Domoticz control with esp8266 for Robotdyn AC Light dimmer Module
Note: this is a modified version of https://github.com/xlyric/Domoticz-control-with-esp8266-for-Robotdyn-AC-Light-dimmer-Module
Basically it corrects the very buggy RBDDimmer library from Robodyn (more detail, in french, here: https://blocnote360.wordpress.com/2022/03/20/routeur-solaire/)
Work with an ESP8266 and Domoticz ( and Dimmer switch )
Needed : ESP8266 Robotdyn AC light Dimmer Module ( 1 channel ) Librairy : https://github.com/RobotDynOfficial/RBDDimmer A domoticz server with one or more power information
Connection : GND > GND VCC > 3V ZC > D5 PWM > D6
----- USE -------
Control : http://IP/?POWER=xx
xx max = 99
---- change config by web --
http://IP/set?save >> save config on spiffs http://IP/set?hostname= IP of MQTT http://IP/set?port= port of MQTT http://IP/set?IDX= IDX of dimmer http://IP/set?IDXAlarme= IDX of Alarme; http://IP/set?maxtemp= Max temp http://IP/set?Publish= publish of MQTT
Optional :
- Dallas 18b20 Connected on D7 with 3.3 or 5V power and 4.7 or 5.6Kohms resistance between D7 and power
Installation :
you must install the wifimanager library in your library manager (https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager#install-through-library-manager ) push .ino file on the esp8266.
At the first start it will create a new wifi network ( dimmer ) pwd : dimmer and you can configure your network.
For Domoticz copy script_device_dimmer_heater_control.lua and script_time_dimmer_heater_control.lua on domoticz ( domoticz/scripts/lua )
change IP of the esp8266 with the dimmer on script_device_dimmer_heater_control.lua
IP="192.168.x.x"
create on domoticz a dimmer switch and change variables on script_time_dimmer_heater_control.lua with your configuration.
with option Dallas 18b20 there is an alert limit send by MQTT
---------- working process ----
--- script_device_dimmer_heater_control --- get change on the domoticz dimmer information and send http command to change the dimmer.
--- script_time_dimmer_heater_control --- script_time_dimmer_heater_control is the most simplistic script it will compare production with static noise value. and use dimmer to adapt the power on heater ( water heater, etc ) the power of resistive load is a static value to adapt with your load. if production > noise >> dimmer is adjusted else dimmer = off
Special use: can be used with my pv router https://github.com/xlyric/Pv-router or with my 2 pzem program https://github.com/xlyric/multi-Pzem-esp8266-domoticz
changelog -- 20200402 ; ADD online config change and stored in spiffs -- 20200402 ; Add MQTT support, Dallas Options and max temp alert and cut the dimmer ( with trigger of 5° ) -- 20190908 : change 1st connection wifi process, create a network "dimmer" with password "dimmer" -- 20190415 : add comment and translate into english -- 210904xx : creation and fonctionnal tests, bug corrections, limit verbosity and command sent
----- fresh install of IDE IDE
https://www.arduino.cc/download.php?f=/arduino-nightly-windows.zip ( or other OS )
Dimmer Librairy
https://github.com/RobotDynOfficial/RBDDimmer
Start Arduino and open Preferences window. Enter http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json into Additional Board Manager URLs field. You can add multiple URLs, separating them with commas. Open Boards Manager from Tools > Board menu and find esp8266 platform. Select the version you need from a drop-down box. Click install button. Don't forget to select your ESP8266 board from Tools > Board menu after installation.
librairy of wifimanager : >> search 'wifimanager' by tzapu in the library installation ( ctrl + maj + i )