Notify via email if laptop running HS loses power

[Alexey]

I run HS on a laptop and wondering if HS can identify monitor power/charger status and send me an email if charger is unplugged (meaning that my house lost power).
I found a script that I might be able to install as a stand alone app but It would be nice to have HS to do this checking.
Thank you for your ideas

[Pete]

While most laptops do power managment I do not think there are any plugins available unless you wrote one that would look at your laptop's switching over from external power to battery.

That said you can purchase a Cyberpower EC350G really cheap ($45) connect it to your laptop and do this via a UPS plugin on Homeseer.

[Uncle Michael]

When I was using a laptop (for HS2 on Win XP) I ran a script to check the power source periodically:

Public Sub Main(ByVal parm As Object)

    Dim strPower As String
    Dim power As Type = GetType(System.Windows.Forms.PowerStatus)
    Dim pi As System.Reflection.PropertyInfo() = power.GetProperties()

    Dim objPropval As Object = pi(0).GetValue(System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.PowerStatus, Nothing)

    strPower = objPropval.ToString
    hs.SetDeviceString("U80", strPower)

    If strPower = "Online" Then 
            hs.SetDeviceValue("U80", 100)
    Else
            hs.SetDeviceValue("U80", 0)
    End If

     objPropval = Nothing
     pi = Nothing
     power = Nothing

End Sub

If you wanted an alert you could send an email whenever the device value changed. At minimum you'd need to modify the SetDevice statements to work with HS3. You'd also need to confirm the power status query format. I don't know if this works with Win 10.

[langenet]

You could use Blade's BLUPS plugin and create an event to notify you that it has switched to battery. Though I have a UPS, the mechanism is much the same utilizing Microsoft power management.

Robert

[Alexey]

Thank you for the UPS suggestion.
I looked at the Cyberpower UPS and it does not have any "smart" features (no NIC or USB ports).
Can you please explain how HS UPS plugin can recognize the state of the battery?

[Alexey]

Uncle Michael,
I am very interested in your solution because I would prefer the laptop battery to act as a UPS rather than buying a dedicated UPS.
I have no knowledge in programming but I will try to use your script and see if I can guess how to modify it for my needs. Yes, an email notification is my goal.

[Uncle Michael]

Yes, an email notification is my goal.

As chance would have it, I recently posted the way I send myself alert messages in this thread: https://forums.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=192429

[jon00]

How about a free off-the-shelf solution: https://forums.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=175564

[Uncle Michael]

How about a free off-the-shelf solution: https://forums.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=175564

Jon, I should have known you might have a solution in your bag of tricks!

[jon00]

Jon, I should have known you might have a solution in your bag of tricks!

You just need to look on my welcome page! https://forums.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=123313

[Alexey]

Great, thanks to all. It's been a big help and you pointed me to the direction that I could not find myself. I will be checking all options.
I's like to try and see what I can do with the script in conjunction with the email notification (the separate link from Uncle Michael).
I did not find Jon's plugin into the forum (searching did not bring anything). I will check if my HS can see the battery plugin via updater.

[Uncle Michael]

I did not find Jon's plugin into the forum (searching did not bring anything). I will check if my HS can see the battery plugin via updater.

Here is a link. Also scan through Jon's Welcome post, and definitely visit his web site. He has assembled some very impressive and useful tools.