and everything working as expected. But if I try to upgrade to MQTTController build 25139, I'm getting the following errors on MSR UI: An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa auto heating off" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute value_sensor.god Last 11:20:37 An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa auto heating off" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute temperature_sensor.green Last 11:20:37 An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa filter pump auto off" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute temperature_sensor.red Last 11:20:37 An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa filter pump auto run" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute value_sensor.pump Last 11:20:37 An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa watchdog" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute value_sensor.status Last 11:20:37 My MQTT configuration (local_mqtt_devices.yaml) for the related entity is: layzspa_message: type: ValueSensor capabilities: ["temperature_sensor", "value_sensor", "power_sensor"] primary_attribute: power_sensor.value events: "layzspa/message": "power_sensor.value": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.PWR )' expr: "float(payload.PWR)" "value_sensor.air": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.AIR )' expr: "float(payload.AIR)" "value_sensor.pump": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.FLT )' expr: "float(payload.FLT)" "value_sensor.god": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.GOD )' expr: "float(payload.GOD)" "value_sensor.lock": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.LCK )' expr: "float(payload.LCK)" "value_sensor.unit": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.UNT )' expr: "float(payload.UNT)" "value_sensor.error": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.ERR )' expr: "float(payload.ERR)" "temperature_sensor.green": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.GRN )' expr: "float(payload.GRN)" "temperature_sensor.red": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.RED )' expr: "float(payload.RED)" "temperature_sensor.target": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.TGT )' expr: "float(payload.TGT)" "temperature_sensor.value": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.TMP )' expr: "float(payload.TMP)" "temperature_sensor.virtual": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.VTM )' expr: "round(float(payload.VTM), 1)" "temperature_sensor.ambient": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.AMB )' expr: "float(payload.AMB)" "layzspa/Status": "value_sensor.status": if_expr: '! isnull( payload )' expr: "payload" "layzspa/button": "value_sensor.button": if_expr: '! isnull( payload )' expr: "payload" and in reactor.yaml I have: "layzspa_states": name: "Lay-Z-Spa States" friendly_name: 'Lay-Z-Spa States' include: layzspa_message I realize my MQTT configuration might be a bit unorthodox, but could there still be something unintentional in the latest MQTTController build? If needed, I can provide detailed logs.
Multi-System Reactor
🎉 My very first MSR controller: OpenSprinkler
therealdbT
Since today is my birthday - and I still pretend to be unconventional - I'm giving away a present to this wonderful community and I'm releasing my first OpenSprinkler controller for MSR. It was real fun to code it - and while it's still WIP, it seems to work OK for me. It's polling-based at the moment, but I'll add support for updates via MQTT very soon (it's already partially coded). Get it at (install is similar to MQTTController and such): https://github.com/dbochicchio/reactor-opensprinkler Feel free to try it. It's beta software, but it's stable. I'll update it weekly until all the tasks from my todo list are empty. Since I've learnt a lot from this controller, I'll explore new controllers soon.
Multi-System Reactor
Advice reqeusted to migrate MSR from Bare Metal to Container
T
Good day all, I'm in the process of trying to shut down my 10 year old Linux home server that served many purposes, but primarily it's what I used for my NAS/Plex Media server. I migrated the NAS aspect of the server in November of last year to a true NAS solution (Ubiquti UNAS Pro), which is rack mount and much more efficient than my old tower, which it's only side benefit was heating my home office during the winter. Unfortunately it also means heating my home office during the summer, which were about to be in full swing. I have two things running on this 10 year old server at this point. MSR and pi-hole. I'm running Plex Media Server on Fedora Workstation in Podman on mini PC, which is much more energy efficient than my old tower. My next step is to migrate MSR. I know there are images of MSR out there, and creating it is well documented. I'm going to be using Podman instead of Docker for various reasons, but they work very similar. What I don't know, is what I need to do to migrate my existing Bare Metal installation over to a container. Has anyone done this? Any advice?
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Reactor (Multi-System/Multi-Hub) Announcements
toggledbitsT
Build 21228 has been released. Docker images available from DockerHub as usual, and bare-metal packages here. Home Assistant up to version 2021.8.6 supported; the online version of the manual will now state the current supported versions; Fix an error in OWMWeatherController that could cause it to stop updating; Unify the approach to entity filtering on all hub interface classes (controllers); this works for device entities only; it may be extended to other entities later; Improve error detail in messages for EzloController during auth phase; Add isRuleSet() and isRuleEnabled() functions to expressions extensions; Implement set action for lock and passage capabilities (makes them more easily scriptable in some cases); Fix a place in the UI where 24-hour time was not being displayed.
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Z-Wave Future....
DesTD
https://forum.z-wave.me/viewtopic.php?f=3417&t=36140 That's not a good thing I think Time to switch again?
Z-Wave.me
Can´t restart or upgrade/deploy MSR
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[Solved] Limit HA Entity in MSR
wmarcolinW
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Disaster recovery and virtualisation
CatmanV2C
Following on from my last thread, some progress has been made over the weekend. With 18G of spanky RAM in my Synology DS224+. I've jumped into the murky world of virtualisation and already eliminated the need for two Raspberry Pi's from my system. Home Assistant: In theory they provide an OVA file which is supported by the Synology. I couldn't get it to work, however, so grabbed a copy of the .img file they supply, renamed it .iso and imported it as a VM. Restored from my full back up and that all seems fantastic. Minidnla Music server: Trivial. Grabbed a Debian .iso for Bookworm and copied that onto the NAS. Created a new machine which mirrored the specs of the Raspberry Pi, booted from the ISO then did an expert install. Once that was all stable with a basic core of stuff and networking, I've made a copy of that as a good base system. Then fired up minidnla on it, mounted my media and that's also woking. Not bad for a short weekend's work. Still not sure about the main NUC though. I'm thinking of buying a new USB stick so I can mess around getting it working on the Synology before I do anything drastic. Once that hurdle is sorted I'm torn between: Using a brand new install of Bookworm, re-installing Z-way server, OpenLuup, AltUI, MSR and HA bridge, then restoring across or Making an ISO of the current system, importing that and upgrading in place (which will be pretty risk free since I can snapshot everything before I make any changes.) Decisions, decisions. C
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Remote access of Zwave stick from Z-wave server
CatmanV2C
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Organizing/ structuring rule sets and rules
R
Hi guys, Just wondering how you guys organize your rule sets and rules. I wish I had an extra layer to have some more granularity, but my feature request was not popular. Maybe there are better ways to organize my rule sets. I use the rule sets now primarily for rooms. So a rule set per room. But maybe grouping by functionality works better. Any examples/ suggestions would be appreciated.
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Moving MSR from a QNAP container to RP 5 - some issues
Tom_DT
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  • Wiring Samotech SM308-S into light fitting
    akbooerA akbooer

    What’s the difficulty? Does your switch wiring have a neutral? What country are you in?

    Hardware wifi switches smart home

  • Disaster recovery and virtualisation
    akbooerA akbooer

    Impressive.. great when it all works too!

    I’ve been very happy since I moved everything I could to Synology.

    A
    K

    General Discussion

  • AltUI sans internet connection
    akbooerA akbooer

    Yes, if it’s openLuup, then I was going to suggest that… rather depends on what you were trying to do.

    Software

  • 'Random' lights turning on
    akbooerA akbooer

    Bizarre! … but good catch.

    I’m a Siri user, myself. How do you link Alexa to openLuup? My link to Siri is via HomeKit (of course) for Hue and Shelly devices.

    General Discussion

  • openLuup email server
    akbooerA akbooer

    @a-lurker said in openLuup email server:

    To keep things so they are more likely to work, it's suggested the email address should be totally case insensitive regardless.

    Yes. I see from the ource code comments tht eraly-on I removed address wrapping to lower case. It's an easy change, but I'm going to find out why I did that in the first place, before reverting.

    @a-lurker said in openLuup email server:

    Is it your preference to leave the saved files in the raw mode or would you consider translating the base64 text in the openLuup code base?

    Don't see why not. Again, I need to dig in to see why that isn't working out of the box. There's plenty Base64 decoding going on within the server anyway.

    @a-lurker said in openLuup email server:

    On a side note, does the reception of an email by openLuup generate some sort of trigger that can be watched.

    Your best bet would surely be to register a callback handler to listen for messages on a specific address?

    I have another big project ongoing with some sort of a deadline at the start of December, so I'll need to leave things until then before I can get back to this code.

    Thanks again for your documentation efforts. I did say I would provide a link from the openLuup app... perhaps in the footer, like there is for the forum?

    openLuup

  • openLuup email server
    akbooerA akbooer

    You have been doing your homework!

    I need to remind myself of what I did way back when before being able to reply sensibly.

    But thanks for the excellent analysis.

    openLuup

  • Looking for Remote Switch boxes that can also be used with a wireless Decora Style Switch.
    akbooerA akbooer

    Not sure if your controller handles WiFi controlled devices?

    General Discussion

  • Looking for Remote Switch boxes that can also be used with a wireless Decora Style Switch.
    akbooerA akbooer

    As it says, this will need a Zwave hub to work.

    General Discussion

  • Looking for Remote Switch boxes that can also be used with a wireless Decora Style Switch.
    akbooerA akbooer

    Not quite clear on what you’d need, but have you looked at the Shelly range of products for remote switching?

    General Discussion

  • Why different types of Triggers within openLuup & ALTUI
    akbooerA akbooer

    I should have thought so.

    Can you post the JSON for the scene from the console scene page?

    openLuup

  • Why different types of Triggers within openLuup & ALTUI
    akbooerA akbooer

    Go to the AltUI Attibutes page and enter 1 into the disabled attribute box.

    Restart Lua.

    Everything will still be there in case you want to reactivate it.

    openLuup

  • Why different types of Triggers within openLuup & ALTUI
    akbooerA akbooer

    You’ll note from your first attached image that there are three types of trigger recognised by openLuup:

    1. openLuup Variable watches
    2. AltUI variable watches
    3. Luup UPnP

    #3, as noted in that image, are all ignored by openLuup. This system was hopelessly flawed, which prompted @amg0 to create variable watches (#2).

    When I removed all AltUI dependencies from openLuup (my operational system doesn’t even have AltUI installed) I needed a replacement for those variable watches, hence #1.

    The openLuup watches are recognised by AltUI as a form of #3, because the Vera-compatible data structures are used, in a very limited way, to implement them, and save them in the JSON file.

    So with AltUI installed, both will work (if enabled.)

    openLuup

  • Just starting what hub is best.
    akbooerA akbooer

    Hi there.

    'Best', of course, is subjective. What are your needs/wants really?

    Also, what type of IT infrastructure do you have, or are you used to? Apple, PC, Linux, ...?

    Lots of choice, to be sure.

    General Discussion

  • OpenLuup : Loading Global Modules
    akbooerA akbooer

    Yes.

    An alternative is to create the module table at the start, and define the functions directly as module components…

    local _M = {}
    
    function _M.myfunction(…)
      — whatever
    end
    
    function _M.anotherFunction(…)
      — whatever
    end
    
    return _M
    
    
    openLuup

  • OpenLuup : Loading Global Modules
    akbooerA akbooer

    The module call is, for good technical reasons, set to a no-op in openLuup.

    It’s also an outmoded/deprecated pattern in newer Lua versions.

    You should, instead, ensure that the module itself ends with a return statement, with a table including the required module contents.

    There’s several ways to accomplish this. In openLuup itself I’ve generally done something like this:

    — my module
    
    local function f1()
      whatever
    end
    
    local function f2()
      whatever
    end
    
    return {
      f1 = f1,
      f2 = f2,
    }
    
    
    openLuup

  • DIY HomeKey locks via Reactor
    akbooerA akbooer

    Thanks for this fabulous hardware “how to” !

    Hardware

  • Scene Controllers -- What are you using?
    akbooerA akbooer

    For Zwave, I used to love the 4 button MiniMote, but for similar functionality (non Zwave) I now use Philips Hue smart switches (detachable for hand held.) Labelling the buttons in either of the cases is a non-starter, really.

    For voice control, I can use an Apple HomePod Mini, through HomeKit, but for single buttons I’ve also got some Shelly devices.

    For wall-mounted buttons, I use the MK Grid system, with Shelly i4 or relays in the wall box. This has the advantage of being available in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 wallplate configurations with interchangeable toggle or push buttons, and you can get buttons with etched labels for common functions (fan, etc.)

    No really good winning solution here.

    Hardware

  • 20 amp smart physical switch (to control Infratech heater) - preferable to be outdoor rated, but any
    akbooerA akbooer

    Shelly produce 2/3/4 channel DIN rail devices which handle up to 16A per channel. WiFi / Bluetooth controllable with external smart switch or anything doing HTTP / MQTT.

    All Products

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    Buy all products online with high quality from a proven brand - Shelly ⭐ Shop innovative smart products at a great price.

    Hardware

  • openLuup_install.lua - URL changed?
    akbooerA akbooer

    Thanks for that! Not tried a new install recently, so will give it a go.

    openLuup

  • openweather plugin ?
    akbooerA akbooer

    @mrFarmer

    I've just tried AltUI on my development system running openLuup, and access to the AltAppStore appears to work just fine.

    When hitting the Publish button, I had to go through some authentication step that I've never seen before, but ended up with this from Google:

    f0aa856e-e505-485a-8574-d6605ebd7b8f-Screenshot 2024-08-12 at 15.01.53.png Screenshot 2024-08-12 at 15.01.53

    then went back to AltUI to see this page:

    fdf98edf-abfb-4ccb-b8c0-5f773c59f12d-Screenshot 2024-08-12 at 15.02.09.png

    ...so all seems good to me.

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