homebridge-edomoticz Plugin

[Marci]

It ultimately means that triggers defined on your iOS device will/should occur in realtime (hopefully) rather than when you open the app and swipe to update... Domoticz pushing change notifications in realtime essentially.

Altho the app will still (probably) do a traditionally http-based pull of sensors on-open, the data there should already be completely up-to-date.

[chrispazz]

You're not getting how things work - we spool up a fake web server that imitates Domoticz by serving YOUR JSON output, which replicates your sensor exactly, therefore, the JSON output we're using is exactly as you shared earlier in the thread - a direct copy & paste.

Ops....eheheh....I am quite new with Domoticz....

This evening I will try to completely remove the homebridge-plugin and try a new fresh install....

[Marci]

You should then restart homebridge on your Pi and see the messages coming in!

Have just committed updates for the majority of the remaining sensor types to the mqtt-integration branch... (day off work!)

[deejc]

Yep, you need a broker. !

I am using a docker version of domoticz so I'm not sure it had the mqtt stuff so now I'm running it on the pi where homebridge runs.


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[RduPre]

Hi Guys,

Sorry to jump in here.

I'm a Homeseer user and using the Homebridge shim for Homeseer based on the same architecture.

I read that you also implemented Custom HomeKit Types, like:
General kWh power meters - Types: General, Current, Usage; SubType: kWh, Electric (inc CurrentCost USB)
YouLess Meter (Current, Total and Today Total Consumption) - Type: YouLess Meter; SubType: YouLess counter
EvoHome / OpenTherm Thermostat support - Types: Heating, Thermostat; SubTypes: Zone, SetPoint
General Usage % meters (eg: Motherboard Sensors Hardware Device - CPU %, Mem %, HDD % etc) - Type: General; SubType: Percentage
Temperature, Temp + Humidity, Temp + Humidity + Baro (Current Temperature, Current Humidity, Current Pressure in hPA) - Type: Temp, Temp + Humidty, Temp + Humidity + Baro
DarkSkies Virtual Weather Station Sensors (Wind, Solar Radiation, Rainfall, Visibility, Barometer)
Location Sensor - any Domoticz text sensor with "Location" in it's title, for use with custom GeoFence / Bluetooth scripts.

Because the types not supported by HomeKit itself, I was wondering how you did this?

Many thanks in advance,

Rien

[simon_rb]

I don't think I'm using the domoticz SD image so not sure I have MQTT installed. Its in the hardware and I have added it but there is an error in the log. I assume I have to follow this wiki to get the blocker installed? https://www.domoticz.com/wiki/MQTT

[chrispazz]

You're not getting how things work - we spool up a fake web server that imitates Domoticz by serving YOUR JSON output, which replicates your sensor exactly, therefore, the JSON output we're using is exactly as you shared earlier in the thread - a direct copy & paste.

Ok, I think to have found the bug.

PLease try to add 2 mov sensors....

I have 1 X10 Security motion sensor (DS90) and 1 X10 Standard motion sensor (MS13).

Whichever sensor I add as second sensor, it remain a simple switch and not a movement sensor.

I tried to delete both and then added first the MS13 (and it got the correct status as movement sensor) and then added the DS90 and it was identified as a standard switch.....

[deejc]

So I'm not sure what's going on but the broker seems up as I can connect to it from my laptop and see the total messages increase but I cannot subscribe to domoticz/out, domoticz log shows me it connects so no idea now what's going on


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[Marci]

You're not getting how things work - we spool up a fake web server that imitates Domoticz by serving YOUR JSON output, which replicates your sensor exactly, therefore, the JSON output we're using is exactly as you shared earlier in the thread - a direct copy & paste.

Ok, I think to have found the bug.

PLease try to add 2 mov sensors....

I have 1 X10 Security motion sensor (DS90) and 1 X10 Standard motion sensor (MS13).

Whichever sensor I add as second sensor, it remain a simple switch and not a movement sensor.

I tried to delete both and then added first the MS13 (and it got the correct status as movement sensor) and then added the DS90 and it was identified as a standard switch.....

Give me the JSON output for your two sensors.

[Marci]

So I'm not sure what's going on but the broker seems up as I can connect to it from my laptop and see the total messages increase but I cannot subscribe to domoticz/out, domoticz log shows me it connects so no idea now what's going on

If you can't subscribe to the topic thru a client, then nor will the plugin be able to subscribe to it.

In Domoticz Web UI > Setup > Hardware, select your MQTT device, scroll down... what is it's Publish Topic dropdown set to? This must be set to 'out' (and ONLY 'out'). Assuming broker is on the same machine, remote address should be 127.0.0.1 and port 1883

Data Timeout should be disabled. Username and password blank (unless you've manually configured security in your broker).

You should then be able to point any client to your broker on port 1883, and subscribe to the topic domoticz/out

So, in MQTT.fx on your laptop, click the cog up by the profile in top left, broker address = pi ip address. broker port = 1883. Click OK. Click Connect.
Click 'subscribe', then in the dropdown simply type in domoticz/out and hit subscribe. You should see messages start to fill the right-hand pane whenever a device in Domoticz changes. Manually flip some switches in the DomoticzUI and you should see a corresponding message for the changed device state. Once you've got to this point, you should be able to get the plugin working using 127.0.0.1, port 1883 for the MQTT details in config.json

[deejc]

I have pointed the client at the broker subscribed to the topic and I get nothing , in domoticz I selected only out if I publish a message to the topic the client receives it
2016-08-11 20:06:12.975 MQTT: Connecting to 172.16.30.155:1883
2016-08-11 20:06:13.076 MQTT: connected to: 172.16.30.155:1883
2016-08-11 20:06:13.177 MQTT: Subscribed


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[chrispazz]

first is MS13 and second is DS90

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{
   "ActTime" : 1470942825,
   "ServerTime" : "2016-08-11 21:13:45",
   "Sunrise" : "06:16",
   "Sunset" : "20:31",
   "result" : [
      {
         "AddjMulti" : 1.0,
         "AddjMulti2" : 1.0,
         "AddjValue" : 0.0,
         "AddjValue2" : 0.0,
         "BatteryLevel" : 255,
         "CustomImage" : 0,
         "Data" : "Off",
         "Description" : "",
         "Favorite" : 0,
         "HardwareID" : 3,
         "HardwareName" : "X10",
         "HardwareType" : "Mochad CM15Pro/CM19A bridge with LAN interface",
         "HardwareTypeVal" : 37,
         "HaveDimmer" : false,
         "HaveGroupCmd" : true,
         "HaveTimeout" : false,
         "ID" : "65",
         "Image" : "Light",
         "IsSubDevice" : false,
         "LastUpdate" : "2016-08-11 21:09:03",
         "Level" : 0,
         "LevelInt" : 0,
         "MaxDimLevel" : 0,
         "Name" : "AL_Movimento Sala",
         "Notifications" : "false",
         "PlanID" : "2",
         "PlanIDs" : [ 2 ],
         "Protected" : false,
         "ShowNotifications" : true,
         "SignalLevel" : 0,
         "Status" : "Off",
         "StrParam1" : "",
         "StrParam2" : "",
         "SubType" : "X10",
         "SwitchType" : "Motion Sensor",
         "SwitchTypeVal" : 8,
         "Timers" : "false",
         "Type" : "Lighting 1",
         "TypeImg" : "motion",
         "Unit" : 5,
         "Used" : 1,
         "UsedByCamera" : false,
         "XOffset" : "0",
         "YOffset" : "0",
         "idx" : "87"
      }
   ],
   "status" : "OK",
   "title" : "Devices"
}

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{
   "ActTime" : 1470942879,
   "ServerTime" : "2016-08-11 21:14:39",
   "Sunrise" : "06:16",
   "Sunset" : "20:31",
   "result" : [
      {
         "AddjMulti" : 1.0,
         "AddjMulti2" : 1.0,
         "AddjValue" : 0.0,
         "AddjValue2" : 0.0,
         "BatteryLevel" : 255,
         "CustomImage" : 0,
         "Data" : "No Motion",
         "Description" : "",
         "Favorite" : 0,
         "HardwareID" : 3,
         "HardwareName" : "X10",
         "HardwareType" : "Mochad CM15Pro/CM19A bridge with LAN interface",
         "HardwareTypeVal" : 37,
         "HaveDimmer" : false,
         "HaveGroupCmd" : false,
         "HaveTimeout" : false,
         "ID" : "AF4080",
         "LastUpdate" : "2016-08-11 20:16:51",
         "MaxDimLevel" : 0,
         "Name" : "AL_Movimento Camera",
         "Notifications" : "false",
         "PlanID" : "2",
         "PlanIDs" : [ 2 ],
         "Protected" : false,
         "ShowNotifications" : true,
         "SignalLevel" : "-",
         "Status" : "No Motion",
         "StrParam1" : "",
         "StrParam2" : "",
         "SubType" : "X10 security motion",
         "SwitchType" : "Security",
         "SwitchTypeVal" : 0,
         "Timers" : "false",
         "Type" : "Security",
         "TypeImg" : "security",
         "Unit" : 0,
         "Used" : 1,
         "XOffset" : "0",
         "YOffset" : "0",
         "idx" : "88"
      }
   ],
   "status" : "OK",
   "title" : "Devices"
}

[Marci]

I have pointed the client at the broker subscribed to the topic and I get nothing , in domoticz I selected only out if I publish a message to the topic the client receives it
2016-08-11 20:06:12.975 MQTT: Connecting to 172.16.30.155:1883
2016-08-11 20:06:13.076 MQTT: connected to: 172.16.30.155:1883
2016-08-11 20:06:13.177 MQTT: Subscribed

See edits in post above.

[deejc]

Ok sooooo, strange goings on, I published a load of messages from the client to domoticz/out just with test in them and then all of a sudden it seems domoticz started pushing messages as well as I got a flood of them


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[Marci]

first is MS13 and second is DS90

Look at the code for your second device... Second Device's "SwitchTypeVal" is 0. It should be 8, same as the first. This is a problem with Domoticz, not the plugin. Domoticz is assigning the wrong SwitchTypeVal to the second sensor for whatever reason. Open an issue in the relevant bit of the forum for Domoticz bugs.

[chrispazz]

Ok, thank you!

[Marci]

Ok sooooo, strange goings on, I published a load of messages from the client to domoticz/out just with test in them and then all of a sudden it seems domoticz started pushing messages as well as I got a flood of them

Can take a while for the services to initialise. So, if you now see messages via your client when you flip switches in the Domoticz UI, you're ready to get the plugin up and running...

Config.json:

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{
    "bridge": {
        "name": “Homebridge”,
        "username": "CC:21:3E:E4:DE:33”,
        "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": 0,
            "mqttenable": 1,
            "mqttserver": “127.0.0.1”,
            "mqttport": “1883”,
            "mqttauth": 0,          //only needed if you've password protected mosquitto via mosquitto.conf
            "mqttuser": "", //only needed if you've password protected mosquitto via mosquitto.conf
            "mqttpass": ""  //only needed if you've password protected mosquitto via mosquitto.conf
        }
    ],
    "accessories": []
}

Once working, you'll see MQTT messages in your homebridge log thusly:

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[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:03:55 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Temperature (LR3) (Type: Temp, SubType: LaCrosse TX3, swType: undefined)
[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:03:55 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Household Power (Type: Usage, SubType: Electric, swType: undefined)
[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:03:55 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Shed Motion (Type: Light/Switch, SubType: Switch, swType: 8)
[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:03:58 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Pond Motion (Type: Light/Switch, SubType: Switch, swType: 8)
[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:04:00 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Pond Motion (Type: Light/Switch, SubType: Switch, swType: 8)
[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:04:00 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Central Heating (Type: Lighting 1, SubType: X10, swType: 0)
[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:04:01 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Household Power (Type: Usage, SubType: Electric, swType: undefined)
[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:04:04 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Shed Motion (Type: Light/Switch, SubType: Switch, swType: 8)
[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:04:07 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Household Power (Type: Usage, SubType: Electric, swType: undefined)
[Thu Aug 11 2016 20:04:13 GMT+0100 (BST)] [eDomoticz] MQTT Message received for Household Power (Type: Usage, SubType: Electric, swType: undefined)

(for instance)

[deejc]

all good now, not sure why it only just started working as i had it up and running all day.. anyway the Home app is responding immediately to gui changes i make in domoticz, Another amazing job, cheers !!!

[deejc]

should i put log rotate on the home bridge log now as it'll probably end up massive wont it ?

[Marci]

Can do, aye...