frigid echo
Has anyone got an elegant way of tracking a persons location using MQTT Room and the Companion App?
In HA i have the person.dave tracker which comes from the companion app and gives Home/Away etc
I then have MQTT Room, that tracks the same Companion Apps Bluetooth Beacon.
What I ultimately want though is a field in HA that basically does:
If user is home, show the room they are in from MQTT Room, else, show companion app status
violet light
I'm sure it can all be done but we'd need to see the states of things because you likely need templates
frigid echo
So i had a play, and i think i managed something in Node-Red
person.greg
person: "home"
data: object
topic: "person.greg"
_msgid: "a1267f3b66553540"
beacon: "not_home"
sensor.greg_phone_beacon
beacon: "not_home"
data: object
topic: "sensor.greg_phone_beacon"
_msgid: "f8c5031cb0a3b740"
person: "home"
Then i have some javascript to do:
let dev_id;
const person = msg.person;
const beacon = msg.beacon;
let zone = "unknown"
if(msg.topic.includes("greg")) dev_id = "greg"
if(msg.topic.includes("rach")) dev_id = "rach"
// node.warn(zone)
if(person === "not_home") {
zone = person
}
else if (beacon !== "not_home"){
zone = beacon
} else {
zone = person
}
// node.warn(zone)
msg.payload = {
domain: 'device_tracker',
service: 'see',
data: {
dev_id: dev_id,
location_name: zone
}
}
return msg;
Maybe theres a more elegant way?
violet light
no idea cause you aren't sharing the entities
this is most likely a 1 liner template entity.
We don't know what I then have MQTT Room, that tracks the same Companion Apps Bluetooth Beacon is or means
so no one can help you
frigid echo
the entities are at the top of my reply?
person.greg
State = Home or Away (or a HA Zone)
sensor.greg_phone_beacon
State = Dressing Room, Living Room (whatever the last room it tracked me in was)
sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
greg_status:
friendly_name: "Greg's Status"
value_template: >
{% if is_state('person.greg', 'home') %}
{{ states('sensor.greg_phone_beacon') }}
{% else %}
{{ states('person.greg') }}
{% endif %}
This is the first time you've mentioned the sensor.greg_phone_beacon and what it outputs as a state, which is the missing piece we all needed.
Yes, your template entity is about as simple as it gets
signal cradle
@frigid echo Maybe this is something you want?
https://www.aqara.com/eu/product/presence-sensor-fp2/
bit pricey, but works like a charm
doesnt trigger on e specific person tho