[joe]

Will give a whirl at new code tomorrow.

Just wanted to tell you how I am impressed that I was just notified that my sensor detected rain!
How cool is that?

[joe]

Cool. I use iftt also !

[joe]

Thanks for the tips though!!

[joe]

Was a typo I guess in the file. I just recopied the file and re edited it. Weird

[joe]

Pat, Its working great! thanks Love the update 🙂

[joe]

No glitches here. But I didn’t have easy_install for some reason.

I installed it with
sudo apt-get install python-setuptools

then i was good to go.

Thanks for the changes. Wonder what else would be cool to be notified about?

I looked in the API and maybe the water level after a station runs? Could be helpful to know if the stations run quicker than normal..
Water level (i.e. % Watering).

[joe]

Wow , you are fast!
I was thinking of a config option too. That way when new versions come out, it would be easier to deploy.

I am new to python and may try a gamble at this myself. If i get it working ill let you know;)

[joe]

Seems like I will learn a little python here….

[joe]

Got it working!
Sweet addiiton
Now there is two spots for the port, lol.

Maybe a variable added in the future?

[joe]

Me too! Going away on vacation and like to know things are running well too.

I have a Vera for home automation but the Opensprinkler plugin isn’t working for me and that plugin doesn’t do notifications for the OpenSprinkler.

[joe]

Got it all working , thanks.

One note for the installers. If you checkout the package with GIT it drops the software in /home/pi/OpenSprinkler-Push-Notifications

You ether need to modify the ospi-notifications script
from
DAEMON=/home/pi/ospi_push_notifications.py

to

DAEMON=/home/pi/OpenSprinkler-Push-Notifications/ospi_push_notifications.py

or move it to /home/pi or the service with not work.

Pat: Thanks!!!!

[joe]

Yeah, getting close. I modified per the instructions and I am getting this error:

sudo python ospi_push_notifications.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “ospi_push_notifications.py”, line 14, in <module>
import urllib2, json, requests
ImportError: No module named requests

Sooo I did this

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python-requests

[joe]

Figured it out. I used this to convert the ascii text to MD5 Hash

http://www.stringfunction.com/md5-hash.html

[joe]

Where do I get this

ospiApiPasswordHex = “YOUR_OSPi_PASSWORD_IN_HEX”

?

[joe]

Very cool. I figured out how to clone your repository and i checked out the scripts.

Do I need to modify this line

ospiStationStatus = urllib2.urlopen(“http://localhost:8080/js?pw=&#8221; + ospiApiPasswordHex).read()

If i changed the port of my open sprinkler?

[joe]

I created a key and selected the zimmerman formula.

I live on Long Island NY.

With regards to the weather adjustments, how is this used?

I have the defaults of 100,100,100 temp,rain,humidity.

How and for what are these values changed? Sorry confused.

[joe]

Thats what I meant. I have an OSPi and VERA 3. I install unified firmware on the Pi and it can’t communicate with the Opensprinker.

How can i tell what firmware version i have installed on my open sprinkler?

[joe]

Does this mean plugins for Micasavera Vera won’t work with Unified Firmware?

[joe]

Any way to use this with Pushover?

[joe]

@ray wrote:

Hi Brad,

I just got my hands on a B+ model and indeed I will have to redesign OSPi to fit B+. I assume the current B model will be discontinued. Since B+ is considerably different from B, it’s unlikely I can design an OSPi that fits both versions. So for a while we will have to offer both versions, until the current B model phases out.

As you’ve probably noticed, OSPi doesn’t have its own dedicated enclosure — instead it shares the OpenSprinkler injection-molded enclosure. So the enclosure is not fully tailored to RPi. When I met Eben Upton at the Maker Faire last year, he told me specifically not to finalize the enclosure design, as they were in the process of redesigning RPi. I guess B+ is what he was referring to 🙂

As to the compute module, I haven’t had time to try out it yet. With it, it’s totally possible to fit everything inside the OS injection-molded enclosure, so OSPi will look just like the Arduino-based OS, expect it runs RPi inside. The compute module is not widely available yet, and it’s unclear to me what would be the final pricing.

Speaking of that, there are alternative choices: I’ve also just got my hands on the SparkCore and the Electric Imp. I like them quite a lot: they are low-cost ($30 to $40), have built-in WiFi, very small in size, and have excellent web and cloud support. I am very tempted to design an OS-Spark, or OS-Imp, or I think it’s even possible to have one circuit that can fit either of them. The only downside is that they have relatively fewer pins, so an IO expander may be necessary.

-Ray

Is there an OSPi that supports B+ boards yet? Want to buy a Pi..

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