This makes it possible to extend IFTTT support to your own DIY hardware gadgets. HTTP commands) as triggers and/or actions. IFTTT provides support to what’s called a ‘Maker Channel’, allowing you to use generic web requests (i.e. How does IFTTT send or receive web requests? Because it’s so convenient, it has become very popular among Internet of Things. With IFTTT, you can easily set up recipes like: ‘if temperature drops below xx degrees, send me a text message’, ‘if there is a new post on my facebook, send me a push notification’, or in our case ‘if Alexa receives a specific phrase, trigger a sprinkler action’. There are also many actions, for example, send a text message, send an email, post a message on facebook, or in our case, send an web request to OpenSprinkler. There are many triggers, for example, weather changes, sensor value changes, a new text message, a new twitter message, a new photo upload, or in our case, an Alexa phrase. With IFTTT, you can set up what’s called ‘recipes’, which hook up ‘triggers’ with ‘actions’. If you’ve never heard of IFTTT, it stands for If This Then That. Below let me first explain how IFTTT works. Thanks to Mike for sending me this tip in the first place. For now, the guide below will allow you to trigger actions on OpenSprinkler and OpenGarage with your existing firmware.īefore I proceed, I should give credits to Mike Szelong, who has purchased both OpenSprinkler and OpenGarage, and made both work with Alexa through IFTTT. We will be building support for IFTTT into the firmware soon, to allow for additional features like push notification. I will briefly walk you through the setup process. For example, say ‘ Alexa, trigger open sprinkler zone 1‘, or ‘ Alexa, trigger my garage door‘. This only works for controllers with a microUSB port.I just discovered something exciting recently and want to share with you: it’s now possible to use IFTTT with OpenSprinkler and OpenGarage and because IFTTT support Amazon Echo (Alexa), you can now speak voice command to trigger sprinkler actions. If you have OS 3.0 (the very first version of OS3, with transparent front cover), you can also update firmware using microUSB cable: OS30_firmware_usb_instructions. For example, if you've never changed the password, or you've done a factory reset, this would be a6d82bced638de3def1e9bbb4983225c (the md5 sum of default password opendoor). bin file you downloaded in Step 1, and type in your OpenSprinkler's device password in MD5 checksum form (you can use an online MD5 hash generator to produce the MD5 sum), and submit. This will bring up the firmware update page. you see a flashing dot on the LCD screen and it prints IP 192.168.4.1), then use your computer or laptop to connect to its AP SSID (it's printed on the LCD screen, in the form of OS_ followed by six numbers or letters), then open a browser and type in: ( Alternative) If your controller is in WiFi AP mode (i.e.Submit and wait until it completes firmware update. bin file your downloaded in Step 1, and type in your OpenSprinkler's device password (the default password is opendoor if you have never changed it). This should bring up the firmware update page. Where x.x.x.x is your OS's device IP (if you don't know, click the first button B1 on OpenSprinkler to display the IP address). it's already connected to your home WiFi router), you can open a browser and type in the following: Assuming your OS is in WiFi station mode (i.e.If you used wired Ethernet, OTA update through wired Ethernet is only supported in firmware 2.2.0 and above (on firmwares prior to 2.2.0, you must remove the module and reboot your OS to WiFi mode, as OTA update only works when it's on WiFi). As detailed in Steps 3 and 4 below: you can update perform OTA update either in WiFi station mode or AP mode.Download the most recent firmware (in.Update your mobile app to the latest version (if you directly access the controller via web browser, you are all set as it's already updated). In addition, for OS 3.x, the WiFi settings will be erased too, so after firmware update, please follow the OS Firmware User Manual to repeat the WiFi settings steps.īefore proceeding, make sure you export your OpenSprinkler's current configurations to a file so you can import them afterwards. Export Configurations) before proceeding with firmware update. Please ensure you back up your current configurations (e.g. This includes all settings, programs, and device password (which will be set back to the default: “opendoor”). Warning: firmware update will likely set OS back to factory defaults.
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