New Plugin - BMW Connected Drive

Is there a way to access the timestamp for the last time the connected API call was made? I think this is different than the device states like internalDataTimeUTC which only update when data changes.

It's not available as a state, but it is a property of the account device (all updates are managed through the account device).

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acct = indigo.devices[ID OF ACCOUNT DEVICE]
last_update = acct.lastChanged


That gives a string time stamp.

Perfect, thanks. I feel it's easier to trigger my checks from this value changing since there doesn't appear to be a way to Trigger off any state change for a device.

Question: is it possible to get the tire pressure from all tires?
Our Mini is complaining about a low tire pressure, but the Mini Connected app doesn't show the tire pressure.

Question: is it possible to get the tire pressure from all tires?
Our Mini is complaining about a low tire pressure, but the Mini Connected app doesn't show the tire pressure.

I don't see tire pressure in the data for my BMW. You can check to be sure by using the menu command "Write Vehicle Data to Log".

Thanks. It's not there.

The 400 error is back.

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7 Aug 2021 at 12:21:45
   BMW Connected Drive Error       get_tokens AUTH call failed, response code = 400
   BMW Connected Drive Error       Error in plugin execution runConcurrentThread:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "plugin.py", line 140, in runConcurrentThread
  File "plugin.py", line 177, in updateVehicle
  File "/Library/Application Support/Perceptive Automation/Indigo 2021.1/Plugins/BMW ConnectedDrive.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/bmwcdapi.py", line 179, in get_vehicle_data
TypeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'

   BMW Connected Drive Error       plugin runConcurrentThread function returned or failed (will attempt again in 10 seconds)



I suspect BMW have changed the authentication in the API, people with connected EV chargers reporting similar issues failing to connect to the API to get state of charge of the car.

Yeah, BMW broke this if and when the Python library I use for this is updated to address the issue, then I'll update the plugin. Until then it's dead.

The 400 error is back.

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7 Aug 2021 at 12:21:45
   BMW Connected Drive Error       get_tokens AUTH call failed, response code = 400
   BMW Connected Drive Error       Error in plugin execution runConcurrentThread:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "plugin.py", line 140, in runConcurrentThread
  File "plugin.py", line 177, in updateVehicle
  File "/Library/Application Support/Perceptive Automation/Indigo 2021.1/Plugins/BMW ConnectedDrive.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/bmwcdapi.py", line 179, in get_vehicle_data
TypeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'

   BMW Connected Drive Error       plugin runConcurrentThread function returned or failed (will attempt again in 10 seconds)



Looks like you're using an older version of the plugin that was using the old Python 2 library. That one will never be updated, the author has discontinued it. The more recent versions of the plugin use a Python 3 library, but it's also having an issue due to BMW changes. If/when this gets fixes, it'll be the new Python 3 version only.

That's the 0.0.7 version of the plugin from the PluginStore. Made by... FlyingDiver.

That's the 0.0.7 version of the plugin from the PluginStore. Made by... FlyingDiver.

It's still an old version. There's multiple 1.0.X pre-release versions based on the new library. In any case, when and if this is fixed, it will only be in the 1.X version.

I see. But if there is a newer version (which I just found on Github), why is the old version still in the Plugin Store? And why is the new version only available on Github?
That's a bit confusing.

I see. But if there is a newer version (which I just found on Github), why is the old version still in the Plugin Store? And why is the new version only available on Github?
That's a bit confusing.

Because it's a total re-write of the plugin and I was working with beta testers to iron out some issues. There are posts in this thread about testing the new version.

Ok. Haven’t read the whole thread, so didn’t know that. Thanks for explaining.