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# BigAssFan Binding
The BigAssFan (opens new window) binding is used to enable communication between openHAB and Big Ass Fans' Haiku family of residential fans and lights that implement the SenseME technology.
# Overview
Fans, lights and controllers are discovered dynamically. There is a single thing created for each fan, light, or controller that's connected to the local WiFi network. Each thing has channels that allow control of the fan and light, as well as to monitor the status. When a fan or light is controlled from the remote control, Wall Controller, or smartphone app, the openHAB items linked to the device's channels will be updated to reflect the status.
# Supported Things
The binding currently supports the following devices.
| Thing | ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Fan | fan | BigAssFan consisting of fan and integrated LED light |
| Light | light | Standalone LED light |
| Controller | controller | Fan wall controller |
# Thing Configuration
| Parameter | Parameter ID | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Label | label | Required | Label given to device in the Haiku Smartphone app. |
| IP Address | ipAddress | Required | IP address of the device. |
| MAC Address | macAddress | Required | MAC address of the device. |
In the event that any of this information is changed on the device, the thing configuration must be updated manually, as it cannot be determined automatically by the binding.
# Manual Thing Creation
Fans and lights can be manually created in the Paper UI or HABmin, or by placing a .things file in the conf/things directory. See example below.
# Device Discovery
The BigAssFan binding discovers Haiku fans and lights on the network, and creates an inbox entry for each discovered device. Once added as a thing, the user can control the fan and light, similarly to how the device is controlled using the remote, Wall Controller, or smartphone app.
Background discovery polls the network every few minutes for devices. Background discovery is enabled by default. To disable background discovery, add the following line to the conf/services/runtime.cfg file:
discovery.bigassfan:background=false
# Channels
The following channels are supported for fans:
| Channel Name | Item Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fan-power | Switch | Power on/off the fan |
| fan-speed | Dimmer | Adjust the speed of the fan |
| fan-direction | String | Indicates the direction in which the fan is turning |
| fan-auto | Switch | Enable/disable fan auto mode |
| fan-whoosh | Switch | Enable/disable fan "whoosh" mode |
| fan-sleep | Switch | Enable/disable fan sleep mode |
| fan-smartmode | String | Set Smartmode to HEATING, COOLING, or OFF |
| fan-learn-minspeed | Dimmer | Set minimum fan speed for Smartmode COOLING |
| fan-learn-maxspeed | Dimmer | Set maximum fan speed for Smartmode COOLING |
| fan-wintermode | Switch | Enable/disable fan winter mode |
| fan-speed-min | Dimmer | Set minimum fan speed |
| fan-speed-max | Dimmer | Set maximum fan speed |
| light-power | Switch | Power on/off the light |
| light-level | Dimmer | Adjust the brightness of the light |
| light-auto | Switch | Enable/disable light auto mode |
| light-smarter | String | Enable/disable Smarter Lighting |
| light-level-min | Dimmer | Set minimum light level for Smarter Lighting |
| light-level-max | Dimmer | Set maximum light level for Smarter Lighting |
| light-present | String | Indicates is a light is installed in the fan |
| motion | Switch | Motion was detected |
| time | DateTime | Fan's date and time |
The following channels are supported for lights:
| Channel Name | Item Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| light-power | Switch | Power on/off the light |
| light-level | Dimmer | Adjust the brightness of the light |
| light-hue | Dimmer | Adjust the color temperature of the light |
| light-present | String | Indicates if a light is installed |
| light-color | String | Indicates if the light supports hue adjustment |
| motion | Switch | Motion was detected |
| time | DateTime | Light's date and time |
The following channels are supported for wall controllers:
| Channel Name | Item Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| motion | Switch | Motion was detected |
| time | DateTime | Wall controllers date and time |
# Fan Items
The following item definitions would be used to control the fan.
Switch PorchFanPower { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:fan-power" }
Dimmer PorchFanSpeed { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:fan-speed" }
Switch PorchFanAuto { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:fan-auto" }
Switch PorchFanWhoosh { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:fan-whoosh" }
Switch PorchFanSleep { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:fan-sleep" }
String PorchFanSmartmode { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:fan-smartmode" }
Dimmer PorchFanSpeedMin { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:fan-learn-minspeed" }
Dimmer PorchFanSpeedMax { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:fan-learn-maxspeed" }
The following item definitions would be used to control the light.
Switch PorchFanLightPower { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:light-power" }
Dimmer PorchFanLightLevel { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:light-level" }
Switch PorchFanLightAuto { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:light-auto" }
Switch PorchFanLightSmarter { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:light-smarter" }
Dimmer PorchFanLightLevelMin { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:light-level-min" }
Dimmer PorchFanLightLevelMax { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:light-level-max" }
The following read-only items are provided by the fan.
String PorchFanLightPresent { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:light-present" }
Switch PorchFanMotionSensor { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:motion" }
DateTime PorchFanTime { channel="bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A:time" }
# Light Items
Switch KitchenLightPower { channel="bigassfan:light:20F85EDA87A0:light-power" }
Dimmer KitchenLightLevel { channel="bigassfan:light:20F85EDA87A0:light-level" }
Switch KitchenLightHue { channel="bigassfan:light:20F85EDA87A0:light-hue" }
The following read-only items are provided by the light.
String KitchenLightPresent { channel="bigassfan:light:20F85EDA87A0:light-present" }
String KitchenLightColor { channel="bigassfan:light:20F85EDA87A0:light-color" }
Switch KitchenLightMotionSensor { channel="bigassfan:light:20F85EDA87A0:motion" }
DateTime KitchenLightTime { channel="bigassfan:light:20F85EDA87A0:time" }
# Wall Controller Items
The following read-only items are provided by the wall controller.
Switch PorchControllerMotionSensor { channel="bigassfan:controller:20F85ED87F01:motion" }
DateTime PorchControllerTime { channel="bigassfan:controller:20F85ED87F01:time" }
# Sitemap
This is an example of how to set up your sitemap.
Frame label="Control My BigAssFan" {
Switch item=PorchFanPower label="Fan Power [%s]"
Slider item=PorchFanSpeed label="Fan Speed [%s %%]"
Switch item=PorchFanLightPower label="Light Power [%s]"
Slider item=PorchFanLightLevel label="Light Brightness [%s %%]"
}
Frame label="Control My Light" {
Switch item=KitchenLightPower label="Light Power [%s]"
Slider item=KitchenLightLevel label="Light Level [%s %%]"
Slider item=KitchenLightHue label="Light Hue [%s]"
}
# Manual Thing Creation
Place a file named bigassfan.things in the conf/things directory. The file should contain lines formatted like this.
bigassfan:fan:20F85EDAA56A [ label="Porch Fan", ipAddress="192.168.12.62", macAddress="20:F8:5E:DA:A5:6A" ]