Integrate Android Tasker with Homeseer (Old Thread)

[Eman]

Call/Phone state

Hi Eman, can you elaborate your question a bit more, did not really understand.

Hi Tony,
What I meant here is when the phone is ringing it sends Homeseer a signal and who (number) is calling but what I don't know is that if this condition is active say:- (1) For the duration of the call (2) What happens when the phone becomes idle and (3) when the phone is off the hook ie: when you pick up the phone and call someone

You can create all these conditions inside tasker but how would you have these phone states sent to Homeseer from Tasker using your plugin?
If you recall a while back I asked you about Eventghost integration but this is another way of asking the same question but without Eventghost. Why? Because your plugin is already doing Phone is ringing and incoming SMS

Some cool example if you had music or video (Kodi or your AMP) playing loud you would AUTOMAGICALLY have Homeseer control the volume.
If you are using a Windows PC , it's even better. The sounds can be controlled independently. Like I have the Speak Time EVENT wich reduces KODI's (XBMC) volume using SPUD's xbmc plugin for Homeseer.The main PC volume remains high so you can hear the announcement. When it's over KODI's volume goes back to the set original point.
I don't know if you agree with me but you wouldn't like to speak on the phone with loud music or if you are watching a movie, it would be nice to pause and when the call is over everything goes back to where you left off!

I hope this would be cool to all Homeseer addicts out there!

Best Regards.

Eman

[tonlof]

Hi Tony,
What I meant here is when the phone is ringing it sends Homeseer a signal and who (number) is calling but what I don't know is that if this condition is active say:- (1) For the duration of the call (2) What happens when the phone becomes idle and (3) when the phone is off the hook ie: when you pick up the phone and call someone

You can create all these conditions inside tasker but how would you have these phone states sent to Homeseer from Tasker using your plugin?
If you recall a while back I asked you about Eventghost integration but this is another way of asking the same question but without Eventghost. Why? Because your plugin is already doing Phone is ringing and incoming SMS

Some cool example if you had music or video (Kodi or your AMP) playing loud you would AUTOMAGICALLY have Homeseer control the volume.
If you are using a Windows PC , it's even better. The sounds can be controlled independently. Like I have the Speak Time EVENT wich reduces KODI's (XBMC) volume using SPUD's xbmc plugin for Homeseer.The main PC volume remains high so you can hear the announcement. When it's over KODI's volume goes back to the set original point.
I don't know if you agree with me but you wouldn't like to speak on the phone with loud music or if you are watching a movie, it would be nice to pause and when the call is over everything goes back to where you left off!

I hope this would be cool to all Homeseer adicts out there!

Best Regards.

Eman

Hi Eman, to your

Based on your conditions just set below variables and you will update homeseer device.
%HSSetdevicestring to "In phone"
%HSSetdevicevalue to a number. (Ex. 0 for free, 1 in call.)
%HsRef to your own deviceref id that you want to controll.

[tonlof]

MyHomeSeer Service

Hi, I'm planning to make the connection more easy for new users and for others that have connection problem.
Implementation of MyHomeSeer Service will make it possible to connect without any configuration of router/firewall.

When this release is ready,
just create myHomeseer account.
Enable MyHomeSeer Remote Control in HS3.
Enter the username & password in tasker, done

I'm hoping that everybody will accept this connection method so I don't need to use two different parallel connection methods.

Make your voice heard if you do not want to use MyHomeSeer as connection method in future releases. (Same as HSTouch connection)

Drop me an email if you want to beta test myhs connection method.

[kenrad]

Hi, I'm planning to make the connection more easy for new users and for others that have connection problem.
Implementation of MyHomeSeer Service will make it possible to connect without any configuration of router/firewall.

When this release is ready,
just create myHomeseer account.
Enable MyHomeSeer Remote Control in HS3.
Enter the username & password in tasker, done

I'm hoping that everybody will accept this connection method so I don't need to use two different parallel connection methods.

Make your voice heard if you do not want to use MyHomeSeer as connection method in future releases. (Same as HSTouch connection)

Drop me an email if you want to beta test myhs connection method.

Tonlof,


I love this idea, my ISP blocks alot of ports and it is difficult to get them to open them up so this will allow outside access for me

Cheers Ken

[tonlof]

Tonlof,


I love this idea, my ISP blocks alot of ports and it is difficult to get them to open them up so this will allow outside access for me

Cheers Ken

Perfect, send me an email if you want to test.

[TechHA]

Hi, I'm planning to make the connection more easy for new users and for others that have connection problem.
Implementation of MyHomeSeer Service will make it possible to connect without any configuration of router/firewall.

When this release is ready,
just create myHomeseer account.
Enable MyHomeSeer Remote Control in HS3.
Enter the username & password in tasker, done

I'm hoping that everybody will accept this connection method so I don't need to use two different parallel connection methods.

Make your voice heard if you do not want to use MyHomeSeer as connection method in future releases. (Same as HSTouch connection)

Drop me an email if you want to beta test myhs connection method.

This sounds great to me! I've never been able to get communication from my phone (android s5 - rooted) to Homeseer.
* I have port 443 forwarded in my route
* SSL is ticked on in Homeseer on 443
* When I use the 'Tools' in the Tasker plug-in, I get the box on the phone showing my IP addresses
* If I use the 'controls' from the plug-in or any examples in Tasker, I see trying (1 of 10...2 of 10...etc) on my phone but it just can't talk back to HS

Communication from HS to phone works fine.

b r y a n AT bptworld . com

Thanks!

[Eman]

Call/Phone state

Hi Eman, to your

Based on your conditions just set below variables and you will update homeseer device.
%HSSetdevicestring to "In phone"
%HSSetdevicevalue to a number. (Ex. 0 for free, 1 in call.)
%HsRef to your own deviceref id that you want to controll.

Hi Tony,
I'm not ashamed to notify you that I use Tasker mostly with plagin apps and they work well but aslo know that variables are even better but here is where my shortcomings are. I love connecting things but mostly with phiscal tools. I have never sat down to learn variables. That's where your help is needed. Please Tony all I need are two Events, (1) For phone off the hook (Ringing/On Call/calling) and (2) For Phone idle (On call End). This will enable me to control my stand alone KODI (XBMC) media center. I tried to add your examples you posted and looked in the log. This is what I see:

N.B: The log messages are from bottom to top

Apr-09 11:34:49 Device Control Device: Kodilive Volume to Volume=80% (80)
Apr-09 11:34:49 Event Event Trigger "Control KODIKive_Volume-80%"
Apr-09 11:34:47 TTS Speak: ():0208******1 (Eman)
Apr-09 11:34:47 Tasker Plugin Set Device String ReferenceID:1058 to null
Apr-09 11:34:47 Tasker Plugin Set Device value ReferenceID:1058 to 0
Apr-09 11:34:47 Event Event Trigger "Notify Eman-Phone Ringing"
Apr-09 11:34:36 Device Control Device: Kodilive Status to Play/Pause (-3)
Apr-09 11:34:36 Device Control Device: Kodilive Volume to Volume=40% (40)
Apr-09 11:34:36 Event Event Trigger "Control KODIKive_Volume-40%"
Apr-09 11:34:35 TTS Speak: ():0208******1 (Eman)
Apr-09 11:34:35 Event Event Trigger "Notify Eman-Phone Ringing"
Apr-09 11:34:34 TTS Speak: ():0208******1 (Eman)
Apr-09 11:34:34 Tasker Plugin Set Device String ReferenceID:1058 to 0208******1 (Eman)
Apr-09 11:34:34 Tasker Plugin Set Device value ReferenceID:1058 to 1
Apr-09 11:34:33 Event Event Trigger "Notify Eman-Phone Ringing"

I just used a workaround using Ultra Jones' ULTRAlog monitor to capture the log message and seems to work but wish I knew how you would do it, or is it how it should be done?

Your time is highly appreciated and I can't wait to buy this plugin because it's in a league of its' own i.e "No Substitute"

And one more question if you don't mind, have you looked at BACKITUDE for Tasker here?: http://www.gpsies.com/backitude.do?language=en

The user sends data to there own server, thus private. I found some code on the internet on how to automate it using Tasker here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comme...te_with_tasker

Credit goes to those guys at /r/Tasker. Saves a ton of battery life.


Best regards.

Eman.

[kenrad]

Have been testing the new tasker with the connection thru myhomeseer and it has been working awesome for the last 24hrs. Nice addition Tonlof

[tonlof]

Have been testing the new tasker with the connection thru myhomeseer and it has been working awesome for the last 24hrs. Nice addition Tonlof

Great to hear, I think it also working better when you move between local network and 3g/4g.

[TechHA]

Great to hear, I think it also working better when you move between local network and 3g/4g.

I just tried out the new xml and it works perfectly the first time! I am finally connected to HS with Tasker. Thanks Tonlof!

[tonlof]

I just tried out the new xml and it works perfectly the first time! I am finally connected to HS with Tasker. Thanks Tonlof!

Thanks for the feedback, I think it's time to release it. Have use it myself without any problem.

[tonlof]

Tasker MyHSConnect Released

Hi, new version is now available with Installation help Tasker HS3 that you will find in Google play.
Run the app, open tasker, delete the old HS3 Engine, import the new HS3 engine.Should be 2015-04-09
Exit tasker and start it again. Run MyHsSetup and enter your MyHS login
details.

You can now tick the checkbox "<label for="cb_TASKER_STATIC_IP_ID598385" style="">Static IP or DYN DNS</label>" under Tasker plugin in HS3. This will disable autocheck your wan ipaddress.
If you have previously opened the firewall, you can now close it again.

[enigmatheatre]

Hi, new version is now available with Installation help Tasker HS3 that you will find in Google play.
Run the app, open tasker, delete the old HS3 Engine, import the new HS3 engine.Should be 2015-04-09
Exit tasker and start it again. Run MyHsSetup and enter your MyHS login
details.

You can now tick the checkbox "<label for="cb_TASKER_STATIC_IP_ID598385" style="">Static IP or DYN DNS</label>" under Tasker plugin in HS3. This will disable autocheck your wan ipaddress.
If you have previously opened the firewall, you can now close it again.

This works great Tony. I was going to contact you as I was having trouble getting things going on my phone after a software update but this fixed it.

I do get a test popup with every recognized command. Is this something you left in or did I add this and can't remember or find it.

Great work.

Greig.

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[tonlof]

This works great Tony. I was going to contact you as I was having trouble getting things going on my phone after a software update but this fixed it.

I do get a test popup with every recognized command. Is this something you left in or did I add this and can't remember or find it.

Great work.

Greig.

Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

Hi Greig

I think I have forgot to remove some debug functions.

Can you try to delete Line 48 in HS3Post, don't forget to exit tasker before you try again.

[tonlof]

3.0.2.6 (2015-04-09) Cleaned up setup page and disable wan ip check. Warning: This version is only for the latest tasker project.