Home Automation - Smartkit

[Steamy Tom]

yeah i get, could you possibly assist with more clarification? (sorry i am a bit noob, my concern is blowing the board pumping 2v from an external source into the board)

i have GPIO14 and GND free for example, i can of course wire it straight in but i am not sure if i need a resistor or the wiring configuration as well as what to set the pins as on tasmota

the state of the "sensor" i will then need to configure in my HA as something like:

off (not armed)
on (armed)
pulsing on/off (alarming)

edit: the other options maybe are using the outputs that go to the radio?

any ideas guys? (i will buy some small kit if needed, just no idea what to by, some sort of relay that doesnt pass through current or something)

 

[Steamy Tom]

My BH1750 arrived this morning! Now to see if I can get it to show me my home alarm's armed/disarmed status!
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did you ever get this to work?

 

[Steamy Tom]

Is there a PGM?

That’s how I got it out.

There must be something that outputs the status to their radio after all.

@SauRoNZA can you elaborate on how you acheived this? i have a PGM output (ids816) and i see it measures 2V's when alarm is armed, i am assuming it will pulse 2v when in alarm state

 

[SauRoNZA]

@SauRoNZA can you elaborate on how you acheived this? i have a PGM output (ids816) and i see it measures 2V's when alarm is armed, i am assuming it will pulse 2v when in alarm state

My Spectra has a relay on the PGM so pretty much goes open and closed on the GPIO14 when armed/disarmed.

I don’t know what the results will be when feeding 2v to the GPIO but I don’t see why it would pulse.

 

[Steamy Tom]

My Spectra has a relay on the PGM so pretty much goes open and closed on the GPIO14 when armed/disarmed.

I don’t know what the results will be when feeding 2v to the GPIO but I don’t see why it would pulse.

sorry so that PGM isn't giving you a voltage?

to clarify regarding the pulsing, this PGM goes to the current alarm LED, it is lit when armed and flashing when there is an alarm state

 

[SauRoNZA]

sorry so that PGM isn't giving you a voltage?

to clarify regarding the pulsing, this PGM goes to the current alarm LED, it is lit when armed and flashing when there is an alarm state

As far as I know it’s only a case of N/O N/C not sure of a voltage crosses it.

 

[Steamy Tom]

As far as I know it’s only a case of N/O N/C not sure of a voltage crosses it.

ah ok, mine definitely has a voltage.

I am thinking i need to use some sort of relay switch, i.e a relay which is in essence a dry contact output, struggling to find what i need, especially at 2v

 

[SauRoNZA]

ah ok, mine definitely has a voltage.

I am thinking i need to use some sort of relay switch, i.e a relay which is in essence a dry contact output, struggling to find what i need, especially at 2v

Yeah I’ve never actually tested it, who knows possibly it does have some or other voltage reading.

 

[Thor]

Is sonoff compatible with home assistant?

 

[Steamy Tom]

Is sonoff compatible with home assistant?

If you flash it definately. Stand alone I am not sure, though I am not sure you want it going in and out your network to go back to HA

 

[Steamy Tom]

Yeah I’ve never actually tested it, who knows possibly it does have some or other voltage reading.

I am guessing you connect to PGM and N to GPIO and GND?

 

[ebendl]

Is sonoff compatible with home assistant?

Yes, preferred way is custom firmware but there's guys running a myEWeLink component - search earlier in the thread.

 

[patrick123]

I am guessing you connect to PGM and N to GPIO and GND?

I cannot see that working, as the GPIO triggers when it is grounded.
What I would suggest is an opto-isolator.
Essentially, 2 of the pins are connected to PGM and N, and the other 2 sides are connected to GPIO and GND.
When the voltage flows between PGM and N, it triggers an internal LED which then allows current to flow between the GPIO and GND, like an electronic version of a relay.

 

[Steamy Tom]

I cannot see that working, as the GPIO triggers when it is grounded.
What I would suggest is an opto-isolator.
Essentially, 2 of the pins are connected to PGM and N, and the other 2 sides are connected to GPIO and GND.
When the voltage flows between PGM and N, it triggers an internal LED which then allows current to flow between the GPIO and GND, like an electronic version of a relay.

that is exactly what i ended up ordering last night that and a reed relay, i was going to play around but it seems like i am on the right track \/

would this work:

4N35

Communica 4N35 Optocouplers, Photodetectors & Photointerrupters 1 Channel Photo Transistor Opto Isolator • 6 Pin DIP • BVCEO= 30V • VIsol= 5.3kV Overview Features with Base lead connection Specification Model 4N35 Current Transfer Ratio 0.01% Isolation Voltage 5.3kV Collector to Emitter...

www.communica.co.za

or this:

KB817-B

KingBright KB817-B Optocouplers, Photodetectors & Photointerrupters Optocoupler Single-CH Transistor Output SMD 4P Transistor Output Optocouplers Specifications Mounting Type : Surface Mount Output Device : Transistor Maximum Forward Voltage : 1.4V Number of Channels : 1 Number of Pins : 4...

www.communica.co.za

 

[patrick123]

that is exactly what i ended up ordering last night that and a reed relay, i was going to play around but it seems like i am on the right track \/

would this work:

4N35

Communica 4N35 Optocouplers, Photodetectors & Photointerrupters 1 Channel Photo Transistor Opto Isolator • 6 Pin DIP • BVCEO= 30V • VIsol= 5.3kV Overview Features with Base lead connection Specification Model 4N35 Current Transfer Ratio 0.01% Isolation Voltage 5.3kV Collector to Emitter...

www.communica.co.za

or this:

KB817-B

KingBright KB817-B Optocouplers, Photodetectors & Photointerrupters Optocoupler Single-CH Transistor Output SMD 4P Transistor Output Optocouplers Specifications Mounting Type : Surface Mount Output Device : Transistor Maximum Forward Voltage : 1.4V Number of Channels : 1 Number of Pins : 4...

www.communica.co.za

Yes, the 4N35 would work perfectly.
On the left where it says 5v, that is where you would connect the PGM with about a 100 to 220 ohm resistor.
Pin 2 would be the N.
Pin 5 goes to the GPIO and of course pin 4 goes to GND.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Yes, the 4N35 would work perfectly.
On the left where it says 5v, that is where you would connect the PGM with about a 100 to 220 ohm resistor.
Pin 2 would be the N.
Pin 5 goes to the GPIO and of course pin 4 goes to GND.

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my input is 2v, will i need to adjust the resistor at all, and could you possibly refer me to how i could go about figuring this kind of thing out?

 

[patrick123]

my input is 2v, will i need to adjust the resistor at all, and could you possibly refer me to how i could go about figuring this kind of thing out?

The resistor is more to limit the amperage than the voltage, I believe a 220 ohm resistor should work fine.

Edit:
Using the specs off the 4N35 sheet and this online calculator:
http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz?VS=2;VF=1.3;ID=50
I would rather recommend a 15mA forward current to be safe.

 

[Steamy Tom]

The resistor is more to limit the amperage than the voltage, I believe a 220 ohm resistor should work fine.

excellent thank you

 

[patrick123]

excellent thank you

I edited my post, call me a prude, but I still feel safer with a 220 Ohm resistor.

 

[Steamy Tom]

I edited my post, call me a prude, but I still feel safer with a 220 Ohm resistor.

perfect thanks for the explanation, i will stick with a 220 Ohm resistor