Rainmachine Irrigation Controller

Following up with two items:

  1. If you are comfortable using the configuration UI (Configuration >> Integrations), you can add multiple devices today.
  2. If you would like to accomplish the same via configuration.yaml, I just added a PR: https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/pull/18989

thanks … just enabled configuration->integrations (thanks for tip) … i also try the yaml method when released … dan

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Hi,
is there a way to know the following information regarding the zones:

  • Last watering time and duration
  • Next planed watering time and duration

and maybe also enable/disable the programs.

Thanks

I’ll look into it!

Cool, I cross the fingers :wink:

Unfortunately, the RainMachine API doesn’t give endpoints that show consolidated run durations/times for zones (either in the past or the future), nor does it give an endpoint to enable/disable the programs. Bummer.

I’ll keep an eye out and should the API be updated, I’ll happily add to the HASS integration.

UPDATE 1: Well, I might be incorrect. Too early to tell for sure, but there may be a way to do both. Stand by.

UPDATE 2: Turns out that there’s no such concept as a “next run time” for a zone; those belong to programs. My forthcoming PR will add that as an attribute to each program switch. Unfortunately, there’s no obvious place to get a last run time in a way that makes sense.

UPDATE 3: Confirmed that there’s no great way to get last run time/duration… Can’t believe it, but the RainMachine API is weak there.

UPDATE 4: Confirmed that we can enable/disable programs/zones programmatically!

UPDATE 5: Check out https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/pull/21785 and https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/pull/21786, which add a good chunk of the requested functionality.

I will keep my eyes on the RainMachine API; as soon as additional functionality comes along that makes your other requests possible, I will implement it.

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Hi bachya,

thanks for your time!

I’m implementing sw since 20 years in ansi c for microcontrollers and various protocols, unfortunately it would take a quite big effort to dig inside of all those things and be familiar… and the problem of our days… we have not so much time :wink: and we have to put priorities…

@bachya Thanks for this component!

I have below errors in my log (from the start I have been using this component). Do you have any idea how to resolve? Just to make sure: Rainmachine is available via web interface and app and component seems to be working fine in Hassio (90.2) beside the errors in log

19-03-28 16:02:27 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error doing job: Task exception was never retrieved
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/regenmaschine/client.py", line 85, in _request
    ssl=self._ssl) as resp:
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/aiohttp/client.py", line 1005, in __aenter__
    self._resp = await self._coro
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/aiohttp/client.py", line 497, in _request
    await resp.start(conn)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py", line 844, in start
    message, payload = await self._protocol.read()  # type: ignore  # noqa
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/aiohttp/streams.py", line 588, in read
    await self._waiter
aiohttp.client_exceptions.ServerDisconnectedError: None

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/components/rainmachine/__init__.py", line 191, in refresh
    await rainmachine.async_update()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/components/rainmachine/__init__.py", line 307, in async_update
    'current': await self.client.restrictions.current(),
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/regenmaschine/restriction.py", line 14, in current
    return await self._request('get', 'restrictions/currently')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/regenmaschine/client.py", line 90, in _request
    'Error requesting data from {0}: {1}'.format(self.host, err))
regenmaschine.errors.RequestError: Error requesting data from 192.168.1.183: None

@Tyfoon Did this start recently?

No, I have been having these errors from when I started using the component. I have to guess here but would think started using it about 5 months ago.

Do they make sense?

Unfortunately, no. I, too, have been using the component for a long time and haven’t see this error. I know you can reach the device over your local network; is it possible there was a momentary blip? How frequently do these occur?

They happen every few hours. I have quite a stable network environment (Unifi with several AC Pro’s incl one few meters from the rainmachine). Also never have errors/issues when reaching web interface.

HI,
I saw that they enabled the flow sensor feature for the Touch version and on the API they added those info answering to {{HOST}}/provision?{{ACCESS_TOKEN}}:
“useFlowSensor”: true
“flowSensorStartIndex”: 22
“flowSensorWateringClicks”: 0
“flowSensorClicksPerCubicMeter”: 53000

It would be very nice to have those info available and even better the calculation in of consumed liters.

I can do that!

How would that be calculated? I don’t have a unit with these properties.

flowSensorClicksPerCubicMeter is the number of click for 1000liters.

flowSensorWateringClicks is the number of clicks.

Therefore liters=flowSensorWateringClicks*1000/flowSensorClicksPerCubicMeter

FYI: https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/pull/23221

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Thanks, but it takes long until it is released ;-(

It was just merged to the dev branch, which likely means it’ll get released in 0.93.

Following up; I’m seeing these on my side now, but no clue why. Doesn’t seem to affect actual usage. I, too, have Unifi; I wonder if that’s causing something?

im having trouble getting the webui as a panel for HA anyone get this working? no matter what address i try it doesnt connect.