Ferduino implemented in a home automation system

[Rainer Schindwolf]

Hi,

I'm thinking about including the ferduino into a home automation system.
I found following informations: http://www.iobroker.net/?lang=en
http://pubsubclient.knolleary.net/

Somebody in a german forum did this with his mega. http://www.riffaquaristikforum.de/threa ... ega/page10

Has anybody implemented something like this?

[Fernando Garcia]

Hi Rainer!

Welcome back.

It is not impossible, actually Ferduino code works with MQTT protocol so all you need change on code is the broker IP on setup to point to your home broker.

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MQTT.setServer("104.131.49.99", 1883);

Obviously you need build the web pages to control, you can see the command and response to each function looking on serial monitor when using the web interface.

Best regards.

[Rainer Schindwolf]

Hi Fernando,

thank you and a happy new Year.

[Fernando Garcia]

Hi!

Happy new year for you too!

Best regards.

[Fernando Garcia]

Hi!

Here have some alternatives to be installed in a Raspberry Pi.

http://www.openhab.org/

https://home-assistant.io/

If you are worried with security it can work locally without internet access.

Best regards.

[Dale Jennings]

I am working on installing home-assistant now just not really sure what the benefits of adding my reef tank to my home controller is.

[Christopher Kindig]

HI Fernando! will this work me as my tft has gone bad?
I would like to have control from my pc.

[Fernando Garcia]

Hi!

Why not?

Just build the interface.

Best regards.

[Christopher Kindig]

I am working on it as we speak.

[Florian Moser]

Hi Fernando,

at first, your project is very, very great.

I translated the program again in german. If desired, I like to upload it here.

I dont want to run the controller in web, so i integrated it in my Home-Automation-System.

But the command for "set data" in MQTT is the problem. Topic: XXX/XXX/topic/command is for public correct. Because the JSON-Command is for me incomprehensible.
Can you help me, please?

Best regards from lake constance

Florian

P.S: My english is terrible

[Fernando Garcia]

Hi!

Welcome Florian!

You should publish to XXX/XXX/topic/command and subscribe to XXX/XXX/topic/response in your MQTT broker.

The command expected by Ferduino Controller is NOT a JSON but the response is a JSON.

You should look to Webserver.h to see the values expected to each function or you can play with Ferduino Web Interface and a MQTT client to see the conversation and learn how it works.

Here the command to get time and date from controller:

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2,0,0,0,K

Where:

2 is the function ID;
0 is the mode;
0 not used in this case;
0 not used in this case;
K is the terminator for command line.

The response should be a JSON like:

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{
   "date": "2019-06-10",
   "time": "15:57:25"
}


To save the date and time the command is:

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2,1,2019,06,10,16,03,25,K

Where:

2 is function ID;
1 is save mode in this case;
2019 is year;
06 is month;
10 is day;
16 is hour;
03 is minute;
25 is second;
K is terminator.

The response for this command should be:

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{
   "response": "ok"
}


Best regards.

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Regarding the translation, can you send me a pull request on Github?

[Florian Moser]

Perfect Fernando, thanks.

The MQTT protocol runs great.

Sorry for my late answer, but my IMac was crashed after the last OS X update


On weekend I will make an Github connection for the German translation.

Greetings Florian

[Fernando Garcia]

Hi!

Waiting for your pull request.

Which H.A.S. are you using?

Please show us your progress.

Best regards.