[App][Pro] Tuya Cloud

[Peter_Kawa]

Hi, thanks!
Maybe you have a dedicated IR device for the airco in the Tuya Smart app.
I was referring to virtual IR devices which can be created with a wifi - IR blaster.
I will adjust my post.

[Peter_Kawa]

As you can see there’s a link available, which points to the first post of this topic.
It even says:
see community forum for details: https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-tuya-cloud/21313/1957

Did you find it / read it? The full howto is right there.

[HuisCHovens]

it always worked perfectly. last 2 days, sockets no longer provide updates, power usage. restart the app and it works again for a few minutes. And broke again. Do i restart the tuya app every hour on a day? how can it happen? Homey Pro 2019

[Walter_H]

I have several Carro smart ceiling fans that use tuya / smartlife and I see them in the api? How can I help you add this device to the working devices please?

[Matt20v]

Hello
Thank you for the app @Jurgen_Heine

Have you managed to add any support for ceiling fans ?
I have this model
Ceiling Fan DCF5241HA
I can see it all connected but Homey does not know how to add it

Not sure if any of the below is helpful to identifying the fan etc, If there is a possibility to add support i am more than happy to try and help with anything you need.

Either way thanks for your help!

[Peter_Kawa]

Hi Matt,

Jurgen moved to Home Assistant

You’ll have to find a developer who can write the code for the pull request.
When done, all Jurgen would like to do, is publish it as app update.

BUT that doesn’t mean you can’t control it right away, which you could have discovered yourself in the first post of this topic

@Peter_Kawa

Just look for tap-to-run or RAW commands how-to’s in the first post of this topic.

[Matt20v]

HI @Peter_Kawa Thanks for the reply,

I did see that first post but didn’t read it properly to understand what you have just pointed out my bad.
Thanks for pointing me to your post I will look into this!

Cheers

[Walter_H]

Good day Peter,

How best can we find a developer to write the code? I have a ceiling fan as well (six of them) and they are the reason I bought the Homey Pro.

[Walter_H]

Me again Peter,

Trying your raw commands. I do not see the “Single Bot” in the then options?

[Peter_Kawa]

Hello Walter,

@Walter_H

How best can we find a developer to write the code?

I don’t know, maybe it’s an idea to start a topic about ‘developers wanted’

@Walter_H

I do not see the “Single Bot”

It is ‘Signal Bot’, and it’s a part of CallMeBot app. But you can replace it with an other notification card of your likings.

[Walter_H]

Me again,

Okay! I installed that app and will get an API from them. Question, will this raw commands method work with the Dashboard Controller app and using the Android Fully Kiosk browser app to create a tablet that can control all the ceiling fan functions?

The reason I bought the Homey Pro, was to control these ceiling fans without having to use their proprietary remotes and just install touch screens in each area of my home.

Thank you in advance.

Walter (Sandy)

[Peter_Kawa]

Yes, if you have created virtual devices (which send the raw commands using flows), as explained in the tutorial, you can control your fans with a slider
You can try Homeydash.com, a Homey dashboard to display your (marked as) favorite devices fairly easy and quick.
Or, try the homeyboard app, which is very versatile.

[Walter_H]

Sir,

You are awesome! Next question please, is there an app I should be installing for creating virtual devices, I prob haven’t installed yet?

[Peter_Kawa]

Thanks!
I prefer Advanced virtual devices, part of the Device Capabilities app.
An other app you can use is called Virtual Devices.

And if you enable Experiments > Power User, you can use onboard virtual buttons and virtual switches

Examples:

Share Your Device! - Advanced Virtual Devices from Device Capabilities

Tuya Cloud app RAW commands example with a virtual motion sensor Not all Tuya devices are supported by Tuya Cloud app. But that is not an issue: RAW commands is kind of Tuya’s version of MQTT commands. In theory you can receive any device’s events, or send events to devices. [Screenshot 2023-01-14 at 23-02-48 1.HomeyPro Peter] Apps used: Tuya cloud Other things people need to do to get it working correct? Any questions about RAW commands can be posted in this topic please: http…

Share Your Device! - Advanced Virtual Devices from Device Capabilities

Tuya Cloud Virtual Socket with power measuring When a Tuya socket (w. power measuring) does not (seem to) receive power values, you can “replace” it with an AVD socket with power measuring enabled. [Screenshot from 2022-09-25 19-48-22] [Screenshot from 2022-09-25 19-35-00] Replace the real device (Lamp Aanrecht) with your socket: [Screenshot from 2022-09-25 19-55-14] Apps used: Tuya Cloud Additional: Get the power value from the plain text events which your devices send to Homey…

Share Your Device! - Advanced Virtual Devices from Device Capabilities

Tuya (WiFi) Thermostat with flows [experimental] Tuya Cloud app doesn’t support thermostats (yet), but it sends and receives text events. This way, you can control the thermostat (for most parts), and, the thermostat can control Homey (for most parts). Tile [Screenshot_20220928-130215_Homey] Device [Screenshot from 2022-09-28 02-34-13] [Screenshot from 2022-09-28 02-33-24] [Screenshot from 2022-09-28 02-33-49] Flow [Screenshot 2022-09-28 at 02-06-02 1.HomeyPro Peter] [Screen…

[Andy_Henderson]

@Hannes85

hi all, been using this app for a long time without any issues. Just now I found that raw commands are not received by Homey any more from one day to the other. I can still use scenes (add new/refresh and see/start) from Homey and thus the connection to my cloud project appears well in order still. I also see the messages arriving in the Tuya project, just not in Homey.

Any thought on this? Could it be a specific service that simply expired which is able to read device operation logs… appreciate it.

You are not alone. I tried using the raw events with devices created with the Smartlife app (significant?) and I’m not seeing any raw events triggering from any of my devices (switches and bulbs). Also, if I use Homey to switch a device on or off, the status changes in Homey, but if I change a device’s status through Alexa or the Smartlife phone app the status is no longer changing in Homey.

Looks like the feed of events from Smartlife through to Homey is no longer working.

I have restarted the Tuya app - no joy.

Anyone else seeing this? got a solution?

Andy

[Hannes85]

hi Andy,

my issues were resolved after renewing the IOT Core subscription in my Tuya project. Now the RAW commands flow to Homey again as normal.

[Peter_Kawa]

Cool.
I’m curious though, how you still could start scenes.
The only thing I can think of, you still use scenes from the old API, and the setting “Choose the desired API('s)” is set to both API’s.
You should set it to “Use official only”:

and replace the old “start … legacy scene” cards

with the one for use with the official API, “execute … scene”

[Hannes85]

I use the “execute scene” one and have “official only”. My thoughts on why I could start scenes still was that I did have another subscription still active in Tuya (Smart Home Basic Service)… Hence Scenes could still start but talking to the Operational Logs API wasn’t available… does that make sense?

[Peter_Kawa]

Ah I see.
About the other stuff, that’s beyond my knowledge I’m afraid.

[Jepke]

@Hannes85 if i got right what your problem was.

Tuya cloud can work after an expired trail period, but when it is. Only commands originating from homey towards the tuya cloud work. Any feedback or measurement readings arent send back from tuya cloud, this will require renewal of the trail period.