Thank you so much for your effort. Was waiting for this. Really happy!
I have been using HomeBridge to get the RC2 into Homekit. Homekitty, however, does unable to enable this device in Homekit. It this something you can enable, or fix?
I program the schedule in the Rainbird app and let it do it’s thing, but I want Homey to do other stuff (and, then etc.) and this app should work perfectly, but I am testing this tomorrow. However, I simply would like to see the status in Homekit, too.
I’ll have a look at the connection issue after the weekend. It seems everyone is using the RC2, which I don’t have.
In the settings of the app, you are able to send logs to the developer (me), it would help greatly if you could.
One important thing to watch out for. The rainbows doesn’t love multiple connections to it, so if you already have a HomeBridge, HA or any other integration running, that could be a problem.
Easiest test would also to try the IP adres of the Rainbird device, instead of rainbird.local.
I have a question on how the app should work. I have created an advanced flow with two when cards;
when “irrigation starts”
when “irrigation stops”
I programmed a schedule in the Rain Bird app, and was now hoping that “when” the Rain Bird app sends an event notification, as in for e.g.; “Rain Bird controller irrigation event completed”, Homey would pick up on it.
I was hoping that Homey would pickup when Rain Bird would start or stop an irrigation event. Is this not what that “when” card means?
Should I (re)create a schedule in Homey in order for this to work?
Hello! The app works great when scheduling/starting irrigation from homey. However, it seems not to be working retrieving the status of the irrigation when started from the rainbird app. Are you aware of this?
Also, it would be terrific to expose the rain sensor as it can be used as trigger for many applications.
Love this App! Is it possible to add the Rain Sensor as earlier mentioned? Also please add the possiblity to delay the rainschedule for one or more days. Thanx in advance!
Good morning everyone. Today I finally received (and installed) the Rainbird rain sensor and started experimenting with it. I think I got it working, but I updated the test version of the app.
I have added a sensor that tells you if the rain setpoint has been reached and 2 new flow cards. One if the setpoint value CHANGES (so reached or not) and another card, which you can use as an ‘AND’ card.
Congrats, rain setpoint seems to work! We had a few showers last days so the sensor is wet and the card “Rain set point is reached” is thru, so that will be the moment that I will use it to prevent to start the next irrigation cycle So now waiting for the sensor to be dry again. (Which is in my case also depending on the slider setting of the sensor) Will keep you informed as it currently continu’s to rain . .
Rudi
Looks like the signal (Rain setpoint changed) is not resetting ‘on its own’, when the sensor was dry again. This morning, the signal on the Rain Bird Controller showed that the rain sensor was dry, but in the Homey app, it is shown (still) as wet. After a ‘stop irrigation’ signal was send to the controller the “Rain setpoint” signal was send/received in the homey app. This means (if I’m correct) that the “Rain setpoint changed” is not picked up ‘automatic’.
I will keep monitoring!
Kind Regards Rudi
