DIY Automations for Grow tents using Home Assistant and ACI Controllers

fr0sty0 · Saturday at 6:19 PM

Looks so good with my new UI i created..

Anyone else running any grow automations with home assistant?

All of this data is being pulled via the AC I api and sensorpush integrations with home assistant, being controller the samer way with the addition of some ESPHome devices.

home-assistant.io
ESPHome

Absorber · Saturday at 6:46 PM

Nice setup can you lift information from other wifi devices like growee pH /nutrient controller and zone controllers like one in picture i added
Ive automated a lot of things in my grow but it would be nice to see everything in one spot

fr0sty0 · Saturday at 6:50 PM

Absorber said:
Nice setup can you lift information from other wifi devices like growee pH /nutrient controller and zone controllers like one in picture i added
Ive automated a lot of things in my grow but it would be nice to see everything in one spot View attachment 5458879

I dont think they have made the API availabl;e just yet. I have seen folks on the HAOS forum asking about this one.

I dont have one to poke around at to check either.

this person had contacted support asking about that, and they were told no.

Absorber · Saturday at 7:23 PM

fr0sty0 said:
I dont think they have made the API availabl;e just yet. I have seen folks on the HAOS forum asking about this one.

I dont have one to poke around at to check either.

this person had contacted support asking about that, and they were told no.

Ok thanks for that info much appreciated

fr0sty0 · Saturday at 10:37 PM

Absorber said:
Ok thanks for that info much appreciated

No problem. It may still be doable just have to reverse those controllers a bit. But having access to the API makes it much faster to do.

Absorber · Saturday at 11:37 PM

fr0sty0 said:
No problem. It may still be doable just have to reverse those controllers a bit. But having access to the API makes it much faster to do.

Do you write C+ code?

fr0sty0 · Sunday at 12:20 AM

Absorber said:
Do you write C+ code?

I can but dont prefer it I am more ASM, C and then the normal scripting languages perl, python, golang. Ive written a bunch of my own modules for the HAOS software. I am very familiar with home automations etc..

I had this super old school setup going like 15 something years ago running on MisterHouse Project

HBU, you write code?

420AD · Sunday at 12:23 AM

I know one thing... what the "Anal OG Input" is for!
:lol:

fr0sty0 · Sunday at 12:25 AM

420AD said:
I know one thing... what the "Anal OG Input" is for!

Jam a SPI bus right into it!

Absorber · Sunday at 12:32 AM

fr0sty0 said:
I can but dont prefer it I am more ASM, C and then the normal scripting languages perl, python, golang. Ive written a bunch of my own modules for the HAOS software. I am very familiar with home automations etc..

I had this super old school setup going like 15 something years ago running on MisterHouse Project

HBU, you write code?
View attachment 5458920

Very basic arduino coding skills,im an electrician by trade i know PLC programing but only dable with arduino as a hobby for projects that i think of .
But it becomes frustrating sometimes as my goals usually outway my skill set with C+

fr0sty0 · Sunday at 12:35 AM

Absorber said:
Very basic arduino coding skills,im an electrician by trade i know PLC programing but only dable with arduino as a hobby for projects that i think of .
But it becomes frustrating sometimes as my goals usually outway my skill set with C+

Oh nice! I know PLC, Scada networks etc very well. Should get you some esp32 devices to muck around with, they are pretty cool.

I been messing around with these lately from a company called Athom. That is what I am using to pull each tents power consumption.

Absorber · Sunday at 1:17 AM

Have you got yourself a 3d printer yet ?
I have 2 and have made quite a few grow related things aswell as other items that have nothing to do with growing but have to do with my other hoby

fr0sty0 · Sunday at 1:35 AM

Absorber said:
Have you got yourself a 3d printer yet ?
I have 2 and have made quite a few grow related things aswell as other items that have nothing to do with growing but have to do with my other hoby

Not anymore but I worked on the firmware for printrbot back in the day. Abs filament had just come out the last time I messed much with 3d printing.

Absorber · Sunday at 1:44 AM

fr0sty0 said:
Not anymore but I worked on the firmware for printrbot back in the day. Abs filament had just come out the last time I messed much with 3d printing.

Thats all i print with i like its properties

fr0sty0 · Sunday at 1:49 AM

The nylon filament looks pretty interesting. I seen some videos of concrete 3d printers as well, which is pretty cool. I've wanted to get back into it a few times, but always something else getting in the way

Been reversing car ecu/cpus lately to create some modifications and just general messing around.

Here's a raspberry pi with a bunch of HATs setup to interface with the canbus network on vehicles lol

Absorber · Sunday at 2:02 AM

fr0sty0 said:
The nylon filament looks pretty interesting. I seen some videos of concrete 3d printers as well, which is pretty cool. I've wanted to get back into it a few times, but always something else getting in the way

Been reversing car ecu/cpus lately to create some modifications and just general messing around.

View attachment 5458927

Here's a raspberry pi with a bunch of HATs setup to interface with the canbus network on vehicles lol

Thats a pretty flash little project.
Yea theres some exotic filaments around now , im happy with ABS it serves my needs. You can see some stuff i've printed and automated in this Grow Journal .

fr0sty0 · Sunday at 2:33 AM

Absorber said:
Thats a pretty flash little project.
Yea theres some exotic filaments around now , im happy with ABS it serves my needs. You can see some stuff i've printed and automated in this Grow Journal .

Awesome! Will check it out.

shimbob · 2025-03-31T11:55:13-0600

I'm a big fan of Mycodo running on an rpi 4 for our garden. 5 temperature sensors, 3 humidity sensors, 1 co2 sensor. Controlling 3 channels of PWM (2 fans, 1 light) and various tasmota-flashed AC switches. Also had 4 capacitive soil moisture sensors but those corroded over time.

Overkill? Probably...

fr0sty0 · 2025-03-31T11:57:42-0600

shimbob said:
I'm a big fan of Mycodo running on an rpi 4 for our garden. 5 temperature sensors, 3 humidity sensors, 1 co2 sensor. Controlling 3 channels of PWM (2 fans, 1 light) and various tasmota-flashed AC switches. Also had 4 capacitive soil moisture sensors but those corroded over time.

Overkill? Probably...

That's awesome. Love it. Who cares if it's overkill haha. Bet it feels pretty good having it.

I have over complicated so many things just to run it on a pi or something. I installed new blinds just so I could automate them opening with the sunrise . Know all about overkill. Don't regret any of it though. Half the fun is building it all.

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