Topics created by mrhutchinsonmn

Please read carefully documentation for HA. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/mysensors/ You need to send initial state of your sensors. There is example code for doing it. Basically you check in loop if the node just started and send some values to HA. After that your sensor will appear in HA.

@mrhutchinsonmn I'm not an expert on this code and when I get into a situation like yours, I suspect a corrupted file. So I download the MySensors code again. Yeah it's a pain because you have it all configured. To minimize that pain, I create shell script to run the the configure program. I also keep my source files in a different directory from MySensors. When I go to compile the code, I copy the source(s) to the directory(ies) to where "make" expects it(them). Sometimes, for me, I've bolluxed things so badly that I reimage the RPi and really start over! I try to document exactly how to start over. I admit, it's not efficient nor elegant, but I eventually I get a configuration with which I can live. Documenting what I do is key!

I have MySensors node with 5 moisture sensors - work without problems for one year. Node platform: Arduino Pro Mini 5 V RFM69HCW powered by 3,3V voltage regulator + resistors on communication lines 5x FDRobot moisture sensors 3x DS18B20 temperature sensors powered by 5V, 1A power supply

Hi @mrhutchinsonmn, Yes, it is possible to contribute your own tutorial by creating a project on openhardware.io (it shares the same database as mysensors.org) and submit it for review. After publishing, I can "move" it to the mysensors.org site and you can continue editing it. For long time contributors we can offer full editor rights which means you can update any article on the site. It's a bit scary to hand out this right to anyone so you'd have to prove yourself first If something is wrong in the current articles, you can of cause pm us the error to be corrected.

@electrik Yes... that worked!!! Moved node and child id above mysensors.h Thank you!!!!

@mrhutchinsonmn a single rs485 connection can use the MySensors protocol, just as a single nrf24 can.

That worked for me. Thank you!

@mfalkvidd was part of the sketch. I could see right away that sleep did not work

@mrhutchinsonmn no prob! Glad I could help.

Thanks for explaining @mrhutchinsonmn

During a multiple value assignment, the ValueError: not enough values to unpack occurs when either you have fewer objects to assign than variables, or you have more variables than objects. This error caused by the mismatch between the number of values returned and the number of variables in the assignment statement. This error happened mostly in the case of using python split function. Verify the assignment variables. If the number of assignment variables is greater than the total number of variables, delete the excess variable from the assignment operator. The number of objects returned, as well as the number of variables available are the same. To see what line is causing the issue, you could add some debug statements like this: if len(line.split()) != "xx": print line This will resolve the value error.

@mfalkvidd Got it! Had to put on top of sketch to get it to work.. Thank you!

@mrhutchinsonmn Just replace it. It has the same 8-pin interface as the other ones. Please be aware that the E01-ML01DP5 aren't magical bullets either. They allowed me to reduce the amount of repeaters in our house from one on every floor to one on every second floor (steel reinforced concrete ceilings), but the advertised 2500m range is unrealistic in real world scenarios. Their biggest plus for me are the improved reliability and stability they provide compared to cheap amplified modules, especially at high PA levels. BTW - I just saw that they are selling this module for 2,76 EUR / 2.92 USD in one of their other stores in the upcoming sale event, starting on monday: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33013542366.html

@BearWithBeard said in 2nd sensor in sketch not showing up in HA: send(msg2.set(sensorValueA1)); Yes, that was it!! Thank you!!

Thanks for the replies. I think I will just go with 3 sensors per raised bed, per nano. That will keep the runs under 10'

@tekka I moved the library and reinstalled. The sketch works now. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction!

Ha!! That worked! That is so cool! I am going to be automating watering of my garden based on individual plant needs and can easily do that now! Thank you!

That is the direction I am going but this is the only tutorial I could find that used the NRF24L01+ radios to send data to Home Assistant. For now, I am just trying to get it to send accurate measurements and move to capacitive sensors as soon as I figure out how to send the data via NRF24L01+

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Not sure if it helps. I find this drop/tilt/vibration sensor https://bit.ly/2kZrZnV. And my personal advice is that you buy your dad a emergency watch with built-in heart rate detector. It would help a lot i think

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Reporting back: I installed the Gen2 Emporia Vue, and it "just works" on the first try. Ironically, it reports the same amount of power for my refrigerator as the far less expensive TopGreener power module, so I guess the TopGreener is more accurate than what I had thought. At least the Emporia Vue's built in graphing is far superior and involves no switching, so overall I'm glad I made the upgrade.

MySensors supports Lora (RFM95), so you could have the devices talk to a controller at home. As a controller I recommend the Mozilla WebThings Gateway Less manual tinkering with config files. And yes, communicating with each other without a parent gateway is also perfectly possible. How about using sensors that are more robust than ultrasonic? There are some sensors used non-contact detection of water/gas levels, for example. if you want some GSM code, give me a shout.

Worked for me too!! Using RPi Gateway. Thank you

@mrhutchinsonmn you're right that the description and the sketch don't add up. They definitely need some work.

i can't get this sensor to show up in HA. Any ideas anyone?

This script will be more helpful for beginners. The previous script turns on/off all relays. This one controls only the specified relay. - id: '1562092064918' alias: Power Up Relay_2.1 trigger: - entity_id: switch.relay_4_2 from: 'off' platform: state to: 'on' condition: [] action: - alias: '' data: entity_id: switch.relay_2_1 service: switch.turn_on - id: '1562093186484' alias: Power Down Relay_2.1 trigger: - entity_id: switch.relay_4_2 from: 'on' platform: state to: 'off' condition: [] action: - data: entity_id: switch.relay_2_1 service: switch.turn_off

Yes, that worked... I downloaded master.zip and replaced the current Liquid Crystal folder with the new one. Restarted IDE and was able to compile and upload the sketch. Thank you!

@mfalkvidd Great stuff - I didn't see the page, just the link title and it wasn't in there (but I was in a rush to take my Mum shopping).