I'm having this same issue with a bare metal install. I assume this fix will be included in a future release? (No hurry. This is just a nice-to-have thing...)
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Looking at using Home Assistant for the first time, either on a Home Assistant Green, their own hardware or buying a cheap second hand mini PC.
Sounds like Home Assistant OS is linux based using Docker for HA etc.
Would I also be able to install things like MSR as well on their OS ? On the same box?
Thanks.
The last of four boards I'm trying in this batch is the Orange Pi 4 LTS. I purchased a 3GB RAM + 16GB eMMC model from Amazon for $83, making it the most costly of the four boards tried, but still well under my US$100 limit.
This board is powered by a Rockchip RK3399-T processor, ARM-compatible with dual Cortex-A72 cores and quad Cortex-A53 cores at 1.6Ghz (1.8Ghz for the 4GB model); compare this to the RPi 3B+ with four Cortex-A53 and the RPi 4B with four Cortex-A72, this board is a hybrid that I would expect to stand in the performance middle between the two RPi models. It's available in 3GB and 4GB DDR4 RAM configurations, with and without 16GB eMMC storage. It has a MicroSDHC slot, gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and BT, two USB 2.0 type A ports, one USB 3.0 type C port, a mini PCIe ribbon-cable connector (requires add-on board for standard connector), two each RPi-compatible camera and LCD ports, HDMI type A, and can be powered (5VDC/3A) via USB-C or DC type C (3.8mm OD/1.1mm ID) jack (center-positive), an odd and perhaps unwelcome departure from the more common type A (5.5mm/2.1mm). A serial port for console/debug can be connected by using a (not included) USB-TTL adapter (3.3V) via pin headers like the Orange Pi Zero 2. The included dual-band antenna connects via U.FL connector to the board, so it's easy substituting for another if you prefer. The manufacturer recommends use of a heat sink (which was included in the box). A metal cooling case is also offered by the manufacturer (a bundle with the metal case and a power supply is sold on Amazon for $90 as of this writing).
The Orange Pi 4 LTS is somewhat longer than the RPi 4B, and although the boards are the same width, the mounting hole placement is different both in length and (oddly) width. Between this and the differences in connector locations, neither board is a drop-in replacecment for the other and their respective cases are not interchangeable. The 26-pin header is a subset of the RPi 4B's 40-pin header, so some HATs for the RPi may work (although the mounting hole differences will make securing them "interesting"), and some HATs will surely not.
Models with eMMC storage have an OS installed and boot immediately with SSH daemon running and ready for login. Mine was running Debian Bullseye, which would probably be fine for most users. It had clearly been on there a while, because it needed a lot of updates, but it's a current distro, so you're running out of the box with something that will last.
A different OS can be installed by downloading an image (once again I chose Ubuntu Jammy) and writing it to a MicroSD card, then booting the system from the SD card. You can either leave the system in that state (running the OS from the SD card), or copy the OS from the SD card to the eMMC. The latter is done by a script; documentation for the process is best described in the downloadable PDF User Manual. This took about 10 minutes and went smoothly, and I was able to boot the system without the SD card after the process completed.
I have lingering questions around the value of the eMMC storage. It's definitely faster than using MicroSD or USB-based storage (I got 311MB/s average on a 4GB write, compared to MicroSD performance around 15MB/s), but it would take a long-term test of this product to determine if the on-board eMMC option has the stamina to take the write counts typical of Linux systems, and if its wear-leveling and error correction are sufficient to assure a long, error-free life. Given the high premium apparently being paid for including eMMC on the board, it should be fast and durable, but only time and experience (perhaps painful) would tell the latter. A careful configuration with other Flash-friendly filesystems could be used to reduce wear, but this is an advanced configuration/cookbook topic and beyond the scope of this writing. This question is also not unique to eMMC — MicroSD cards are also known to fail with high write cycles, so the use of a "high endurance" product is recommended for any and all systems using MicroSD as primary storage. The board has Mini PCIe capability, and that may be a storage alternative, but read on...
Also bear in mind that the eMMC storage is fixed-size forever; it cannot be expanded, and 16GB can run out pretty quickly these days. Users of MicroSD cards for primary storage can upgrade to bigger cards, but when users of eMMC primary storage outgrow it, the only choice is to add a MicroSD card or other "external" storage to the system, move part of the filesystem to it, and then manage both storage devices and deal with the limitations and risks of both.
As I mentioned with the Orange Pi Zero 2, if you are going to use this board as a home automation controller/gateway or similar role, it should (IMO) have a battery-backed real time clock (RTC), and Orange Pi offers an add-on module that connects directly to the 26-pin header on the board. An available expansion board provides a standard Mini PCIe interface and SIM card slot (hmm...), but it connects to the main board via a short ribbon cable, and its mounting holes have no complement on the main board, so it seems like it would be a fragile dangly thing that's a nuisance to deal with.
I want to like this board more, and it's very capable, but I'm concerned about value. The limited options for eMMC (16GB or none), the question mark of the eMMC's longevity vs cost, the strange DC power connector choice, the lack of 40-pin GPIO on a full-size (plus) board, the inconsistent hole placement, and the fragile Mini PCIe arrangement, are all "cons" that devalue this board in my view. The price point is clearly driven by the additional capabilities of the board (camera support, ports, six core CPU, extra RAM, on-board eMMC storage), but unfortunately, a great many of these features may not be useful for home automation, and therefore potentially a waste of money.
In terms of overall value, I still believe the Libre "Le Potato" seems a better choice to me, and the Orange Pi Zero 2 (very) a close second, but I'll admit I'm focused on a particular application and your needs may be better suited to what this board offers than mine.
Passmark Results:
OrangePi 4 LTS
Cortex-A72 (aarch64)
6 cores @ 1200 MHz | 2.9 GiB RAM
Number of Processes: 6 | Test Iterations: 1 | Test Duration: Medium
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CPU Mark: 583
Integer Math 12037 Million Operations/s
Floating Point Math 2542 Million Operations/s
Prime Numbers 4.5 Million Primes/s
Sorting 3141 Thousand Strings/s
Encryption 153 MB/s
Compression 4049 KB/s
CPU Single Threaded 154 Million Operations/s
Physics 80.5 Frames/s
Extended Instructions (NEON) 244 Million Matrices/s
Memory Mark: 498
Database Operations 551 Thousand Operations/s
Memory Read Cached 2524 MB/s
Memory Read Uncached 2602 MB/s
Memory Write 3182 MB/s
Available RAM 1947 Megabytes
Memory Latency 119 Nanoseconds
Memory Threaded 6243 MB/s
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eMMC storage write 311MB/s average for 4GB; MicroSD (Samsung 32GB class 10) storage write 15MB/s.
With Raspberry Pi boards continuing to be relatively scarce, I've been trying a few alternatives to see what may be usable and good. I had previously written about the Jetson Nano 2GB, which is great, but a little pricey, so I'm trying to find sub-US$100 boards that will run Reactor.
I've got four that I'm trying now, but one in particular goes right to work in the most predictable way and seems worth a mention immediately: the Libre Computer Board AML-S905X-CC 2GB (known as "Le Potato").
The form factor is very similar to that of the Raspberry Pi 3 B+, and has comparable CPU (ARM Cortex-A53, quad 64-bit cores at 1.5+GHz -- slightly higher clock speed). It's US$35 on Amazon and LoverPi in the (recommended) 2GB configuration, and easy to get.
Startup is like RPi: download one of the available OS images (Ubuntu, Raspbian, Debian, ARMbian, etc.) from their site and write the image to a MicroSD card, insert into slot, power up, and off you go. I tried the Ubuntu 22.04 image first and it comes right up. No problem getting nodejs 18.12.1 installed and running (with Reactor).
No WiFi on board, but I don't see that as a minus for use as a controller/hub (which should be hard-wired, IMO). The 40-pin GPIO connector is compatible with typical RPi HATs (PoE, breakouts, etc.).
There is an available eMMC (solid state storage) module to use instead of MicroSD, which I would recommend for long-term use. It runs US$25 for 32GB (64GB and 128GB available). The module is scarcely larger than the chip it carries, and has the smallest board-to-board connector I've ever seen.
Next up: ESPRESSObin 2GB (spoiler: it's... technical...)
Having been messing around with some stuff I worked a way to self trigger some tests that I wanted to do on the HA <> MSR integration
This got me wondering if there's an entity that changes state / is exposed when a configured controller goes off line? I can't see one but thought it might be hidden or something?
Cheers
C
Using build 25328 and having the following users.yaml configuration:
users:
# This section defines your valid users.
admin: *******
groups:
# This section defines your user groups. Optionally, it defines application
# and API access restrictions (ACLs) for the group. Users may belong to
# more than one group. Again, no required or special groups here.
admin_group:
users:
- admin
applications: true # special form allows access to ALL applications
guests:
users: "*"
applications:
- dashboard
api_acls:
# This ACL allows users in the "admin" group to access the API
- url: "/api"
group: admin_group
allow: true
log: true
# This ACL allows anyone/thing to access the /api/v1/alive API endpoint
- url: "/api/v1/alive"
allow: true
session:
timeout: 7200 # (seconds)
rolling: true # activity extends timeout when true
# If log_acls is true, the selected ACL for every API access is logged.
log_acls: true
# If debug_acls is true, even more information about ACL selection is logged.
debug_acls: true
My goal is to allow anonymous user to dashboard, but MSR is still asking for a password when trying to access that. Nothing in the logs related to dashboard access. Probably an error in the configuration, but help needed to find that. Tried to put url: "/dashboard" under api_acls, but that was a long shot and didn't work.
I use Virtual Entity Controller virtual switches which I turn on via webhooks from other applications. Once a switch triggers and turns on, I can then activate associated rules.
I would like each virtual switch to automatically turn off after a configurable time (e.g., 5 seconds, 10 seconds).
Is there a better way to achieve this auto-off behavior instead of creating a separate rule for each switch that uses the 'Condition must be sustained for' option to turn it off?
With a large number of these switches (and the associated turn-off rules), I'm checking to see if there is a simpler approach.If not, could this be a feature request to add an auto-off timer directly to the virtual switches.
Thanks
Reactor (Multi-hub) latest-26011-c621bbc7
VirtualEntityController v25356
Synology Docker
TL;DR: Format of data in storage directory will soon change. Make sure you are backing up the contents of that directory in its entirety, and you preserve your backups for an extended period, particularly the backup you take right before upgrading to the build containing this change (date of that is still to be determined, but soon). The old data format will remain readable (so you'll be able to read your pre-change backups) for the foreseeable future.
In support of a number of other changes in the works, I have found it necessary to change the storage format for Reactor objects in storage at the physical level.
Until now, plain, standard JSON has been used to store the data (everything under the storage directory). This has served well, but has a few limitations, including no real support for native JavaScript objects like Date, Map, Set, and others. It also is unable to store data that contains "loops" — objects that reference themselves in some way.
I'm not sure exactly when, but in the not-too-distant future I will publish a build using the new data format. It will automatically convert existing JSON data to the new format. For the moment, it will save data in both the new format and the old JSON format, preferring the former when loading data from storage. I have been running my own home with this new format for several months, and have no issues with data loss or corruption.
A few other things to know:
If you are not already backing up your storage directory, you should be. At a minimum, back this directory up every time you make big changes to your Rules, Reactions, etc.
Your existing JSON-format backups will continue to be readable for the long-term (years). The code that loads data from these files looks for the new file format first (which will have a .dval suffix), and if not found, will happily read (and convert) a same-basenamed .json file (i.e. it looks for ruleid.dval first, and if it doesn't find it, it tries to load ruleid.json). I'll publish detailed instructions for restoring from old backups when the build is posted (it's easy).
The new .dval files are not directly human-readable or editable as easily as the old .json files. A new utility will be provided in the tools directory to convert .dval data to .json format, which you can then read or edit if you find that necessary. However, that may not work for all future data, as my intent is to make more native JavaScript objects directly storable, and many of those objects cannot be stored in JSON.
You may need to modify your backup tools/scripts to pick up the new files: if you explicitly name .json files (rather than just specifying the entire storage directory) in your backup configuration, you will need to add .dval files to get a complete, accurate backup. I don't think this will be an issue for any of you; I imagine that you're all just backing up the entire contents of storage regardless of format/name, that is the safest (and IMO most correct) way to go (if that's not what you're doing, consider changing your approach).
The current code stores the data in both the .dval form and the .json form to hedge against any real-world problems I don't encounter in my own use. Some future build will drop this redundancy (i.e. save only to .dval form). However, the read code for the .json form will remain in any case.
This applies only to persistent storage that Reactor creates and controls under the storage tree. All other JSON data files (e.g. device data for Controllers) are unaffected by this change and will remain in that form. YAML files are also unaffected by this change.
This thread is open for any questions or concerns.
Just another thought. Adding devices from my Home Assistant / Zigbee2MQTT integration. Works perfectly but they always add as their IEEE address. Some of these devices have up to 10 entities associated, and the moment they are renamed to something sensible, each of those entities 'ceases to exist' in MSR. I like things tidy, and deleting each defunct entity needs 3 clicks.
Any chance of a 'bulk delete' option?
No biggy as I've pretty much finished my Z-wave migration and I don't expect to be adding more than 2 new Zigbee devices
Cheers
C
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.
Just for the record, in case anyone is following, I'm really rather impressed.
I have installed one of these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B6P22YJC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
That's connected (physically) to the VM running on my Synology, with a 2m USB extension.
The same host also runs Openluup, Mosquito, HA Bridge.
Yesterday I installed Zigbee2mqtt. That was a bit of a PITA but mostly because of ports and permissions.
Once up and running, and the correct boxes ticked, immediately visible in Home Assistant via the MQTT integration, and thence into Reactor
I've only got two devices. I bought the cheapest sensor I could find, which is a door sensor. Dead easy to add to ZIgbee2mqtt and again, immediately visible in HA.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPQLWRW1?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
The dongle is on the top floor of the house, and I wanted the sensor on the back door (just about as far apart as it's possible to get short of going into the garage) When I moved the sensor downstairs it dropped out pretty instantly (which wasn't a huge surprise) so quick bit of research found out that smart plugs will act as routers so...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDQDPGBB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
Took me about 30 seconds to connect. Updated the name. Instantly visible in Reactor with the new name pushed over from Zigbee2mqtt.
And lo, the door sensor now has a signal of 140 and works as far as I can tell perfectly and instantly (unlike my z-wave one).
A few more of those will be purchased and used to replace the Tuya wifi cloud devices and the (continually failing) Z-wave plugs (yeah, they were TKB so....)
Commended to the house. Thanks for everyone that got me on the right lines.
C
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Remember to run "npm run deps" after an update. (I knew I'd regret this post)
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Error After Upgradelogs seems clean on startup. no obvious errors. I can include them here if it's helpful
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I have a feeling I'm going to regret this as it's probably something dumb. I just did an update to the latest version (reactor-latest-25139-fbd67abc).
My normal process is to stop reactor, take a tar of the ./reactor directory, untar the new version, restart. That's been pretty flawless over the years.
Did that today and am getting the below error. Restarted browser. ctrl-refresh, etc.
Thoughts? (Rules seem to be working OK even though the UI is inop)
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Dynamic Alert Based on Tripped ExpressionThis is fantastic (and I’m sure is covered in the manual - oops). Thank you, @tunnus
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Long time. Hope everyone is good.
I have a rule that looks at a number of temperature sensors around the house. It simply sends a general alert if any of them fall below their threshold. (A basic “House is too cold” alert for when we’re away)
Generally, this has worked well. But I was wondering if there’s a way to make the message somewhat dynamic without creating separate rules for each sensor.
E.g. “House is too cold due to Sump Temperature below 45 degrees.”
I thought I remember reading about someone doing this in the past but couldn’t find it.
Thanks for any ideas!
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Reactor Start - System Crash/RestartIn my exhaustion (anger? Lol), I mistyped. I’m at 22.04.
I do fire an email just before the reboot. I took a break to check emails and wrap up for the day and this is what triggered it for me. If it wasn’t for this, I think I’d still be digging. I send lots of emails, perhaps too many, when different things happen. This is a great idea!
I have to go look at the rule today. I thought I set a variable on reboot which would only allow one event/reboot. At least I thought about this possibility but I clearly missed something.
Thanks for the consoling, gents. I’ve appreciated both of your support over the past year as I’ve slowly moved away from Vera to HASS with Reactor being the central rules engine.
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Reactor Start - System Crash/RestartI could delete these posts but I won't. In short, I'm an idiot.
I remembered I have a rule which reboots my Linux host when my weather station goes in to error. Reactor lives on that host. (sigh)
My fix was to temporarily rename the "reboot" command in the filesystem to something else. Start Reactor (imagine that, no reboot!). Disable the rule. Fix the command back to "reboot" in the FS.
Happy New Year! (ugh)
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Reactor Start - System Crash/RestartSorry for talking to myself. Just trying to relay what I know.
I tried running it manually and got the following:
tbully@homeauto03:~/reactor$ npm run deps npm ERR! Missing script: "deps" npm ERR! npm ERR! To see a list of scripts, run: npm ERR! npm run npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /home/tbully/.npm/_logs/2022-12-31T01_15_30_113Z-debug-0.log tbully@homeauto03:~/reactor$ NODE_PATH=$(pwd) node app.js Reactor stable-22337-1a0a685f app 22328 configuration from /home/tbully/reactor/config NODE_PATH /home/tbully/reactor [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.631Z <app:null> Reactor build stable-22337-1a0a685f starting on v17.9.0 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.632Z <app:null> Process ID 2239 user/group 1000/1000; bare-metal; platform linux/x64 #62-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 22 19:54:14 UTC 2022; locale en_CA.UTF-8 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.633Z <app:null> Basedir /home/tbully/reactor; data in /home/tbully/reactor/storage [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.633Z <app:null> NODE_PATH=/home/tbully/reactor [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.651Z <Structure:null> Module Structure v22323 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.652Z <Capabilities:null> Module Capabilities v22283 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.709Z <Plugin:null> Module Plugin v22300 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.716Z <TimerBroker:null> Module TimerBroker v22283 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.720Z <Entity:null> Module Entity v22314 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.724Z <Controller:null> Module Controller v22323 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.734Z <default:null> Module Ruleset v22293 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.735Z <default:null> Module Rulesets v21096 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.743Z <GlobalExpression:null> Module GlobalExpression v21333 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.753Z <Predicate:null> Module Predicate v22305 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.757Z <AlertManager:null> Module AlertManager v22283 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.759Z <Rule:null> Module Rule v22335 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.763Z <GlobalReaction:null> Module GlobalReaction v22320 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.765Z <Engine:null> Module Engine v22320 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.769Z <httpapi:null> Module httpapi v22337 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.783Z <wsapi:null> Module wsapi v22320 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.845Z <TaskQueue:null> Module TaskQueue 21351 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:55.846Z <VeraController:null> Module VeraController v22325 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:56.133Z <HassController:null> Module HassController v22334 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T01:15:57.494Z <SystemController:null> Module SystemController v22306 -
Reactor Start - System Crash/RestartI have the logs but can't find a way to upload them. I don't have permissions to upload a file and if I paste it in here it says the post is too large.
Here's a few pieces:
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.745Z <app:null> Reactor build stable-22337-1a0a685f starting on v17.9.0 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.746Z <app:null> Process ID 7240 user/group 1000/1000; bare-metal; platform linux/x64 #62-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 22 19:54:14 UTC 2022; locale en_CA.UTF-8 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.746Z <app:null> Basedir /home/tbully/reactor; data in /home/tbully/reactor/storage [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.747Z <app:null> NODE_PATH=/home/tbully/reactor [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.750Z <app:INFO> Configured locale (undefined); selected locale(s) en_CA.UTF-8 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.761Z <app:INFO> Loaded locale en-US [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.764Z <Structure:null> Module Structure v22323 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.765Z <Capabilities:null> Module Capabilities v22283 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.819Z <Plugin:null> Module Plugin v22300 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.827Z <TimerBroker:null> Module TimerBroker v22283 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.831Z <Entity:null> Module Entity v22314 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.835Z <Controller:null> Module Controller v22323 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.847Z <default:null> Module Ruleset v22293 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.848Z <default:null> Module Rulesets v21096 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.854Z <GlobalExpression:null> Module GlobalExpression v21333 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.864Z <Predicate:null> Module Predicate v22305 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.867Z <AlertManager:null> Module AlertManager v22283 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.869Z <Rule:null> Module Rule v22335 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.872Z <GlobalReaction:null> Module GlobalReaction v22320 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.873Z <Engine:null> Module Engine v22320 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.877Z <httpapi:null> Module httpapi v22337 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.886Z <wsapi:null> Module wsapi v22320 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.887Z <app:NOTICE> Starting Structure... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.890Z <Structure:NOTICE> Structure#1 plugin ID influx disabled; skipping [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.892Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface vera (VeraController) [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.949Z <TaskQueue:null> Module TaskQueue 21351 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.950Z <VeraController:null> Module VeraController v22325 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:47.193Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface hass (HassController) [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:47.200Z <HassController:null> Module HassController v22334 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.290Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface reactor_system (SystemController) [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.294Z <SystemController:null> Module SystemController v22306 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.297Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller VeraController#vera [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.298Z <VeraController:NOTICE> VeraController#vera starting... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.304Z <Controller:INFO> VeraController#vera loaded vera capabilities ver 22253 rev 1 format 1 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.341Z <Controller:INFO> VeraController#vera loaded implementation data ver 22280 rev 8 format 1 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.341Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller HassController#hass [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.341Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass starting... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.343Z <Controller:INFO> HassController#hass loaded hass capabilities ver 22312 rev 2 format 1 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.354Z <Controller:INFO> HassController#hass loaded implementation data ver 22335 rev 1 format 1 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.354Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller SystemController#reactor_system [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.359Z <Controller:NOTICE> Controller SystemController#reactor_system is now online. [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.518Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController: deviceclass room capability sys_group does not provide attribute members [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.518Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController: deviceclass room capability sys_group does not provide attribute empty [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.519Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass device mapping data loaded; checking... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.520Z <VeraController:NOTICE> VeraController#vera updating capabilities for system entity System#vera>system [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.525Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass connecting to ws://192.168.34.17:8123/api/websocket [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.529Z <app:NOTICE> Starting HTTP server and API... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.530Z <httpapi:NOTICE> Starting HTTP API v1 22337 on http://192.168.34.:8111 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.533Z <app:NOTICE> Starting Reaction Engine... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.534Z <Engine:INFO> Reaction Engine starting [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.534Z <Engine:INFO> Checking rule sets... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.539Z <Engine:INFO> Checking rules...```[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.745Z Rule:INFO Master Closet Motion Battery Low (rule-grp17k28ehz in Battery Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.761Z Rule:ERR Rule#rule-grp17k28qlp trigger evaluation failed: [ReferenceError] Can't find entity "vera>device_368" [-]
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.762Z Rule:CRIT ReferenceError: Can't find entity "vera>device_368" [-]
ReferenceError: Can't find entity "vera>device_368"
at Predicate._evaluateCondition (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:366:27)
at Predicate._evaluateGroup (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:748:106)
at Predicate._evaluateCondition (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:354:47)
at Predicate.evaluate (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:60:37)
at Rule._evaluate (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Rule.js:875:54)
at async /home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Rule.js:830:17
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.762Z Rule:INFO Panic Button Battery Low (rule-grp17k28qlp in Battery Checks) evaluated; trigger state changed ((null)), but rule state remains NULL
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.762Z Rule:INFO Panic Button Battery Low (rule-grp17k28qlp in Battery Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.763Z Rule:INFO Office Motion Battery Low (rule-grp17k28znh in Battery Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.763Z Rule:INFO Office Motion Battery Low (rule-grp17k28znh in Battery Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.763Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Bath Door Battery Low (rule-grp17k29vsx in Battery Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.763Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Bath Door Battery Low (rule-grp17k29vsx in Battery Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.763Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Bath Motion Battery Low (rule-grp17k2abok in Battery Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.763Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Bath Motion Battery Low (rule-grp17k2abok in Battery Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.763Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Bath Flood Battery Low (rule-grp17k2am7t in Battery Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.764Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Bath Flood Battery Low (rule-grp17k2am7t in Battery Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.764Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Hall Motion Battery Low (rule-grp17k2b0ha in Battery Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (true); rule state remains SET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.764Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Hall Motion Battery Low (rule-grp17k2b0ha in Battery Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.773Z Rule:ERR Rule#rule-grp17k2iotv trigger evaluation failed: [ReferenceError] Can't find entity "vera>device_543" [-]
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.773Z Rule:CRIT ReferenceError: Can't find entity "vera>device_543" [-]
ReferenceError: Can't find entity "vera>device_543"
at Predicate._evaluateCondition (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:366:27)
at Predicate._evaluateGroup (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:748:106)
at Predicate._evaluateCondition (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:354:47)
at Predicate.evaluate (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:60:37)
at Rule._evaluate (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Rule.js:875:54)
at async /home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Rule.js:830:17
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.773Z Rule:INFO Home Button Battery Low (rule-grp17k2iotv in Battery Checks) evaluated; trigger state changed ((null)), but rule state remains NULL
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.774Z Rule:INFO Home Button Battery Low (rule-grp17k2iotv in Battery Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.774Z Rule:INFO Sump Pump Flood Detected (rule-grp17k301y1 in Flood Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.774Z Rule:INFO Sump Pump Flood Detected (rule-grp17k301y1 in Flood Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.774Z Rule:INFO Rec Room Flood Detected (rule-grp17k30cm0 in Flood Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.774Z Rule:INFO Rec Room Flood Detected (rule-grp17k30cm0 in Flood Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.775Z Rule:INFO Office Flood Detected (rule-grp17k30mqa in Flood Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.775Z Rule:INFO Office Flood Detected (rule-grp17k30mqa in Flood Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.775Z Rule:INFO Laundry Flood Detected (rule-grp17k31kf1 in Flood Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.775Z Rule:INFO Laundry Flood Detected (rule-grp17k31kf1 in Flood Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.775Z Rule:INFO Half-Bath Flood Detected (rule-grp17k31z13 in Flood Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.775Z Rule:INFO Half-Bath Flood Detected (rule-grp17k31z13 in Flood Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.775Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Bath Flood Detected (rule-grp17k327c0 in Flood Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.776Z Rule:INFO Upstairs Bath Flood Detected (rule-grp17k327c0 in Flood Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.776Z Rule:INFO Garage Tilt Sensor Battery Low (rule-grp17k3frdb in Battery Checks) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.776Z Rule:INFO Garage Tilt Sensor Battery Low (rule-grp17k3frdb in Battery Checks) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.782Z Rule:ERR Rule#rule-grp17k3ui8q trigger evaluation failed: [ReferenceError] Entity Vera (vera>system) has no attribute "x_vera_sys.reloads" [-]
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.782Z Rule:CRIT ReferenceError: Entity Vera (vera>system) has no attribute "x_vera_sys.reloads" [-]
ReferenceError: Entity Vera (vera>system) has no attribute "x_vera_sys.reloads"
at Predicate._evaluateCondition (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:373:27)
at Predicate._evaluateGroup (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:748:106)
at Predicate._evaluateCondition (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:354:47)
at Predicate.evaluate (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:60:37)
at Rule._evaluate (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Rule.js:875:54)
at async /home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Rule.js:830:17
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.782Z Rule:INFO LuupReload (rule-grp17k3ui8q in House Reactor) evaluated; trigger state changed ((null)), but rule state remains NULL
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.783Z Rule:INFO LuupReload (rule-grp17k3ui8q in House Reactor) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.783Z Rule:INFO VeraSecureTriggered (rule-grplg89w7x in House Reactor) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.783Z Rule:INFO VeraSecureTriggered (rule-grplg89w7x in House Reactor) started
[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.783Z Rule:INFO TurnOffPantryLights (rule-grplt8fpma in Basement Reactor) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.902Z <Rule:INFO> Garage Lights Off - After Auto On (rule-grpp2yoxfg in Garage Reactor) evaluated; trigger state unchanged (false); rule state remains RESET [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.902Z <Rule:INFO> Garage Reactor (rule-492 in Garage Reactor) evaluation complete [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.902Z <Rule:INFO> Garage Lights Off - After Auto On (rule-grpp2yoxfg in Garage Reactor) evaluation complete [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.907Z <httpapi:NOTICE> httpapi: listening [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.921Z <app:NOTICE> Starting WSAPI... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.922Z <wsapi:NOTICE> wsapi: starting version 22320 [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.112Z <Engine:INFO> [Engine]Engine#1 master timer tick, local time "12/30/2022, 7:33:50 PM" (TZ offset -300 mins from UTC) [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.120Z <app:NOTICE> Shutdown signal (SIGTERM) received. Stopping Reaction Engine... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.121Z <app:NOTICE> Closing APIs... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.121Z <wsapi:NOTICE> wsapi: closing... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.121Z <httpapi:NOTICE> HTTP API closing... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.121Z <app:NOTICE> Stopping Engine... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.128Z <Rule:NOTICE> Turn Off Upstairs Hall Light (rule-grprsxsoqm in UpstairsHall Reactor) stopping [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.129Z <Rule:NOTICE> Run Hot Water Recirculation (rule-l7ey8s4w in House Reactor) stopping [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.130Z <Rule:NOTICE> Run Fans (rule-l6pi77c2 in House Reactor) stopping [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.130Z <Rule:NOTICE> VeraSecureTriggered (rule-grplg89w7x in House Reactor) stopping[stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.329Z <Rule:NOTICE> Half-Bath Flood Detected (rule-grp17k31z13 in Flood Checks) stopped [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.330Z <Rule:NOTICE> Upstairs Bath Flood Detected (rule-grp17k327c0 in Flood Checks) stopped [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.417Z <Engine:NOTICE> [Engine]Engine#1 has shut down. [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.417Z <app:NOTICE> Closing Structure... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.418Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 Stopping controllers... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.418Z <Controller:NOTICE> VeraController#vera stopping [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.524Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass stopping [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.526Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass websocket error during open/negotation: [Error] WebSocket was closed before the connection was established [-] [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.526Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass ws error code (undefined) [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.526Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass failed to connect/initialize communication: [Error] WebSocket was closed before the connection was established [-] [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.527Z <HassController:NOTICE> HassController#hass websocket to ws://192.168.34.17:8123/api/websocket closed during open/negotiation [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.527Z <Controller:NOTICE> HassController#hass stopping [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.803Z <Controller:NOTICE> SystemController#reactor_system stopping [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.811Z <Controller:ERR> Controller SystemController#reactor_system is off-line! [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.814Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 Final data sync... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.838Z <Structure:NOTICE> Structure Structure#1 stopped [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.839Z <app:NOTICE> Stopping timers... [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:50.840Z <app:NOTICE> Shutdown complete, process ID 7240 -
Reactor Start - System Crash/RestartHello All -
I upgraded my OS to Ubuntu 20.04 today and have been regretting it for several hours. I have most of my system up. However, I've found that, when I start Reactor, it panics / reboots my OS. I've included the syslog during startup below. There's a benign message about not finding a Vera device just before the reboot but that's it.Needless to say, I've learned my lesson regarding OS upgrades.
Bare metal Linux / Ubuntu 20.04 (Running inside VirtualBox)
Reactor Version: stable-22337-1a0a685fDec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 systemd[1]: Started Multi System Reactor. Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 weewx[6592] INFO weewx.restx: Wunderground-RF: Published record 2022-12-30 19:33:46 EST (1672446826) Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: Reactor stable-22337-1a0a685f app 22328 configuration from /home/tbully/reactor/config Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: NODE_PATH /home/tbully/reactor Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.745Z <app:null> Reactor build stable-22337-1a0a685f starting on v17.9.0 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.746Z <app:null> Process ID 7240 user/group 1000/1000; bare-metal; platform linux/x64 #62-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 22 19:54:14 UTC 2022; locale en_CA.UTF-8 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.746Z <app:null> Basedir /home/tbully/reactor; data in /home/tbully/reactor/storage Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.747Z <app:null> NODE_PATH=/home/tbully/reactor Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.764Z <Structure:null> Module Structure v22323 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.765Z <Capabilities:null> Module Capabilities v22283 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.819Z <Plugin:null> Module Plugin v22300 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.827Z <TimerBroker:null> Module TimerBroker v22283 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.831Z <Entity:null> Module Entity v22314 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.835Z <Controller:null> Module Controller v22323 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.847Z <default:null> Module Ruleset v22293 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.848Z <default:null> Module Rulesets v21096 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.854Z <GlobalExpression:null> Module GlobalExpression v21333 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.864Z <Predicate:null> Module Predicate v22305 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.867Z <AlertManager:null> Module AlertManager v22283 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.869Z <Rule:null> Module Rule v22335 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.872Z <GlobalReaction:null> Module GlobalReaction v22320 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.873Z <Engine:null> Module Engine v22320 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.877Z <httpapi:null> Module httpapi v22337 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.886Z <wsapi:null> Module wsapi v22320 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.949Z <TaskQueue:null> Module TaskQueue 21351 Dec 30 19:33:46 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:46.950Z <VeraController:null> Module VeraController v22325 Dec 30 19:33:47 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:47.200Z <HassController:null> Module HassController v22334 Dec 30 19:33:48 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:48.294Z <SystemController:null> Module SystemController v22306 Dec 30 19:33:48 homeauto03 weewx[6592] INFO weewx.restx: Wunderground-RF: Published record 2022-12-30 19:33:48 EST (1672446828) Dec 30 19:33:49 homeauto03 node[7240]: [stable-22337]2022-12-31T00:33:49.110Z <Rule:CRIT> ReferenceError: Can't find entity "vera>device_368" [-] Dec 30 19:33:49 homeauto03 node[7240]: ReferenceError: Can't find entity "vera>device_368" Dec 30 19:33:49 homeauto03 node[7240]: at Predicate._evaluateCondition (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:366:27) Dec 30 19:33:49 homeauto03 node[7240]: at Predicate._evaluateGroup (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:748:106) Dec 30 19:33:49 homeauto03 node[7240]: at Predicate._evaluateCondition (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:354:47) Dec 30 19:33:49 homeauto03 node[7240]: at Predicate.evaluate (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Predicate.js:60:37) Dec 30 19:33:49 homeauto03 node[7240]: at Rule._evaluate (/home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Rule.js:875:54) Dec 30 19:33:49 homeauto03 node[7240]: at async /home/tbully/reactor/server/lib/Rule.js:830:17 Dec 30 19:33:49 homeauto03 systemd[1]: Stopping Session 14 of User tbully... -
Where Used Functionality?I have the rules migrated and running on the external Reactor (doing some tweaking as you mentioned). That's not my issue.
My issue is I'm now starting to exclude some devices from Vera and adding them to HASS. For the most part, I've been successful in knowing where the device is used in my ruleset. However, on a few occasions, I've forgotten / missed some rules.
It would be great to look up an entity in MSR and see where it's used (either in rules or reactions) so I can account for the myriad places some devices exist.
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Where Used Functionality?Hello All -
I'm still working on moving dozens of devices from Vera (internal Reactor) to HASS and (external - bare metal) Reactor.
One thing I've noticed is sometimes I move a few ZWave/Vera devices and find myself digging through rules finding where a device was used. Has anyone found a good way to do this?
I plan on digging in to this thread but thought I'd check to see if there's anything more recent.
https://smarthome.community/topic/483/entities-where-used-and-what-triggered-it?_=1669137134654
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Hot Water Recirc - Global Date/Time VariableAll -
I took a different approach. I didn't feel like asking the forum a bunch of stupid questions.
- Setup a global variable ("ReadyForRecirc") which will contain a true or false
- Utilize my global "Start Hot Water Recirculation" reaction. After starting the reaction, wait for 60 minutes before "ReadyForRecirc" is set to TRUE.
- Where I have logic to run recirculation, call the "Start Hot Water Recirculation" reaction, wait 5 seconds, set "ReadyForRecirc" to FALSE.
Seems to work OK.
p.s. I don't know why I have to manually enter true/false for my motions but seems to be OK.
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Hot Water Recirc - Global Date/Time VariableInteresting on the time() eval. Makes sense. I have to rethink this as I want it to be rather responsive without MSR constantly running the function. In other words, I don't want to wait a minute (as an example) for recirc to start when someone enters the bathroom.
Also agree on boolean vs. string and thought it was weird that it wanted a string. Because it was a test (and that part worked), I didn't put much thought in to it.
The time piece is really the issue at the moment.
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Hot Water Recirc - Global Date/Time Variable@crille
Argh. Thanks. I meant time and clearly saw it in the manual. I was caught up on the function / call and syntax so this was helpful.Can someone check me on my logic? As a test, I'm looking for recirc to be ran 10 minutes or later and motion in the workshop.
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Hot Water Recirc - Global Date/Time VariableHello All -
I've finally gotten to the point where I can start / stop hot water recirculation using MSR and a HASS service call, reliably.I'd like to start with some simple automation to start circulation in certain instances (e.g. motion in bathroom, etc).
That said, I do not want to obsessively run circulation in the spirit of energy conservation and equipment abuse. So I'd like to use a time stamp of last run and perhaps limit the execution to something like once per hour.
I read the manual and see references to date handling in expressions. I see that response to the date() call is in EPOCH. That's great and should make math easy. However, in the reaction to start the circulation, I'm having a hard time setting a global variable to the current date/time.
Can someone point me to examples? Using a 'Set Variable' and date() just puts "date()" in as a string value.
Thanks.
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"changes from" operator stops to detect changeSigh. So this is weird. I updated to the latest and no change.
I then took your advice and just was manually changing the Value8 variable in Vera from alpha to beta. It still didn't help. I finally took the 600 second delay out and noted that the set/reset started working. Put the delay back and all is good (I think).
I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks for sticking with me on this one.
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"changes from" operator stops to detect changeApologies for the silence. The work week got away from me.
While I wouldn't put it past me, the rule is indeed enabled.
I'm doing something similar to your suggestion in order to test.
- MSR status up in one window (see screenshot)
- In Vera console in another window, I disarm/arm SiteSensor. As you're aware, this causes a re-fire of the recipe.
- I can then visual see the Value8 value change in the window.
Is that a good enough test or should I go further somehow? (e.g. manually modifying Value8) Is there a way to increase debug level so we can see the payload coming back from Vera to MSR?
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"changes from" operator stops to detect change@toggledbits
I have thought about that. But I just checked again. Value 8 updates (to the second) each time it successfully runs. This is the observation time from the weather station itself (the station at my home). This is important as it's that lack-of-update that I'm trying to detect. Otherwise, I would agree that time() would be sufficient.Another interesting fact is that this rule/reaction works OK in the "Vera Instance" of Reactor.
