Smartthings integration to domoticz Topic is solved

[tontze]

Hi !

Ive seen many posts where domoticz items are integrated to smartthings, but since smartthings does not have pc frontend, im asking has anyone gotten smartthings items to show up on domoticz ?

I believe this is doable on node-red, but how, is there a tutorial somewhere ?

[FireWizard]

@tontze,

Hi

I believe this is doable on node-red, but how, is there a tutorial somewhere ?

I suggest you read the tutorials on https://nodered.org/docs/tutorials/

This will help you.

You can install the node for "Smartthings "via the Palette in Node Red.
See: https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red ... martthings

Regards

[tontze]

@tontze,

Hi

I believe this is doable on node-red, but how, is there a tutorial somewhere ?

I suggest you read the tutorials on https://nodered.org/docs/tutorials/

This will help you.

You can install the node for "Smartthings "via the Palette in Node Red.
See: https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red ... martthings

Regards

Thanks, i can now see my smartthings items in nodered, but i just cannot figure where to go from there .. I have tried simply read state of the item in nodered, but .. i dont get it how to do it :/ Can someone show an example ?

[FireWizard]

Hi, @tontze

Can you show a screenshot of what you see in Node Red? Have you connected "Debug" nodes to your Smartthings Nodes?

Regards

[tontze]

Hi, @tontze

Can you show a screenshot of what you see in Node Red? Have you connected "Debug" nodes to your Smartthings Nodes?

Regards

I did now, and yes, i see 'value' now Thanx !

I also tried to add inject node to control light from nodered. but couldnt figure that out :/ Heres how i tried it :

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I tried to simulate this example (couldnt find where to put it in this form):

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[FireWizard]

Hello, @tontze

I see, that you have connected an "Inject" node, called "Switch", with msg.topic as "Kitchen Lights" and a numerical payload "1".

Is this what is expected to send to that payload?

What do I see. if you "fire" the Inject node.

The next screenshot, does not show the expected result. It looks like a part of a manual.
Where can I find that?

Regards

[tontze]

Hello, @tontze

I see, that you have connected an "Inject" node, called "Switch", with msg.topic as "Kitchen Lights" and a numerical payload "1".

Is this what is expected to send to that payload?

What do I see. if you "fire" the Inject node.

The next screenshot, does not show the expected result. I look like a part of a manual.
Where can I find that?

Regards

Absolutely nothing happends if i press inject node :/

Yes that is part of flow install manual, but theres not anything more there.

https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red ... martthings

[FireWizard]

hello @tontze

I do not own any of these dvoces and I do not have a Smartthings account.

But I think, that you can probably follow the procedure as described at:

https://adam-phillips.dev/blog/2020-04- ... artthings/

Otherwise the Smartthings forum may help. https://community.smartthings.com/t/nod ... ings/27063

If we have the data properly formatted in Node Red, we can make the connection to Domoticz
Up to now, this isn't a Domoticz issue.

Regards

[tontze]

Thank you for your help, it is true, this is not yet domoticz issue, but it will become one after i learn some more

[tontze]

Ok, managed to get it working !

Below is an example, im sure it can be done better, but this is how i got it working

Now to the domoticz part, how do i get domoticz in/out to node-red ?

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[FireWizard]

Hello @tontze,

Ok, managed to get it working !

Below is an example, im sure it can be done better, but this is how i got it working

Yes probably it could have been done in a different way. Better? Who decides, what is better?

But some hints.

1. You declare a variable msg. This variable is a standard in Node Red and not necessary to declare.
2. A topic (in your case "switch" is sometimes necessary, but I do not see, where it is used here.
I do not know what the Smartthings node, called "Kitchen Lights" expects.
3. Probably you send a timestamp with the two "Inject" nodes.
You can insert directly the payload in the "Inject" nodes and also the topic.
Then you don't need those two "Function" nodes.

Now to the domoticz part, how do i get domoticz in/out to node-red ?

Domoticz Out is not a problem.

Step 1: Configure a virtual Switch in Domoticz. Note down the IDX number

Step 2: Install in Domoticz hardware: MQTT Client Gateway with LAN interface, if not done already.
I assume you have Mosquitto running?

Insert the following flow and replace in the Switch node, called Filter Switch the current IDX (13) with yours.

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[{"id":"f1bbcae6.fbeeb","type":"mqtt in","z":"68896a5a.1b56e4","name":"","topic":"domoticz/out","qos":"0","datatype":"json","broker":"f9f13036.e28b58","x":110,"y":820,"wires":[["6805674d.4e1d48"]]},{"id":"d40eb5a7.72987","type":"debug","z":"68896a5a.1b56e4","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":690,"y":820,"wires":[]},{"id":"6805674d.4e1d48","type":"switch","z":"68896a5a.1b56e4","name":"Filter Switch","property":"payload.idx","propertyType":"msg","rules":[{"t":"eq","v":"13","vt":"num"}],"checkall":"true","repair":false,"outputs":1,"x":310,"y":820,"wires":[["be2d15e0.7d88a"]]},{"id":"be2d15e0.7d88a","type":"function","z":"68896a5a.1b56e4","name":"","func":"msg.topic = \"Switch\";\nmsg.payload = msg.payload.nvalue;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":500,"y":820,"wires":[["d40eb5a7.72987"]]},{"id":"f9f13036.e28b58","type":"mqtt-broker","name":"localhost","broker":"127.0.0.1","port":"1883","clientid":"","usetls":false,"compatmode":true,"keepalive":"60","cleansession":true,"birthTopic":"","birthQos":"0","birthRetain":"false","birthPayload":"","closeTopic":"","closeQos":"0","closePayload":"","willTopic":"","willQos":"0","willPayload":""}]

Replace the Debug node with the Smartthings node.

Now it should be possible to operate your "Kitchen Lights" FROM Domoticz with the virtual switch.

To send data TO Domoticz, I need to know the contents of your Debug node.
Can you publish that?

Regards

[pgielen]

I believe this is doable on node-red, but how, is there a tutorial somewhere ?

I just posted a blog post about my own experiences with the Aeotec Smart Home Hub (Works with SmartThings) and step by step instructions to get it working (in Dutch): https://bit.ly/smartthings-domoticz.

[waaren]

I just posted a blog post about my own experiences with the Aeotec Smart Home Hub (Works with SmartThings) and step by step instructions to get it working (in Dutch): https://bit.ly/smartthings-domoticz.

Very nice article. Thx.
Would you be OK if someone translates your blog and add the translated article to the domoticz wiki?

[tontze]

Thnx for the golden answers ! These helps me a LOT !

[tontze]

Hello @tontze,

Ok, managed to get it working !

Below is an example, im sure it can be done better, but this is how i got it working

Yes probably it could have been done in a different way. Better? Who decides, what is better?

But some hints.

1. You declare a variable msg. This variable is a standard in Node Red and not necessary to declare.
2. A topic (in your case "switch" is sometimes necessary, but I do not see, where it is used here.
I do not know what the Smartthings node, called "Kitchen Lights" expects.
3. Probably you send a timestamp with the two "Inject" nodes.
You can insert directly the payload in the "Inject" nodes and also the topic.
Then you don't need those two "Function" nodes.

Now to the domoticz part, how do i get domoticz in/out to node-red ?

Domoticz Out is not a problem.

Step 1: Configure a virtual Switch in Domoticz. Note down the IDX number

Step 2: Install in Domoticz hardware: MQTT Client Gateway with LAN interface, if not done already.
I assume you have Mosquitto running?

Insert the following flow and replace in the Switch node, called Filter Switch the current IDX (13) with yours.

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[{"id":"f1bbcae6.fbeeb","type":"mqtt in","z":"68896a5a.1b56e4","name":"","topic":"domoticz/out","qos":"0","datatype":"json","broker":"f9f13036.e28b58","x":110,"y":820,"wires":[["6805674d.4e1d48"]]},{"id":"d40eb5a7.72987","type":"debug","z":"68896a5a.1b56e4","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":690,"y":820,"wires":[]},{"id":"6805674d.4e1d48","type":"switch","z":"68896a5a.1b56e4","name":"Filter Switch","property":"payload.idx","propertyType":"msg","rules":[{"t":"eq","v":"13","vt":"num"}],"checkall":"true","repair":false,"outputs":1,"x":310,"y":820,"wires":[["be2d15e0.7d88a"]]},{"id":"be2d15e0.7d88a","type":"function","z":"68896a5a.1b56e4","name":"","func":"msg.topic = \"Switch\";\nmsg.payload = msg.payload.nvalue;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":500,"y":820,"wires":[["d40eb5a7.72987"]]},{"id":"f9f13036.e28b58","type":"mqtt-broker","name":"localhost","broker":"127.0.0.1","port":"1883","clientid":"","usetls":false,"compatmode":true,"keepalive":"60","cleansession":true,"birthTopic":"","birthQos":"0","birthRetain":"false","birthPayload":"","closeTopic":"","closeQos":"0","closePayload":"","willTopic":"","willQos":"0","willPayload":""}]

Replace the Debug node with the Smartthings node.

Now it should be possible to operate your "Kitchen Lights" FROM Domoticz with the virtual switch.

To send data TO Domoticz, I need to know the contents of your Debug node.
Can you publish that?

Regards

Thnx, i can see in debug node that virtual switch is changing in node-red between 0 and 1, this is what i came up with (does not switch smartthings light tho):

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Ofcourse i would like this to be working other way around too, switching in smartthings, switches state in domoticz

[FireWizard]

Hello @ tontze

You wrote:

Thnx, i can see in debug node that virtual switch is changing in node-red between 0 and 1, this is what i came up with (does not switch smartthings light tho):

I suggest that we make this first.

Can you publish your flow?

Ofcourse i would like this to be working other way around too, switching in smartthings, switches state in domoticz

This is very well possible but I suggest we do this afterwards, when the other way is working.

Regards

[tontze]

Hello @ tontze

You wrote:

Thnx, i can see in debug node that virtual switch is changing in node-red between 0 and 1, this is what i came up with (does not switch smartthings light tho):

I suggest that we make this first.

Can you publish your flow?

Ofcourse i would like this to be working other way around too, switching in smartthings, switches state in domoticz

This is very well possible but I suggest we do this afterwards, when the other way is working.

Regards

I really appreciate you helping me FireWizard, i really do

By publishing, do you mean this :

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[{"id":"f1bbcae6.fbeeb","type":"mqtt in","z":"e1366dff.7c47f8","name":"","topic":"domoticz/out","qos":"0","datatype":"json","broker":"f9f13036.e28b58","x":110,"y":560,"wires":[["6805674d.4e1d48"]]},{"id":"6805674d.4e1d48","type":"switch","z":"e1366dff.7c47f8","name":"Filter Switch","property":"payload.idx","propertyType":"msg","rules":[{"t":"eq","v":"11","vt":"num"}],"checkall":"true","repair":false,"outputs":1,"x":310,"y":560,"wires":[["be2d15e0.7d88a"]]},{"id":"be2d15e0.7d88a","type":"function","z":"e1366dff.7c47f8","name":"","func":"msg.topic = \"switch\";\nmsg.payload = msg.payload.nvalue;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":500,"y":540,"wires":[["c2df7e0f.2b59e8","7ee580f7.e4755"]]},{"id":"c2df7e0f.2b59e8","type":"smartthings-node-onoff","z":"e1366dff.7c47f8","conf":"666c7bf2.c25414","name":"Kitchen Lights","device":"e162c5c6-80d2-46e1-aaef-741a39f934fe","x":700,"y":500,"wires":[["5ad15b3c.79e194"]]},{"id":"5ad15b3c.79e194","type":"debug","z":"e1366dff.7c47f8","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":910,"y":500,"wires":[]},{"id":"7ee580f7.e4755","type":"debug","z":"e1366dff.7c47f8","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":690,"y":580,"wires":[]},{"id":"f9f13036.e28b58","type":"mqtt-broker","name":"localhost","broker":"127.0.0.1","port":"1883","clientid":"","usetls":false,"compatmode":true,"keepalive":"60","cleansession":true,"birthTopic":"","birthQos":"0","birthRetain":"false","birthPayload":"","closeTopic":"","closeQos":"0","closePayload":"","willTopic":"","willQos":"0","willPayload":""},{"id":"666c7bf2.c25414","type":"smartthings-config","name":"ST","token":"xxx"}]

This is what i use between nodered and smartthings : https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red ... martthings

End of that page it says :

"For example, to turn on a switch you can send a message to its device node:

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{
    topic: "switch",
    payload: {
        value: 1
    }
}

This will turn on the device using Smartthings API and send the current status to the output."

So i believe we just need to get output formatted and forwarded correctly to make it work ?)

[FireWizard]

Hello @tontze

I have loaded the Smartthings nodes.

I found the msg.topic quite confusing.
So, as I'm not sure either msg.topic should be set to "switch" or msg.paylaod.topic should be set to "switch" or or both.
I configured them both, just to be sure.

Can you do the following:

1, Create in Hardware a Dummy (Does nothing, use for virtual switches only) device.
2. Press "Create Virtual Sensors" and create a virtual Switch. Give it a name you like and note down its IDX number.

Try the following flow:

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3. Configure the MQTT input node to your MQTT settings.
4. Replace in the "Filter Switch" the IDX number to the one you noted previously.
5 Test if you switch the virtual Switch in Domoticz if your light do go On and/or OFF.

Let me know.

See the complete flow below:

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[{"id":"f1bbcae6.fbeeb","type":"mqtt in","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"","topic":"domoticz/out","qos":"0","datatype":"json","broker":"f9f13036.e28b58","x":210,"y":280,"wires":[["6805674d.4e1d48"]]},{"id":"6805674d.4e1d48","type":"switch","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"Filter Switch","property":"payload.idx","propertyType":"msg","rules":[{"t":"eq","v":"12","vt":"num"}],"checkall":"true","repair":false,"outputs":1,"x":410,"y":280,"wires":[["a161ac66.49283"]]},{"id":"c2df7e0f.2b59e8","type":"smartthings-node-onoff","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","conf":"666c7bf2.c25414","name":"Kitchen Lights","device":"e162c5c6-80d2-46e1-aaef-741a39f934fe","x":880,"y":280,"wires":[["5ad15b3c.79e194"]]},{"id":"5ad15b3c.79e194","type":"debug","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":1090,"y":280,"wires":[]},{"id":"7ee580f7.e4755","type":"debug","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":870,"y":340,"wires":[]},{"id":"a161ac66.49283","type":"function","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"Function Kitchen Light","func":"msg.topic = \"switch\";\nmsg.payload =\n{\n    topic: \"switch\",\n    payload: {\n        value: msg.payload.nvalue\n    }\n}\n\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":640,"y":280,"wires":[["c2df7e0f.2b59e8","7ee580f7.e4755"]]},{"id":"f9f13036.e28b58","type":"mqtt-broker","name":"localhost","broker":"127.0.0.1","port":"1883","clientid":"","usetls":false,"compatmode":true,"keepalive":"60","cleansession":true,"birthTopic":"","birthQos":"0","birthRetain":"false","birthPayload":"","closeTopic":"","closeQos":"0","closePayload":"","willTopic":"","willQos":"0","willPayload":""},{"id":"666c7bf2.c25414","type":"smartthings-config","name":"ST","token":"xxx"}]

Regards

[tontze]

Nope. your example didnt work, but i figured it out from your example and from my earlier inject node. This is working:

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[{"id":"6b48d27b.84f02c","type":"tab","label":"Flow 2","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"25239b40.b1f3bc","type":"mqtt in","z":"6b48d27b.84f02c","name":"","topic":"domoticz/out","qos":"0","datatype":"json","broker":"f9f13036.e28b58","x":150,"y":180,"wires":[["cc094159.4c585"]]},{"id":"cc094159.4c585","type":"switch","z":"6b48d27b.84f02c","name":"Filter Switch","property":"payload.idx","propertyType":"msg","rules":[{"t":"eq","v":"11","vt":"num"}],"checkall":"true","repair":false,"outputs":1,"x":350,"y":180,"wires":[["a161ac66.49283"]]},{"id":"c6497977.29095","type":"smartthings-node-onoff","z":"6b48d27b.84f02c","conf":"666c7bf2.c25414","name":"Kitchen Lights","device":"e162c5c6-80d2-46e1-aaef-741a39f934fe","x":820,"y":180,"wires":[["20cab71c.d8dc48"]]},{"id":"20cab71c.d8dc48","type":"debug","z":"6b48d27b.84f02c","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":1030,"y":180,"wires":[]},{"id":"df6244d0.37a72","type":"debug","z":"6b48d27b.84f02c","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":810,"y":240,"wires":[]},{"id":"a161ac66.49283","type":"function","z":"6b48d27b.84f02c","name":"Function Kitchen Light","func":"var msg = {\n    topic: \"switch\",\n    payload: {\n        value: msg.payload.nvalue\n    }\n}\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":580,"y":180,"wires":[["c6497977.29095","df6244d0.37a72"]]},{"id":"f9f13036.e28b58","type":"mqtt-broker","name":"localhost","broker":"127.0.0.1","port":"1883","clientid":"","usetls":false,"compatmode":true,"keepalive":"60","cleansession":true,"birthTopic":"","birthQos":"0","birthRetain":"false","birthPayload":"","closeTopic":"","closeQos":"0","closePayload":"","willTopic":"","willQos":"0","willPayload":""},{"id":"666c7bf2.c25414","type":"smartthings-config","name":"ST","token":"xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"}]

It is working now I can switch smartthings switch from domoticz Now just need to make it other way around

[FireWizard]

Hello @tontze

You said:

Nope. your example didn't work, but i figured it out from your example and from my earlier inject node. This is working:

I was not sure about the example in the Smartthings documentation.
I already said:

I found the msg.topic quite confusing.
So, as I'm not sure either msg.topic should be set to "switch" or msg.payload.topic should be set to "switch" or or both.
I configured them both, just to be sure.

But perfect, that it is working now.

I have one small remark to your code.
The first line of your code shows:

var msg = {

and if you click in the function node you will see a small yellow triangle with the text: 'msg' is already defined.
It is not necessary to declare the variable msg, as this is already done (by default).

So the contents of the function node should become:

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msg = {
    topic: "switch",
    payload: {
        value: msg.payload.nvalue
    }
}
return msg;

It is working now I can switch smartthings switch from domoticz Now just need to make it other way around

Can you operate the lamp, connected to the Smartthings node, and see if something is shown in the last "Debug"node.

Or if this is not possible can you test the following flow:

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[{"id":"7c7791de.29521","type":"inject","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":180,"y":280,"wires":[["b994970e.927188"]]},{"id":"b6f73d8f.ef4cc8","type":"smartthings-node-onoff","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","conf":"666c7bf2.c25414","name":"Kitchen Lights","device":"e162c5c6-80d2-46e1-aaef-741a39f934fe","x":640,"y":280,"wires":[["635ae9af.854d9"]]},{"id":"b994970e.927188","type":"function","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"Function Kitchen Light","func":"msg = {\n    topic: \"update\",\n}\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":400,"y":280,"wires":[["b6f73d8f.ef4cc8"]]},{"id":"635ae9af.854d9","type":"debug","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":850,"y":280,"wires":[]},{"id":"666c7bf2.c25414","type":"smartthings-config","name":"ST","token":"xxx"}]

I expect you will see, something like:

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If this is the case, can you test the following flow:

Connect the output of the Smartthings node to the input of the "Function" node.
And configure the MQTT output node, according to your configuration.

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[{"id":"191ec999.485656","type":"function","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"","func":"if (msg.payload.value === 1 )\n{\nmsg.payload = { \"command\": \"switchlight\", \"idx\": 11, \"switchcmd\": \"On\" };\n}\nelse if ( msg.payload.value === 0 )\n{\nmsg.payload = { \"command\": \"switchlight\", \"idx\": 11, \"switchcmd\": \"Off\" };\n}\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":1040,"y":100,"wires":[["d805ccf1.c0753"]]},{"id":"d805ccf1.c0753","type":"mqtt out","z":"4e92e308.9bb32c","name":"","topic":"domoticz/in","qos":"1","retain":"false","broker":"f9f13036.e28b58","x":1230,"y":100,"wires":[]},{"id":"f9f13036.e28b58","type":"mqtt-broker","name":"localhost","broker":"127.0.0.1","port":"1883","clientid":"","usetls":false,"compatmode":true,"keepalive":"60","cleansession":true,"birthTopic":"","birthQos":"0","birthRetain":"false","birthPayload":"","closeTopic":"","closeQos":"0","closePayload":"","willTopic":"","willQos":"0","willPayload":""}]

Awaiting your response,

Regards