[BETA]Power Outage Manager

[danabw]

@nclark

Wife likes to have that info

The only info my wife wants is that there is no info. (I.e., "It had better be perfect!!" )

Great stuff as usual, @thebearmay. I think we may need to change your screen name to "@thebearwillgivenenoughtime."

[thebearmay]

[nclark]

@danabw

The only info my wife wants is that there is no info. (I.e., "It had better be perfect!!" )

Usually that's often the case, but this kind of info she likes, when it's raining and the power is out, she gets nervous and usually calls the neighbor to go check our sump pump just in case (even if we have a high water sensor and a critical water sensor on it).

@thebearmay, the RM rule I had for power outages would set a global variable, when the hub boots up I have a rule that checks if that variable is set or not to let us know that the power was restored and refresh the ring range extender driver if it's still on battery (in the driver since the hub was off when coming back and did not get the message that it was back on main). This could be a nice feature to add since most use this kind of device to monitor power.

[672southmain]

@nclark

refresh the ring range extender driver if it's still on battery (in the driver since the hub was off when coming back and did not get the message that it was back on main)

Denny Page's (@dennypage's) Ring Extender driver, which I use, does a scheduled delayed (1 sec.) refresh() on initialize to handle exactly this case.

[nclark]

@672southmain

Denny Page's (@dennypage's) Ring Extender driver, which I use, does a scheduled delayed (1 sec.) refresh() on initialize to handle exactly this case.

Thanks I'll check it out

[672southmain]

[RELEASE] Ring Alarm Range Extender Gen2 driver

I have released a driver for the Ring Alarm Range Extender 2nd Generation. I know, yet another Ring Range Extender driver... I didn't start out to write a full driver, but I needed the range test function for placement testing and the driver grew out of that. In addition to the functions of the built-in driver (device version information, serial number, etc.), this driver provides a tunable heartbeat interval, range and power test functions, and fault logging. Also, the refresh …

[nclark]

Found it, but I use the gen 1 range extender because the C-5 does not support the gen-2, since it's working great I still use it with my C-7, to bad, RM will keep doing it's thing I guess.

[thebearmay]

Added the option to issue a refresh() to trigger devices that support it on hub restart.

[jlv]

I was initially setting this up and had just selected "Hub Security Enabled" and got this error:

I had to delete and re-add it to clear the error.

[thebearmay]

@jlv v0.1.4 should fix that - was checking security before it let you enter credentials. Should be in HPM now.

[dennypage]

@nclark

I use the gen 1 range extender because the C-5 does not support the gen-2

The C-5 does not support S2 security, but the Ring Gen2 extender works fine without it, and there really isn't a good reason to use S2 for a range extender.

To include without security, use Classic inclusion mode--press and hold the button on the front of the device for ~3 seconds, then release.

[RELEASE] Ring Alarm Range Extender Gen2 driver

Believe that it is working as designed then, i.e. unless power is removed powerSource should be mains That's a known issue with the standard driver. Refresh doesn't fix it. IIRC, Bryan's private driver worked for power loss although there was a timing issue surrounding the hub being down or rebooting during a power event. Refresh doesn't work for power in that one either. This and needing node testing were the principal reasons that I wrote this driver. @Terk, with regard to the original qu…

[Sakman]

Love the app...Thanks!

One question...Can we have multiple instances of the app running? For instance, I have a couple of Ring range extenders in the house that I will use to notify me and shut down the hub during an extended power outage. But I also have one extender plugged into an outlet in the garage that is on a GFCI. I just want to get notified if the GFCI trips, I don't want to shut down the hub. If this is not possible it is no big deal,...I will just leave the RM I have for the garage extender to notify me.

[rlithgow1]

Just don't pick that particular unit as a trigger. Really you only need to pick one trigger... In my case it's my Ring v2 extender in the hallway. If that on battery the house is off.

[Sakman]

But I also want to get notified if the GFCI in the garage trips, but I dont want this to shut down the house. No big deal... I have a RM rule that I will keep for this one instance.

[rlithgow1]

Right simply use the notification app instead to send you a notification when power source changes..

[velvetfoot]

I envy you people whose internet stays up during a power outage. Ours inevitably goes out along with the power. Some type of cell or Elon Musk's solution might work I guess.

[nclark]

@dennypage

To include without security, use Classic inclusion mode--press and hold the button on the front of the device for ~3 seconds, then release.

Yep I know that part but so many people had problems with it stop responding and all on the C5, instead of investing in something that is not reliable, I just got the gen1 and it's been rock solid. Now that I have it and also have a C7 now, why change it?

[rwclements228]

While you are at it, use Hubitat Ping to ping a global DNS server (1.1.1.1 Cloudfare or 8.8.8.8 Google) to check to see if your router is connected to the Internet. You can also Ping individual WiFi devices on your LAN to see if they are connected. Sometimes my Amazon Alexa devices go offline and need to be rebooted.

You can use the Hubitat Ping response to establish similar actions to those you might use if mains power goes down.

[thebearmay]

You can have multiple instances, and the app allows you to change the name to differentiate them. If you just want a notification you wouldn't have any outage or recovery actions defined, but the app really doesn't care so all good.

[rlithgow1]

Is your cable modem on a ups?