Controlicz - Domoticz to Google Home/Assistant integration Topic is solved

[rgroothuis]

Have you set the account that was created in Domoticz to either "User" or "Admin" privileges (not "Viewer")?

[Madgeni]

Hi there - to use your devices in your Google Home you'll need to a paid subscription. You can access the subs via the Billing page in your profile.

[nayonowe]

Hi there - to use your devices in your Google Home you'll need to a paid subscription. You can access the subs via the Billing page in your profile.

I've paypal but no creditcard. I've enough money on my paypal account but when i would like to pay the monthly sub, PayPal would like to have an creditcard subscibtion.
Can i pay another way?

[Milenko]

I received my Lenovo smart display today. It updated to the latest firmware right away, so it has the same functions as the home app. When I try to select a temperature sensor or try to set the heat on my radiator valve on the Lenovo smart display through controlicz, the app on the Lenovo just crashes and restarts. Other functions work fine and I can read the sensors and set the heat from the home app on my phone.
I realize this is all new stuff and I don't know if the problem is with Google or controlicz. Just letting you know there is an issue

I just tested, lights (milight) do work on the Lenovo through controlicz. So it seems it's just the heating valve and temperature sensors that have the issue.

Thanks for letting me know Milenko - I don't have a smart display (yet!) - does it show the devices as a list, with their status?
It's weird that temperature isn't supported, i'm going to assume it's a lenovo implementation of the Google Assistant issue (i guess I would say that..), but will dig around

I don't think it's a Lenovo specific problem. The smart display runs Android things with a version of the home app on top. The device and app are maintained by Google. The jbl link view runs the exact same software.

It could just be the Android things version of the home app.

I tried to upload some pictures, but they are all to large.
It looks and functions just like the new home app on Android, only when I click on a temperature sensor there the app crashes and restarts.

Sorry for replying to myself.
I tried some more things with the lenovo display. All seems to be working fine except for temperature settings and heat valves.

I can actually set the heat with a voice command (zet de temperatuur in de woonkamer op 20 graden), and it will set it correctly. After that, the app will crash when it tries to show the valves status on screen.
If i set the valve in a routine (set the temperature to 18 degrees when I go to bed), it works, because in a routine it doesn't try to show the relevant devices on screen.

So the issue is showing the device status within the app. Works perfectly on the home app on my phones, but not the home app on my smart display.
Other devices work on my phone and smart display.

Are there other controlicz users who already own a smart display? are you having the same issue?

[Madgeni]

Hi, I bought a Google home hub yesterday, and temp querying and setting works ok - can anyone else confirm?

[Madgeni]

Sorry for replying to myself.
I tried some more things with the lenovo display. All seems to be working fine except for temperature settings and heat valves.

I can actually set the heat with a voice command (zet de temperatuur in de woonkamer op 20 graden), and it will set it correctly. After that, the app will crash when it tries to show the valves status on screen.
If i set the valve in a routine (set the temperature to 18 degrees when I go to bed), it works, because in a routine it doesn't try to show the relevant devices on screen.

So the issue is showing the device status within the app. Works perfectly on the home app on my phones, but not the home app on my smart display.
Other devices work on my phone and smart display.

Are there other controlicz users who already own a smart display? are you having the same issue?

I've turned on some more logging - i'm not convinced it's a malformed response, as it wouldn't work for you on your other devices - but you never know. Can you try again, and i'll take a look at the logs - thx

[Milenko]

Sorry for replying to myself.
I tried some more things with the lenovo display. All seems to be working fine except for temperature settings and heat valves.

I can actually set the heat with a voice command (zet de temperatuur in de woonkamer op 20 graden), and it will set it correctly. After that, the app will crash when it tries to show the valves status on screen.
If i set the valve in a routine (set the temperature to 18 degrees when I go to bed), it works, because in a routine it doesn't try to show the relevant devices on screen.

So the issue is showing the device status within the app. Works perfectly on the home app on my phones, but not the home app on my smart display.
Other devices work on my phone and smart display.

Are there other controlicz users who already own a smart display? are you having the same issue?

I've turned on some more logging - i'm not convinced it's a malformed response, as it wouldn't work for you on your other devices - but you never know. Can you try again, and i'll take a look at the logs - thx

It does work for me on my other devices. Just not on the lenovo smart display.
What version of the google home app does the google home hub run? the lenovo has 3.63.43.
I'll try again when I get home and will let you know.

[nayonowe]

Hi there - to use your devices in your Google Home you'll need to a paid subscription. You can access the subs via the Billing page in your profile.

I've paypal but no creditcard. I've enough money on my paypal account but when i would like to pay the monthly sub, PayPal would like to have an creditcard subscibtion.
Can i pay another way?

Solved!

[Milenko]

It does work for me on my other devices. Just not on the lenovo smart display.
What version of the google home app does the google home hub run? the lenovo has 3.63.43.
I'll try again when I get home and will let you know.

Just tried again, through voice and by clicking on the devices in the rooms. The home app on the Lenovo keeps crashing and restarting while trying to display the sensors.

[Madgeni]

I wonder, having looked at the logs if it's failing as it's returning humidity as well...i don't capture any personally identifiable data, but is your device idx 503?

[Milenko]

I wonder, having looked at the logs if it's failing as it's returning humidity as well...i don't capture any personally identifiable data, but is your device idx 503?

Yes, that's one of mine, it's a temp and humidity sensor.
The heating valve is idx482. That shouldn't have a humidity sensor and it also crashes with that.

[Madgeni]

Dammit!

[Marzmarz]

Hi,
I seem to recall the SSL port is 8443 for synology - can you forward that port and see what happens?

Solved! After adding this port in the Synology, it worked! Within the app Google home, I see all my switches and temp sensors.
The fun has begun!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G935F met Tapatalk

[Madgeni]

Yes! Glad it's working

[Madgeni]

It does work for me on my other devices. Just not on the lenovo smart display.
What version of the google home app does the google home hub run? the lenovo has 3.63.43.
I'll try again when I get home and will let you know.

The versioning is different (1.3.x), so no help there.
If you create a dummy temp sensor in domoticz and add that, does it crash also?

[Milenko]

It does work for me on my other devices. Just not on the lenovo smart display.
What version of the google home app does the google home hub run? the lenovo has 3.63.43.
I'll try again when I get home and will let you know.

The versioning is different (1.3.x), so no help there.
If you create a dummy temp sensor in domoticz and add that, does it crash also?

I tried what you suggested. Made a dummy button, just a temperature sensor. It has the same issue.

[Madgeni]

I tried what you suggested. Made a dummy button, just a temperature sensor. It has the same issue.

I'm coming round to the idea that there is an issue with timing between the calls Google makes on Controlicz.
I can kind of reproduce this (the Google hub doesn't crash, but shows an error saying the device isn't connected).

Before any request gets executed, Google insists on querying the device. *Then* it make the request to Controlicz to execute any temp change.
There's a timing issue in play here, which I think is causing the issue (certainly on the Hub) - will investigate if I can code round it.

[Milenko]

I tried what you suggested. Made a dummy button, just a temperature sensor. It has the same issue.

I'm coming round to the idea that there is an issue with timing between the calls Google makes on Controlicz.
I can kind of reproduce this (the Google hub doesn't crash, but shows an error saying the device isn't connected).

Before any request gets executed, Google insists on querying the device. *Then* it make the request to Controlicz to execute any temp change.
There's a timing issue in play here, which I think is causing the issue (certainly on the Hub) - will investigate if I can code round it.

Thanks for trying. Let me know if you need me to test anything.

[Madgeni]

Will do - i've asked Google also. I genuinely think it's a bug with the Home display sw - it's not waiting for the execute response, and the delay isn't that long - potentially 1-2 seconds from initial testing. Be aware this is based on my Hub, and may not be the Lenovo issue (but i think it is)

[bueno79]

hi,

In the same room I have zwave module and a RF wall plug. The first one control one light, the second another one. So both control lights. In Google home the Zwave module is seen as a LIGHT (cool) but the RF plug is seen as a switch. However in domoticz both are lights with the right icon.

How to force google home to see the wall plug as a light ?

best regards.