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Anyone’s node red die after 14.5.0 update ? Rolling back doesn’t even help.
 
hilt_ctn said:
Looks like there's a 4-zone ( read cheaper ) option as well https://henractech.co.za/shop/smart-4ch-irrigation-controller-tuya/
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Ok finally got around to getting it installed. It's a bit of pain to install, the mains connector just kind of flaps around in the box with no fixed mounting spot and the transformer and PCB take up so much space in the box that it covers up 3 of the 4 spots where you drill through for mounting.

There was a small gap on the one side where I could get 1 screw through and just mounted it with 2 screws which seems plenty strong.

The hardware seems robust though, nice beefy transformer and relays.

Tuya app picked it up instantly when I powered it on, getting it to work in HA with Tuya Local was a bit less obvious as it failed with the default settings, I had to set the protocol version specifically to 3.4 to get it to work, then selected simple 4 way switch (or something like that).

I set up a new button entity for manually running it which will turn the system on for 10 minutes and turn it off again. Unfortunately I found that the original system had all been wired into a single zone, even though there are 3 pumps - I need to spend some more time figuring out what they did there.

Now I just need to spend a bit of time and work on the actual automation.

Card in HA:
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Exported via HomeBridge to Homekit:

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Neatly in the lapa cupboard:
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So I cannot get the power wheel card working. I've unistalled, reinstalled, cleared cache. Anyone else experience the same issue?
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Ok finally got around to getting it installed. It's a bit of pain to install, the mains connector just kind of flaps around in the box with no fixed mounting spot and the transformer and PCB take up so much space in the box that it covers up 3 of the 4 spots where you drill through for mounting.

There was a small gap on the one side where I could get 1 screw through and just mounted it with 2 screws which seems plenty strong.

The hardware seems robust though, nice beefy transformer and relays.

Tuya app picked it up instantly when I powered it on, getting it to work in HA with Tuya Local was a bit less obvious as it failed with the default settings, I had to set the protocol version specifically to 3.4 to get it to work, then selected simple 4 way switch (or something like that).

I set up a new button entity for manually running it which will turn the system on for 10 minutes and turn it off again. Unfortunately I found that the original system had all been wired into a single zone, even though there are 3 pumps - I need to spend some more time figuring out what they did there.

Now I just need to spend a bit of time and work on the actual automation.

Card in HA:


Exported via HomeBridge to Homekit:



Neatly in the lapa cupboard:
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If you want to do it right, get this up and running:
github.com

GitHub - rgc99/irrigation_unlimited: ♒Irrigation controller for Home Assistant

♒Irrigation controller for Home Assistant. Contribute to rgc99/irrigation_unlimited development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com github.com

I have 3 configurations, Summer, Winter and Spring/Autumn - Different settings throughout the year,

Then going further, these times get automatically adjusted based on the amount of rain and the average temperatures I am getting over the last 5 days:
Based on the 0.12mm of rain experience yesterday
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My next schedule for Friday, will be reduced by 5%:
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3 minutes 48 seconds per zone instead of 4 minutes normal time - This gets adjusted at midnight every day, thus tonight and tomorrow night it will get adjusted again.
 
For anyone who has not yet started their zigbee network and is wondering which gateway to buy. The one in the following looks like the one to get:

smarthomescene.com

ZigStar UZG-01 Zigbee Gateway in Home Assistant

Testing, review and setup of the ZigStar UZG-01 LAN/PoE/USB/Wi-Fi Zigbee Hybrid Coordinator in ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT running on Home Assistant.
smarthomescene.com smarthomescene.com
 
Tinuva said:
For anyone who has not yet started their zigbee network and is wondering which gateway to buy. The one in the following looks like the one to get:

smarthomescene.com

ZigStar UZG-01 Zigbee Gateway in Home Assistant

Testing, review and setup of the ZigStar UZG-01 LAN/PoE/USB/Wi-Fi Zigbee Hybrid Coordinator in ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT running on Home Assistant.
smarthomescene.com smarthomescene.com
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This looks nice, thanks
 
valiente said:
Can you figure out which Segment correlates to which flow? (Battery Flow, Battery SOC, Eskom Flow, House Usage and of course Solar)
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Red - Solar
Yellow - House Usage
Light blue - Eskom flow
Dark blue - Battery flow
Green - Battery SOC

How's my aim ?

Looks awesome !
 
hilt_ctn said:
Red - Solar
Yellow - House Usage
Light blue - Eskom flow
Dark blue - Battery flow
Green - Battery SOC

How's my aim ?

Looks awesome !
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You got 2 correct.

The Solar is actually Orange, just the camera does funny things to it...

Here is the answer:
Orange - Solar
Light blue - House Usage
Dark blue - Eskom flow
Yellow - Battery flow
Green - Battery SOC

Light blue goes towards the house, thus it makes sense to have it flowing from inverter to the house on the left.
Dark Blue comes from the DB board which is also on the left, but mostly Eskom colour
Battery goes towards the right where the Battery Fuse Holder sits, indicating the flow towards (Charging) or from (Discharging)
Battery SOC and Solar are pretty self-explanatory.

Another note, the speed increases based on the usage, right now I have 3 levels, SLOW (< 700W), MEDIUM (700W < 2500W) & FAST (> 2500W)



I am thinking of doing it on a percentage based, calculate the percentage of Solar generation, then convert that to a value between 0 and 255 and use that as the Speed for the WLED Segment...
 
valiente said:

Little weekend project - not sure if this has been done before...

Can you figure out which Segment correlates to which flow? (Battery Flow, Battery SOC, Eskom Flow, House Usage and of course Solar)
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This is awesome!

Please share a write up on how you did this...
(I need this in my life)
 
Muttley said:
This is awesome!

Please share a write up on how you did this...
(I need this in my life)
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I'm guessing a WLED instance integrated into HA which is being driven by the inverter entity states ( inverter also integrated into HA )
 
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Muttley said:
This is awesome!

Please share a write up on how you did this...
(I need this in my life)
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hilt_ctn said:
I'm guessing a WLED instance integrated into HA which is being driven by the inverter entity states ( inverter also integrated into HA )
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Yes basically this.
I got asked multiples times per day, "is there enough solar for this"


I have my inverter linked up with the excellent work from https://github.com/kellerza/sunsynk

Then I purchased 5m of WS2811 with 720LEDs/M COB

Got a controller, Dig Quad which is the best in the business - This was overkill and can easily be done with a single ESP32 as I simply have 1 long LED strip with segments defined within WLED.

Then lastly some basic automations from HA which activates different Presets...


Honestly, very straight forward
 
valiente said:
Yes basically this.
I got asked multiples times per day, "is there enough solar for this"
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Happy wife, happy life ! Oh the things we have to endure to keep the S.O. happy ( swoon ! ) Hehe

Jokes aside, awesome project and super fun way to use of WLED.
 
Is anyone here using a gas and/or water meter in HA?

I ordered a Mopeka to start measuring my gas bottle, It's delivered later today.
It looks like it supports % based readings from the reader, I just need to make a conversion entity that can convert the % to m3 so it can show usage in the energy dashboard.

I'm still looking for a nice local smart water meter, if anyone has a suggestion.
 
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