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Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Tuesday 07 April 2015 21:46
by Awst6000
Hi,
We're thinking about bying a Neato XV Signature Pro robot vacuumcleaner.
Can such a device be monitored within Domoticz?
If yes, what are the advantages of doing that?
Txs.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Tuesday 07 April 2015 21:50
by ThinkPad
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Tuesday 07 April 2015 22:31
by Chopper_Rob
I created a script to control a roomba with a simple metered outlet.
The script monitors the usage of the power outlet and determines the state the Roomba is in. Based on this an action is triggered.
The only thing you need extra is a way to send a start signal to the roomba (or other device).
For this i use a DIY infrared blaster, but you could use something else.
https://www.chopperrob.nl/domoticz/7-us ... rol-roomba
Although i wrote this script for a Roomba, you could use it for whatever action you want to do based on the usage.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Wednesday 08 April 2015 12:33
by mongoose
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Wednesday 08 April 2015 15:32
by Awst6000
Txs, but modifying/soldering such a device is a step too far for me

But it looks promising.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Thursday 09 April 2015 10:42
by Awst6000
I just sent an email to Neato Robotics with the question if Json/Wifi is supported.
I'll update this thread when I get a reply.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Tuesday 14 April 2015 22:13
by Awst6000
The answer from Neato support:
(First they asked if I wanted to upgrade the software)
Thank you for clarifying that. No, it cannot be controlled by domotica-software or any other remote software at this time but it would be a nice idea. That might be something I can suggest to my superiors for you. If we could control it by our smartphones or tablets I think that would make things easy to program when we wanted it to clean! I will make the suggestion.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Monday 04 May 2015 11:48
by Derik
And are there perhaps more robot vacuum cleaners that are supported?
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Monday 04 May 2015 12:05
by jjnj
LG hombot 3
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Monday 04 May 2015 12:19
by Derik
jjnj wrote:LG hombot 3
Sucks this one good?
And he can drive over a threshold?
Or should the floor be equal ?
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Monday 11 May 2015 14:46
by Awst6000
Hi,
Because we have a cat and a dog we are thinking about this one:
LG Hombot VR64701LVMP Petcare
Any chance this device can be controlled by Domoticz too?
Txs.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Monday 11 May 2015 21:35
by jjnj
Yes all the latest LG hombots are the same, the only difference is the accesoires . They can be controlled using domoticz, can run over small bumps and ledges, carpets and other small obstacles
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Wednesday 13 May 2015 13:21
by Awst6000
Hi,
After reading a lot about robot vacuumcleaners we ordered the Neato XV Signature Pro although this device cannot be coupled with Domoticz.
I found that the source code and the cli can be found at:
http://www.neatorobotics.com/lab/linux
Who would like to rewrite the Linux source code? :-รพ
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Friday 03 July 2015 21:54
by SidneyInChains
I was also looking at the Neato ,which
is supposed to be the best robot vacuum, but I don't know if its the right choice if it's not compatible with Domoticz. Is there something planned for the future? I mean I could wait another couple of months if I knew that there would be support eventually.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Wednesday 22 July 2015 12:42
by Justintime
For my Roomba,
I contacted the developer. And he is going to send me a pcb. Just have to solder some parts on it and the firmware.
Looking forward to get this working.
Got a nice script ready. No ping on the smartphones, start vacuuming... When ping... Go to base....
Thanks for the tip ThinkPad.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Wednesday 22 July 2015 19:37
by Raspberry Piet
Justintime wrote:
For my Roomba,
I contacted the developer. And he is going to send me a pcb. Just have to solder some parts on it and the firmware.
I think you mean the developer of this project? (Roomba + ESP8266 DIY)
http://www.mikrocontroller.net/topic/349219
This is also still on my to do list.
Unfortunately the code/firmware for this project is not online for download.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Thursday 10 December 2015 14:43
by kamienZen
Here you can find a very good comparison:
http://buildyoursmarthome.co/reviews/best-robot-vacuum/
Let me know what do you think. Do you agree with the winner?
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Sunday 24 April 2016 21:43
by fifise
I found the following api made to command the neato connect through it's wifi connection, anyone with some skill could help me to make it work with domoticz ?
https://github.com/tomrosenback/botvac
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Wednesday 12 October 2016 10:25
by Musharna
I bought a Neato 7 in1 robot vacuum cleaner
crazysales years ago, it is great. Really save my time. It is cool to monitor it with Domoticz .And surely you can use Domoticz on it. I've seen videos that indicate the precess. It is compatible. One thing to keep your heads up is you should know that not all parameters are shown narmally on it. But would not be a barrier.
Re: Domoticz and robot vacuum cleaners
Posted: Friday 14 October 2016 17:34
by Brutus
fifise wrote:I found the following api made to command the neato connect through it's wifi connection, anyone with some skill could help me to make it work with domoticz ?
https://github.com/tomrosenback/botvac
They have a whole new developer section:
https://developers.neatorobotics.com/
You can log in with your normal userid and password from neato and be a developer. They made SDK's for Java, Android and IOS language and have an API.