[APP][Pro] Niko Home Control 2

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:factory_worker: Under development. Current status:

Device Model Supported Planned
NHC Relay Action (lights & other switches) :white_check_mark:
NHC Dimmer Action :white_check_mark:
NHC Motor Action (blinds) :white_check_mark:
NHC Fan Action (ventilation) :white_check_mark:
NHC Thermo switch (Push button w/ sensors) :white_check_mark:
NHC All Off Action :white_check_mark:
NHC Touch Switch Thermostat (& other thermostats) :warning: Iā€™d like to make this but I donā€™t have these devices. Will be attempted somewhere in the future.

See Niko official documentation of all available actions here: https://mynikohomecontrol.niko.eu/content/hobbyapi/documentation.pdf

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Hi,

Thank you for your contribution.

Iā€™m looking forward to testing it. Iā€™ll install it over the weekend.

I have the Niko Home push interface behind all the switches in the house, and I would really love to be able to start a flow from these. Same with the virtual flag on Digital Black.

If thatā€™s something youā€™d like to make, Iā€™d be happy to test it.

I donā€™t have the motor module, but otherwise Iā€™ll go through the rest over the weekend. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hey @Andreas_Soll
I donā€™t have those push buttons myself but they should work if there is an action tied to them (like turning on a light)
I checked the niko API documentation and virtual flags seem quite simple to implement (page 76) so Iā€™ll add it to my list.

If you find any bugs please let me know!

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Hi @georgechoustoulakis

Iā€™m not the best at development, but Iā€™m doing my best. Hereā€™s what Iā€™ve found so far ā€” hopefully itā€™s useful.

I can confirm that the push-button interface doesnā€™t work ā€œdirectlyā€ in the sense that I canā€™t listen for an actual button press via MQTT. I donā€™t get a dedicated ā€œbutton pressedā€ event from the push-button interface itself. Instead, I only see the effect of the press ā€” for example a dimmer changing state ā€” as a devices.status message (On/Off) on the UUID of the device/action that the button is linked to. So the input can only be detected indirectly through whatever the button controls.

To get a cleaner input signal, I also tested binding the push-button interface directly to a virtual flag in Niko Home Control. That works really well: the button toggles the flag, and then in MQTT you can simply listen to the flagā€™s Status (True/False). So it is possible to use push-buttons as an input, but only if you build it using virtual flags. Itā€™s a bit of a ā€œworkaroundā€ and adds extra (and slightly confusing) configuration, but we can only work with what we have.

I was hoping to get clear short/long-press events, but I donā€™t see those as separate events in MQTT in my setup.

I have a really good contact at Niko Home in Denmark, if at some point you find something where it would make sense to get their help.

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Hi,

iā€™m very impressed/happy with this App. Ever since Niko stopped the support of IFTTT i was looking for an alternative!

is it in your roadmap to also support ā€˜NHC routinesā€™ (like ā€˜everything OFFā€™). this could be useful to e.g. enable your alarm when the ā€˜everything OFFā€™ routine is enabled.

kind regards,
Floris

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Hey Floris, thanks for trying out the app!

Nikoā€™s documentation for the ā€œNHC All Off Actionā€ is very simple so I will add it to my list. :+1:

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