Widgetlords Controller - Node-Red, Raspberry Pi Controller Build

MaddyP · May 30, 2020

FischAutoTechGarten said:
hey, heads up on that Pimoni Fan SHIM in the even that you were considering one. Mine is already making noise. I removed it today. kind of far to send it all the way back to the UK for a replacement. I'll contact them to see what the options are.... It really should have lasted longer than 2 months of extremely light use.

Thanks for the heads up! I haven't ordered one yet as my temps have been manageable.

MaddyP · Jun 1, 2020

Dashboard is coming together! All outlets/relays/analog are working. Still need to figure out how to display the analog inputs...what do you think, chart/gauge/text or combination?

MaddyP · Jun 3, 2020

Code is finished and working for HS300. Pull request submitted to original repo!

https://github.com/caseyjhol/node-red-contrib-tplink/pull/7
I should have a HS100, HS105, and HS107 this weekend to confirm code works on all models.

MaddyP · Jun 3, 2020

PR has been merged into master! This means the node-red-contrib-tplink now supports multi-plug devices such as the HS107 and HS300.

ambientaquatics.adam · Jun 3, 2020

Super slick man. Good job!

MaddyP · Jun 6, 2020

Logic is functional! This allows for javascript coding per outlet for maximum configuration possibilities. This is passed to a global function every 3 seconds to process the JS to determine true/false/int state of outlet.

pelican · Jun 6, 2020

@MaddyP you are killing it! This is awesome.

MaddyP · Jun 7, 2020

Thoughts on analog inputs?

MaddyP · Jun 7, 2020

Starting to get busy!

MaddyP · Jun 9, 2020

FYI, the Widgetlords 2x4MIO module has a minor issue with the libwidgetlords library which causes both channels to only ready channel 1 input. Not a hardware issue, simply a fudged number in the code.

Pull request has been pushed to solve this issue, hopefully they merge the fix sometime soon.

https://github.com/widgetlords/libwidgetlords/pull/4

MaddyP · Jun 9, 2020

Cleaned up my node-red flow. Now to focus on the physical setup so I can start wiring stuff!

t951 · Jun 9, 2020

just wow.....
I repaired my toaster and I felt cool....this is just....wow.

SkiCatTX · Jun 12, 2020

t951 said:
just wow.....
I repaired my toaster and I felt cool....this is just....wow.

I know right?

That last image looks just like an Apex screen...?

MaddyP · Jun 12, 2020

SkiCatTX said:
I know right?

That last image looks just like an Apex screen...?

Yes, it looks similar to Apex, but functionally different on many level. I have a few ideas on how to improve the outlet/switches but haven’t had the time to code it.

Ranjib · Jun 16, 2020

Stellar progress. Pushing the multi plug supports upstream will help every user . Kudos :-)

MaddyP · Jun 16, 2020

Ranjib said:
Stellar progress. Pushing the multi plug supports upstream will help every user . Kudos :)

Thanks @Ranjib! Part of the fun is contributing back to the community. ;)

MaddyP · Jun 16, 2020

Although not directly related to the controller, the light will need to interface with it. About a year ago, I purchased a custom six-puck Nanobox Reef fixture for this build, however upon receiving it the build/wiring wasn't exactly what I wanted. So, I've torn it apart and plan to rebuild it with the drivers integrated into the housing. The LDD drivers on the original fixture would be too big so I had to go another route.

I've since ordered a pair of 5-channel LED drivers to run a DIY Nanobox fixture. These will integrate with the controller via MQTT utilizing an on-board ESP8266 wifi chip. This also offers an HTML front end for direct control...kinda cool. Code is all open-source and available on Github.