This plugin is a replacement of the no longer supported Wunderground based plugins. It uses the DarkSky.net API. Originally just to run on openLuup, but with version 0.7 it is available for Vera UI7 as well.
The plugin can be found on the Vera/MiOS App market, and on the ALTUI App Store.
Instructions, release notes etc. can be found in the Wiki.
If you run into issues or questions, please leave a post here.
Many thanks to @LV999 for the initial development and the ok for developing this further.
Bravo - instructions were spot on. Now I need to update my PLEG logic looking at the DarkSky data rather than the WU data. I could not find a place to contribute for your efforts (hint).
I have invested a lot of time setting up the logic in PLEG over the years. Unless PLEG stops working, I’ll continue to use it.
To fix my logic, I only had to update the device properties from looking at the WU device to looking at the Darksky device. Rainy morning and my PLEG logic correctly saw this and delayed turning off the exterior lights by 30 minutes after sunrise.
This is a hobby, so no need for compensation. However, feel free to make a donation to your favorite charity. If you need a hint (): Doctors without Borders.
Yes 0.7 is in the app store. There is a 0.8 pending (probably available the 22nd), but the only change is some of the labels for the triggers. No functional differences.
BTW, enhancement suggestions are welcome. I was thinking having the option to add more child devices that show things like pressure, UV index, etc. Also an optional rain alarm child device based on the precipitation Intensity and Probability.
The data items are in the list of Variables already. I mean the option to have separate child devices for them just as the Temperature and Humidity are now created by default. But, then make them all optional by a yes/no selection in the Settings tab.
Hi, I’m having a problem with the child devices - they are showing as blank. I’ve reinstalled about three times but still no joy on getting the temp/humidity values to show up. Any help would be appreciated
Hi Andr,
The text from the forecast can be quite long indeed, probably too long to even fit on screen, but I can look at this for a next release.
For any automation DarkSky advises to use the icon, however it currently does not seem to have one for thunderstorm yet. So at the moment it is not possible, but you may look at the WindSpeed or WindGust values to have some indication. At this moment those values are not in the forcast, but I can include them in the next release.
Welcome to the community. Are the values in the main device updated? Can you look at the Latitude and Longitude variables and let me know their values? You can send them in a PM if you do not want to post them in the forum.
Thank you for this!
I have replaced the WU plugin on my VP running 1.7.4453 , and it installed and runs with no issues. In a future release, would it be possible to display additional parameters on the top level screen? Currently wind and barometric pressure are displayed—in my case, I would trade pressure for wind speed/direction.