HASS ORVIBO Plugs - cannot make it work!

Configuration
1

Hey guys,

I have 4 Orvibo Plugs. Since I’m moving to HASS (which will eventually be integrated with Homebridge) I wanted to try the Orvibo integration but I cannot seem to make the plugs to be recognised in any way. It’s like the Orvibo service doesn’t even start.

I just started my Hass journey, my server is a MacMini, I’m also struggling with Plex integration :frowning:
any help would be appreciated!

thanks,

Dario

2

The format for orvibo configuration has recently changed. You can use the following (assuming you know the IPs of your orvibo’s and they are statically addressed)

In switches.yaml:

- platform: orvibo
  discovery: false
  switches:
  -  host: 10.0.1.11
     name: living_room_lamp
  -  host: 10.0.1.21
     name: sound_machine
3

Hey, thanks for that. I assume you mean the switches part in configuration.yaml? I didn’t see any switches.yaml. If I’m mistaken please correct me.

I changed configuration.yaml as per your suggestion with no luck:

Orvibo

switch:

  • platform: orvibo
    discovery: false
    switches:
    • host: 192.168.1.74
      name: Lighthouse1
    • host: 192.168.1.75
      name: Lighthouse2

The yaml parser doesn’t return any error. Still, no Orvibo plugs are discovered/recognised.
Also, My Plex media server is not recognised (It was and now it stopped) but the only thing the Hass sees is my Panasonic Tv.

This is the only error I get when launching Hass:

Exception in thread Thread-2:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/lib/python3.5/threading.py”, line 914, in _bootstrap_inner
self.run()
File “/Users/dario/.homeassistant/deps/netdisco/service.py”, line 59, in run
self._scan()
File “/Users/dario/.homeassistant/deps/netdisco/service.py”, line 76, in _scan
for service in self.discovery.get_info(disc):
File “/Users/dario/.homeassistant/deps/netdisco/discovery.py”, line 76, in get_info
return self.discoverables[dis].get_info()
File “/Users/dario/.homeassistant/deps/netdisco/discoverables/homekit.py”, line 21, in get_info
return [self.info_from_entry(entry) for entry in self.get_entries()]
File “/Users/dario/.homeassistant/deps/netdisco/discoverables/homekit.py”, line 21, in
return [self.info_from_entry(entry) for entry in self.get_entries()]
File “/Users/dario/.homeassistant/deps/netdisco/discoverables/homekit.py”, line 16, in info_from_entry
info[‘host’] = ‘http://{}’.format(self.ip_from_host(entry.server))
File “/Users/dario/.homeassistant/deps/netdisco/discoverables/init.py”, line 108, in ip_from_host
return repr(ips[0]) if ips else host
TypeError: repr returned non-string (type bytes)

4

Any error when you run:
hass --script check_config

5

Script check ok, turns out the configuration.yaml was duplicated and would not receive the config. Now I managed to make it work with the suggested syntax.

Thanks!

D

6

If you don’t have a switches.yaml you will need to do:

switch:
  - platform: orvibo
    discovery: false
    switches:
    -  host: 10.0.1.11
       name: living_room_lamp
    -  host: 10.0.1.21
       name: sound_machine

Edit: just saw that you already included this. Does you log show anything about orvibo? Do they show up as unname switches?

7

If I follow your suggestion, only the last switch shows up. For example, sound_machine.

I also have two MQTT switches, so I tried switch 1: for the Orvibo’s and switch 2: and switch 3: for the other switches. No matter what I tried, I can’t get it to work like it did prior to verison 0.28

8

That’s the config that is currently working:

switch:

  • platform: orvibo
    discovery: false
    switches:
    • host: 192.168.1.74
      name: “Lighthouse 1”
    • host: 192.168.1.75
      name: “Lighthouse 2”
9

I found the problem was one of my Orvibo’s was offline (had to be reconfigured). Apparently it could not reconnect after I rebooted my router a few days ago. This has happened before, but I always forget to check, because the timer function was still working, so I assumed it was OK.

Thanks for your help.

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10

hey, been battling to get the newer Orvibo smart switches set up on homebridge but can’t fond a decent config.json file to help me on this! woudl the code youbhave added above work??

12

I am having problems here too. I added code as above with the IP address and tried the older form with the MAC address as well. I put this in the configuration.yaml. I also tried creating a switches.yaml, but an attempt to include it from the configuration.yaml gave an error. I am just not sure where to put the code. I am also confused that downloading an integration does not seem to be needed. The questions are: Do I need to download an integration, and where do I put the code? configuration.yaml?

13

No need to download the integration since it’s a part of the core set. It will activate itself when config tells it to.

Here’s a sample of my configuration.yaml:

switch: !include switches.yaml

Here’s my switches.yaml:

- platform: orvibo
  switches:
     - host: 10.0.0.21
       name: "Andrew Monitor"
     - host: 10.0.0.14
       name: "Garage Fan"
       #name: "Dining Room Christmas Tree"

Make sure configuration.yaml and switches.yaml are in the same folder.

14

I am still getting the error, “Invalid config for [switch]: required key not provided @ data[‘platform’]. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 13).”

Line 13 is “switch: !include switches.yaml”

15

Can you send a screenshot?

16

I played with the indentation and spacing and the error went away, I am not sure I can make it re-appear. I do think I am on the right track though. Thank you for your help (and it was very helpful). I am going to play with the indentation and spacing. Now that I know I do not need the integration downloaded and that there needs to be a switches.yaml in the same folder as the configuration.yaml, I can stop going down those 2 dead ends.

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17

Last question, for now. Will the Orvibo integration show up on the integrations page?