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# Generac MobileLink Binding

This binding communicates with the Generac MobileLink API and reports on the status of Generac manufactured generators, including versions resold under the brands Eaton, Honeywell and Siemens.

# Supported Things

A MobileLink account bridge thing represents a user's MobileLink account and is responsible for authentication and polling for updates.

ThingTypeUID: account

# Generator

A Generator thing represents an individual generator linked to an account bridge. Multiple generators are supported.

ThingTypeUID: generator

# Discovery

The MobileLink account bridge must be added manually. Once added, generator things will automatically be added to the inbox.

# Thing Configuration

Parameter Description
username The user name, typically an email address, used to login to the MobileLink service
password The password used to login to the MobileLink service
refreshInterval The frequency to poll for generator updates, minimum duration is 30 seconds

# Channels

# Generator Channels

All channels are read-only.

Channel ID Item Type Description
heroImageUrl String Hero Image URL
statusLabel String Status Label
statusText String Status Text
activationDate DateTime Activation Date
deviceSsid String Device SSID
status Number Status
isConnected Switch Is Connected
isConnecting Switch Is Connecting
showWarning Switch Show Warning
hasMaintenanceAlert Switch Has Maintenance Alert
lastSeen DateTime Last Seen
connectionTime DateTime Connection Time
runHours Number:Time Number of Hours Run
batteryVoltage Number:ElectricPotential Battery Voltage
hoursOfProtection Number:Time Number of Hours of Protection
signalStrength Number:Dimensionless Signal Strength

# Full Example

# Things

Bridge generacmobilelink:account:main "MobileLink Account" [ userName="foo@bar.com", password="secret",refreshInterval=60 ] {
    Thing generator 123456 "MobileLink Generator" [ generatorId="123456" ]
}

# Items

String GeneratorHeroImageUrl "Hero Image URL [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:heroImageUrl" }
String GeneratorStatusLabel "Status Label [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:statusLabel" }
String GeneratorStatusText "Status Text [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:statusText" }
DateTime GeneratorActivationDate "Activation Date [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:activationDate" }
String GeneratorDeviceSsid "Device SSID [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:deviceSsid" }
Number GeneratorStatus "Status [%d]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:status" }
Switch GeneratorIsConnected "Is Connected [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:isConnected" }
Switch GeneratorIsConnecting "Is Connecting [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:isConnecting" }
Switch GeneratorShowWarning "Show Warning [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:showWarning" }
Switch GeneratorHasMaintenanceAlert "Has Maintenance Alert [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:hasMaintenanceAlert" }
DateTime GeneratorLastSeen "Last Seen [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:lastSeen" }
DateTime GeneratorConnectionTime "Connection Time [%s]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:connectionTime" }
Number:Time GeneratorRunHours "Number of Hours Run [%d]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:runHours" }
Number:ElectricPotential GeneratorBatteryVoltage "Battery Voltage [%d]v" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:batteryVoltage" }
Number:Time GeneratorHoursOfProtection "Number of Hours of Protection [%d]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:hoursOfProtection" }
Number:Dimensionless GeneratorSignalStrength "Signal Strength [%d]" { channel="generacmobilelink:generator:main:123456:signalStrength" }

# Sitemap

sitemap generacmobilelink label="Generac MobileLink"
{
    Frame label="Generator Status" {
        Text item=GeneratorStatus
        Text item=GeneratorStatusLabel
        Text item=GeneratorStatusText
    }

    Frame label="Generator Properties" {
        Text item=GeneratorRunHours
        Text item=GeneratorHoursOfProtection
        Text item=GeneratorBatteryVoltage
        Text item=GeneratorSignalStrength
    }
}