homebridge-edomoticz Plugin

[bing69]

Thanks,

homebridge started with PM2. All killed and no error message. However, I do not see any switches on the Iphone ......


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[2/18/2018, 11:21:08 AM] Warning: skipping plugin found at '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-edomoticz' since we already loaded the same plugin from '/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge-edomoticz'.
[2/18/2018, 11:21:10 AM] Loaded plugin: homebridge-edomoticz
[2/18/2018, 11:21:10 AM] Registering platform 'homebridge-edomoticz.eDomoticz'
[2/18/2018, 11:21:10 AM] ---
[2/18/2018, 11:21:10 AM] Loaded config.json with 0 accessories and 1 platforms.
[2/18/2018, 11:21:10 AM] ---
[2/18/2018, 11:21:10 AM] Loading 1 platforms...
[2/18/2018, 11:21:10 AM] [eDomoticz] Initializing eDomoticz platform...
[2/18/2018, 11:21:10 AM] Loading 0 accessories...
Scan this code with your HomeKit App on your iOS device to pair with Homebridge:

┌────────────┐
│ 031-45-154 │
└────────────┘

[2/18/2018, 11:21:11 AM] Homebridge is running on port 51826.
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{
"bridge": {
"name": "Homebridge",
"username": "CC:21:3E:E4:DE:30",
"port": 51826,
"pin": "031-45-154"
},
"description": "Configuration file for (e)xtended Domoticz platform.",
"platforms": [
{
"platform": "eDomoticz",
"name": "eDomoticz",
"server": "127.0.0.1",
"port": "8080",
"ssl": 0,
"roomid": 2,
"mqttenable": 0,
"mqttserver": "",
"mqttport": "1883",
"mqttauth": 0,
"mqttuser": "",
"mqttpass": ""
}
],
"accessories": []
}

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[Marci]

Remove the bridge from your home. Delete the accessories and persist folders from ~/.homebridge
Restart homebridge.

Add the bridge back to your home using the Apple Home.app - once the bridge is added it will then prompt you to add any switches / sensors configured within Domoticz (in whatever room you've got set as RoomID 2)

Until you configure MQTT, you won't get realtime updates of switch statuses communicated from Domoticz to Homebridge.

Also, you're using the old format of config.json.

It should look like this with MQTT disabled:

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{
    "bridge": {
        "name": "Homebridge",
        "username": "CC:21:3E:E4:DE:30",
        "port": 51826,
        "pin": "031-45-154"
    },
    "description": "Configuration file for (e)xtended Domoticz platform.",
    "platforms": [
        {
            "platform": "eDomoticz",
            "name": "eDomoticz",
            "server": "username:[email protected]",
            "port": "8080",
            "ssl": 0,
            "roomid": 2,
            "mqtt": 0,
            "excludedDevices": []
        }
    ],
    "accessories": []
}

or this with MQTT enabled:

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{
    "bridge": {
        "name": "Homebridge",
        "username": "CC:21:3E:E4:DE:30",
        "port": 51826,
        "pin": "031-45-154"
    },
    "description": "Configuration file for (e)xtended Domoticz platform.",
    "platforms": [
        {
            "platform": "eDomoticz",
            "name": "eDomoticz",
            "server": "username:[email protected]",
            "port": "8080",
            "ssl": 0,
            "roomid": 2,
            "mqtt": {
		  "host": "127.0.0.1",
		  "port": "1883",
		  "topic": "domoticz/out",
		  "username": "username",
		  "password": "password"
	    },
            "excludedDevices": []
        }
    ],
    "accessories": []
}

You also have two copies of the plugin installed.

[2/18/2018, 11:21:08 AM] Warning: skipping plugin found at '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-edomoticz' since we already loaded the same plugin from '/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge-edomoticz'.

Remove one of them, preferably the one in /usr/lib/node_modules/, otherwise you'll end up getting confused when it comes to which version of homebridge and homebridge-edomoticz you're actually running, and which one you're updating when you update it.

Instructions covering all of this are in the first post of the thread.

[bing69]

Thanks for your answer and help.
I am on the way but not yet 100%
I installed MQTT and i think that works
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2018-02-20 14:24:18.188 MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: { "idx" :310, "nvalue" : 0, "svalue" : "25.0" }
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I did this also:
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Remove one of them, preferably the one in /usr/lib/node_modules/, otherwise you'll end up getting confused when it comes to which version of homebridge and homebridge-edomoticz you're actually running, and which one you're updating when you update it.
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But how do i uninstall the bridge?

[Marci]

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rm -rf [folder containing homebridge]

All fully documented in first post of the thread. See "Option 2..." instructions, follow them from "If using a Domoticz SD Card image..."

[Mazzokun]

Hi all! Any ETA for Sprinkler and Faucet support?
Thank you for hard work!

[Marci]

Post JSON for your sprinkler / faucet device over on the github repo...

[madrian]

Temperature sensors are still supported only in 3rd apps (EVE)?

Edit: seem to be not. My simple virtual temperature sensor is working in the Homekit app. But I have other BME280 sensor Baro+Temp+Hum, which is not supported, only in EVE.

I have a Yeelight RGBW lamp, which is recognized correctly as RGBW(W) / Lighting Limitless/Applamp. Everything is working fine, unless that I can't set a nice soft-warm color. I can set all RGB color, but something around 3500K not.

From LUA script I set like this:

2018-02-28 20:59:27.519 LUA: sudo echo -ne '{"id":1, "method":"set_scene","params":["ct",3572, 75]}\r\n' | nc -w1 192.168.1.82 55443
2018-02-28 20:59:27.519 LUA: Color Temp= 3572

Screenshot:

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This setting in the reality is ice blue, if I move a little bit higher it's immediately set lamp to orangeish-red color.

[bing69]

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rm -rf [folder containing homebridge]

All fully documented in first post of the thread. See "Option 2..." instructions, follow them from "If using a Domoticz SD Card image..."

Blood, sweat and tears, but it works! Thanks !!

[madrian]

One more question:

My thermostat in Homekit is showing 24C, but it's set to 23.5. Homekit doesn't support decimal places?

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{
   "ActTime" : 1519932924,
   "AstrTwilightEnd" : "19:12",
   "AstrTwilightStart" : "04:43",
   "CivTwilightEnd" : "18:00",
   "CivTwilightStart" : "05:55",
   "DayLength" : "11:03",
   "NautTwilightEnd" : "18:36",
   "NautTwilightStart" : "05:19",
   "ServerTime" : "2018-03-01 20:35:24",
   "SunAtSouth" : "11:57",
   "Sunrise" : "06:26",
   "Sunset" : "17:29",
   "result" : [
      {
         "AddjMulti" : 1.0,
         "AddjMulti2" : 1.0,
         "AddjValue" : 0.0,
         "AddjValue2" : 0.0,
         "BatteryLevel" : 255,
         "CustomImage" : 0,
         "Data" : "23.5",
         "Description" : "",
         "Favorite" : 1,
         "HardwareID" : 2,
         "HardwareName" : "Dummy",
         "HardwareType" : "Dummy (Does nothing, use for virtual switches only)",
         "HardwareTypeVal" : 15,
         "HaveTimeout" : true,
         "ID" : "001405B",
         "LastUpdate" : "2018-02-27 18:21:47",
         "Name" : "Thermostat",
         "Notifications" : "false",
         "PlanID" : "2",
         "PlanIDs" : [ 2, 4 ],
         "Protected" : false,
         "SetPoint" : "23.5",
         "ShowNotifications" : true,
         "SignalLevel" : "-",
         "SubType" : "SetPoint",
         "Timers" : "false",
         "Type" : "Thermostat",
         "TypeImg" : "override_mini",
         "Unit" : 1,
         "Used" : 1,
         "XOffset" : "0",
         "YOffset" : "0",
         "idx" : "12"
      }
   ],
   "status" : "OK",
   "title" : "Devices"
}

[bing69]

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rm -rf [folder containing homebridge]

All fully documented in first post of the thread. See "Option 2..." instructions, follow them from "If using a Domoticz SD Card image..."

Blood, sweat and tears, but it works! Thanks !!

Very strange, everything works fine from March 1st. From that time no update from domoticz or whatever. This morning Siri is still used and now I can no longer connect. Domoticz restarted however without result. What can I do about this now? Can imagine that it will get stuck once but with a reboot it must be solved ....

[poudenes]

Hi all,

I have a different question. Is it possible to config more then 1 room in homebridge config?
I want create rooms with bulbs and some other devices and want them add into my homekit.

Now when i have rebuild homekit i have add them manual into different rooms...
Cheers,

[mvdh]

Setup: Raspberry Pi 3/ Raspbian, Domoticz, HomeBridge, eDomoticz, Honeywell HGI80 gateway.

Last week I successfully installed the above setup. I can add my EvoHome devices in the Apple Home app and set the temperature of each device/zone. However, I noticed that the mode of the zone is always changed to "permanent override" when I change the temperature in the Apple Home app using HomeBridge. When I change the temperature in Domoticz, I can choose if I want to temporarily override the schedule or permanently override the schedule.

In the Apple Home app my EvoHome devices show 4 available modes: off, heating, cooling and auto. I assumed the mode "auto" implied to temporarily override the schedule (I think I also read it on this forum), but it's still a permanent override when I look at my EvoTouch.

Can someone clearify this situation for me? Is it possible to temporarily override the schedule using HomeBridge or can it only perform a permanent override? Should I be using the Eve app instead of the Apple Home app?

[tomdh76]

[/quote]

Very strange, everything works fine from March 1st. From that time no update from domoticz or whatever. This morning Siri is still used and now I can no longer connect. Domoticz restarted however without result. What can I do about this now? Can imagine that it will get stuck once but with a reboot it must be solved ....
[/quote]

I have a similar problem I think. Everything worked fine but suddenly in the last two days in the home and eve app nothing is connected. I restarted domoticz, restarted homebridge and deleted the accesoires and persist folder. In the debug of homebridge everything seems fine, mqtt working etc. However connecting using the QR code or the code does not find the bridge... I recently did do an update of IOS to 11.2.6 maybe that is the problem?

edit:
sorry my fault, I was making some changes to my wifi system as someone said it would benefit wifi connection to enable blocking wlan to lan multicast; that was the culprit...

[bing69]

I have a similar problem I think. Everything worked fine but suddenly in the last two days in the home and eve app nothing is connected. I restarted domoticz, restarted homebridge and deleted the accesoires and persist folder. In the debug of homebridge everything seems fine, mqtt working etc. However connecting using the QR code or the code does not find the bridge... I recently did do an update of IOS to 11.2.6 maybe that is the problem?

[/quote]

Thanks, after deleting the two folders and eveything works again!!

[bing69]

I have a similar problem I think. Everything worked fine but suddenly in the last two days in the home and eve app nothing is connected. I restarted domoticz, restarted homebridge and deleted the accesoires and persist folder. In the debug of homebridge everything seems fine, mqtt working etc. However connecting using the QR code or the code does not find the bridge... I recently did do an update of IOS to 11.2.6 maybe that is the problem?

Thanks, after deleting the two folders and eveything works again!!
[/quote]

After 5 days everything is gone again............

[bing69]

I have a similar problem I think. Everything worked fine but suddenly in the last two days in the home and eve app nothing is connected. I restarted domoticz, restarted homebridge and deleted the accesoires and persist folder. In the debug of homebridge everything seems fine, mqtt working etc. However connecting using the QR code or the code does not find the bridge... I recently did do an update of IOS to 11.2.6 maybe that is the problem?

Thanks, after deleting the two folders and eveything works again!!

After 5 days everything is gone again............
[/quote]

the two folders removed and it works again. Do I have to remove the two folders every couple of days to keep it working?

[Marci]

When I change the temperature in Domoticz, I can choose if I want to temporarily override the schedule or permanently override the schedule.

In the Apple Home app my EvoHome devices show 4 available modes: off, heating, cooling and auto. I assumed the mode "auto" implied to temporarily override the schedule (I think I also read it on this forum), but it's still a permanent override when I look at my EvoTouch.

Can someone clearify this situation for me? Is it possible to temporarily override the schedule using HomeBridge or can it only perform a permanent override? Should I be using the Eve app instead of the Apple Home app?

From the github repo front-page...

What does the Override slider represent on the EvoHome Thermostat?

Override-Until time in minutes from the current time. Allows setting an override-until time upto 8 hours in the future. Setting this slider to 0 will set the heating mode to Auto. Setting it to 481 will set the override as a PermanentOverride.

What do you have the slider set to? Anything in between 0 & 481 is TemporaryOverride (with duration). The Off / Heating / Cooling / Auto buttons don’t do anything... only the setPoint temperature and the slider. NB: And it only supports 'Evohome via script', not 'Evohome via Web API'

[Marci]

the two folders removed and it works again. Do I have to remove the two folders every couple of days to keep it working?

Nope... removing the two folders is a brute force fix to completely reset your homebridge config and have it redetect devices from scratch. It generally fixes everything at the homebridge end. It doesn’t magically fix whatever is causing your issue regarding things not working after 5 days... for instance, of late on one of my Pi’s I’ve had to tell mosquitto to restart every 48hrs because mosquitto stops sending. Don’t know why, but it’s not a homebridge issue... but does stop homebridge from being able to function correctly as it uses mosquitto to communicate with Domoticz.

[Marci]

Hi all,

I have a different question. Is it possible to config more then 1 room in homebridge config?
I want create rooms with bulbs and some other devices and want them add into my homekit.

Now when i have rebuild homekit i have add them manual into different rooms...
Cheers,

No. There is no link between rooms in Domoticz and rooms in HomeKit, and HomeKit itself provides no mechanism for automating the creation of rooms. You will always have to define rooms manually and assign devices to them manually within HomeKit.

[Marci]

One more question:

My thermostat in Homekit is showing 24C, but it's set to 23.5. Homekit doesn't support decimal places?

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{
   "ActTime" : 1519932924,
   "AstrTwilightEnd" : "19:12",
   "AstrTwilightStart" : "04:43",
   "CivTwilightEnd" : "18:00",
   "CivTwilightStart" : "05:55",
   "DayLength" : "11:03",
   "NautTwilightEnd" : "18:36",
   "NautTwilightStart" : "05:19",
   "ServerTime" : "2018-03-01 20:35:24",
   "SunAtSouth" : "11:57",
   "Sunrise" : "06:26",
   "Sunset" : "17:29",
   "result" : [
      {
         "AddjMulti" : 1.0,
         "AddjMulti2" : 1.0,
         "AddjValue" : 0.0,
         "AddjValue2" : 0.0,
         "BatteryLevel" : 255,
         "CustomImage" : 0,
         "Data" : "23.5",
         "Description" : "",
         "Favorite" : 1,
         "HardwareID" : 2,
         "HardwareName" : "Dummy",
         "HardwareType" : "Dummy (Does nothing, use for virtual switches only)",
         "HardwareTypeVal" : 15,
         "HaveTimeout" : true,
         "ID" : "001405B",
         "LastUpdate" : "2018-02-27 18:21:47",
         "Name" : "Thermostat",
         "Notifications" : "false",
         "PlanID" : "2",
         "PlanIDs" : [ 2, 4 ],
         "Protected" : false,
         "SetPoint" : "23.5",
         "ShowNotifications" : true,
         "SignalLevel" : "-",
         "SubType" : "SetPoint",
         "Timers" : "false",
         "Type" : "Thermostat",
         "TypeImg" : "override_mini",
         "Unit" : 1,
         "Used" : 1,
         "XOffset" : "0",
         "YOffset" : "0",
         "idx" : "12"
      }
   ],
   "status" : "OK",
   "title" : "Devices"
}

Correct. This is down to your choice of HomeKit App, not the plugin.