Control Your Apex with Siri

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[Joe Carioti]

Ok so here is the first of probably many questions. I try to do things on my own without bothering people, but sometimes I don’t find the answer on google. Probably because I don’t know how to ask the question. I got everything installed. I’m working on getting the config.json file to work. I am stuck now on finding the port for the apex. When I do netstat -a on my Windows machine cmd prompt I get the IP address with http for the port.

I didn’t change the port from the default. Never had an issue with it.

 

[wyattray]

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[mdavis735]

I didn’t change the port from the default. Never had an issue with it.

Awesome. So I can put my apex IP address in the code and leave port like this <port> then add my user name and password and it should work?

 

[blazeby]

Did you try port 80? I think that's the default.

Ok so here is the first of probably many questions. I try to do things on my own without bothering people, but sometimes I don’t find the answer on google. Probably because I don’t know how to ask the question. I got everything installed. I’m working on getting the config.json file to work. I am stuck now on finding the port for the apex. When I do netstat -a on my Windows machine cmd prompt I get the IP address with http for the port.

 

[blazeby]

No, change <port> to 80

Awesome. So I can put my apex IP address in the code and leave port like this <port> then add my user name and password and it should work?

 

[Joe Carioti]

Awesome. So I can put my apex IP address in the code and leave port like this <port> then add my user name and password and it should work?

OHH I'm sorry, I misunderstood. In my instance, I didn't need to specify the port. You shouldn't need to put anything there as long as the Apex is running on port 80.

 

[Joe Carioti]

No, change <port> to 80

80 should be default for HTTP, so you can just leave off the :<port> part. Just the IP address of the Apex will be enough.

 

[mdavis735]

Ok. I’ll try 80. Thanks

 

[mdavis735]

This config.json is killing me. I guess I’ll get it eventually. Persistence usually pays off and I learn new things in the process

 

[Joe Carioti]

This config.json is killing me. I guess I’ll get it eventually. Persistence usually pays off and I learn new things in the process

PM me I can help.

 

[mdavis735]

Alright. So I have it setup now. Basic switches such as lights, pumps etc I can do now. Has anyone figured out how to make it do the feed cycle yet? That is the biggest thing I want to accept. So my wife can feed the fish without pushing buttons. I really appreciated the help and have enjoyed this project.

 

[Joe Carioti]

Alright. So I have it setup now. Basic switches such as lights, pumps etc I can do now. Has anyone figured out how to make it do the feed cycle yet? That is the biggest thing I want to accept. So my wife can feed the fish without pushing buttons. I really appreciated the help and have enjoyed this project.

Post #13 in this thread has information on setting up feed mode. I think it uses a roundabout way with a virtual outlet.

 

[Joe Carioti]

BTW, I could not figure out the call for FeedX so I ended up creating a virtual outlet that allows me to do the same. The catch is that I have to remember to turn it OFF or the feed will never stop. So if you can figure out the call for FeedA, let me know!

You could do something like this:

/usr/bin/curl -X POST --user <<username>>:<<password>> http://<<ip address>>:<<port>>/status.sht?Feed_state=0&Update=Update; sleep 1; /usr/bin/curl -X POST --user <<username>>:<<password>> http://<<ip address>>:<<port>>/status.sht?Feed_state=1&Update=Update

That will turn on the feed outlet, wait 1 second, and then turn off the feed outlet. Each time you turn on feed mode, the button won't appear to update until both commands have fully finished. I still haven't looked into how to start feed mode from the command line. I'm looking into it now.

 

[mdavis735]

Awesome. Thanks Joe. I had seen the other post and totally forgot about it. I’ve been so back and forth on this stuff it’s crazy. I’ve definitely learned copy and paste is your friend. Oh and make backups. Like working_config.json and Jo_config.json. Lol

 

[themcfreak]

This looks complicated and awesome. Following so I can attempt later

 

[Joe Carioti]

Here's a way to activate the real feed modes:

"on_cmd": "/usr/bin/curl -X POST --retry 5 --max-time 2 --retry-connrefused --fail --silent --show-error --user username:pw 'http://apex/status.sht?FeedSel=0&FeedCycle=Feed'",
"off_cmd": "/usr/bin/curl -X POST --retry 5 --max-time 2 --retry-connrefused --fail --silent --show-error --user username:pw http://apex/status.sht?FeedCycle=Feed%20Cancel",
"state_cmd": "/usr/bin/curl --retry 5 --max-time 2 --retry-connrefused --fail --silent --show-error http://apex/cgi-bin/status.xml | grep -i '<name>Feeding</name>' -A2 | grep -E -i 'ON'"

FeedSel=0 for FeedA
FeedSel=1 for FeedB
FeedSel=2 for FeedC
FeedSel=3 for FeedD

One detail is that in order for the state_cmd to work, I had to make a virtual outlet called "Feeding" that turns on whenever any of the feed modes are on. I couldn't find a way to query for the feed status without making an extra outlet. The programming is just:

Set Off
If FeedA 000 Then On
If FeedB 000 Then On
If FeedC 000 Then On
If FeedD 000 Then On

 

[mdavis735]

Sweet. I will get on that tomorrow. That’s the biggest thing I wanted this for.

 

[Tbyram]

Too cool. May try when I get time.

 

[Carlos@CoralVue]

Ok so here is the first of probably many questions. I try to do things on my own without bothering people, but sometimes I don’t find the answer on google. Probably because I don’t know how to ask the question. I got everything installed. I’m working on getting the config.json file to work. I am stuck now on finding the port for the apex. When I do netstat -a on my Windows machine cmd prompt I get the IP address with http for the port.

You will find your APEX port under the Classic Interface > Config > Network. You can also find it on your display panel under the Network configuration.