So, previously I posted about a Home Assistant Integration that I created which is the Solem Toolkit, for controlling the watering of Solem BL2IP models. I mentioned that I would be working on another Integration that would do a few more things, namely scheduling the watering according to a monthly schedule, taking into account the weather forecast, how much it rained, how much will it rain, etc.
So I created the Solem Bluetooth Watering Controller Integration. For now it only works for the BLIP model, but I also have an BLNR model and I will reverse engineering the communication with the device to figure out how to send commands to it.
You can install this integration as any other custom component, through HACS. I’m also thinking about the possibility of extracting an integration from this one to be used with any other watering controller (I would only need to create an adapter for each one that would integrate with this new one).
Hi @hcraveiro, I’ve been looking for such things but for the LR-IP one. I’ve contacted tech support of SOLEM and they refused to provide integration info on LR-IP. If you need someone to reverse engineering the bluetooth part with you, let me know and I will be very happy to help
PS: I confirm that while the mac address is found and configuration goes through without any issue, the result is NOK. I even have tried via the LRMB10 but still no luck
Bonjour @Fvanoost , je viens de lire ton post, très intéressant, j’utilise moi même du solem avec leur environnement. Mais ne trouvant pas tout à mon gout, trop fermé. Je suis a deux doigt de passer avec des devices x en LoRa WAN en réseau privé, puis hébergeur iot. Puis je découvre cette pseudo ouverture avec Home assistant, tu aurais plus d’info? Merci
Registrador: custom_components.solem_bluetooth_watering_controller.api
Fuente: custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/api.py:412
integración: Solem Bluetooth Watering Controller ([documentación](https://github.com/hcraveiro/Home-Assistant-Solem-Bluetooth-Watering-Controller))
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Error processing Forecast Weather data: JSON format invalid!
Traceback (most recent call last): File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/api.py", line 412, in get_forecast (index for index, forecast in enumerate(self._cache_forecast) ~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable
Registrador: custom_components.solem_bluetooth_watering_controller.coordinator
Fuente: custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/coordinator.py:909
integración: Solem Bluetooth Watering Controller (documentación)
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C8:B9:61:D1:FA:8C - Error: Error processing Forecast Weather data: JSON format invalid!
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/api.py", line 412, in get_forecast
(index for index, forecast in enumerate(self._cache_forecast)
~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/coordinator.py", line 909, in async_update_data
data = await self.async_update_all_sensors()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/coordinator.py", line 630, in async_update_all_sensors
await self.reset_rain_sprinkle_indicators()
File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/coordinator.py", line 408, in reset_rain_sprinkle_indicators
self.rain_total_amount_forecasted_today = await self.weather_api.get_total_rain_forecast_for_today()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/api.py", line 470, in get_total_rain_forecast_for_today
will_it_rain_result = await self.will_it_rain()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/api.py", line 440, in will_it_rain
forecast = await self.get_forecast()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/api.py", line 432, in get_forecast
raise APIConnectionError("Error processing Forecast Weather data: JSON format invalid!")
custom_components.solem_bluetooth_watering_controller.api.APIConnectionError: Error processing Forecast Weather data: JSON format invalid!
Registrador: homeassistant
Fuente: custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/coordinator.py:270
integración: Solem Bluetooth Watering Controller (documentación)
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Error doing job: Task exception was never retrieved (None)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/coordinator.py", line 339, in async_init
await self.load_persistent_data()
File "/config/custom_components/solem_bluetooth_watering_controller/coordinator.py", line 270, in load_persistent_data
self.last_reset = dt_util.now()
^^^^^^^
UnboundLocalError: cannot access local variable 'dt_util' where it is not associated with a value
@cfrancio yes, I’ve build a Bluetooth proxy with ESP32. Both the LR-IP and the LRMB10 are visible but once configured in HA, no luck. The plugin is only working for BLIP for the moment, hence my proposal to assist the developer.
@epsbh LoRa WAN n’est pas le plus simple à implementer. Je pense passer à une passerelle Z2M tournant sur un raspberry que je vais installé proche de mon local technique (assez loin de ma maison) et chercher un controlleur zigbee et simplement démonté le LR-IP. Au 21ème siècle, resté sur un environement totalement fermé est une hérésie mais SOLEM ne veux rien entendre
little update on my own post. After updating to the latest version and using the mac adress of my LR-IP, the configuration goes till the end and creates lots of sensors and actionable buttons
