Hi Folks,
just to let you know, because i didn´t get any answer, i finally realized the connection from my VIMAR By-Me Plus System with Home Assistant.
The solution is to install a dedicated IP Interface. From there you just need to use the translated HEX Adresses of your Vimar System and you are ready to go. I use this one: Amazon.de
To my understanding every other IP Interface should work. In my case it was not even necessary to program the Interface with ETS, it just worked out of the box and was found from HA immediately.
I’m new to the community, and it seems we both use the same system, Vimar by-me Plus (gateway 01411)—am I right?
I’m encountering some issues with the “native Vimar HomeKit integration,” as not all devices are responding properly through HomeKit. I would love to fix this by using the integration via Home Assistant (HA), and from there, integrating the VIMAR devices to HomeKit. I hope this explanation is clear.
Could you please share your setup details and let me know if you’ve had similar experiences or needs?
Hi Max,
Just buy the Interface from Amazon (link above) and from there on, i can provide you some more details, how to properly connect to your System. The HomeKit integration from Vimar was very buggy on my side two, to be fair, the problem is half way on apples side…
Hi Christian, I did it!
I bought the ip interface and connected to the bus.
I am writing the yaml file starting from the csv file downloaded from the VIEW PRO. I tryied with feed lights and it works!
And you also have write or did you convert the CSV file?
Thanks for the hint
Regards,
Giacomo
I have found a solution. I’ve added this integration to my HA system:
Now, every device is exposed in HA. Then, I’ve exported knx group address (it’s a .csv file) from view pro to identify the name and the address of devices.
Hi @CapexEV
I have Vimar by-me Plus (gateway 01411)
I know that it can talk with other systems in KNX, how you solved connection problems? If I try with KNX integration I don’t know how to setup, can you help me?
Hi @CapexEV
I found my configuration from Vimar Gateway.
I see 2 address for every device, for example
“Luce Salotto - DPTx_OnOffInfo”,“1/4/15”,“”,“”,“Salotto - id: 8”,“DPST-1-1”,“Off”
“Luce Salotto - DPTx_OnOff”,“1/4/16”,“”,“”,“Salotto - id: 8”,“DPST-1-1”,“Off”
I set on my HomeAssistant:
knx:
light:
- name: “Luce Salotto”
address: “1/4/15”
state_address: “1/4/15”
I tested it yesterday with my Vimar by-me plus 01411 system using the same instructions, and it worked fine. If the KNX IP Interface is working correctly, it should function as expected.
However, today I noticed some inconsistencies. Most lights work, but a few aren’t responding properly. For example, when you turn on one of these unresponsive lights in HA, it shows as switched on in the Vimar app, but the actual light stays off. I’m looking into how to resolve this.
Hi everyone, I was developing the integration through the vimar webservice as I was not able to communicate through HA and KNX.
Reading these save me a lot of work.
How did you solve?
@marcograpiglia how did you retrieve the configuration from the gateway?
If you could give us some advices or some steps would be really appreciated!
To integrate the Vimar system with Home Assistant, you’ll need to:
Install an IP Secure interface on your BUS and on the switch where all other devices are connected (the specific configuration will depend on your setup).
Once the IP Secure interface installation is complete, proceed with:
Installing the integration on Home Assistant
Configuring the devices
Controlling the devices through Home Assistant
After this configuration, you’ll be able to use your Vimar devices through other services compatible with Home Assistant, such as:
HomeKit
Alexa
And other supported services
I did this integration by myself despite not being an expert, and it works correctly.
I resolved all issues of responsiveness and stability with Vimar device configuration by using the KNX interface instead of the YAML file configuration. The YAML configuration method is no longer working in Home Assistant version 10.2.
Hi
Just bought a KNX IP interface, not the one you’ve mentioned because no more available in Amazon but a Shneider Electronics. It has been recognized by HA but now the problem is the addresses of devices. Ho do you get them?
I do not have any program/web interface in VIMAR by Me
You need to access the Vimar View Pro app, which is typically used by installers of Vimar devices in homes. After that, export the CSV files for the KNX configuration - there you will find the addresses and respective names of the devices that you’ll need to add in Home Assistant (HA) to control them via HA or HomeKit.
Hello all,
I am a newbie to home assistant and integrations. I have a VIMAR system -Vimar View wireless - the lite version so not the full automation solution - By-me Plus. I can see everything and control it from my View app. Can the KNX interface be added to a Vimar View wireless system? Any clues on how to get started would be greatly appreciated.
Dominic
I was not able to access the CSV file from Vimar View Pro as my system is associated to the company that installed it and I have no permission.
As a workaround I downloaded the ETS5 free version (google it, it’s easy to find) and from there I was able to listen to all the telegrams I sent from the Vimar app with destination information:
The only solution that I found for Vimar View Wireless is to control it via Google. Google Home allows Vimar View Wireless to be added and then with Google SDK you can develop HA automations that pass commands to Google and then Vimar view wireless.
