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Elcid

@cw-kid I have not been able to login since the 28/03.
As to rebel, just a little more blunt than you. As I see it someone was on a purge.
Shame they are purging people that help others, specially vera support, still plenty of support here though.

Elcid

I am a Electrician. I installed hundreds of smart devices for others prior to having my own home automation. In 2013 I bought a new house and decided to make it smart. I did some homework and settled on Z-wave and VeraPlus.
My installation comprises of
25 Z-wave dimmer/switch inserts
3 Z-wave door sensors
10 sonoff devices(basics,TH16 and Mini) ,
4 Tuya(lamps and RGB strips) ,
6 shellys(connected to motion sensors and 2 controlling dead DIY bolts )
3 Amazon Dots(gen2)
2 Broadlink (RMPro's)
4 DIY RF Venetian Blinds
2 Multi button DIY remotes
1 NVR
1 Network drive/Media server/ftp server.
1 smart thermostat heating and hot water
4 wired 240v/battery Aico smoke and heat detectors (connect to zwave via Relays)
1 robot hover.
1 Siren
Node-red server running on android.
Testing openluup on android.
Automate App running on andorid Boxes/phones.
All tv's are connected to android boxes.
No windows PC.
Debian running on android box.
Plugins Reactor, AlexaTTS, Switchboard and Virtual HTTP Switch.

I can control all of my devices from anyone of these platforms Vera/OpenLuup, Node-red, Automate(phone/tv box) or Alexa.
All devices have a standard/manual switch for anyone to control, and can be controlled even if my VeraPlus stopped working or internet out. My system is stable and may get a luup reload every couple of weeks.

None of my sonoff's or tuya have been flashed. I found Shelly very late into game and will be using these more now i found them, as they offer local control.

I have some coding knowledge from the 90's, but have never worked in the industry.

Elcid

I now have node-red setting a silent switching of a v device, by saying "wake me up at [any time and/or day]". also depending which echo i use i can set a different v device, so different morning routines for each bedroom.

@catman you can also do all your H A Bridge devices in node red to, as it has the local hue lights bridge to. So you could replace H A Bridge with node-red. It would not be difficult to set a http request to set your virtual alarm.

Elcid

Hi to all, Thought i would join as not to miss out on anygood information that you developers may share here.

note- The input box for text does not display to well.I can not see what i am typing.
Android 8 full sreen on tv box using firefox mobile view.
If i use desktop view everything is ok.

Elcid

@CatmanV2 said in This is me:

Well, if I see further, it's because I stand of the shoulders of giants. I've got where I got because of the experts here.

Well said.

Elcid

@cw-kid

Yes i am here, as always I will help anyone who asks.

Just for info - I have no idea what the reason for my suspension, I have contacted CS but they seem to be just ignoring my request for a clear reason.

As to GDPR if they run servers in europe then we are covered by GDPR, even if they move the servers to the US, as I think there is a privacy agreement with the US.

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Elcid

0.5019607843137255, 0, 0.5019607843137255 You may want to round them. LOL

Elcid

Yes thanks for your efforts @DesT

Elcid

-- https request  json body
-- Enable potentially unsafe lua code in,  user account - security
local https = require "ssl.https"
local http = require "socket.http"
local ltn12 = require "ltn12"
local json = require "dkjson"
local payload = {{"test", "test", null, 0}}  --payload to be sent

local request_body = { secret = "1.KAddd87s8s8FasL7-ze4KG_p5hrVg4Kee1-t3vnwGFhI=", to = "test@gmail.com", device = null, priority = "high", payload = payload } --the json body
local response_body = {}
request_body = json.encode(request_body)

local r, c, h, s = https.request {
  url = 'https://llamalab.com/automate/cloud/message',
  method = 'POST',
  headers = {
    ["Content-Type"] = "application/json",
    ["Content-Length"] = string.len(request_body)
  },
  source = ltn12.source.string(request_body),
  sink = ltn12.sink.table(response_body)
}

Elcid

isNaN([1,2,3]) and isNaN("ten"/2) and isNaN("ten" + "eight") are all true

Elcid

My door is covered by a hidden microwave sensor. when triggered reactor sends a http request to my phone or tv box, depending on home or away. My phone/box uses Automate to receive the http request, Automate then opens the camera app and displays the camera. I can talk and listen though the camera app. Normally takes 5-10 seconds to complete. If i am home vera sends a TTS to alexa, informing me there is some one at the door.

Elcid

Here is a simple integration of OpenLuup/vera device to Alexa via Node-red.

Node-red-Vera/veraalexavoiceintegration.flow at main · E1cid/Node-red-Vera

Node-red flows for Vera. Contribute to E1cid/Node-red-Vera development by creating an account on GitHub.

The speed is fast sub 1 second responses.

Requirements -
node-red.
alexa.
node-red-contrib-amazon-echo(local Hue devices).
openluup or Vera (or any controller via http requests).

Capabilities-
Binary switch.
dimming switch.
rgb switch.
Run scenes.

Each alexa device node is configured in the topic of the amazon-echo device node -
(device number#type of switch)
bnary - 123#binary.
dimming - 123#dimming.
rgb - 123#colour (W/D is default 310 to adjust colour temp add value to end e.g. 123#colour#300
scene - 123#scene#124 (123 on 124 off. 124 can be omitted).

Enter the ip of your controller in the http request block.
Just copy code and import into Node-red

[
    {
        "id": "de7838ac.ebead",
        "type": "amazon-echo-hub",
        "z": "8659fc6b.981b4",
        "port": "8980",
        "processinput": "0",
        "discovery": true,
        "x": 150,
        "y": 840,
        "wires": [
            [
                "cd0ae070.e98378",
                "a605448.899d8b8",
                "21ca89ff.b0f6ce"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "a605448.899d8b8",
        "type": "amazon-echo-device",
        "z": "8659fc6b.981b4",
        "name": "bedroom four",
        "topic": "199#colour",
        "x": 410,
        "y": 860,
        "wires": [
            [
                "688830f.c57775"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "21ca89ff.b0f6ce",
        "type": "amazon-echo-device",
        "z": "8659fc6b.981b4",
        "name": "app safe",
        "topic": "164#binary",
        "x": 390,
        "y": 900,
        "wires": [
            [
                "688830f.c57775"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "cd0ae070.e98378",
        "type": "amazon-echo-device",
        "z": "8659fc6b.981b4",
        "name": "lounge 1",
        "topic": "8#dimming",
        "x": 390,
        "y": 940,
        "wires": [
            [
                "688830f.c57775"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "688830f.c57775",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "8659fc6b.981b4",
        "name": "",
        "func": "let types = {\n    \"dimming\":[\"urn:upnp-org:serviceId:Dimming1\",\"SetLoadLevelTarget\",\"newLoadlevelTarget\"],\n    \"binary\":[\"urn:upnp-org:serviceId:SwitchPower1\",\"SetTarget\",\"newTargetValue\"],\n    \"scene\":[\"urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1\",\"RunScene\",\"SceneNum\"],\n    \"colour\":[\"urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:Color1\",{\"tt\":\"SetColor\",\"hs\":\"SetColorRGB\",\"ct\":\"SetColorTemp\"},{\"tt\":\"newColorTarget\",\"hs\":\"newColorRGBTarget\",\"ct\":\"newColorTempTarget\"}] \t\n}\nfunction binaryPayload(device, type, turnOn, payload) {\n    payload.id = \"action\";\n    payload.serviceId = type[0];\n    payload.DeviceNum = device;\n    payload.action = type[1];\n    payload[type[2]] = (turnOn === true ? 1 : 0);\n    payload.message = payload[type[2]];\nreturn payload;\n}\n\nfunction dimmingPayload(device, type, level, payload) {\n    payload.id = \"action\";\n    payload.serviceId = type[0];\n    payload.DeviceNum = device;\n    payload.action = type[1];\n    payload[type[2]] = level;\n    payload.message = level;\nreturn payload;\n}\nfunction scenePayload(device, type, turnOn, payload) {\n    payload.id = \"action\";\n    payload.serviceId = type[0];\n    payload.action = type[1];\n    payload[type[2]] = (turnOn === true ? device[0] : (device[2] || device[0]));\n    payload.message =\"Run Scene \" + payload[type[2]];\nreturn payload;\n}\n\nfunction rgbPayload(device, types, msg, payload) { \n    if(msg.on === true && msg.meta.changes.on === false && msg.meta[\"input\"].on === true){\n        payload =  binaryPayload(device[0], types[\"binary\"], msg.on, {});\n    }else if (msg.meta.changes.percentage && msg.on === true){\n        payload = dimmingPayload(device[0], types[\"dimming\"], msg.percentage, {});\n    }else if (msg.on === true && msg.colormode === \"hs\"){\n        payload.id = \"action\";\n        payload.serviceId = types[\"colour\"][0];\n        payload.DeviceNum = device[0];\n        payload.action = types[\"colour\"][1][\"hs\"];\n        payload[types[\"colour\"][2][\"hs\"]] =  msg.rgb.join(\",\");\n        payload.message = msg.rgb.join(\",\");\n    }else if (msg.on === true && msg.colormode === \"ct\"){\n        let diff = msg.ct - (Number(device[2]) || 310);\n        msg.ct = (diff < 0) ? \"D\" + Math.min(Math.abs(diff * 1.7),255).toFixed() : \"W\" + Math.abs(Math.min((diff * 1.7),255) - 255).toFixed();\n        payload.id = \"action\";\n        payload.serviceId = types[\"colour\"][0];\n        payload.DeviceNum = device[0];\n        payload.action = types[\"colour\"][1][\"ct\"];\n        payload[types[\"colour\"][2][\"ct\"]] = msg.ct;\n        payload.message = msg.ct;\n    }\nreturn payload;\n}\n\nmsg.topic = msg.topic.split(\"#\").map(Function.prototype.call, String.prototype.trim);\nmsg.hold = msg.payload;\nmsg.payload = {};\nlet type = msg.topic[1] || \"binary\";\nif(msg.topic[1] === \"scene\"){\n    msg.payload = scenePayload(msg.topic, types[\"scene\"], msg.on, {});\n}else if (msg.topic[1] === \"binary\" || msg.percentage === 0 || msg.on === false){\n    msg.payload =  binaryPayload(msg.topic[0], types[\"binary\"], msg.on, {});\n}else if(msg.topic[1] ===\"dimming\"){\n    msg.payload = dimmingPayload(msg.topic[0], types[\"dimming\"], msg.percentage, {});\n}else if (msg.topic[1] === \"colour\"){\n    msg.payload = rgbPayload(msg.topic, types, msg, {});\n}\nlet  error = [\"green\", msg.topic[1] + \" | \" + msg.topic[0], msg.payload.message];\ndelete msg.payload.message;\nif (Object.keys(msg.payload).length < 1){\n    error[0] =\"red\";\n    error[2] =\"failed to create payload\";\n}\nnode.status({\"fill\": error[0],\"shape\":\"ring\",\"text\": error[1] + \" | \" + error[2]});\n\nreturn msg;\n",
        "outputs": 1,
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "x": 590,
        "y": 940,
        "wires": [
            [
                "680d28ae.8a163"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "680d28ae.8a163",
        "type": "http request",
        "z": "8659fc6b.981b4",
        "name": "Get request",
        "method": "GET",
        "ret": "txt",
        "paytoqs": "query",
        "url": "http://192.168.1.11:3480/data_request",
        "tls": "",
        "persist": false,
        "proxy": "",
        "authType": "",
        "x": 760,
        "y": 1000,
        "wires": [
            [
                "cb471442.5d60c8"
            ]
        ]
    }
]

Elcid

@cw-kid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

Ideally I'd like for a different colour each time to be selected, but I guess the expression for the random numbers could select the same number again and therefore the colour would not change for that cycle.

I use this to generate a random number that has not been used last time. In the reaction use express variable randomVal, once the reaction is over set randomVal to
${{int(split(join(split("1234567", randomVal || 0),""),"")[floor(random()*6)])}}
Then every time you get a different number.

Elcid

@cw-kid This is probably more efficient

${{int(substr(replace("1234567", randomVal || 0,""),floor(random()*6),1))}}

Then I looked at moving this to MSR as I have it in Reactor, . I found the remove function and this is now easily expanded to larger number and you can easily set a range

${{remove( 1..7, randomVal - 1)[floor(random()*6)]}}

@toggledbits , possible bug
list(1..7]) gives [[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]] a nested array.
Is that expected.

Elcid

Stange, That post is still up. If that was the cause i would have thought it would have been removed to. If they keep up this tyrannical behaviour the forum will die a death of a thousand cuts.

Elcid

@sender
Be careful with the placement as these sensors can see through doors and thin walls, You can block the sensor with thin metal to stop false trips.
I mounted my sensor in meter cupboard and place a section of angle iron at bottom to stop trips from cats etc. The white box at bottom contains the sensor and Shelly

Elcid

I use an expression set to 0, I update the variable using node-red local alexa(similar to HA Bridge) In reactor I have several RS's that monitor this expression variable for different values, if the reaction is triggered one of the actions will be to set the variable back to 0. You must have no actions in the false reaction, as when expression is reset to 0 the true action will stop as reactor would want to run the false actions. So far no issues. i have 4 RS's monitoring this variable for different values, but it is unlimited.

Elcid

Yes will fire/go true, if one or more windows,

You can also add time condition, say you wanted to wait 60 seconds just in case some one just opened window for a few seconds.
click 3 dots for other options on trigger/condition

Elcid

@librasun Have you tried to install JQuery on the vera, it's is now available with 7.32

Elcid

I use a
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC-110-220V-Microwave-Radar-Sensor-Switch-Body-Motion-Detector-for-LED-Light/274176461640?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
connected to a Shelly 1, which is integrated with @therealdb Virtul HTTP Switch as a sensor.

Thanksgiving lighting took a holiday

High temperature sensor for Zigbee

MSR UI on a mobile browser

New to Home Automation Looking for a Single app?

UZB/RaZberry Firmwares - Update

Sending data to a USB port to interface with a wireless switch

Seeking Advice:

[Reactor] Assignment to alarm ignored -- expression-driven global cannot be set by assignment

[Reactor] [Dev] Clarifications/Docs for refreshCapabilities and Entity action implementations return types

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

Openluup - verabridge can not load devices.

Access to log file viewer denied

Why different types of Triggers within openLuup & ALTUI

Darker Reactor style

openLuup_install.lua - URL changed?

Just starting what hub is best.

TTS in MSR?

OpenLuup : Loading Global Modules

Should MSR import this device type from an Ezlo controller?

Reactor (Multi-System/Multi-Hub) Announcements

Elcid

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