pimatic-mochad
Connects pimatic to mochad (an X10-controller controller)
Description
pimatic-mochad gives you control over your X10-units via RF (433 Mhz), powerline (PL) and pimatic(-mobile-frontend)
Hardware schematic
RF Antenna (433 Mhz)
\ / \ /
Network - o - - o -
+---------+ +---------+ USB | |
| RPi |-----| RPi [1] |════════╗ | `-- X10 devices (sensors, remotes, ..)
| Pimatic | | Mochad | ║ |
+---------+ +---------+ +-----+
| |
_OR_ | X10 |
| |
+-------------+ USB | |
| RPi Pimatic |═══════════════════| | X10 controllor (CM15A/CM19A/CM15Pro)
| and Mochad | +-----+
+-------------+ |
`----- Powerline ------> X10 devices
(switches, dimmers, blinds, ..)
[1] Or even OpenWrt (, etc) running Mochad
Contemplations
I've choosen mochad over node-x10 because mochad allows us to run pimatic on a different host as the X10 controller is attached to. For example, you can run your mochad instance on OpenWrt, while running pimatic on your Raspberry Pi.
Configuration
Under "plugins" add:
{
"plugin": "mochad"
}
Under "devices" add (something like):
{
"id": "CM15Pro",
"class": "Mochad",
"name": "CM15Pro",
"host": "192.168.1.11",
"port": 1099,
"units": [
{
"id": "light-kitchen",
"class": "MochadSwitch",
"name": "Kitchen Light",
"housecode": "P",
"unitcode": 1,
"protocol": "pl"
},
{
"id": "light-living",
"class": "MochadSwitch",
"name": "Living Light",
"housecode": "P",
"unitcode": 2,
"protocol": "rf"
}
]
}
Some cool rules
if it is 18:00 then turn Kitchen Light on
if button "All lights off" is pressed then tell CM15Pro to send "pl a all_lights_off"
if it is after 23:00 and CM15Pro receives event "rf a all_lights_off" then push title:"Good nigth!" message:"Sleep well, sir!"
if CM15Pro receives event "rf a9 on" then turn Kitchen Light off and turn Living Light on