Hello Community,
I implemented an network alarm system to my Home Assistant instance. If a device on my network goes down Home Assistant is able to inform me about the issue.
Summary: if a major error appears (sensor in group major_error_group goes offline) the automation is triggered an set my “Warning Lamp” to red. Same with the minor_error_group but with yellow. If the system comes up again (the sensor is on again) the Lamp goes green.
States
- sensor in the major_error_group becomes off state → major issue → lamp becomes red
- sensor in the minor_error_group becomes off state → minor issue → light is going yellow - except a major error is still “unsolved” (“off”)
- sensor in the major_error_group becomes on state again → major issue is solved (except there are more than one major issues) → lamp becomes green (except a minor issue is still there → lamp becomes yellow)
- all sensors in both groups are online again → lamp goes green and after 2 sec. its turned off
For testing purposes I added two switches to simulate a major or a minor issue (no alarm system is finalized without extensive testing ;-)).
At the moment I created a dashboard for my alarm system:
Major Issue:
Minor Issue:
Major and Minor Issue:
With the help of the hacs auto entity card its possible to visualise the errors in your network. The Error-Code helps me to differentiate between the major and the minor issues. The Math behind:
major issue apears: errorcode is incremented by 2
minor issue apears: errorcode is incremented by 1
no major issues: errorcode is decremented by 2
no minor issues: errorcode is decremented by 1
errorcode >= 2: major issue
errorcode = 1: minor issue
errorcode = 0: everything is ok
Instead of the lamp you can trigger a script or send a notification, … the possibilities are more or less endless. Check the code and the automation by yourself.
I hope you like this.
Kind Regards
Chewyf5
P.S.: No systems, network packets or esp’s where harmed during the development.
Configuration.yaml:
binary_sensor:
- platform: group
name: "major_error_group"
entities:
# add your sensor which causes a major issue
- binary_sensor.internet_status
- binary_sensor.simulate_major_error_inverted_state
all: true
- platform: group
name: "minor_error_group"
entities:
# add your sensor which causes a minor issue
- binary_sensor.logitech_media_server
- binary_sensor.simulate_minor_error_inverted_state
all: true
input_boolean:
simulate_major_error:
name: Simulate Major Error Input
icon: mdi:alert
simulate_minor_error:
name: Simulate Minor Error Input
icon: mdi:alert-decagram
input_number:
error_code:
name: Error Code
icon: mdi:alert-octagon-outline
max: 3
min: 0
template:
- binary_sensor:
- name: major_error
state: >
{{
is_state('binary_sensor.major_error_group', 'off')
}}
device_class: problem
- name: minor_error
state: >
{{
is_state('binary_sensor.minor_error_group', 'off')
}}
device_class: problem
# normaly 'on' means problem
# so the input of input_boolean.simulate_major_error is inverted
- name: simulate_major_error_inverted_state
state: >
{{ not is_state('input_boolean.simulate_major_error','on') }}
# normaly 'on' means problem
# so the input of input_boolean.simulate_minor_error is inverted
- name: simulate_minor_error_inverted_state
state: >
{{ not is_state('input_boolean.simulate_minor_error','on') }}
Automation
alias: HA - Trigger Alarm 2
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.major_error
from: "off"
to: "on"
id: major_problem
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.major_error
from: "on"
to: "off"
id: major_ok
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.minor_error
from: "off"
to: "on"
id: minor_problem
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.minor_error
from: "on"
to: "off"
id: minor_ok
- platform: template
value_template: |
{{ states('input_number.error_code') | int(0) >= 2 }}
id: error-code-red
alias: "template: error code greater or equal 2 (red)"
- platform: template
value_template: |
{{ states('input_number.error_code') | int(0) == 1 }}
id: error-code-yellow
alias: "template: error code equal 1 (Yellow)"
- platform: template
value_template: |
{{ states('input_number.error_code') | int(0) == 0 }}
id: error-code-green
alias: "template: error code equal 0 (OK)"
condition: []
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id: major_problem
sequence:
- service: input_number.increment
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_number.error_code
- service: input_number.increment
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_number.error_code
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id: major_ok
sequence:
- service: input_number.decrement
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_number.error_code
- service: input_number.decrement
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_number.error_code
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id: minor_problem
sequence:
- service: input_number.increment
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_number.error_code
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id: minor_ok
sequence:
- service: input_number.decrement
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_number.error_code
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id: error-code-red
sequence:
- service: light.turn_on
data:
rgb_color:
- 224
- 27
- 36
brightness_pct: 75
target:
entity_id: light.espnode1
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id: error-code-yellow
sequence:
- service: light.turn_on
data:
rgb_color:
- 246
- 211
- 45
brightness_pct: 75
target:
entity_id: light.espnode1
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id: error-code-green
sequence:
- service: light.turn_on
data:
rgb_color:
- 51
- 209
- 122
brightness_pct: 75
target:
entity_id: light.espnode1
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 2
milliseconds: 0
- service: light.turn_off
data: {}
target:
entity_id: light.espnode1
mode: queued
max: 10
