Objective: To be notified by a non-communicating appliance of the end of a laundry cycle. The layout of our two-level premises means the washing machine is on the ground floor and we are on the first floor.
Initially, having a Tahoma switch from SOMFY, I connected the non-connected machine to a Zigbee outlet from the same brand to be notified when the laundry cycle is finished.
However, it is not possible to set a stagnation time for consumption below 4W. The program’s progress goes through phases of identical consumption, resulting in a variable number of messages depending on the programs, sometimes after a certain delay (cloud architecture).
SOMFY Forum: queued…
The description in the Gladys Assistant Washing Machine presentation video met my expectations.
Purchased Material: Having a SYNOLOGY server, I acquired a Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus E and two NOUS A7Z outlets. The latter seem to me better suited for large household appliances than the A1Z.
No issues with the software installation, but difficulties during the integration of Zigbee2mqtt.
On this subject, see the POST:
https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/tuto-installation-de-gladys-sur-un-nas-synology/10253
Result: the problem does not come from Gladys but from Synology’s abandonment of USB drivers outside of printers, disks, and UPS. For the UPS, I also have an EATON Ellipse ECO650USB for protection.
Moving on to Gladys: Once the server was up to date and the Zigbee2mqtt part resumed, I could continue.
Overall, with online help, the video, and some reflection on the tool’s articulation, the integration in steps was easy. In the process, I also equipped the dishwasher.
The essentials being operational, setting up energy rates and implementation for both appliances. One point: to notify two people by messages as in the video, I had to, and it’s logical because each has their own link, open a second user.
Objective achieved: Very satisfied with this application for a first time.