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# LIVISI SmartHome Binding

The binding integrates the LIVISI (RWE/innogy) SmartHome (opens new window) system into openHAB. The binding is the successor of the innogy SmartHome openHAB binding, which was communicating with the LIVISI cloud servers over the Internet.

This binding communicates directly with LIVISI SmartHome Controllers (SHC) and not through the LIVISI cloud services.

On your SHC you need a minimum software version of 1.2.XX.XXX (opens new window) (SHC 2) or 1.914-3.1.XXXX.XX (SHC 1 / classic) with activated "Local SmartHome".

# Supported things

# Bridge

The LIVISI SmartHome Controller (SHC) is the bridge, that provides the central communication with the devices. Without the SHC, you cannot communicate with the devices.

# Devices

The following table shows all supported and tested devices and their channels. The channels are described in detail in the next chapter.

Device Description Supported channels
SHC SmartHome Controller (Bridge) status, cpu, disk, memory (updated by events; SHC classic: Updated every minute)
BRC8 Basic Remote Controller button1 ... button8, button1Count ... button8Count, batteryLow
ISC2 In Wall Smart Controller button1, button2, button1Count, button2Count, batteryLow
ISD2 In Wall Smart Dimmer button1, button2, button1Count, button2Count, dimmer
ISR2 In Wall Smart Rollershutter button1, button2, button1Count, button2Count, rollershutter
ISS2 In Wall Smart Switch button1, button2, button1Count, button2Count, switch
PSD Pluggable Smart Dimmer dimmer
PSS Pluggable Smart Switch, indoor switch
PSSO Pluggable Smart Switch, outdoor switch
BT-PSS Bluetooth Pluggable Smart Switch, indoor switch
RST Radiator Mounted Smart Thermostat targetTemperature, currentTemperature, frostWarning, humidity, moldWarning, operationMode, windowReductionActive, batteryLow
RST2 Radiator Mounted Smart Thermostat (newer two battery version since 2018) targetTemperature, currentTemperature, frostWarning, humidity, moldWarning, operationMode, windowReductionActive, batteryLow
VariableActuator switch
WDS Window Door Sensor contact, batteryLow
WMD Wall Mounted Motion Detector, indoor motionCount, luminance, batteryLow
WMDO Wall Mounted Motion Detector, outdoor motionCount, luminance, batteryLow
WRT Wall Mounted Room Thermostat targetTemperature, currentTemperature, frostWarning, humidity, moldWarning, operationMode, windowReductionActive, batteryLow
WSC2 Wall Mounted Smart Controller button1, button2, button1Count, button2Count, batteryLow
WSD Wall Mounted Smoke Detector, old version smoke, alarm, batteryLow
WSD2 Wall Mounted Smoke Detector, new version smoke, alarm, batteryLow

Powermeter devices

Device Description Supported channels
AnalogMeter The Analog Meter from the LIVISI EnergyControl product energyConsumptionMonthKwh, absoluteEnergyConsumption, energyConsumptionMonthEuro, energyConsumptionDayEuro, energyConsumptionDayKwh
GenerationMeter The Generation Meter from the LIVISI PowerControlSolar product energyGenerationMonthKwh, totalEnergyGeneration, energyGenerationMonthEuro, energyGenerationDayEuro, energyGenerationDayKwh, powerGenerationWatt
SmartMeter The Smart Meter from the LIVISI PowerControl product. energyConsumptionMonthKwh, absoluteEnergyConsumption, energyConsumptionMonthEuro, energyConsumptionDayEuro, energyConsumptionDayKwh, powerConsumptionWatt
Two-Way-Meter The Two-Way-Meter from the LIVISI PowerControlSolar product energyMonthKwh, totalEnergy, energyMonthEuro, energyDayEuro, energyDayKwh, energyFeedMonthKwh, totalEnergyFed, energyFeedMonthEuro, energyFeedDayEuro, energyFeedDayKwh, powerWatt

# Discovery

The bridge (SHC) can not be discovered automatically. It must be added manually (see below under "Configuration").

After the bridge is added, devices are discovered automatically. As there is no background discovery implemented at the moment, you have to start the discovery manually. However, only devices will appear that are added in the LIVISI SmartHome app before, because the LIVISI Binding does not support the coupling of devices to the bridge.

# Channels

Channel Type ID Item Type Description Available on thing
alarm Switch Switches the alarm (ON/OFF) WSD, WSD2
batteryLow Switch Indicates, if the battery is low (ON/OFF) BRC8, ISC2, RST, RST2, WDS, WMD, WMD0, WRT, WSC2, WSD, WSD2
contact Contact Indicates the contact state (OPEN/CLOSED) WDS
cpu Number CPU-Usage of the SHC in percent SHC (bridge)
dimmer Dimmer Allows to dimm a light device ISD2, PSD
disk Number Disk-Usage of the SHC in percent SHC (bridge)
frostWarning Switch active, if the measured temperature is too low (ON/OFF) RST, RST2, WRT
humidity Number Relative humidity in percent RST, RST2, WRT
button1 - Trigger channel for rules, fires with each push BRC8, ISC2, ISD2, ISR2, ISS2, WSC2
button2 - Trigger channel for rules, fires with each push BRC8, ISC2, ISD2, ISR2, ISS2, WSC2
button3 - Trigger channel for rules, fires with each push BRC8
button4 - Trigger channel for rules, fires with each push BRC8
button5 - Trigger channel for rules, fires with each push BRC8
button6 - Trigger channel for rules, fires with each push BRC8
button7 - Trigger channel for rules, fires with each push BRC8
button8 - Trigger channel for rules, fires with each push BRC8
button1Count Number Number of button pushes for button 1, increased with each push BRC8, ISC2, ISD2, ISR2, ISS2, WSC2
button2Count Number Number of button pushes for button 2, increased with each push BRC8, ISC2, ISD2, ISR2, ISS2, WSC2
button3Count Number Number of button pushes for button 3, increased with each push BRC8
button4Count Number Number of button pushes for button 4, increased with each push BRC8
button5Count Number Number of button pushes for button 5, increased with each push BRC8
button6Count Number Number of button pushes for button 6, increased with each push BRC8
button7Count Number Number of button pushes for button 7, increased with each push BRC8
button8Count Number Number of button pushes for button 8, increased with each push BRC8
luminance Number Indicates the measured luminance in percent WMD, WMD0
memory Number Memory-Usage of the SHC in percent SHC (bridge)
moldWarning Switch Active, if the measured humidity is too low (ON/OFF) RST, RST2, WRT
motionCount Number Number of detected motions, increases with each detected motion WMD, WMDO
operationMode String The mode of a thermostat (auto/manual) RST, RST2, WRT
rollershutter Rollershutter Controls a roller shutter ISR2
targetTemperature Number Sets the target temperature in °C (min 6 °C, max 30 °C) RST, RST2, WRT
smoke Switch Indicates, if smoke was detected (ON/OFF) WSD, WSD2
status String Status of the SHC (ACTIVE/NORMAL, INITIALIZING/REBOOTING or SHUTTINGDOWN) SHC (bridge)
switch Switch A switch to turn the device or variable on/off (ON/OFF) ISS2, PSS, PSSO, VariableActuator
currentTemperature Number Holds the actual temperature in °C RST, RST2, WRT
windowReductionActive Switch Indicates if a linked window is open and temperature reduced (ON/OFF) RST, RST2, WRT

The rollershutter channel has a boolean parameter invert. It is false by default. This means 100 on LIVISI is UP and 0 is DOWN. When invert is true than 0 on LIVISI is UP and 100 is DOWN.

# Triggers

Trigger Type Description Available on thing
SHORT_PRESSED Fired when you press a button short BRC8, ISC2, ISD2, ISR2, ISS2, WSC2
LONG_PRESSED Fired when you press a button longer BRC8, ISC2, ISD2, ISR2, ISS2, WSC2
PRESSED Fired when you press a button (short or long) BRC8, ISC2, ISD2, ISR2, ISS2, WSC2

# Thing configuration

# Configuring the SmartHome Controller (SHC)

The SmartHome Controller (SHC) can be configured in the UI as follows:

When adding the "LIVISI SmartHome Controller" via the Inbox, you have to define the hostname or local IP address and the password for the local user. Save your changes. The SHC should now login and go online.

# Discovering devices

All devices bound to the bridge are found by the discovery service once the SHC is online. As device discovery is not implemented as a background service, you should start it manually in the Inbox to find all devices. Now you can add all devices from your Inbox as things.

# File based configuration

As an alternative to the automatic discovery process and graphical configuration using the UI, LIVISI things can be configured manually. The LIVISI SmartHome Controller (SHC) can be configured using the following syntax:

Bridge livisismarthome:bridge:<bridge-id> "Livisi: SmartHome Controller (SHC)" [ host="192.168.0.99", password="SomethingSecret", webSocketIdleTimeout=900]

** Security warning!* The communication between the binding and the SHC is not encrypted and can be traced. So be careful and secure your local network from unauthorized access.

All other LIVISI devices can be added using the following syntax:

Thing WDS <thing-id> "<thing-name>" @ "<room-name>" [ id="<the-device-id>" ]

The device ID (e.g. e9a74941a3807b57332214f346fb1129) can be found in the UI inbox, as you find it below all things there in the form livisismarthome:<device-type>:<bridge-id>:<the-device-id> (example: livisismarthome:WSC2:SMARTHOME01:e9a74941a3807b57332214f346fb1129).

However, a full example .things configuration look like this:

Bridge livisismarthome:bridge:mybride "LIVISI SmartHome Controller" {
    Thing ISD2 myDimmer "Dimmer Kitchen" @ "Kitchen" [ id="<device-id>" ]
    Thing ISS2 myLightSwitch "Light Livingroom" @ "Livingroom" [ id="<device-id>" ]
    Thing PSS myTVSwitch "TV" @ "Livingroom" [ id="<device-id>" ]
    Thing RST myHeating "Thermostat Livingroom" @ "Livingroom" [ id="<device-id>" ]
    Thing ISR2 myRollerShutter1 "RollerShutter" @ "Livingroom" [ id="<device-id>" ]
    Thing ISR2 myRollerShutter2 "RollerShutter (inverted)" @ "Livingroom" [ id="<device-id>" ] {Type rollershutterActuator : rollershutter  [invert=true]}
    Thing VariableActuator myLivisiVariable "My Variable" [ id="<device-id>" ]
    Thing WDS myWindowContact "Window Kitchen" @ "Kitchen" [ id="<device-id>" ]
    Thing WMD myMotionSensor "Motion entry" @ "Entry" [ id="<device-id>" ]
    Thing WSC2 myPushButton "Pushbutton" @ "Living" [ id="<device-id>" ]
    Thing WSD mySmokeDetector "Smoke detector Livingroom" @ "Living" [ id="<device-id>" ]
}

# Items configuration

You can then configure your items in your *.items config files as usual, for example:

Contact myWindowContact        "Kitchen"                <window>      {channel="livisismarthome:WDS:mybridge:myWindowContact:contact"}
Switch myWindowContactBattery  "Battery low"            <battery>     {channel="livisismarthome:WDS:mybridge:myWindowContact:batteryLow"}
Number myHeatingTemp           "Bath [%.1f °C]"         <temperature> {channel="livisismarthome:RST:mybridge:myHeating:currentTemperature"}
Number myHeatingModeTempTarget "Settemp bath [%.1f °C]" <temperature> {channel="livisismarthome:RST:mybridge:myHeating:targetTemperature"}
String myHeatingMode           "Mode bath [%s]"         <temperature> {channel="livisismarthome:RST:mybridge:myHeating:operationMode"}
Number myHeatingHumidity       "Bath [%.1f %%]"         <humidity>    {channel="livisismarthome:RST:mybridge:myHeating:humidity"}

# Sitemap configuration

Example:

sitemap default label="Home" {
    Frame {
        Text item=myHeatingTemp label="Temperature"
        Text item=myHeatingHumidity label="Humidity"
        Switch item=myHeatingMode label="Mode" mappings=[Manu="Manual", Auto="Auto"]
        Setpoint item=myHeatingModeTempTarget label="Target temperature" minValue=16 maxValue=25 step=1
    }
}

# Rules example for push-buttons

Push-buttons provide trigger channels, that can only be used in rules. Here is an example rule:

rule "Button triggered rule"
when
    Channel 'livisismarthome:WSC2:mybridge:myPushButton:button1' triggered PRESSED
then
    // do something...
    logInfo("testlogger", "Button 1 pressed")
end