brDeviceSensor

Implementation of a device that can be used for https://github.com/vinzenz-muser/brControl.

To run a default device with two random sensors, you can use the following config:

api_key: <api-key>
hub_url: http://localhost:5000/
sensors:
  - id: 1
    type: random
    controller: none
    address: ""
    settings:
  - id: 2
    type: random
    controller: none
    address: ""
    settings:

Where you have to adapt the api_key accordingly. You can find the key in the Admin-Panel of the brControl-App. If you started the server on a different url, you'll have to adapt this as well.

Once you have followed the steps to start a brControl Server, follow these steps to run a device with random sensors. Please make sure that you added a device in the admin panel before you start it.

1. (Optional) Start and initialize a virtual environment with python -m vevn venv && source venv/bin/activate
2. Install requirements: pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Save example config from above as config.yaml and adapt the api-key, url, and ids of the sensors if necessary
4. Start the sensor with python src/main.py

This implementation was done for a Raspberry Pi Zero paired with a set of DS18B20 temperature sensors.

To use the same setup, change the type of the sensors to default and change the adress to the device adresses. If you need help to setup the raspberry pi, you can follow this tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-raspberry-pi-lesson-11-ds18b20-temperature-sensing/overview.

This implementation will use joblib.Parallel to run the reading-operations in parallel, so adding more sensors is not an issue up to a certain degree.

The Controller that is currently implemented is based on the MyStrom-API for the MyStrom-Switches (https://mystrom.ch/). In order to use those controllers, assign a fixed IP to them and add this IP in the settings of the corresponding sensor.