How to integrate Spc 4300 in Home Assistant

Maximo23

I am looking at integrating the spc4300 panel to Home Assistant using the lundix spc gateway. Has anyone tried this yet? I know that there is an spc integration file for HA but i am new to this and cant install it. What i actually wanted to do was get this working for homekit or alexa but one step at a time. Thanks.

fergalom

Maximo23 wrote: »

I am looking at integrating the spc4300 panel to Home Assistant using the lundix spc gateway. Has anyone tried this yet? I know that there is an spc integration file for HA but i am new to this and cant install it. What i actually wanted to do was get this working for homekit or alexa but one step at a time. Thanks.

Might be able to help, am familiar with the gateway.
What way is your setup organised?
HA and spc gateway on same machine?
Maybe expand on what you mean by "cant install it"

Maximo23

Hi fergalom. I installed spc gateway and HA on same raspberry. Got both working. I see my sensors and alarm in the entities list and can add them to the HA dashboard but it is not syncing: if i open the door the door entity does not update. Am i missing something thanks.

Maximo23

Just to clarify all i need to do to install the spc integration is to add the following code in HA configuration file:

spc:

api_url: http://127.0.0.1:8089

ws_url: ws://127.0.0.1:8089/ws/spc

fergalom

Probably in the config files.

Have the same in configuration.yaml

#Vanderbilt SPC
spc:
  api_url: http://192.168.1.4:8088
  ws_url: ws://192.168.1.4:8088

Then the config.xml for the gateway for comparision is:

<config>
   <enable_get_auth>no</enable_get_auth>
   <enable_put_auth>no</enable_put_auth>
   <enable_ws_auth>no</enable_ws_auth>
   <enable_edp_encryption>yes</enable_edp_encryption>
   <enable_ssl_encryption>no</enable_ssl_encryption>
   <access_control_list>-0.0.0.0/0,+192.168.1.0/24,+172.19.0.0/24</access_control_list>
   <http_port>8088</http_port>
   <tcp_port>16000</tcp_port>
   <spc_id>1000</spc_id>
   <gateway_id>1100</gateway_id>
   <spc_time_diff>0</spc_time_diff>
   <spc_dst>yes</spc_dst>
</config>

Maximo23

Solved the problem with syncing between gateway and HA. Needed to log out of Full Engineering mode, one of many tips from Goran. And this was the easy part.. Want to port this to komekit maybe using the homebridge in HA....

Maximo23

In HA the sensor type come up wrong like window contacts as motion , motion sensors as opening instead motion. Is it possible to reconfigure these? I tried changing their state attributes in developer tools but as soon as the sensor is inhibited they go back to original state.

fergalom

Maximo23 wrote: »

In HA the sensor type come up wrong like window contacts as motion , motion sensors as opening instead motion. Is it possible to reconfigure these? I tried changing their state attributes in developer tools but as soon as the sensor is inhibited they go back to original state.

Yes, you can change the device class of binary sensors, example below and also see https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor/:

binary_sensor.front_door:
  hidden: false
  friendly_name: Front Door
  device_class: door
  icon: mdi:door
binary_sensor.dn_windows_f:
  hidden: false
  friendly_name: Windows Front
  icon: mdi:window-maximize
  device_class: window
binary_sensor.kitchen_pir:
  hidden: false
  friendly_name: Kitchen PIR
  device_class: motion
binary_sensor.pir_front_door:
  hidden: false
  friendly_name: Hall PIR
  device_class: motion
binary_sensor.up_win_inertia:
  hidden: false
  friendly_name: Windows Upstairs
  icon: mdi:window-maximize
  device_class: vibration

Maximo23

Yeas just figured it after googling 100’s pages😂😂
Edit the configuration.yaml file and add:

homeassistant:
# other stuff may be here
customize: !include customize.yaml

And then in the customize.yaml file add the entity name and the state attributes to configure like:

binary_sensor.back_window:
device_class: window

binary_sensor.hall_pir:
device_class: motion

etc.

Maximo23

Ok got the spc alarm working in Homekit.
Need to install the HomeKit Bridge integration and include binary_sensor and alarm_control_panel in domains options. Pair homekit using the homekit setup barcode in notifications HA. At this point homekit will install all the sensors, motions and alarm panel. You can ask siri to turn on the alarm or check if the windows are closed , etc. And works with 4g or external wifi.
I am using the Apple TV 4 as homekit hub.
Update 1: i was having problems with homekit, the HA devices on homekit giving No Response Error. I think i found the solution but want to give it a few days to see if all is working properly. It has to do with your broadband router. You need to open the following ports in port forwarding because of the firewall: UDP - 5353 and Tcp - 51827.
My virgin hub 3 was using the ipv6 protocol which didnt allow porting so Virgin Media updated online the ipv4 protocol for me.

freddy99

Thank you so much for this thread.

I have HomeKit set up using a Raspberry Pi with Homebridge.

I would love to integrate my SPC alarm with HomeKit. Is it possible by using a second Raspberry Pi with SPC gateway, or do I need to go down the Home Assistant route and go from there to Homebridge? I don’t have any experience with HA yet.

I’d be very grateful for any information. Thanks