[Feature Request] Raw use from other HA system

[hallard]

FEATURE DESCRIPTION

I got some NSPanel flashed with tasmota and I'm looking for something customizable and this one looks awesome (because I need energy). Unfortunately I'm not using HA nor ioBroker but as all is driven thru MQTT I think it should be okay.

Can I run AppDaemon to manage widget and configuration screen (but without this one connected to HA) and just use MQTT to update values on the NSpanel? Should be do able not?

May be I could also send data to AppDeamon thru MQTT? not sure of this one.

Thanks.

[joBr99]

no the appdaemon addon only works with homeassistant

however there are plenty of alternative backends already available and the Serial Protocol is documented here: https://github.com/joBr99/nspanel-lovelace-ui/blob/main/HMI/README.md

ioBroker: https://forum.iobroker.net/topic/58170/sonoff-nspanel-mit-lovelace-ui/

IP Symcon: https://community.symcon.de/t/beta-modul-nspanel-lovelace-ui/130109

SmartHomeNG: https://github.com/sisamiwe/shng-nspanel-plugin

OpenHAB: https://github.com/donoo/o2n2l

https://github.com/m-schaeffler/node-red-nspanel

if you want to code something for a new HA System, I would recommend you to join us on discord, just leave a note

[hallard]

thank you for your answer, and yeah, node-red is definitively the one I need (was not in the list on main read.me), I using this one day by day.

Any demo/sample code available, just to be sure on data format to be sent by the nodered node?

[joBr99]

there are samples in the HMI documenation for each card and each parameter is explained (even though it's not 100% complete)

the node-red repo is something I've seen recently

[hallard]

Hi @joBr99, today I flashed my nspanel with your awesome firmware, then I tried your node red example adapting them to my config.

All is working fine, thanks.

So trying to go further, if I understand correctly there is no node-red default back end mode available (yet) and it's up to me to do all stuff about switching between widgets and different screen correct?

So as an example, if I want to do same example as done in appdaemon here I need to create a kind of init node on node red with all card correct?

Thanks

[joBr99]

There is no node red backend, you have to craft the commands yourself if you want to use node red.

This might be helpful, however I've never used it.

https://github.com/m-schaeffler/node-red-nspanel

Documentation of the serial code is in the HMI folder.

[hallard]

Ok that's what I understood, will learn and give a try, may be I will fork and then add some kind of examples for node red.

Let me know on to get on discord, may be better.

Thanks for you help

[joBr99]

This project acually started with an nodered backend, however I personally think that node-red isn't suited for a task link this.

There's a lot of data combinded for an page and it was quite hard to implement a backend with state callbacks etc. however if you are building a custom integration with your own nodes it might be a different story.

Discord: https://unofficialnextion.com/t/welcome-to-the-unofficial-nextion-tjc-user-forum/8

[elgerg]

@hallard I was wondering if you got anywhere with this?

I too would like to control my NSPanel with Node-red as I dont use any other HA system.

Any pointers would be appreciated, just something simple like create a page/card and an item or two then how to turn them on/off or set them.

Thanks!

[elgerg]

Actually, I found this:

https://github.com/donoo/o2n2l/blob/main/node-red/flows.json

Might be a good starting point.

[joBr99]

Yeah: https://github.com/joBr99/nspanel-lovelace-ui#other-resources

and there is another one:

https://github.com/m-schaeffler/node-red-nspanel