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force sensitive resistor #447

Closed stoneobscurity closed 5 years ago

stoneobscurity commented 5 years ago

What new integration would you wish to have?

force sensitive resistor https://www.adafruit.com/product/1075

If possible, provide a link to an existing library for the integration:

Please describe your use case for this integration and alternatives you've tried:

problem: leaving a phone plugged in after it reaches 100% is really, really bad for the battery.

here's my plan: combine a nodemcu, a FSR, a power plug switch, and a QI charger.

set the phone on the charger, it reads the increased weight, turns on the charger, for either a set duration, or using the battery sensor in HASS when it gets to 100%, turn off the charger.

only reset when the phone is picked up (the weight drops) to prevent it from continuing to charge when it drops back to 99%.

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Mynasru commented 5 years ago

Please read more careful before asking for new integrations, this same issue has just been closed 20 hours ago. https://github.com/OttoWinter/esphomelib/issues/439

stoneobscurity commented 5 years ago

i would tell you to read more carefully as those aren't even remotely the same sensor.

Mynasru commented 5 years ago

They are both analog sensors having a voltage as output. All analog sensors can be used with the following method. I hope that is helpful.

stoneobscurity commented 5 years ago

yeah okay, i'll try it, thank you.

also, then the website needs to be updated to reflect this. a FSR needs to be added to the sensors list. there are no mention of them at all. if you're annoyed cause you keep getting questions about these types of sensors, this is why.

brandond commented 5 years ago

I don't think Otto would be interested in documenting every chip that outputs an analog reading as supported. Stuff that needs a device-specific driver or protocol will be documented as supported, things that can be connected as a simple analog or binary sensor already have examples posted.

OttoWinter commented 5 years ago

Yes there are hundreds (if not thousands) of sensors that output their values using analog voltage, so it's simply impossible to add docs for all of them.

I don't have such a sensor, so I can't create docs for it. Though if you want you can 100% add a cookbook entry for it like the TEMT6000 example.