Plugin: Tesla Car integration

Pabla · March 15, 2020, 5:46am

I’d recommend reactor it’s simpler to use than PLEG

reneboer · March 15, 2020, 12:36pm

Hi Sidney,

I use Reactor but I have a couple of more complex conditions; pre-heating x mins after I hit the showers on a office day, locked check, and start and stop charging.

If you just want to stop charging at say 5:50 in the mornings you can also use a simple Vera Scene to do just that. In the Tesla Child Devices make sure you have Charging Control selected as that is the device you can do this with in a Scene:

Cheers Rene

sidmsmith · March 16, 2020, 7:22pm

Thanks for the prompt responses Pabla and Rene. I have created the simple Reactor Activity and it seems to be working!

reneboer · March 22, 2020, 6:01pm

Hi,

Just release version 1.9. I rewrote the command send handler to be more efficient and more reliable. The base functions are the same. It is available on the ALTUI AppStore, and hopefully tomorrow on the Vera App Market.

There is some issue with using the plugin as scenes trigger on Vera. Something for the next release to fix.

Cheers Rene

Pabla · March 23, 2020, 4:49pm

Just an update with v1.9, it’s working very very well. When the cars asleep it wakes it up and usually the command makes it through, much more stable otherwise. Thanks Rene!

reneboer · March 23, 2020, 7:57pm

Glad to hear.

sidmsmith · March 25, 2020, 12:36am

Rene,

Have you been able to upload v1.9 to the Vera App Market yet? Or should I try to install a different way? If so, can you point me to where/how to get the required files?

I look forward to testing out the new version!

Pabla · March 25, 2020, 12:42am

If it’s not up yet, go to the github link all the way at the top of this thread, hit the green clone button and download the zip files. Once downloaded unzip the files and go to your Vera->Apps->Develop->Luup Files there drag and drop all the files in the ‘arc’ folder.

reneboer · March 25, 2020, 9:29am

Hi @sidmsmith,

My bad, I missed pressing the final button to publish. Means it should be there next Monday.

Mean time you can use this method to install V1.9 (link is version specific, last number changes per release). Put this URL in your browser. http://[your Vera IP]/port_3480/data_request?id=action&serviceId=urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1&action=CreatePlugin&PluginNum=9290&Version=39776

Cheers Rene

reneboer · March 27, 2020, 9:46pm

Hi,

Pushed out version 1.10.
Changes:

Improved car config handling.
Corrected sun roof handling.
Completed Vera scene triggers configurations in json.
Status temperature units use Vera setting, rather then car.
Hardened var module.
Added all car variables to startup routine.
Fixed json for setAutoSoftwareInstall control.

Can be downloaded from the ALTUI Apps store. The Mios App Market should be availbe Monday, or install now using
http://[your Vera IP]/port_3480/data_request?id=action&serviceId=urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1&action=CreatePlugin&PluginNum=9290&Version=39824

Cheers Rene

reneboer · March 29, 2020, 4:28pm

Hi,

Thanks to @Pabla for his testing. There are some problems with the correct status of child devices. That is corrected in V1.11.

Can be downloaded from the ALTUI Apps store. The Mios App Market should be availbe Monday, or install now using
http://[your Vera IP]/port_3480/data_request?id=action&serviceId=urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1&action=CreatePlugin&PluginNum=9290&Version=39830

Cheers Rene

lennier · March 31, 2020, 1:09am

Thanks for doing this Rene, much appreciated!

With the latest version I seem to now be getting startup lua failures on the plugin which luup engine restarts don’t resolve.

Pabla · March 31, 2020, 2:06am

How did you install the plugin? Through the AppStore or github?

lennier · March 31, 2020, 3:51am

From the app store. Edit: ok looks like maybe I don’t actually have the latest version, the version variable is set to 1.5. I assumed it must have been the latest as I had auto-update turned on and this problem only just appeared. I did a manual update from the app store and that’s the version I got it seems. And it reports in the App section as being 1.11?

Pabla · March 31, 2020, 4:06am

Correct v1.11

lennier · March 31, 2020, 4:08am

Ok cool, so the startup lua problem I’m seeing did correspond with it updating to v1.11 via the app store when that went live.

reneboer · March 31, 2020, 4:23pm

Hi @lennier,

So you are good now with V1.11?

Cheers Rene

lennier · March 31, 2020, 10:01pm

Hi Rene, no it was when it auto-upgraded to 1.11 that the problem started. I mistakenly thought I wasn’t on that version but I was, and the problem persists.

reneboer · April 1, 2020, 8:29am

Hi @lennier,

Can you show what you see in the Vera log file? It can help to set the plugin Log level to debug and then reload luup so I can see what is happening on your system.

Cheers Rene

lennier · April 1, 2020, 10:39am

Hi Rene,

This appears to be the relevant part of the log on startup:

01 04/01/20 21:36:32.569 LuaInterface::CallFunction_Startup-1 device 273 function TeslaCarModule_Initialize failed [string “–[[…”]:410: attempt to compare number with boolean <0x2b97f680>
01 04/01/20 21:36:32.569 LuImplementation::StartLua running startup code for 273 I_TeslaCar1.xml failed <0x2b97f680>

Thanks for any suggestions.