Vantelligence Connector

A MQTT connector for devices, sensors and programms mostly used in camper vans. With support for Home Assistant.

Setup

1. Run the install script:

   curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/schroeder-robert/vantelligence_connector/develop/install.sh | sudo bash

2. Choose on of the config files in the connector/config folder and rename it to config.yaml.

   Alternatively you can build your own config from the blocks from Supported devices/sensors/programs if you use a custom setup.

3. Restart & you're ready

Running

After successfull start you will see some new topics in yout MQTT broker.

Your configuration will be published in this topic:

connector/config

All entities and their states will be published here:

connector/devices

Supported devices/sensors/programs

You can add this config blocks to your config.yaml to activate MQTT publishing to your broker. Every device has at least an id and a name which you can define. That way ist is possible to read two oder more sensors of the same type.

DS18B20 Temperature Sensor

A simple and very common temperature sensor. You can define the polling interval. It is connected by 1-wire bus, so make sure that it is activated. (Raspberry Pi: raspi-config)

- name: Temperaturesensor
  id: temperaturesensor
  class: DS18B20
  interval: 20000

ADS1115 ADC

A 4-channel 16bit analog to digital converter. It is connected by I2C bus. You can define the polling interval and the channels.

- name: Analogsensor
  id: analogsensor
  class: ADS1115
  interval: 3000
  connection:
    type: i2c
    bus: 1
    address: 0x48
  values:
  - name: A0
    measure: 0+GND
    min: 0
    max: 65535
    scale: 100
    unit: "%"
  - name: A1
    measure: 1+GND
    min: 0
    max: 65535
    scale: 100
    unit: "%"
  - name: A2
    measure: 2+GND
    min: 0
    max: 65535
    scale: 100
    unit: "%"
  - name: A3
    measure: 3+GND
    min: 0
    max: 65535
    scale: 100
    unit: "%"

MCP23017 I/O Expander

A 16bit I/O Expander. It is connected by I2C bus.

- name: I/O Expander
  id: ioexpander
  class: MCP23017
  connection:
    type: i2c
    bus: 1
    address: 0x20
  pins:
  - name: Input0
    id: 0
    type: in
    inverted: true
  - name: Input1
    id: 1
    type: in
    inverted: true
  - name: Input2
    id: 2
    type: in
    inverted: true
  - name: Input3
    id: 3
    type: in
    inverted: true
  - name: Input4
    id: 4
    type: in
    inverted: true
  - name: Input5
    id: 5
    type: in
    inverted: true
  - name: Input6
    id: 6
    type: in
    inverted: true
  - name: Input7
    id: 7
    type: in
    inverted: true
  - name: Output0
    id: 8
    type: out
  - name: Output1
    id: 9
    type: out
  - name: Output2
    id: 10
    type: out
  - name: Output3
    id: 11
    type: out
  - name: Output4
    id: 12
    type: out
  - name: Output5
    id: 13
    type: out
  - name: Output6
    id: 14
    type: out
  - name: Output7
    id: 15
    type: out

MPU 6050 Motion Sensor

A six axis gyro, accelerometer and thermometer. It is connected by I2C bus.

- name: Motion Sensor
  id: motionsensor
  class: MPU_6050
  connection:
    type: i2c
    bus: 1
    address: 0x68

PCA9685 PWM Driver

A 16-channel 12bit PWM servo driver. It is connected by I2C bus.

- name: PWM-Controller
  id: pwmcontroller
  class: PCA9685
  connection:
    type: i2c
    bus: 1
    address: 0x40
  channels:
  - name: Licht Schiebetür links
    id: 0
    type: light
  - name: Licht Laderaum
    id: 1
    type: light
  - name: Licht Schiebetür rechts
    id: 2
    type: light
  - name: Licht Dachluke
    id: 3
    type: light
  - name: Licht5
    id: 4
    type: light
  - name: Schubladenverrieglung
    id: 14
    min: 400
    max: 2600
    scale: 180
  - name: Kühlschrankverrieglung
    id: 15
    min: 400
    max: 2600
    scale: 180

BH1750 Light Sensor

A light sensor. It is connected by I2C bus.

- name: Light Sensor
  id: lightsensor
  class: BH1750
  connection:
    type: i2c
    bus: 1
    address: 0x23

Votronic VCC 1212-30

A battery-to-battery charger which can handle 30A. It is connected by a serial interface.

- name: B2B-Laderegler
  id: b2b_laderegler
  class: Votronic_VCC_1212
  connection:
  type: serial
  port: "/dev/ttyUSBCharger"

Ective DSC

A solar charger. It is connected by serial interface.

- name: Solar-Laderegler
  id: solar_laderegler
  class: Ective_DSC
  connection:
  type: serial
  port: "/dev/ttyUSBSolar"

Ective CSI (GPIO)

A 230V inverter. It is connected by GPIO pins which control power (on/off) and mode (usp/eco) and read status data.

- name: Wechselrichter
  id: wechselrichter
  class: Ective_CSI
  connection:
  type: pins
  power_pin: 13
  mode_pin: 19
  data_pin: 26

Autoterm Air 2D

A 2 kW diesel heater. It is connected by serial interface.

- name: Dieselheizung
  id: dieselheizung
  class: Autoterm_Air_2D
  subscribe:
  temperature_current: connector/device/luftsensor/temperature/state
  connection:
  type: serial
  port: "/dev/ttyUSBHeater"

Raspberry Pi GPIO

Use GPIO pins of a Raspberry Pi as input, output or pwm as swi.

- name: GPIO
  id: gpio
  class: GPIO
  pins:
  - name: Dashcam
    type: out
    id: 24
    inverted: true
  - name: Wasserpumpe
    type: out
    id: 31
    inverted: true
  - name: Kühlschrank
    type: out
    id: 36
    inverted: true
  - name: B2B Laderegler
    type: out
    id: 38
    inverted: true
  - name: Soundsystem
    type: out
    id: 22
    inverted: true
  - name: Relais 1
    type: out
    id: 26
    inverted: true
  - name: Abwasserventil zu
    type: out
    id: 16
    inverted: true
  - name: Abwasserventil auf
    type: out
    id: 28
    inverted: true
  - name: Wasserboiler
    type: out
    id: 8
    inverted: true
  - name: 'Kochstelle'
    type: out
    id: 10
    inverted: true
  - name: Schalter Dachluke
    type: in
    id: 7
    pull: up
    inverted: true
  - name: Haupttaster
    type: in
    id: 40
    pull: up
    inverted: true

Pulseaudio

Control volume and select sink from Pulse Audio.

- name: Soundsystem
  id: sound
  class: Pulseaudio
  controls:
  - name: Main
    id: Master

Autostart

[Unit]
Description=Connector
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /home/rob/connector/app.js
Restart=on-failure
User=root
Group=root
Environment=PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
Environment=NODE_ENV=production
WorkingDirectory=/home/rob/connector/

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target