MonitorAndSetNestHumidity
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Category: My Apps
Author:Yves Racine
ST Community handle: http://community.smartthings.com/users/yvesracine/activity
Company Link: http://www.ecomatiqhomes.com#!home/mainPage
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Contents
- 1 Summary
- 2 Supported Features
- 3 Prerequisites
- 4 UI Look & Feel
- 5 Troubleshooting
- 5.1 Issue #1: I don't know how to create a custom smartapp
- 5.2 Issue #2: I created the smartapp in the IDE, but I don't know where to execute it
- 5.3 Issue #3: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot get property 'X' on null object
- 5.4 Issue #4: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Execution time exceeded 20 app execution seconds
- 5.5 Issue #5: I want to upgrade the code but I don't know how
Summary
MonitorAndSetNestHumdity, the smartapp that can monitor & control your house's humidity level via your connected humidifier/dehumidifier. If the equipment is not connected to Nest or to a smart switch, the smartapp cannot control it.
Supported Features
- You can specify the target humidity and the humidity differential allowed
- You can trigger some humidify/dehumidify/ventilation switches based on your indoor humidity level vs. target
- You can use a power meter to control when your Dehumidifier/Humidifer can run (optional)
- You can specify in Fan & Other settings if you want to trigger the HVAC fan when humidity is above the humidity threshold inputted in the smartapp
- Notifications can be sent to the ST user account (optional)
- The smartapp can be temporarily deactivated (on hold) with a power (virtual or physical) switch (optional parameter)
Code location: https://github.com/yracine/device-type-myNext/tree/master/smartapps
Instructions for My Next Device installation (readme): https://github.com/yracine/device-type-myNext/blob/master/README.md
Prerequisites
- Nest thermostat controlled via SmartThings by MyEcobee device
=> see http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=My_Next_Tstat
- Humidifier/Dehumidifier connected to your ecobee thermostat
- Humidifier/Dehumidifier connected to smart switch(es)
- Outdoor Temp/Humidity sensor or ST WeatherStation such as this one (optional):
https://github.com/yracine/device-type.weatherstation4
- Indoor Temperature & Humidity Sensors (optional) : for better readings
UI Look & Feel
Dashboard
Sensors Setup
Humidifier Setup
Dehumidifier Setup
Notification & Other Options
Troubleshooting
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Issue #1: I don't know how to create a custom smartapp
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See the explanations of a fellow community member here:
http://community.smartthings.com/t/faq-an-overview-of-using-custom-code-in-smartthings/16772
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You can also use the github integration and update your repo:
GitHub Settings:
Owner: yracine
Name: SmartThingsPublic
Branch: master
You then need to save & publish each "edited" smartapp.
Issue #2: I created the smartapp in the IDE, but I don't know where to execute it
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For the initial setup, under the ST app, click on the Marketspace item in the bottom menu, and then, on the smartapps link and finally, MyApps (last item in the list).
If you still do not see your smartapp, please make sure that you have published it in the IDE!
For any subsequent execution, under the ST mobile app, click on automations>smartapps in the bottom menu. The list of installed smartapps will then appear.
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Issue #3: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot get property 'X' on null object
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Just update your smartapp by going through all the smartapp setup pages by pressing 'Next' till 'Done'.
The smartapp was recently modified to include some defensive code to ensure that the smartapp is rescheduled. This is intended to alleviate some of the ST scheduling issue as discussed in these threads:
http://community.smartthings.com/t/schedule-not-working/3895
http://community.smartthings.com/t/is-it-me-or-schedules-not-firing-this-evening/10176
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Issue #4: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Execution time exceeded 20 app execution seconds
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ST has introduced some generic rate limiting rules for all smartapps and device handlers. For cloud-to-cloud integrations, these rate limiting constraints are sometimes too low, and this exception can be raised from time to time.
There are some threads about it in the ST community forum:
http://community.smartthings.com/t/rate-limiting-too-restrictive-max-execution-time-exceptions/17985
http://community.smartthings.com/t/execution-times-increasing/19979
http://community.smartthings.com/t/unschedule-api-execution-time-too-long/11232
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Issue #5: I want to upgrade the code but I don't know how
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Most of the time (unless specified otherwise), you just need to copy and paste the smartapp's code from github (using the <raw> function preferrably to avoid forking the code for no reason) into the IDE at:
https://graph.api.smartthings.com/ide/apps
- Click on the smartapp that you want to update
- Paste the code into the code window (and make sure to copy all the lines)
- And save & publish.
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You can also find the smartapps under the SmartThingsPublic github repo. If you have the github integration, you just need to select the ecobee apps that you need when you "Update from Repo" (yracine is at the end of the "New - only from github" list).
GitHub Settings:
Owner: yracine
Name: SmartThingsPublic
Branch: master
