UPDATE: An updated version of the plug-in has been released to the HomeSeer store and is available through the standard HomeSeer updater. There is also now a dedicated forum for this plug-in. See https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/ir...machine-bpwwer
The original test version described here, will continue to function but will not be getting bug fixes or updates.
I have a plug-in for the RainMachine irrigation controllers available for testing.
Right now, it probably only works with 1st generation hardware since that's what I have. It looks like there may be API differences with newer hardware, but the documentation isn't real clear with exactly what.
To get/install the plug-in first grab the updater_override.txt file (attached) and place it in your homeseer directory. Then from the manage plug-ins menu in HomeSeer, select the plug-in from the available updates (should be the only one) and download/install it.
After starting the plug-in, you'll need to go to the plug-in's configuration page and enter the IP address and Password for the RainMachine. Currently, this only supports direct access to the RainMachine. You can also adjust the polling time, the default is 10 seconds.
The plug-in will create devices for each zone and each program you created on the RainMachine. From HomeSeer, you can see the time remaining on each zone that is currently active and can manually set an immediate run time for each zone. The programs can be started and stopped from the HomeSeer interface.
There isn't any ability to program the RainMachine in the plug-in. That ability seems somewhat redundant with the programmability built into the device itself.
Feedback and bug reports welcome.
The original test version described here, will continue to function but will not be getting bug fixes or updates.
I have a plug-in for the RainMachine irrigation controllers available for testing.
Right now, it probably only works with 1st generation hardware since that's what I have. It looks like there may be API differences with newer hardware, but the documentation isn't real clear with exactly what.
To get/install the plug-in first grab the updater_override.txt file (attached) and place it in your homeseer directory. Then from the manage plug-ins menu in HomeSeer, select the plug-in from the available updates (should be the only one) and download/install it.
After starting the plug-in, you'll need to go to the plug-in's configuration page and enter the IP address and Password for the RainMachine. Currently, this only supports direct access to the RainMachine. You can also adjust the polling time, the default is 10 seconds.
The plug-in will create devices for each zone and each program you created on the RainMachine. From HomeSeer, you can see the time remaining on each zone that is currently active and can manually set an immediate run time for each zone. The programs can be started and stopped from the HomeSeer interface.
There isn't any ability to program the RainMachine in the plug-in. That ability seems somewhat redundant with the programmability built into the device itself.
Feedback and bug reports welcome.
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