Kentinada Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 I just got a Rachio V3 Wifi Sprinkler controller. I have Amazon Echo and installed the Rachio skill so I ask Alexa to run a specific zone. I can also ask Alexa to turn on devices through my ISY994i. Can I somehow have a program that triggers based on a motion sensor that runs a zone on my Rachio controller? Trying to deter deer and we hear sprinklers will scare them off. Thanks for any suggestions.
MrBill Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 not sure about using alexa as a middle controller for this, but there is a Rachio node server for ISY, if you're running the nodeserver then yes....
Kentinada Posted July 4, 2020 Author Posted July 4, 2020 I posted a question in the thread you mention @MrBill. I don't see a nodeserver listed in the Polyglot Cloud store. Not sure what to do now as I'm a NodeServer newbie.
lilyoyo1 Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 57 minutes ago, Kentinada said: I posted a question in the thread you mention @MrBill. I don't see a nodeserver listed in the Polyglot Cloud store. Not sure what to do now as I'm a NodeServer newbie. It's a local nodeserver so you'll either need to run polyglot on a RPI or purchase polisy for that 1
Kentinada Posted July 4, 2020 Author Posted July 4, 2020 What about Polyglot Cloud? Is that an alternative to Polisy?
MrBill Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Kentinada said: I posted a question in the thread you mention @MrBill. I don't see a nodeserver listed in the Polyglot Cloud store. Not sure what to do now as I'm a NodeServer newbie. I do have a polisy for local nodeservers, however I'm not actually running that one myself, the cloud version would be better. The problem with the local version of the rachio node server is that it requires and open inbound port from the outside (specifically from the rachio cloud server). I will add that you might be able to get your motion detector to rachio need configured with IFTTT as a middleman. I have a similar need to yours that I run to turn on one particular zone, the hose connections around the pool are actually on a sprinkler zone, so to make it easy I have hidden an Insteon Hidden Door Sensor in a dry outdoor spot. Press the button in and release and it triggers an ISY program , that flashes a light outside (visual feedback), and then calls a network resource, that connects to a webhook which is part of an IFTTT applet that then turns on the sprinkler zone for a 30 minute manual run. It works great... this solution pre-dates node servers, I was going to convert it over to take IFTTT out of the loop if there is ever a cloud version of the Rachio nodeserver.
MrBill Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Kentinada said: What about Polyglot Cloud? Is that an alternative to Polisy? You can also run local nodeservers on a Raspberry Pi.
lilyoyo1 Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Kentinada said: What about Polyglot Cloud? Is that an alternative to Polisy? No. While there are some nodeservers in PGC, most are run locally. It all depends what a service requires and what a developer wants to develop for.
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