Technically feasible, but not supported at this point in time.
Would you consider providing a selfhosted containerized version?
It is not that easy. Anyway, I am only a GARDENA smart system developer, so I cannot help you with that.
My lawn has many big trees that cover about 20% of the area, will the Sileno free handle that fine, with fallback to other sensors?
That depends on multiple factors. I use a SILENO free in an orchard with big trees, which works fine. But, e.g. I do not require a lot of accuracy around the edges.
In any case, a mower with boundary wire is the safer bet.
this is a local only thread and you post a link to a cloud polling roboup for the raccoon....
"Polls your mower's cloud state every 30 seconds (configurable)"
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a TerraMow V1000 and noticed that it supports local network integration and Home Assistant. Has anyone here used it with Home Assistant or explored its local API/features? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience. Thanks!
The repo you linked to is for "Home Assistant integration for GARDENA smart devices using local communication (not going through the cloud)."
That would be great!
That repo says "The still experimental WebSocket service running on the gateway is disabled by default. At least for now, you need shell access to your GARDENA smart Gateway to enable it. The instructions for that can be found in the smart-garden-gateway-public repository." The link it provides for how to do that is a subsection of a repo; the subsection is how to ssh in to the gateway but the repo in general is for modifying the gateway by compiling code and flashing firmware.
In order to run Gardena lawnmower robots local only (no cloud), is it currently required to modify the gateway by compiling code and flashing firmware?
No compiling or flashing is needed. All you need to do is enable the WebSocket service as described in the integration’s README. With the next gateway software release, things will get easier as SSH access will no longer be needed.
@easyb Thanks for the insights! But why wouldn’t mower manufacturers build an (optional) open API into their products themselves? I think for many smart home enthusiasts this would be a real selling point. I’ve seen some fair to poor reviews about the SILENO sense and will probably not buy it, but if it was the only halfway decent model on the market with a local API, that would probably make me buy it anyway. A local API is a really high priority for me when choosing a product, and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who feels that way. It’s nice to see that GARDENA seems to have recognized this and is actively working on it for other products, just unfortunately not for the be SILENO sense. Maybe that’s something you could raise internally with the product managers.
Our team at GARDENA completely agrees with you. However, unfortunately, other parts of the corporation, in particular Husqvarna who is responsible for the current mowers does not seem to understand the benefits of opening up the products. So, I guess the best one can do is write (public) reviews and such so that the people in charge might get the message.
I just opened this as different post specifically dedicated to the RoboUp mower mqtt interface, which is provided by the RoboUp app to make it talk to the HA mqtt broker