Basement Watchdog (Glentronics) BW-WIFI Module Integration

I recently upgraded my Basement Watchdog backup sump pump system and decided to add the BW-WIFI module to put it on my network and also to access status from their app on my Samsung S21+ Ultra phone.
Has anyone developed (or is in development) of an integration to Home Asisstant for this BW-WIFI module? This would be some great information to use in Home Assistant.

Thanks,
Dave

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Am also interested in this. Mine is branded as Pro Series Sump Pump Wifi Module though so may be that we need to find something specific to Glentronics.

I just looked at the Pro Series Connect and it looks identical to my Basement Watchdog Connect so I would assume you are correct, we need a Glentronics API. I have already contacted Glentronics support about an API and they claim there is no API, but I find it hard to believe there are not some simple REST commands or something that can get the info from the unit locally. I will post here if I learn more. I also posted a note on the FB HA Users page. There seems to be much more traffic there.

I assume by the lack of an update that nothing ever came of this? :neutral_face:

Similarly I have a Basement Guardian with a wifi module. No obvious open ports, communicates over TLS, based on expessif. Looking at the module it’s from Grid Connect.

I’m also interested in somehow integrating this with Home Assistant . . . if anyone has further clues.

I have this hacked together… You are more than welcome to use it.

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Thanks!! This is awesome!

Anyone look into just communicating direct to the USB port?

Yes, but that’s not a USB port, it’s a TTL serial port. I opted to monitor/connect mine with ESPHome instead. Info is here. If you choose to go this route, be sure to verify you have a solid monitoring strategy that won’t be impacted by a power failure!

THATS AWESOME, thanks for sharing!

This looks like EXACTLY what I’m looking for! Except it’s read only.

I have to imagine that “white (d-)” cable is the RX line. Have you tried sending anything in? Did you reverse engineer this just by reading the output, or did you sniff the comms to/from the wifi module? I believe the wifi module is capable of resetting/silencing the alarm after the pump runs.

I have my pump in the FAR corner of a crawl space, only accessible through a frustrating removable floor panel, and we have rather unreliable electrical service. All that to say, the “pump ran” alarm is often triggered & can only be cleared by holding the button down for 5 seconds right now.

If I could simply send the right magic code in via serial connection that would be a massive PITA removed from my life.

If you don’t have the wifi module, I’m curious if anyone in this thread who does can possibly sniff the white (d-) line for that magical reset code the wifi module sends.