[PLUGIN] iRobot Roomba

[Danny89530]

Hi @xoseperez, In the past two weeks I've worked on a PlugIn that add the ability to use your (great) ESPurna with the Roomba vacuum cleaner. I'm not a Arduino guru and I'm sure there are a lot of things that can be simplifyed in the code or (maybe) needs to be rewritten because of my poor knowledge. I've used the RoombaArduino Library available at https://github.com/Apocrathia/Roomba.

Actually the PlugIn has no sense if not used with MQTT support and it accepts the below commands:

Cleaning Functions:
    - Clean
    - Spot clean
    - Dock
    - OFF (Sleep/StandBy)
    - Pause
    - Resume
iRobot Functions:
    - NtpSync
    - Set Time      --> Format: DoW,HH,MM
    - Set Schedule      --> Format: DoW1,HH1,MM1;DoW2,HH2,MM2;... or clean

Data returned from MQTT:
    - Battery Pct       0-100
    - Battery Temp      celsius
    - Bin Full      0/1         --> Not Available at the moment..
    - Bin Present       0/1         --> Not Available at the moment..
    - Charging State    <String Values>
    - Coordinates       X, Y, Theta
    - Mode          <String Values>
    - State         <String Values>

At the time of writing, the code (apparently) works fine, updating the RoombaState in the expected conditions, I'm having just a little bit of trouble with X, Y coordinates. Actually the distance travelled is reported in millimeters, so the X, Y coords have a big range of value. I'm working on a solution where, converting the distance in centimeters, we don't loose the travelled distance in approssimation/changing of direction/etc..

In the zip file (iRobot Plugin.zip) there is also the official documentation of OpenInterface (provided by iRobot) where, in the third page, is explained how to connect Arduino (or a NodeMCU, in my case) to the Mini-DIN Connector. The PDF is specifically for 600 models but it is fully compatible with other moldels (I've tested it on a 886/782 models with success).

I hope you enjoy this and help me to obtain a fully funcional plugin :)

Regards. Danilo

[xoseperez]

Great! I have a Roomba 500 series that I hacked some time ago. It will be great to have it working with ESPurna. Will give it a look!

[Danny89530]

Hi @xoseperez, I've updated the zip file. Just a litte bit of bugfixes. --> iRobot Plugin.zip

Regards, Danilo

[Danny89530]

Hi @xoseperez, I've updated the zip file again. Just a litte bit of bugfixes. --> iRobot Plugin.zip

Regards, Danilo

[Danny89530]

Other bugfixes.. --> iRobot Plugin.zip

[Danny89530]

Updated for 1.13.5 compatibility but with the old known bugs ^^ --> iRobot Plugin.zip

Regards, Danilo

[Danny89530]

A lot of bugfixes.. --> iRobot Plugin.zip