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How to setup Fibaro home center lite (HCL) slider for virtual devices. As the Fibaro HCL does not support LUA. The question was how to update the number value of the slider to send to the HTTP string. Thanks to this site which is a really good reference https://www.vesternet.com/resources/application-notes/apnt-88/ The 2 use cases here are; Sonos HTTP API Volume To allow for volume control for all Sonos devices, add a virtual device with the IP address for SONOS HTTP API and specify the default port to 5005. Create Slider and put the following text into the string. GET /volume/_sliderValue_ HTTP/1.10x0D0x0A0x0D0x0A Domotiz Virtual Devices GET /json.htm?type=command&param=switchlight&idx=XX&switchcmd=Set%20Level&level=_sliderValue_ HTTP/1.10x0D0x0A0x0D0x0A Replace XX with the device ID.

This post adds both outdoor temperature and indoor temperature to Apple Homekit. Outdoor Weather / Temperature Using homebridge-weather https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-weather Add the following weather accessory to the homebridge config.json     "accessories": [     {       "accessory": "Weather",       "apikey": " enter_your_own_key_here ",       "locationByCoordinates": "lat= your_lattitude lon= your_longitude ",       "name": "Weather"     }     ] Indoor Temperature I'm taking indoor temperature from the Fibaro HCL temperature sensor, i.e. Aeotec multi-sensor. Option1: cron/bash file to extract temperature to load into Domoticz temperature device In the earlier post, I created a batch file to extract the temperature via REST API from Fibaro HCL to upload to a domo device. Not the most graceful way to do it, but it old school and works. Option 2: Cre...

Finally upgraded to a new Samsung 4K TV and  iSamsungTV stopped working. The good thing is that so have most people and there is a new app, samsungctl https://github.com/Ape/samsungctl  which  allows command line interface to the TV using websocket, because everyone needs a to open a terminal window to change a channel. I used this link to install samsungctl https://www.domoticz.com/wiki/Plugins/SamsungTV.html Basically I needed to sudo pip3 install samsungctl sudo pip3 install websocket-client After the installation, I had some error messages, i.e. "AttributeError: 'numpy.ndarray' object has no attribute 'tobytes'", which was solved by; sudo pip3 install numpy --upgrade The new TV can be turned on with WakeOnLAN now. This makes my Broadlink RM3 fairly redundant as the older Samsung wasn't able to turn on hence, I needed the IR blaster before.

Applying the same concept as the Aeotec Dimmer for Homekit control, we can also use the Domoticz virtual dimmer to control the Sonos using node-sonos-http-api. Homekit > Domoticz Virtual Dimmer (LUA) > node-sonos-http-api > Sonos I'm starting to derive a shorter version of the LUA script for easier maintenance and using the base On and Off action commands on Virtual Device configuration page. Replace the IP address with the raspberry pi running node-sonos-htttp-api. Virtual Device Name SonosOne_Volume Action On Command:  http://192.168.1.XX:5005/Sonos%20One/play Action Off Command: http://192.168.1.XX:5005/Sonos%20One/pause LUA script /home/pi/domoticz/scripts/lua/script_device_SonosOne_Volume.lua commandArray = {} DEV='SonosOne_Volume' if otherdevices[DEV] == 'Off' then         os.execute('curl "http://192.168.1.XX:5005/Sonos%20One/pause"') else         Level = otherdevices_svalues[DEV]     ...

For Apple mobile users who want to know the temperature of a room in Apple home using a temperature sensor from Fibaro HCL Automation Flow: Aeotec light/temp sensor > Fibaro HCL > bash script >; Domoticz virtual device > homebridge/homekit Setup Steps Step 1. Create a temperature virtual device in Domoticz and take note of the device id. Step 2. Create a bash file with the following script, replacing the XX  and user:password fields. #!/bin/bash status=/home/pi/scripts/temperature domo_idx= XX fib_idx= XX curl "http:// user:password@XX.XX.XX.XX /api/panels/temperature?type=devices&method=single&id="$fib_idx > $status temperature=`cat $status |  sed 's/[{}]//g' |  awk -F : '{print $3}' | awk -F , '{print $1}'` curl "http://XX.XX.XX.XX:8080/json.htm?type=command&param=udevice&idx="$domo_idx"&nvalue=0&svalue="$temperature Step 3. Create a cron entry to run this script eve...

Maybe to put more context into the previous post of a slow build out of home automation components, here's a big picture integration diagram on how everything works together to date. User Interaction Mobile Apps Voice Commands Cloud Services Integration Components Home Automation Bridges Domoticz MQTT Scripts (Python, Bash, LUA, etc.) Connectivity Methods Z-Wave (Fibaro) Zigabee (Philips Hue) Sonos wireless mesh Wifi and LAN Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Infra-red Automation Devices Lights, Smart Dimmers Smart Power plugs Temperature, humidity and light sensors Door sensors Cameras Network speaker system Smart TV Air-Conditioners / Thermostats

Home Automation Flow Siri > Homebridge > Domoticz (LUA) > Fibaro HCL > Aeotec Nano Dimmer Assume that Homebridge, Domoticz and Fibaro is already setup. The homebridge config.json file should have a room reference to avoid Homekit showing all devices {     "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,      ...