The Sureflap Microchip Pet Door Connect can be connected to an phone app, there is also a web page. Someone has written a Python library that can access the Sureflap connect’s web page: https://github.com/rcastberg/sure_petcare Maybe that can be used to write a binding?
What does the cat flap do? It can read a cat’s microchip and compares it to a database of known microchip IDs. It uses RFID technology. If the chip is not in the database it will be denied entry. The cat or multiple cats can be told apart because the implanted microchip has its own unique serial number. So it can be set to deny exit for a specific cat, but allow other cats to exit.
You can call the Python script from OH using Exec binding or executeCommandLine.
But unless and until there is a developer who both has one of these devices and the desire to build a binding for it and the time to acutally build a binding for it I don’t know if one will happen. But the first criteria, being in possession of the device is a must.
Looking at the code it does look like they use a REST API with the Sureflap cloud servers so it might be possible to write connectivity in Rules if someone were so inclined.
It’s an interesting product. If I didn’t have everything from bob cats to bears in my neighborhood I might even get one for my cats.
Hello Rich,
can you please say me
How i can call the Python script from OH using Exec binding or executeCommandLine?.
How i can generate a list of all API from the sure_petcare python lib from rcastberg?
Can you give a smple to get the information which cat walked in or out of my house?
I can’t answer any of the rest of the questions. There is no command I know of and I know nothing about this script. Please read the documentation for the python code.
for a couple of days i now own such a Hub and Cat door…
unfortunately i dont have the skills to write such a binding… but if someone has the time and is able to write a binding for OH… i’m happy to help with testing…
EDIT:
from home assistant forum (link) i found this:
I also have a sure flap. Would also like to see binding. And would like to sponsor a small amount if someone makes a binding. So Someone van buy the Sure pet Door
a little sneak peak… still a lot of work to do… but have some things running
as i’m not a Java Dev… but wanted to have this binding running… I took over the last days/weeks a very deep dive into binding development and how things are working… some things are quit hard to understand…
If i have any working code to share… i will let you know…
at least a java dev must take a look into this…
sounds great, can you please give me your Sureflap Binding code. I also have a Sureflap Connect Pet Door and i am very very interested to know if my cat is at home or outside.
I’m also waiting for this binding. I develop my own smarthome system with arduino, mqtt and openhab. I own one Surepetcare Hub, two connected cat flaps and have four chipped cats.
So I really would like to test these binding!
Sorry for the late reply… i stopped developing this a while ago due to free time and missing dev skill problems… I run into some problems with fetching and converting data… and then the big change in openhab development happend (switch from ESH to OH core)
I must say that i’m not a Java developer and all the progress i made did used alot of time, and to figure out how things work… almost try and error…
So for this reason i stopped working on this…
IF someone has java developer skills and want to write a binding for this… i’m more than happy to assist, because i know how the response from the API are and how to call them… but cant put them into a working binding…
for now i’ll use my hackish way via http binding… but its read only
No i cant… because i dont have and use it anymore…
BUT!
I’m having a better working example which i’m just about to finish… which also has pros and cons…
I will share this code here… but as i’m running on the latest snapshot builds with the New Rule Engine JSR223 a well written HowTo is important and a bit of effort from users who wants to use this is also needed…
