Plotting graphs with plot.ly service with luup scene using REST API

[Dwalt]

@korttoma

Here is my code.

This only tracks light level from one sensor. I did have a data outage that lasted 3 days last month (5/24 - 5/27) and I did not notice it at the time so I am unable to determine exact cause. It resumed plotting after 3 days and I assume the error was on plotly's side. Plotly had some 'offline' issues last year as well.

local Light_level = luup.variable_get("urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:LightSensor1", "CurrentLevel", 47)
local http = require("socket.http")
http.TIMEOUT = 5
local ts = os.date("%Y-%m-%d %X")
result, status = http.request("https://plot.ly/clientresp",'un=XXXXX&key=XXXXX&origin=plot&platform=lisp&args=[{"x":["'..ts..'"],"y":['..Light_level..']}]&kwargs={"filename":"MHLux","fileopt":"extend","style":{"type":"scatter"},"traces":[0],"layout":{"title":"MHLux_Test"},"world_readable":false}')```

[korttoma]

Bingo. You only have one data source. That I can get to work also. I had over 10 different data in one graph and it was working fine but it is not anymore.

[5546dug]

@samppa just wondering what the numbers at the end of the luup code refers to is 83. 347 etc?
I am reading and what to try to graph my temp/hum.

[Dwalt]

@5546dug

The numbers are the device id numbers within Vera. They tell the 'Get' command exactly which sensors/devices to pull the data from. They can be found under the 'Advanced' tab under each devices' 'settings'.

[korttoma]

I gave up on plot.ly. I can no longer send many data to one graph using their API so I started looking in to ThingSpeak.com that @Dwalt mentioned. I seems like you can use plugins to create graphs with multiple series, seems to work nicely.

[BulldogLowell]

@korttoma

maybe try the new Maker channel on IFTTT and send data to google spreadsheet.

then just feed your plotting software (or excel) from the data on your google drive.

[NeverDie]

@korttoma said:

I gave up on plot.ly. I can no longer send many data to one graph using their API so I started looking in to ThingSpeak.com that @Dwalt mentioned. I seems like you can use plugins to create graphs with multiple series, seems to work nicely.

Did you get it to work?

[korttoma]

@NeverDie ThingSpeak is workin but not plot.ly

[NeverDie]

Here Plot.Ly has been working:
https://plot.ly/~WhiteRabbit/997

About 6 months or so ago it seemed to stop plotting, and it wouldn't resume even if I rebooted the Arduino. So, I requested all new stream tokens, plugged those into the Arduino program, rebooted, and it has been working since. What I like about Plot.ly is that I can both pan and zoom the data.

I'm presently driving Plot.ly using just the Arduino API. I get the impression I'd have finer grained control if I were to drive it using Python instead.

[korttoma]

@NeverDie Thanks for posting, I created a new API key and deleted my old plot and so far so good, it is working again.
Like you I also prefer the UI and plots produced by plot.ly but I'm not convinced by the reliability so far.

[Hoffan]

Hi Guys

How much work is it in Plot.ly to get in to work

Becuase i test to Copy the examples upper here and put my INFO in the text
But nothing happens, Must i change a lot of thing on the Plot.ly page

[NeverDie]

@korttoma said:

@NeverDie Thanks for posting, I created a new API key and deleted my old plot and so far so good, it is working again.
Like you I also prefer the UI and plots produced by plot.ly but I'm not convinced by the reliability so far.

I share your concern. It has been a bumpy ride. If it weren't for the pan and zoom UI, I would have tried switching to another free service.

[Hoffan]

Any one that can explain for me how to get plot.ly to work, I really don't get it :(

[korttoma]

@Hoffan if you have an APIKey and username from plot.ly all you need to do is to change the following from the first post in this thread:

("urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HumiditySensor1", "CurrentLevel", 83) If you don't know what this should be let me know so I can explain further.

<username>
<APIKey>
<nameForGraph>
<graphTitle>

You should make sure you remove all the < >

Also I noticed that you can only have one private graph so if you already have one the second one will not get created.
Try changing "world_readable":false to "world_readable":true

Now test your lua code from apps -> develop apps -> test loop code (lua). Do you get any errors?

[Hoffan]

@korttoma

So if i understand this right, If i have a User and a APIKey, i dont need to do
anything on plot.ly page

I will test to change false to True when i get back home tonight :)

[korttoma]

@Hoffan no you should not need to change anything at plot.ly your graph should just appear among "YOUR RECENT FILES" on the right when you go to "https://plot.ly/".

[Hoffan]

@korttoma
Big thanks. Now its working :)

[samppa]

It seems that plot.ly has new limitations to the free API in their price plan:

• Only one free private graph
• API rate limits: 50 per day or 30 per hour

Then you have to pay 20 USD/month to get unlimited access.
Damn. There goes the cheap solution.

[Nuubi]

@samppa Yeah, one another, again. Personally, started with Pachube a few years ago. Gone, a long time ago.

[korttoma]

Thanks @samppa I was wondering why my plots were not working properly, this explains it.