Monthly Low Battery Check

[Phill]

I'm not sure if this is by design or specific to my installation. I've got it emailing me with the information in the body of the email and NOT as an attachment.

When the daily email arrives, it includes not only todays details but also the previous day and the day before etc etc. And so I have to scroll to the bottom of the email.

Is there a way to configure this to be just Todays readings ?

Regards

Phill

[mwaite]

I'm not sure if this is by design or specific to my installation. I've got it emailing me with the information in the body of the email and NOT as an attachment.

When the daily email arrives, it includes not only todays details but also the previous day and the day before etc etc. And so I have to scroll to the bottom of the email.

Is there a way to configure this to be just Todays readings ?

Regards

Phill

Hi Phill,

I was quite surprised this was happening. I didn't check multiple reports embedded in the email body, and didn't realize the message body variable was being retained in HS memory.

I have updated the script with the fix. It can be downloaded from the original message (http://board.homeseer.com/showpost.p...75&postcount=6)

[Phill]

Wow, what can I say. Works a treat and such a fast response....

Brilliant thanks.

Phill

[jlrichar]

It is not nearly as tough as all that. The monthly battery check sends me an email with the status of every Z-Wave battery in the house. It is just to help me be preemptive, if the batteries are below a certain level I will change them. It now runs at 8:00 PM on the first Friday of every month so that I can change any that are getting low over the weekend. The body of the email is simply:

$date- $time

Door Sensor battery levels

Mailbox: $$DSR:1406:
Garage Door: $$DSR:1422:
Garage side door: $$DSR:1915:
~~~

Leak Detector battery levels

Boiler Closet: $$DSR:1919:
Media Room: $$DSR:1924:
Kitchen: $$DSR:1929:
~~~

Multi-sensor battery levels

Workshop: $$DSR:114:
Garage: $$DSR:1236:
Living Room: $$DSR:240:
~~~

Thermostat battery levels

US Bathroom: $$DSR:1217:
Living Room: $$DSR:169:
Master BR: $$DSR:1583:
~~~

Window Sensor battery levels

Workshop 1: $$DSR:2189:
Workshop2: $$DSR:2200:
Back Porch 1: $$DSR:2210:
~~~

I have separate events that will trigger if a battery reports low at any time. They are in groups of 5-10 devices with multiple triggers Their triggers are:

IF the device DS BR MS Battery changes and becomes Battery Low Warning

OR IF the device US BR MS Battery changes and becomes Battery Low Warning

.....

THEN Send Pushover message

The pushover message contains the replacement variables for the devices in the triggers. If for some reason my preemptive battery replacement allows one to go to low before the next monthly email, I will get an immediate notice. So far that hasn't happened.

How do you run this once a month? Do you use Spud's EasyTrigger plugin?

Fantastic script mwaite!

[TomTom]

this is all Randy

[jlrichar]

Oh, thanks! Did not even know that that And If day condition was there. Nice!

[mwaite]

I updated my battery report script, download from the original message here: http://board.homeseer.com/showpost.p...75&postcount=6

This report now generates an HTML table for better viewing in email body. Be sure to remove the .txt extension, and edit the first 4 lines of the script as needed.

[stefxx]

Very nice! However, I get an error when I try to run the script. Note that I am running Linux (with mono 3.10.0):

Running script <path>/HomeSeer/scripts/BatteryReport.vb :Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.No IComparable interface found for type 'scriptcode32.VBWrapper+BatteryDevice'.

[mwaite]

Very nice! However, I get an error when I try to run the script. Note that I am running Linux (with mono 3.10.0):

Running script <path>/HomeSeer/scripts/BatteryReport.vb :Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.No IComparable interface found for type 'scriptcode32.VBWrapper+BatteryDevice'.

I'm not really sure what the issue is. As a .NET environment, I'm not sure if it is a Linux problem, rather perhaps a data problem, although I know nothing about Linux.

IComparable sorting on arrays is a skill set I have not mastered, rather found online.

Try the attached, let me know if it makes any difference. If you still get the error, please comment out line 46, which removes the array sorting, and retest.

Line 46 BEFORE: Array.Sort(myArray)
Line 46 AFTER: 'Array.Sort(myArray) (notice the single quote)

Please send me the report if successful after removing the sorting option.

Remove the .txt from the attachment filename. Configure first 4 lines as needed.

[stefxx]

Excellent. I had to comment out line 46 before it worked. And you have your email address still in the attached version, so I think I emailed you my battery status

Now I only have to make sure all battery devices have the word "Battery" in the device type. But that is the easy part!

Thanks again!

[mwaite]

Excellent. I had to comment out line 46 before it worked. And you have your email address still in the attached version, so I think I emailed you my battery status

Now I only have to make sure all battery devices have the word "Battery" in the device type. But that is the easy part!

Thanks again!

I realized I left my email address in the script when I received your report - lol. I've since updated it. So the problem still exists, your report will not be sorted. I'll have to play with this some more when I have some time.

[stefxx]

I realized I left my email address in the script when I received your report - lol. I've since updated it. So the problem still exists, your report will not be sorted. I'll have to play with this some more when I have some time.

Thanks, I appreciate it. I am already happy with the report as it is now

[Rotech]

Was wondering if any one got this working with X10 motion sensors.

[jangermann]

Can't get this to work, but it is probably because I am still newbie and not that familiar with HS3 yet.

I get no mail. What I have done is:

1. Moved the file to Scripts folder
2. Changed the 4 first lines (to/from mail adr is the same)
3. Made a manually triggered event to trigger the script.

What am I missing?
Thanks.

EDIT: OK, got this to work. Removed the txt extension... DOH. :-)
Work perfect! thanks!!

[TechFan]

On Linux?

I tried setting this up on Linux, but it gives me an error. . .I haven't tried to figure out the code yet. What is this telling me?

ov-06 10:40:11 PM BatteryReport ERROR: Exception in script: No IComparable interface found for type 'scriptcode5.VBWrapper+BatteryDevice'.