Switchbot integration

teachingbirds · January 13, 2018, 7:23pm

Easy way to make your dumb devices smart!

here is a python lib for it: https://github.com/OpenWonderLabs/python-host/blob/master/switchbot.py

travis · January 14, 2018, 3:18am

Waiting for this

teachingbirds · January 18, 2018, 9:12pm

Edit: no longer needed. Use the native component.

I made a custom component myself actually. It only takes one (1) switchbot for now. Going to try to extend. Here you go: https://github.com/isabellaalstrom/HomeAssistantConfiguration/blob/master/custom_components/switch/switchbot.py

Mattias_Persson · February 24, 2018, 1:02am

First thanks to @teachingbirds. I had some trouble getting it to work in hass.io and I just want to add my take.

You need the switch-bot mac adress. I unfortunately had to:

Clone hassio sd-card with disk utility
Follow instructions on https://github.com/OpenWonderLabs/python-host
Write down mac
Restore hassio sd-card with etcher

Get teachingbirds component

switchbot.py
Place in: custom_components/switch/switchbot.py

configuration.yaml

switch:
  - platform: switchbot
    name: 'Switch-bot iMac'
    mac: 'xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx'

Activate Bluetooth BCM43xx in add-on store.

When I tested it out it only worked about half the time, I got a lot of connection errors in my log. In switchbot_bluepy-py there’s a line thats missing from from teachingbirds switchbot.py component. After hand.write there’s p.disconnect(). I’m no programmer but I suspect that it’s needed to not cause timeout issues. It worked for me.

Also I’m using my switch-bot to turn on my computer so I had to change the ”light-switch” to ”press”. To do this you change the hand.write to 570100.

Then I control it with this script:

switchbot:
  sequence:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.imac_wol
      state: 'off'
    - service: switch.toggle
      entity_id: switch.switchbot_imac

teachingbirds · February 24, 2018, 7:34am

Awesome! I will update my component with the missing line. Happy that it works for you now though!

ladaowner · March 21, 2018, 12:36pm

What a bunch of legends you people are for writing the code for this. I have ordered by switchbot and I will test this out and report back. Guessing that by using this I will not need to use a switchbot gateway device.

teachingbirds · March 29, 2018, 4:58pm

Exactly, no gateway needed! I have yet to fix that you can have more than one bot though, so much to do and so little time

ladaowner · March 31, 2018, 8:15am

Good news is I only own a single SwitchBot.

teachingbirds · April 1, 2018, 8:26am

I have two, so I will be getting around to it sooner or later But for now the other one’s waiting for something to use it with…

ladaowner · April 4, 2018, 6:07am

Well my SwitchBot arrived today and must say that I am very impressed with the little switch. I think I will order some more so when you have time please update the app.

One great big thanks from me for creating this code, without people like you home assistant would be a cold lonely place.

teachingbirds · April 5, 2018, 7:25am

I agree! It feels good to contribute in some small way. I could maybe take the time to try to update this weekend.

Kevin_Hawkins · April 5, 2018, 11:52pm

I would appreciate that too…

ladaowner · April 11, 2018, 7:39pm

Platform not found: switch.switchbot in check config

in the root of my config folder (i.e. where configuration.yaml lives) I have added the following structure

/custom_components/switch/switchbot.py and copied GitHub to page to it

My configuration.yaml looks like this

switch:
  - platform: switchbot
    name: 'heater'
    mac: 'F1:B1:B9:89:4D:B0'

Point to note home assistant made this folder

/custom_components/switch/pycache/switchbot.cpython-36.pyc

What could I be doing wrong?

ladaowner · April 11, 2018, 8:26pm

do I need to edit the switchbot.py with my details or do I just copy as is the github page?

“”" key’s expected from user configuration"“”
CONF_NAME = ‘name’
CONF_MAC = ‘mac’

ladaowner · April 16, 2018, 8:48am

Anyone? Got any bright ideas on why I get.

Platform not found: switch.switchbot in check config

ladaowner · April 16, 2018, 9:22am

Got this in my home assist logs, see the bit about

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named bluepy

I believe it has something to do with my docker build and bluepy, I will try rebuilding on a raspberry pi and testing.

2018-04-16 10:17:25 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Error loading custom_components.switch.switchbot. Make sure all dependencies are installed
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/app/homeassistant/loader.py", line 142, in get_component
    module = importlib.import_module(path)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 955, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 665, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 678, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/config/custom_components/switch/switchbot.py", line 22, in <module>
    from bluepy.btle import Peripheral
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'bluepy'
2018-04-16 10:17:25 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Unable to find component switch.switchbot
2018-04-16 10:20:42 ERROR (SyncWorker_8) [homeassistant.loader] Error loading custom_components.switch.switchbot. Make sure all dependencies are installed
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/app/homeassistant/loader.py", line 142, in get_component
    module = importlib.import_module(path)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 955, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 665, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 678, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/config/custom_components/switch/switchbot.py", line 22, in <module>
    from bluepy.btle import Peripheral
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named bluepy
2018-04-16 10:20:42 ERROR (SyncWorker_8) [homeassistant.loader] Unable to find component switch.switchbot

ladaowner · April 29, 2018, 11:35am

for what it is worth, I had to run this from SSH

pip install bluepy

To confirm I now have this fully working, thanks everyone.

kevindgoff · May 27, 2018, 5:58pm

Hoping you can help me through a hassio installation.
Here is what I’ve done:

-obtained the MAC address from the switchbot app

-copied it into configuration.yaml

platform: switchbot
name: ‘Switch-bot Coffee’
mac: ‘FE:FC:60:31:D0:6C’

-copied switchbot.py file into /custom_components/switch/switchboy.py

Only notice i get is:
Setup failed for switchbot: Component not found.
1:24 PM setup.py (ERROR)
Unable to find component switchbot
1:24 PM loader.py (ERROR)

Any ideas on what step I missed?

Mattias_Persson · May 27, 2018, 6:36pm

Have you installed Bluetooth BCM43xx in the add-on store? I don’t think bluetooth was activated on my pi until I did that.

kevindgoff · May 27, 2018, 8:47pm

Yeah, it is activated. I should have said that.