Notification power outage

[wrongeu 0]

Hello
I'm interested in a scene through which I want to receive notifications power outage... to send me a message when it is interrupted, after a predetermined time and when it returns. I saw something made by @Sankotronic but it is for hc2 and I want it for a hc3lite. thank you

[Sankotronic 2,105]

Hi @wrongeu ,

 

I will start working on Advanced Notification Center in few days and I hope it will not take too long to publish it. Regarding your request, I have made my own device that detects power outage and then sends notification and also does some action when power is back. I share it long time ago here on forum, just need time to find it.

 

[Whswede 3]

unless you run your gateway on UPS the notifications won't be sent anyway...

 

I have my gateway (HC3) connected to a small UPS and the UPS in ist turn is connected to a Fibaro wall plug.

A scene to notify me of power outage would simply be looking at the power consumption on the wall plug. (it is normally a few watts when running even in standby mode)

 

For instance below 1 watt for 2 minutes --> send text to my phone.

It could be done with a basic block scene.

 

In LUA:

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Trigger

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To receive notice when power returns, simply reverse the logic in this scene.

 

You could also set a global variable that has two values and whenever the global variable changes it triggers a notifications. The variable would change depending on watts used.

Edited April 5 by Whswede

[Sankotronic 2,105]

Solution from @Whswede  is also interesting, but does it work always? I mean, when smart plug is left without power it is unable to send status to HC3 or I'm wrong? Asking since I never tested such setup.

 

[wrongeu 0]

1 hour ago, Sankotronic said:

Hi @wrongeu ,

 

I will start working on Advanced Notification Center in few days and I hope it will not take too long to publish it. Regarding your request, I have made my own device that detects power outage and then sends notification and also does some action when power is back. I share it long time ago here on forum, just need time to find it.

 

I made the system with a relay and a door sensor

[wrongeu 0]

1 hour ago, Whswede said:

unless you run your gateway on UPS the notifications won't be sent anyway...

 

I have my gateway (HC3) connected to a small UPS and the UPS in ist turn is connected to a Fibaro wall plug.

A scene to notify me of power outage would simply be looking at the power consumption on the wall plug. (it is normally a few watts when running even in standby mode)

 

For instance below 1 watt for 2 minutes --> send text to my phone.

It could be done with a basic block scene.

 

In LUA:

Conditions

Please login or register to see this code.

Trigger

Please login or register to see this code.

 

To receive notice when power returns, simply reverse the logic in this scene.

 

You could also set a global variable that has two values and whenever the global variable changes it triggers a notifications. The variable would change depending on watts used.

 

Thanks... i'll try this scene

 

[Whswede 3]

5 hours ago, Sankotronic said:

Solution from @Whswede  is also interesting, but does it work always? I mean, when smart plug is left without power it is unable to send status to HC3 or I'm wrong? Asking since I never tested such setup.

 

So obviously I did not try this and seeing this comment I immediately did. I does not work. Off course it does not work

Sorry for not thinking trough before posting!

 

In the case when I have had power outages I get an email from fibaro cloud telling my the connection is lost so I get the notification...  Also a new email when the cloud-connection is up again

[petro_cz 20]

Wouldn't the scene of the outlet being unavailable be enough?

[Sankotronic 2,105]

Hi,

 

I found how I did it:

 

Above solution does require UPS supply since it is done with UBS. It is also possible to make it with door/window sensor but only with version 1 that has terminals to connect external contact. New Fibaro DWS does not have terminals to connect external contact so you will have to find something else that is battery operated. Still, since you do need to have HC supplied with UPS then it is easy to make it as I did with UBS

 

[wrongeu 0]

@Sankotronic thanks ... I solved it ... HC3 is on an ups ... I connected a window sensor to a 12v relay and it works perfectly ...

[jakub.jezek 350]

I do not know how in your cases, but Fibaro ID service sends me e-mail that my Home Center went Offline.

[Sankotronic 2,105]

2 hours ago, jakub.jezek said:

I do not know how in your cases, but Fibaro ID service sends me e-mail that my Home Center went Offline.

 

Hi @jakub.jezek ,

 

that is true, but since my HC2 is powered by UPS same as my router then connection to Fibaro is not lost during power outage. I still need to know when there is power outage and also when power is back so that my script can do some action.

 

[wrongeu 0]

@Sankotronic do you have a LUA scene in HC3Lite for this action that you can publish? Thank you