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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.
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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.
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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.
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🎉 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.
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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
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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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  • Release 1.0.0
    N noelab

    Hi everybody!
    I was following this web site as non-member. Finally I have a new Synology Nas to try the new @toggledbits 's reactor project and this post is first of all to thank @toggledbits for his effort and passion to share his projects and to make them accessible even for those who are not a programmer. I know many of you reading the posts from the vera community and would like to express my gratitude for the advice you give to understand things. So a big Thanks and congratulations to Patrick for this new project !!!
    I just installed MSR and I am excited to try it out!

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  • Dashboard extended to guests with visible/hidden icons - an idea?
    N noelab

    Hi, I like a lot the MSR Dashboard: it's quick and easy without an authentication system and this is great.

    Not really a good idea if I give this possibility to my wife to power off all switches included the nas with MSR or to a guest to power off the light in my room.

    Is it scheduled to have a main dashboard and a guest dashboard? as a sub-dashboard

    Maybe from the main dashboard, using a built-in GUI editors that can set icons as visible or hidden and automatically reflect on a guest dashboard with a different ip

    Just an idea 🙂 for MSR

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  • Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays
    N noelab

    Happy Holidays and very best wishes for a wonderfull and reactor New Year! 🙂

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  • Synology Docker installation
    N noelab

    @librasun yes, of course I agree with you. In Vera I based my logic using a virtual dimmer (Switchboard Plugin) per room to interact with Alexa commands behind conditions/rules in a Reactorsensor per room and only some global reactor for the house. In this way it is possible to have until 100 voice commands per room associated to 100 preset rules per dimmer, controlling them in web gui, in mobile app or alexa. So at the moment trying to understand if there is a new approach in MSR to emulate virtual devices or to find another way.

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  • Plugin InfluxFeed - Selecting Capabilities for Export - how to
    N noelab

    Thanks to you!
    The fix is working.
    Now I can truck energy consuption on Influxdb. The idea is to try to make in MSR what in HA is doing with utility_meter, Trend and Lovelace UI togheter. Maybe in future we will see a standard MSR energy plugin too.

    Home Assistant

    Utility Meter

    Utility Meter

    Instructions on how to integrate the Utility Meter into Home Assistant.

    Home Assistant

    Trend

    Trend

    Instructions on how to integrate Trend binary sensors into Home Assistant.

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  • Power_switch.state - no change state - EzloPlus - Msr v. 21351-a3aef - Synology Docker
    N noelab

    Hi, it seems working ok. Thanks! If you need more infos to test, just tell me how I can produce them.

    L Bulb FibaroDimmer2
    ezlo>device_61425874129e29124dfcd75e
    0.65
    7:30:07 PM
    dimming.level=0.65
    dimming.step=0.1
    energy_sensor.units="KWh"
    energy_sensor.value=11.3400001525879
    power_sensor.units="W"
    power_sensor.value=6.90000009536743
    power_switch.state=true
    x_ezlo_device.battery_powered=false
    x_ezlo_device.category="dimmable_light"
    x_ezlo_device.manufacturer="Fibaro"
    x_ezlo_device.model="FGD-212"
    x_ezlo_device.parent=""
    x_ezlo_device.reachable=true
    x_ezlo_device.ready=true
    x_ezlo_device.room="613e2024129e2912114c093b"
    x_ezlo_device.status="idle"
    x_ezlo_device.subcategory="dimmable_in_wall"
    x_ezlo_device.type_id="271_258_4096"
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer=65
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer_down=0
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer_stop=0
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer_up=0
    x_ezlo_item.electric_meter_kwh=11.3400001525879
    x_ezlo_item.electric_meter_watt=6.90000009536743
    x_ezlo_item.hw_state="hardware_failure"
    x_ezlo_item.load_error_state="unknown"
    x_ezlo_item.meter_reset=0
    x_ezlo_item.over_current_state="unknown"
    x_ezlo_item.over_load_state="unknown"
    x_ezlo_item.power_surge_state="no_surge"
    x_ezlo_item.switch=true
    x_ezlo_item.voltage_drop_drift_state="unknown"
    x_ezlo_object.id="61425874129e29124dfcd75e"
    zwave_device.capabilities=null
    zwave_device.failed=false
    zwave_device.manufacturer_info=["Fibaro","FGD-212",null]
    zwave_device.node_id=27
    zwave_device.version_info=null
    Capabilities: dimming, energy_sensor, power_sensor, power_switch, x_ezlo_device, x_ezlo_item, x_ezlo_object, zwave_device
    Actions: dimming.down, dimming.set, dimming.up, power_switch.off, power_switch.on, power_switch.set, x_ezlo_device.device_check, x_ezlo_device.set_item_value, x_ezlo_device.set_name, x_ezlo_device.set_room, x_ezlo_device.status_check, zwave_device.poll, zwave_device.reconfigure, zwave_device.refresh, zwave_device.reset_meters, zwave_device.set_config, zwave_device.update_neighbors
    

    another

    K Bulb Domitech
    ezlo>device_61423589129e29124dfcd756
    0.65
    7:35:42 PM
    dimming.level=0.65
    dimming.step=0.1
    power_switch.state=true
    x_ezlo_device.battery_powered=false
    x_ezlo_device.category="dimmable_light"
    x_ezlo_device.manufacturer="Domitech"
    x_ezlo_device.model="ZE27EU"
    x_ezlo_device.parent=""
    x_ezlo_device.reachable=true
    x_ezlo_device.ready=true
    x_ezlo_device.room="613e2020129e2912114c093a"
    x_ezlo_device.status="idle"
    x_ezlo_device.subcategory="dimmable_bulb"
    x_ezlo_device.type_id="526_19522_12596"
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer=65
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer_down=0
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer_stop=0
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer_up=0
    x_ezlo_item.switch=true
    x_ezlo_object.id="61423589129e29124dfcd756"
    zwave_device.capabilities=null
    zwave_device.failed=false
    zwave_device.manufacturer_info=["Domitech","ZE27EU",null]
    zwave_device.node_id=26
    zwave_device.version_info=null
    Capabilities: dimming, power_switch, x_ezlo_device, x_ezlo_item, x_ezlo_object, zwave_device
    Actions: dimming.down, dimming.set, dimming.up, power_switch.off, power_switch.on, power_switch.set, x_ezlo_device.device_check, x_ezlo_device.set_item_value, x_ezlo_device.set_name, x_ezlo_device.set_room, x_ezlo_device.status_check, zwave_device.poll, zwave_device.reconfigure, zwave_device.refresh, zwave_device.reset_meters, zwave_device.set_config, zwave_device.update_neighbors
    

    another

    H Bulb Widom dimmer
    ezlo>device_6147578c129e29124dfcd814
    1
    7:36:56 PM
    dimming.level=1
    dimming.step=0.1
    energy_sensor.units="KWh"
    energy_sensor.value=0.651000022888184
    power_sensor.units="W"
    power_sensor.value=2.47000002861023
    power_switch.state=true
    x_ezlo_device.battery_powered=false
    x_ezlo_device.category="dimmable_light"
    x_ezlo_device.manufacturer="Unknown"
    x_ezlo_device.model="Unknown"
    x_ezlo_device.parent=""
    x_ezlo_device.reachable=true
    x_ezlo_device.ready=true
    x_ezlo_device.room="613e2012129e2912114c0938"
    x_ezlo_device.status="idle"
    x_ezlo_device.subcategory="dimmable_in_wall"
    x_ezlo_device.type_id="329_4628_2560"
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer=100
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer_down=0
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer_stop=0
    x_ezlo_item.dimmer_up=0
    x_ezlo_item.electric_meter_kwh=0.651000022888184
    x_ezlo_item.electric_meter_watt=2.47000002861023
    x_ezlo_item.meter_reset=0
    x_ezlo_item.switch=true
    x_ezlo_object.id="6147578c129e29124dfcd814"
    zwave_device.capabilities=null
    zwave_device.failed=false
    zwave_device.manufacturer_info=["Unknown","Unknown",null]
    zwave_device.node_id=41
    zwave_device.version_info=null
    Capabilities: dimming, energy_sensor, power_sensor, power_switch, x_ezlo_device, x_ezlo_item, x_ezlo_object, zwave_device
    Actions: dimming.down, dimming.set, dimming.up, power_switch.off, power_switch.on, power_switch.set, x_ezlo_device.device_check, x_ezlo_device.set_item_value, x_ezlo_device.set_name, x_ezlo_device.set_room, x_ezlo_device.status_check, zwave_device.poll, zwave_device.reconfigure, zwave_device.refresh, zwave_device.reset_meters, zwave_device.set_config, zwave_device.update_neighbors
    
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  • Need Testers
    N noelab

    @toggledbits happy to help!

    I'm running Reactor>Docker>Synology NAS

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  • ZwaveJSUI - RGBWW BULB - Warm/Cold White interfered with RGB settings - Bulb doesn't change color if in WarmWhite state.
    N noelab

    040 = L Bulb Ball 1 Z-RGBW2
    036 = R3 Bulb Roof 1 HKZW-RGB01
    033 = R3 Bulb Wall 1 A-ZWA002

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