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!

Multi-Plug Support (HS300) by MaddyTP · Pull Request #7 · caseyjhol/node-red-contrib-tplink

Adds multi-plug support.

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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.

Fix channel issue with digital pins on VPE 2901A. by MaddyTP · Pull Request #4 · widgetlords/libwidgetlords

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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.