Home Assistant Integration
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Are there any users running Home Assistant for home automation? I'm starting work on a plug-in to be able to bring the data from the Flair sensors into HA. It would be great to have another user to compare data or eventually run test versions of the client with.I'd also like to get ideas of what features would be expected so I can build the support in as I start.
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We have had a few customers request a Home Assistant integration and we know we've given out API credentials to those who've wanted to build it. However, do not know of any users who have completed a Home Assistant integration at this time.
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I have written a vent and puck interface (for openhab2), but it’s written in python, and should be universal. It’s similar to my roomba vacuum interface which is used in ha I believe.
You can take a look at it here:
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Count me in this as well. My main system is a boiler/baseboard radiant and that's hooked to Ecobee, and then I've got a Mitisubishi mini split. Ecobee's "smart" system isn't really very smart, so I'd like to tie it all together with Homeassistant. Specifically, I want to use the mini-splits for cooling (obviously), but also I'd like to use the mini-splits for heat when the outdoor temps are high enough to make that more efficient.
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hi andy simmons
This component lets you use PUCK's sensing information in your home assistant. but you cannot control puck.
Please check the link below. thanks
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I abandoned doing any development work until I saw some sign of activity that the company was actually going to sell devices again and survive. It got kind of old showing friends what the system could do only for me to tell them that "No, you can't actually order it since everything is out of stock." Due to lack of hardware for other people I was working with I just lost interest.
The vents I had on backorder finally arrived today (a full 53 weeks after I purchased the first part of my system), so I'll revisit this. It looks like HA changed their dev model a bit, so I'll have to refresh myself on what's changed.
The API also looks like we lost documentation on posting updates, so I'll have to trace communication between the web app to see how to push changes back in unless someone else has done this or the Flair team throws a us a bone. I never did get callbacks working and it looks like that documentation also disappeared.
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I bought 8 vents and 2 pucks a month ago. It was shipped to me the same week I ordered.
Only issue I faced was they only sent me 1 Puck rather than 2. Trying to get that resolved. The vent hardware is super impressive btw, though the puck is packed with technology it's plasticky and does not feel high quality to use.
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Looks here to see how far I got with Flair Vents and Home Assistant Using the portainer hassio addon to run a docker instance of an integration. https://community.home-assistant.io/t/flair-smart-air-vents/52872/5?u=sebdoan
For me I'm able to see the status of my vents but and expose these to Home Assistant. I'm not able to do much beyond that at this time.
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For anyone willing to do whatever it takes, I found a solution that works for me. It's a roundabout daisy-chained way to do it, but it allows me to automate my Flair vents via Home Assistant (and HomeKit).
I did it by installing Homebridge from https://homebridge.io on a separate server, and getting the Flair plugin here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-flair (and I'm also using the mini split plugin here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-flair). Then I installed the HomeKit Controller integration in Home Assistant (which can discover HomeKit enabled products) which automatically picked up the Flair devices.
It's not perfect, it's not officially supported by anyone, and HomeKit will definitely let you know that. But it works well enough for me, and has convinced me to order 11 more vents.
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Hey everyone. I just finished putting together a Home Assistant integration! It can be added via HACS or manually. Please see my GitHub repo for info. Also, make sure to read the documentation provided in the repo which highlights the capabilities of this integration.
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Robert Drinovac, great job with the integration! Is there a way in the API to change the Schedule? I created a few ones optimized for summer and winter, and I would like to change them based on thermostat mode.
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Carlos Perez, The API documentation mentions being able to change schedules, but it isn’t implemented in the HA integration. I don’t personally use schedules so I would have to look into it - the API documentation shows that schedules are changed by specifying the schedule ID. I’d have to think about how to implement this into Home Assistant. It would have to be as a service, but that would require figuring out how to determine for the end user what schedule ID corresponds to what schedule name.
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Any chance there's a way to add control of mini-splits to this integration? I'd be willing to pay for a few cases of beer...or a nice bottle of whiskey (or 8 gallons of milk if that's your style) for your time.
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Carlos Perez I just released 0.0.2. You can now see what schedule is currently active by looking at the state of the newly introduced structure sensors. The structure sensors also have a list of the available schedules as an attribute. The flair.set_schedule service will allow you to change schedules. Please the see the Github Repo for more detailed and updated documentation- specifically the structures and services portion. Thank you for the donation!
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Thank you Robert Drinovac, it worked perfectly!
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