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    • Testing reaction set global expression

      R

      Hi @toggledbits

      Just a quick question. I noticed that I can't test a "set variable" action when the rule is not active. I wanted to set a global expression in a reaction and wanted to test it by pushing the "Run action now" button in the border of the reaction, but it didn't do anything. Only when I activated the rule, the button worked.

      Is this a bug or is this by design?

      I'm running the latest docker build:
      latest-23114-e4060aae

      Multi-System Reactor
    • Can't post screen shots here now?

      cw-kid

      I wanted to asked a question with some screen shots but I am getting an error when I try to copy and paste an image from paint into this forum post editor.

      "Error something went wrong parsing server response" it was saying.

      Multi-System Reactor
    • Home Assistant add-on

      M

      I've done a bit of repackaging of MSR to make it work as an add-on under Home Assistant mostly for my own purposes but hopefully it makes it a bit easier to install and get going.

      GitHub - mrw298/hassio-reactor-addon GitHub - mrw298/hassio-reactor-addon

      Contribute to mrw298/hassio-reactor-addon development by creating an account on GitHub.

      Multi-System Reactor
    • DelayLight replicate in MSR

      P

      Hi Everyone,

      I am just starting to move over from Vera to Home Assistant using MSR.

      On vera I had been using DelayLight. I have tried to replicate it with help from youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc_ij0D1hXE) Reactor for Vera #006 - Emulating DelayLight in Reactor.

      I have created 6 rules that sort of work. but I am just wondering if this is best practice or should can it be built in 1 rule like the old vera way?

      Multi-System Reactor
    • Having an Echo device play mp3?

      F

      Hi!
      I tried to find an answer in both the forum and by myself, without any luck. I'm trying to make my Echo device play a mp3 file. The same mp3 file is easy to play with other smart speakers (Sonos, Google/Nest) - that it no problem. Same approch do not work with Echo devices. The mp3 files I want to use is located on my HA installation (config/www/audio), running on ver. 2023.5.4. I have MSR ver 23114.
      Is there a way to do this easily?
      Thanks!
      /Fanan

      Multi-System Reactor
    • Reactor (Multi-System/Multi-Hub) Announcements

      toggledbits

      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.
      Multi-System Reactor
    • Sending numbers as payload type in actions enhancement

      J

      I'm controlling a HVAC device through the MQTTController. While setting up the entity config in reactor.yaml, I started with this on the action block:

      set_setpoint: topic: "ezlo_mqtt/set/item/%topic%/set/Tsetpoint" payload: expr: "parameters.setpoint" type: raw

      However, as the setpoint is a number in the UI, things were not fully parseable as a number and nothing was outputted to mqtt.

      So I've added this code to MQTTController.js at line 1449 to add the payload type 'number':

      } else if ( 'number' === act.payload.type ) { payload = String( payload ); } else if (''raw' !== ( act.payload.type || 'raw' ) ) {

      After this change, I was able to set the payload type to number:

      set_setpoint: topic: "ezlo_mqtt/set/item/%topic%/set/Tsetpoint" payload: expr: "parameters.setpoint" type: number

      And things worked as intended, being able to send numbers in the actions bit of a rule set.

      Multi-System Reactor
    • MIOS - UI5 web login

      Black Cat

      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....

      General Discussion
    • SiteSensor > how to fill in Value Expressions (json data) SOLVED !

      M

      I still use Vera controllers in combination with ReactorSensors. I have several Reactor sensors in use to retrieve weather data from Wunderground (i have a personal weather station), my smartmeter etc.

      Recently I installed solar panels with a SolarEdge inverter. SolarEdge has an API to retrieve my power production data from their cloud.
      Output is in json.

      So I created a new Reactor Sensor. Connection is working (query okay).
      But I encounter problems at the Value Expressions. Either I get ""query okay" but no data or I get "query okay but 1 expressions failed"

      This is the json output

      {"overview":{"lastUpdateTime":"2023-05-12 10:45:57","lifeTimeData":{"energy":476310.0,"revenue":216.577},"lastYearData":{"energy":433001.0},"lastMonthData":{"energy":433001.0},"lastDayData":{"energy":8262.0},"currentPower":{"power":5647.0},"measuredBy":"INVERTER"}}

      So it has different layers/levels.

      I tried to put in the Value Expressions field several combinations to get the energy data of today (8262.0), like:

      response.lastDayData.energy
      response.overview.lastDayData.energy
      response.overview.lastUpdateTime.lastDayData.energy

      all fail...

      Who can help me with this ?

      Vera/openLuup plugins
    • openweather plugin ?

      DesT

      Hey guys....

      long time 😉

      Since Dark weather is no more active, thanks Apple. Anyone switch to openweather to get weather data ?

      Plugins
    • Smart devices and mesh

      J

      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

      General Discussion
    • Smart bed sensor

      C

      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!

      smart möbeltass.JPG

      General Discussion
    • JSON payload in MQTTController entities actions (+ reverse color mapping to RGB)

      M

      Some background
      I'm trying to integrate a Zigbee device into the MSR using zigbee2mqtt bridge and MQTTController. The device in question is a cheap mood light that has following properties that I'd like to control:

      switch (on/off) brightness color

      I'v already managed to get the switch part working and can toggle the light on/off. Also the brightness value is mapped back to MSR. In zigbee2mqtt it has a value range from 0 to 254, so this the reason for the expression:

      expr: 'payload.brightness / 254'

      Here's the entity definition (don't know whether the type should be something else than the Switch)

      zigbee-lidl-mood-light: name: 'Lidl Mood Light' friendly_name: 'Mood Light' type: Switch uses_template: lidl-moodlight

      And the corresponding template (NOTE: rgb_color has not been defined in this example):

      lidl-moodlight: init: "zigbee2mqtt/%friendly_name%/get/state" query: "zigbee2mqtt/%friendly_name%/get/state" capabilities: - power_switch - toggle - dimming primary_attribute: power_switch.state events: "zigbee2mqtt/%friendly_name%": "power_switch.state": json_payload: true expr: 'upper(payload.state) == "ON"' "dimming.level": json_payload: true expr: 'payload.brightness / 254' actions: power_switch: "on": topic: "zigbee2mqtt/%friendly_name%/set/state" payload: 'ON' "off": topic: "zigbee2mqtt/%friendly_name%/set/state" payload: 'OFF' set: topic: "zigbee2mqtt/%friendly_name%/set/state" payload: expr: "parameters.state ? 'ON' : 'OFF'" type: raw toggle: topic: "zigbee2mqtt/%friendly_name%/set/state" payload: 'TOGGLE'

      The problem
      In order to control the brightness or the RGB color values, I would have send a JSON payload in corresponding actions. But I have no idea how to define it in the template. The reason why the switch part is working is that the zigbee2mqtt accepts also plain ON / OFF / TOGGLE string payloads in that case.

      But the brightness should be controlled with the following payload:

      {"brightness": 196}

      And the RGB color like:

      {"color":{"rgb":"46,102,150"}}

      Here's the link for the documentation (the Exposes part defines the messages).

      So how should I define the JSON payload for example for the dimming action? It definitely should be some sort of expressions since I have to map the MSR real value (0...1) to (0...254) for the zigbee2mqtt.

      actions: dimming: set: topic: "zigbee2mqtt/%friendly_name%/set" payload: expr: ????? type: json

      Another problem is the RGB value. I could use the rgb_color capability for the setting but the problem is that the zigbee2mqtt only reports the current color in hue/saturation or xy coordinates.

      Here's an example of published message after setting the color:

      Topic: zigbee2mqtt/Mood Light QoS: 0 { "brightness":254, "color":{ "hue":240, "saturation":100, "x":0.1355, "y":0.0399 }, "color_mode":"xy", "color_temp":574, "linkquality":96, "state":"ON" }

      I would have to map those values back to RGB, but is it even possible with existing constructs in MQTTController's templates?

      Help would be appreciated @toggledbits
      br,
      mgvra

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    • Another Vera --> Home Assistant migration question

      T

      Good morning all,
      I've got a stable Home Assistant running on a RPI 4 with a Aeotec Z-Stick 7 Plus, and of course the Z-wave JS integration. I've manually moved a handful of devices, and I'm overall much happier with the HA z-wave capability than I am with Vera. There are still some things I'm trying to figure out that I have in Vera that I'm not sure how they'll work in HA, but no deal breakers.

      I've got all of my automation on MSR and off of luup Reactor, so really the only thing left for me is to migrate my Z-wave network. I saw @rafale77's post about using a Zwave.me UZB1 to Zway, but of course that's not what I'm using.

      Is there a similar method that I can use my Aeotec Z-Stick 7 plus to Home Assistant? I have around 70 Z-wave devices (give or take devices that generate multiple instances in Vera), so manual unpairing, including, etc, would be quite a chore.

      Vera
    • Home Assistant push notification for Reactor version update possible?

      T

      Good evening,
      I was wondering if it would be possible to send out a push notification when there is a update to MSR to HA users. I know how to set up notifications through Reactor to HA users, but I'm unsure what to look for in regards to updates. I know that MSR itself will tell me there is an update, but unless I'm logged into MSR in a browser, I'm not always going to see that.

      Just updated to latest-23114-e4060aae MSR
      Home Assistant 2023.4.6
      Supervisor 2023.04.1
      Operating System 10.0

      Multi-System Reactor
    • ChatGPT - finally I can now retyre in piece and quite, knowing everting is in goof hands.

      A

      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) end

      Me:

      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) end

      What??

      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.

      General Discussion
    • Disabled groups in reactions

      tunnus

      MSR tooltip says that "disabled groups are ignored, as if they did not exist (conditions don't run)".

      Just want to clarify if it's by design that actions beneath disabled groups should run? They do run, but intuitively I was expecting them to be disabled as well.

      Running the latest build under Docker.

      Multi-System Reactor
    • Any interest in a Subcategory for Homebridge?

      parkerc

      Being an iPad/iPhone user, I use Homebridge for a number of things. Although it runs completely independently from my main Vera home set up.

      Is anyone else using Homebridge and if there is enough interest would a subcategory be of use ?

      Software
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    • My Home Automation Setup...

      Let start maybe something useful for others. Maybe it will give you some idea!

      Here's a summary of my setup!

      I'm having :

      • VM#1 that runs openLuup
      • VM#2 that runs Zway
      • 1x raspberry that I use to connect the RaZberry board using socat/ser2net to send "raw data" to the VM#2, this setup allow me to have all my stuff in the data center in the basement while having my zwave antenna on the first floor and send back the data!
      • A couple of pine64 and raspberry around the house, most of the pine64 are use for "smart display" around the house that show data from various source (will post picture later). I have also a raspberry that I used for openSprinkler in the "Shed"
      • Each room in the house + Garage + on the patio is having a SONOS speaker that I use for music of course but that I use with the TTS to send some notification around the house based on the presence!

      For example, I can welcome people on the front door based on motion detection + IP camera motion!

      • I decided a long time ago that all "sensors" will be handle by the DSC alarm. Currently I'm having over 40 sensors in/out divided in 5 partition (main/2nd floor, basement, office and shed and a partition for non-alarm sensor)

      I connected my DSC using the DSC plugin from Vera to handle all that traffic that of course is send to openLuup!

      On the zwave network, I would say that I'm having every room in/out done!

      I'm using also this setup to welcome kids in the morning based on motion detection in each room and I have some time-based reminder using TTS mostly for the kids.

      We also "named/called" our Home, SARAH, based on the TV Show Eureka that means "Self Actuated Residential Automated Habitat".

      ** openLuup handle ALL the logic, I have no scene and logic in Vera and Smarthome/Zway

      More to come...

      That's our main screen in the center of the house!
      IMG_20200428_110740.jpg

      Inside the main screen, I'm having a bunch of stuff, like 2 Veraplus, and a RaZberry and of course a pine64 for the screen!
      IMG_20200428_110755.jpg

      That's an uncomplete setup in the kitchen for screen #2, need to finish the "wood" part!
      IMG_20200428_110846.jpg

      That's the touch screen monitor in the basement, so kids can use the Sonos app to play some music in the basement! The wood part is done, need to finish some "paint"!
      IMG_20200428_110824.jpg

      posted in Blogs
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    • RE: Security exposure with internet connected homes

      I'm your man if you want to talk about cyber security 😉
      Doing that for the last 25years!

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: My Home Automation Setup...

      Here the "photo" of Sarah...

      Sarah-alone.png

      And a little bit of story ...

      Sarah is the little sister of "Crypto", Crypto is the "mascot" of PointPub Media that we use almost everywhere for our company branding.

      Crypto-alone.png

      As some of you know, I'm the owner of a web/marketing agency and an IT company, so people at work know Crypto and Sarah as they are "working" around them 😉

      posted in Blogs
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    • RE: Vera account suspended for a 1000 years

      @rafale77 If you need anything else, let us know!

      And that's the same thing for everyone 😉

      posted in Vera
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    • RE: GE/Jasco Z-wave wall switch

      I got some answer from GE/Jasco! Their "version 1" of the dimmer/switch got an issue with the relay and they are replacing them! I should got 4 next week to replace them!

      posted in Hardware
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    • Device manufacturer / retailer

      If you are a home automation device manufacturer or retailer, we can offer to create a forum section for you to discuss your products! You could then be a moderator of that section. We welcome you to contact support@smarthome.community for more details.

      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: My Home Automation Setup...

      @CatmanV2 said in My Home Automation Setup...:

      So happy that your cupboard is messier

      that's 'cause I work hard last month with @rafale77 and @akbooer to get ride of Vera and transfert everything on zway!

      posted in Blogs
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    • RE: Vera account suspended for a 1000 years

      Some people are having way too much free time 😉

      posted in Vera
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    • RE: Facial recognition triggering automation

      I just got our new server with 2 nvidia Tesla card in it 😉

      posted in IPCam
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    • RE: First post to say hello

      I will try to do some testing with android! I know that from Android 10 on my phone it's working perfectly!

      posted in General Discussion
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    Latest posts made by DesT

    • RE: openweather plugin ?

      It's working but the data I got, is not very useful as I was having back with DarkSky Weather

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: openweather plugin ?

      I also update openLuup for the latest "development" version

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: openweather plugin ?

      @mrFarmer Forget that bro 😉

      I think I made a mistake... instead of using the provided web form for setup I did it manually...

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: openweather plugin ?

      @mrFarmer

      I got this:

      #63:Multi Provider Weather Station:[string "L_MsWeather.lua"]:363: attempt to index global 'arg' (a nil value)

      I put 2 in the "Provider" and I put my API key in "StationID"

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: openweather plugin ?

      @a-lurker you're right. My mistake 😉

      I was confuse with DarkSky weather API

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: openweather plugin ?

      @akbooer the openWeather plugin didn't work 'cause it's use Dark Weather instead of openWeather as the plugin name 😉

      Multi Provider Weather Station should work with openWeather but it's giving some error when installed in openLuup. I would need to dig a little bit more on that.

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: openweather plugin ?

      I will check that

      Thanks AK

      posted in Plugins
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    • openweather plugin ?

      Hey guys....

      long time 😉

      Since Dark weather is no more active, thanks Apple. Anyone switch to openweather to get weather data ?

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Need to get rid of RulesEngine

      @akbooer said in Need to get rid of RulesEngine:

      'm a bit unclear about your...
      BUT IF any "conditions" failed while in the "THEN" , It need to stop
      ...but I'm sure you can explain further.

      @akbooer

      For that, in the "THEN" block, if I have a wait 2 minutes somewhere, and while "waiting" some condititions changes, for example, a motion detector detect something, I need that the "THEN" stop executing.

      posted in openLuup
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    • RE: Need to get rid of RulesEngine

      @akbooer said in Need to get rid of RulesEngine:

      Well, you could, but I imagine that some here will be recommending Reactor, or MSR?

      yeah but what if, I would like to stay as clean as possible without any dependency...

      posted in openLuup
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