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
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.
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
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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?
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
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.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: rawHowever, 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: numberAnd things worked as intended, being able to send numbers in the actions bit of a rule set.
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....
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 ?
Hey guys....
long time 😉
Since Dark weather is no more active, thanks Apple. Anyone switch to openweather to get weather data ?
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
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!
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:
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-moodlightAnd 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: jsonAnother 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
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.
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
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) endMe:
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) endWhat??
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.
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.
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 ?
I'm still not excluded, but I think it's a matter of time until he sees the same profile picture.
I was hoping to be able to test the eZLO plus some more, but given the temperature, i'd rather stay with the "Rafael group". 
Utterly flabberghasting!
Edit: And there, i'm out too. Should we count how many eZLO plus beta testers he threw out? I have one.
I finally made the Domoticz link work, and then ported all Zigbee devices to the much better zigate plugin there. No change in latency at all, very sharp responses to door and motion sensors. Happy! 
This plugin has its own GUI, and is almost structurally standalone. I've contacted the developers to ask if its possible with a direct API and to run it as a service to cut domoticz out of the chain..
I can now confirm that TRADFRI and Aqara will work together just fine, with repeaters helping for both systems:
The answer was offcourse logs. I didn't put in any limit to it, so everything is stored!
Found the solution here, update the docker compose files, and on we go.
Shouldn't this topic be set to "SOLVED"? 
Good luck with Hass, and not in the ironic way.
So, the resolution to the recent errors was that the UZB Stick was set up with "Bridge" firmware! to fix, go to ExpertUI - Network - Control - Firmware - Switch to "Normal" Firmware.
I may have been blinded by the "F**k, nothing i try works", but i think this detail could be more visible to beginners in some way, i.e. a small pop-up message when you try to add sensors in a-way (which requires normal mode FW).. I will pitch this to the z-way guys.
Onwards!
Found the branch selection in altappstore.
Now i have scene variables too, and it works fine. thanks.
Contact!
Had to make a new token to make it work, theres no expiry of them, i hope?
Now i have to learn how to send "special" characters, it didnt even like "!".. But i don't intend to yell in my notifications anyway.
Sent one from reactor too Patrick.
To all you developer guys; Awesome job! thankyou for making this great HA system! Hope to join in on making some contributions myself.
Did this:
@rafale77 said in z-way-server ubuntu install:
The problem is that libcurl3 is not in the standard repo you have listed.
assuming you are on ubuntu download it from here:You need to pick from the correct platform.
wget --url you can paste from the link above--i.e
wget http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/curl3/libcurl3_7.58.0-2ubuntu2_amd64.debdownloading from the norwegian mirror for x64
Then run
dpkg -i libcurl3_7.58.0-2ubuntu2_amd64.debmight need sudo authority to install.
Edit: Another idiot way to do it is to not install libcurl3 at all and instead create a symbolic link for libcurl3 to call libcurl4 (That's how I am running mine
)
sudo ln -s /usr/local/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl-gnutls.so.4 /usr/local/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl-gnutls.so.3 sudo ln -s /usr/local/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl.so.4 /usr/local/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl.so.3Note that you will need to find where your libcurl library was installed. I just gave you the ubuntu location.
and
apt install curl
systemctl disable openluup.service
systemctl enable openluup.service
systemctl start openluup.service
up and running again. Now the appstore is OK too, commencing attempt 2 on z-way bridge.
There is an additional license for the Z-Way software, but I would say it is well worth it. My experience is that it's extremely stable (haven't crashed once in the years i've had it), and the control of the network through the expert panel is probably the best you can find.
The "Smart Home" UI is not great, but it doesn't matter much if you're using openLuup.
I suggest that you buy a xiaomi mi vacuum as well!
(good job!)
I know nothing about synology, but I do have a setup (at the cabin) that uses an old "nuked" VeraPlus for z-wave and zigbee, and it works flawlessly. I suppose this would be just as easy to do with a synology, bypassing the whole USB interface?
I appreciate both the strictness regarding code and the lesson in javascript. Thanks!
I've found out why my "MaxInInterval" didn't work in the original post, and what that "Force re-evaluation..." tickbox on the reactions does!
(to type it out, I changed the variable in reaction, and naturally, the only variable being updated was the one called out..)
I'd be happy to!
in the original post you see my expression: if NotificationSent != "true" then, which is supposed to reset the maximum reading when notification is sent, and prepare for a new increase when more wood is applied.
This never fired when the condition was met, but when I changed it to if NotificationSent != "1" then, (with the same change in the reactions) it worked as intended. The variable was still interpreted as a string.
My theory was that this was caused by the special considerations for the word "true" in the interpreter somehow, and that the ${{ true }} in the reaction would solve the problem.
That may offcourse be wrong? I admit that the imperical basis is rather thin.
I should be able to reproduce this if needed.
Considering this solved, but would like to add that its a bit important to mark "true" and "false" as depicted above here, and not using them in string form.
Using "true" in string form in the condition like in "MaxInInterval" in the initial post didn't work, the condition didn't flip when the state changed.
I guess this is because of how these reserved words are interpreted, so tagging them as boolean is important.
The rule is corrected and works well:
It notifies once for each time the temperature has increased, only with temperatures above 100°C, and when i'm home..
The NotificationSent value wasn't nessecary here, But i'm still wondering if one can define a variable type and set the start value, and later manupulate that value by a reaction?
BTW, in the screenshots we see that the NotificationSent has fired, and is now interpreted as a string..
I have a use case where I need to have a boolean variable that will be set to true/false by reactions.
I see that i can define a local variable by giving it a name and leaving the definition empty. This leaves it at state "null" until a reaction tells it that its a boolean.
Is there a way to tell it that it should start out as "false" (i.e when reactor has restarted), and not null?
Am i going about this the wrong way?
-- The use case is that I have a sensor on my fireplace, and the following logic is for notifying when its time to get up en refill with firewood.. I also want to reset the MaxInInterval to CurrentTemp when notification is sent..
Edit: better screenhots. Reactor version 23010-7dd2c9e9
Hello amnd,
It seems to me that the appropriate "assistant" for you is "Home Assistant".
HA is an automation system that has integrations for a lot of IoT devices, and the latest versions is getting much easier to set up as well.
It is however an open source project, which means that it may be a challenge to get going if you have no experience with things like raspberry Pi's or Linux.
HA is also working on their own controller, but as of now people mostly run it on mini-PC's or similar.
if you're completely green on electronics and coding, perhaps Homey is a better bet.
when you have a system like this, you can connect to appliances and IoT in different ways, it all depends on how smart the devices are, and how the company that makes them integrates to other systems.
Regarding speakers, you get all kinds of wifi speaker systems, depending on where an how you want it.
Most automation controllers can be reached from outside the home through an app. This system can in practice be your alarm system if you connect motion and door/window sensors.
How is the setup today? If you have a wired switch today, I would recommend to have a "pill" type switch/dimmer behind that switch, and a Pi(or some mini-computer) with a USB-Zigbee controller.
In other words, you stopped and deleted the Ezlo SW? In that case, installing ser2net should be a breeze? It would be cool to try running JS UI on it, I'd give it a go if you show me the door in.