Variable based virtual sensor devices
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:04 am
Hello all,
I am still looking for a good, simple way to set up virtual sensor devices (temp, humidity, motion, etc) in Indigo. Currently I am using node-red to write DIY sensor values to variables in Indigo (via indigo RESTapi) , that is working very well but I would like to be able to create a virtual sensor device that has its states / values driven by these variables. Previously I tried both of the MQTT plugins in combination with the masquerade plug in, but I ran into reliability issues and that solution had to many moving parts and was cumbersome to set up new devices.
I would think the addition of variable based sensors could be a nice addition to the built in virtual device plugin!
Anyone have a good solution for adding virtual devices that are not just on/off devices?
-Eric
I am still looking for a good, simple way to set up virtual sensor devices (temp, humidity, motion, etc) in Indigo. Currently I am using node-red to write DIY sensor values to variables in Indigo (via indigo RESTapi) , that is working very well but I would like to be able to create a virtual sensor device that has its states / values driven by these variables. Previously I tried both of the MQTT plugins in combination with the masquerade plug in, but I ran into reliability issues and that solution had to many moving parts and was cumbersome to set up new devices.
I would think the addition of variable based sensors could be a nice addition to the built in virtual device plugin!
Anyone have a good solution for adding virtual devices that are not just on/off devices?
-Eric