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Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2016 5:19 pm
by kwijibo007
It looks like my stop/start/re-start issue has been fixed with a Thinnking Cleaner firmware update. Again the guys from Thinking Cleaner support were awesome.

There's a Roomba firmware difference between Roomba 600 series sold this year and older models. This difference was causing the issue. Mine is an older model and might explain why no one else had the problem?

Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:40 am
by haavarda
I am suddenly seeing a lot of errors related to my roomba in the log. I had no issues with this before upgrading to I7. Can this be related to that?
I have extracted log outputs for the ThinkingCleaner Plugin. Any idea how to fix this?

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01.12.2016 07:30   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 07:32   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 07:34   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 07:36   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 07:38   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 07:40:27.073   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 07:42   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 07:44   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 07:46   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 07:48   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 07:50:38.032   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 07:52:38.044   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 07:54   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 07:56   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 07:58   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:00   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:02   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:04   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 08:06:25.064   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 08:10   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 08:12:39.064   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:14   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:16   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:18   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:20   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 08:22   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:24   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 08:26   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:28   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:30   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:32   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:34   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 08:36:32.030   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 08:38   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 08:40   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:42   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:44   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:46   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 08:48   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:50   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 08:52   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 08:54   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 08:56   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
2016-12-01 08:58:41.052   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:00   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:02   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:04   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:06   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:08   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:10   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:12   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
2016-12-01 09:14:38.086   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:18   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:20   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:22   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
2016-12-01 09:24:35.077   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:29   Application   Reloading plugin "ThinkingCleaner 1.0.17"
01.12.2016 09:29   Application   Stopping plugin "ThinkingCleaner 1.0.17" (pid 72932)
2016-12-01 09:29:09.092   Application   Stopped plugin "ThinkingCleaner 1.0.17"
01.12.2016 09:29   Application   Starting plugin "ThinkingCleaner 1.0.17" (pid 5878)
01.12.2016 09:29   Application   Started plugin "ThinkingCleaner 1.0.17"
2016-12-01 09:30:06.017   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:32   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:34   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:36   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 09:38:12.006   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:40   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:42   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:44   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:46   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:48   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:49   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 09:52   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:54   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 09:56   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 09:58:13.022   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 10:00:13.042   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:02   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 10:04   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:06   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:08   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:09   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 10:12   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:14   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:16   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:18   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:20   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:22   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
2016-12-01 10:24:14.036   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:26   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:28   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:30   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 10:32   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 10:34   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:36   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 10:38   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:40   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:42   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
2016-12-01 10:44:15.005   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:46   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 10:48   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:50   ThinkingCleaner Error   Roomba Hall is LOST !
01.12.2016 10:52   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
2016-12-01 10:54:15.058   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 10:56   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 10:58   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 11:00   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 11:02   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 11:04   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
2016-12-01 11:10:11.000   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 11:12   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 11:18   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !
01.12.2016 11:20   ThinkingCleaner   Roomba Hall: was lost, now FOUND !

Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 7:18 pm
by kwijibo007
haavarda wrote:
I am suddenly seeing a lot of errors related to my roomba in the log. I had no issues with this before upgrading to I7. Can this be related to that?
I have extracted log outputs for the ThinkingCleaner Plugin. Any idea how to fix this?


I see these from time to time too. I put it down to ThinkingCleaner having issues connecting to my WIFI but after further investigation I can ping it but can't get to the ThinkingCleaner web interface. I get this form the browser:

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404: File not found


The ThinkingCleaner App shows that it's trickle charging but is otherwise non-responsive.

This might be a ThinkingCleaner issue and not the plugin?

I'd reset the cleaner but I'm not at home at the moment. If it's still lost when I get home I'll report back.

This only happens to me from time to time. It's not permanent.

Pete

Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 11:14 pm
by haavarda
I restarted the cleaner module and the error disappeared for now. I will wait and see if it returns....


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Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:52 am
by kwijibo007
Nothing worked for me until I did a reset of Roomba by holding the clean and dock buttons down at the same time. All appears fine again. Will report back if it returns.

Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:07 pm
by Colorado4Wheeler
I just bought 5 of these for my various Roombas and holy crap I love this device! Talk about taking "geek my home" to a whole new level! Thank you for the plugin too, everything is working well at the moment.

Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 2:27 am
by haavarda
Nice! I can only imagine how cool it must be to have 5 of these starting up at the same time


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Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:12 am
by Colorado4Wheeler
haavarda wrote:
I can only imagine how cool it must be to have 5 of these starting up at the same time


Yea, it's my robot army rising up! This really has opened up a whole new world for my Roomba's, instead of the static schedules they can now run when I leave the house or when something in Indigo triggers. Brilliant!

Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 12:16 pm
by durosity
Yeah I've got mine setup to run 10 mins after the alarm is set to away then dock again when disarmed. ITS BRILLIANT. I've not had to hoover the house in weeks.

Re: Making my first plugin : ThinkingCleaner for Roomba

PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:07 am
by durosity
Just FYI folks looks like ThinkingCleaner are no longer manufacturing their device:

We are out of stock and there will be no new production. We did try but the problem is that some of the components we use in the Thinking Cleaner are not available anymore or if you can find them (or substitutes), those parts are very expensive. For a new production series we would have to redesign with new components and this is very expensive because of certifications and minimum order quantities.


Dang shame as I was about to buy another one for use with my upstairs Roomba. If anyone has one going spare let me know ;)