Kia UVO - Binding Request

[meingraham]

Kia has an app that provides status information and allows one to control certain elements (lock/unlock, start/stop, climate control, etc.). It also has a basic scheduling feature that let's you set a time on selected days to start the car (e.g., weekday mornings). Of course it has not way to know if it's a holiday. Or if it doesn't need to warm up the car because the outside temperature is already warm enough.

I found a Github project that has created a Java library interface to Kia UVO. Apparently it was developed so that it could be used with HA.

https://github.com/wcomartin/kiauvo

There is a separate project for Hyundai BlueLink. In Europe BlueLink works with both Hyundai & Kia but in North America they are different.

https://github.com/Hacksore/bluelinky

I would love to be able to better automate the car functions by integrating it with openHAB to use ephemeris and weather information.

So, my request to the community since I have no clue how to develop a new binding and have zero knowledge (nor comfort) with Java.

Cheers!

Mike

[florian-h05]

I found a Github project that has created a Java library interface to Kia UVO. Apparently it was developed so that it could be used with HA. https://github.com/wcomartin/kiauvo

Sorry, your linked repo provides an uncomplete Python library for Bluelink.

There is a separate project for Hyundai BlueLink. In Europe BlueLink works with both Hyundai & Kia but in North America they are different. https://github.com/Hacksore/bluelinky

bluelinky seems to be a very complete API wrapper, but it is for NodeJS and written in TypeScript, so therefore we can‘t use bluelinky for opeHAB.

So somebody would have to develop a Java Bluelink library (of course you can have a look at bluelinky to have an idea of how to do so)

The problem I see, is that somebody that wants to do that has to be found. What can be difficult, as it looks like really much work for me.

As discussed in https://community.openhab.org/t/openhab-binding-for-kia-hyundai-ph-evs/128977, you can choose between a few workarounds:

• Get some data from your OpenWB (wallbox) if you have one.
• Use NodeRED Bluelinky and NodeRED openHAB with NodeRED to fetch status and send to oopenHAB and send command to Bluelink on command to openHAB Item.

Once my Hyundai EV arrives this year, I will use the last workaround with NodeRED. Again, see https://community.openhab.org/t/openhab-binding-for-kia-hyundai-ph-evs/128977/5 for NodeRED examples.