Sureflap Connect - Pet Door

Third party integrations
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This is wonderful. For those of us early adopters, best to just delete all traces and install through official means?

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probably thats the safest way, yes :slight_smile: which version/variant are you using at the moment?

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this is working well!
i copied some templates from others, that seem to be a nice addition too (only installed today, so no data yet)

sensor:
  - platform: history_stats
    name: Mitzi outside time (today)
    entity_id: binary_sensor.pet_mitzi
    state: 'off'
    type: time
    start: '{{ now().replace(hour=0).replace(minute=0).replace(second=0) }}'
    end: '{{ now() }}'
  - platform: history_stats
    name: Mitzi trips outside (today)
    entity_id: binary_sensor.pet_mitzi
    state: 'off'
    type: count
    start: '{{ now().replace(hour=0).replace(minute=0).replace(second=0) }}'
    end: '{{ now() }}'
  - platform: history_stats
    name: Mitzi outside (yesterday)
    entity_id: binary_sensor.pet_mitzi
    state: 'off'
    type: time
    end : '{{ now().replace(hour=0).replace(minute=0).replace(second=0) }}'
    duration:
      hours: 24
  - platform: history_stats
    name: Mitzi trips outside (yesterday)
    entity_id: binary_sensor.pet_mitzi
    state: 'off'
    type: count
    end : '{{ now().replace(hour=0).replace(minute=0).replace(second=0) }}'
    duration:
      hours: 24

is there info on if the hub is connected? i saw that in a template, but couldnt find it?

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@benleb the only slight issue is with the battery - 108% seems weird?.

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Thanks! Installed it in July and not touched it since. Will purge accordingly :slight_smile:

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:joy: :joy: :flushed: what batteries are you using? :smile:
and where do you live? maybe you have other voltages?!
here in germany the flap wants 4x 1,5V batteries - so a maximum of 6V together but you have 6,5V?! :thinking: :sweat_smile:

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you mean if the cute little cat-hub with glowing ears is connected to your lan?

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yep - thats the one

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UK
has 4 AA batteries
It’s the cat flap sorry

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ah interesting :thinking: what voltage? My flap wants 4x C batteries :woman_shrugging::sweat_smile:
and do you have the cat or pet flap?

regarding the hub, i will check, i think this info is available somewhere :slight_smile:

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Yes I saw this figure too. It lasted about a day before it fell below 100%

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Cat Flap Connect - 4 x AA
Pet Door Connect - 4 x C

Just double checked the manuals :slight_smile:

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@benleb now this is becoming an official component are you looking to add any other functions.

I would like to be able to see if the flap is connected to the hub.

Change the state of my pet inside/outside when it is wrong.

Change the lock state of the flap

Know if the curfew lock is ok.(if I can control the lock this is less important as I could control the curfew time with automations)

Know if the hub is online (again not vital as I can use nmap on my network)

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In the uk
4xAA 1.5v

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I think difference is between cat flap and pet flap. I am in UK and have pet flap which is C

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+1 on these ideas

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Quick question as I plan to implement in a few weeks (I never got to it last year :roll_eyes:).

Are there any requirements for the SurePet user account - level of access required for the component etc.

I’m planning to use a separate account for the integration - can I use a ‘view mode’ level user account for the integration (note that I only intend to pull data and states and I have the Pet Door Connect).

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Sure… :joy: :joy: and I also invite you all to contribute too :smile:

You mean if the flap is locked?! Thats already implemented

I would like to “fix” this, but its still unclear how you get more dann 6V from 4x1.5V!?

Will be implemented in near future :slight_smile:

I recommend to just use a read-only account for now, no “write” stuff is implemented… (see below)

No, at least not now. Sure Petcare told me multiple times that they do not want that the API is used outside of their app. There is no documentation or anything, this component is based on reverse engineering/packet captures. Until Sure Petcare changes their mind, I will not implement any “write” operation. I do not want to lock any pets in/out or similar due to some actions from this integration.

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Haha I like the idea of cursing Ben as my cat is trapped outside!

Without write access, the only thing I would love is to report ‘animal left the house’ - Ie an unknown animal exited the flap. Is that data exposed?

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@benleb wouldn’t mind sensors for the connected feeders. I have several and can provide a read-only access account if you would need.