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

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