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Sensor Data!
🕑 Added 2020-01-21 15:01:04 +0000 UTC
Any time I build a chart I always ask myself how it's going to be useful and/or interesting to people. This one checks the boxes pretty easily. Temperature values highlight small fluctuations that are otherwise easy to miss. You can also see which areas run warmer or cooler than others. Occupancy data is straight-up fun. You can see when your kids get out of bed or do something more constructive like figure out how to best configure sensor participation. If you're technical, the beestat API already supports sensor data even though the GUI features are not yet released. Keep in mind sensor data, just like everything else, lags an hour behind so any near-real-time alerts need to use the sensor->read_id API call.
I am considering adding the top lanes from the Thermostat Runtime Detail chart so you can also see when your heat, fan, etc is active. Hopefully I can sneak that in before release.
More Sensors
Some people have lots of sensors...here's what one chart looks like with ten. It becomes a little less useful in general because the lines get so cluttered, but everything is there and the occupancy lanes all shrink nicely to fit.
Had enough? How about seventeen sensors? This is the current top sensor count. My eyes are crossing but with a little bit of effort any sensor series can be disabled to produce whatever view you want to see.
Other Features
Most of the same features from the Thermostat Runtime Detail chart will be present in this chart. I will likely have to limit the data to smaller ranges (like 7 days instead of 30) because the number of data points is much higher.
Release Date
February 11th. If you are a $5 patron you have access to the feature now. It is not fully tested or feature-complete but it is stable. I've also been investing my time lately into fixing a bunch of other bugs to help make sure this release goes as smoothly as possible. The last thing I want is to annoy a bunch of new users with errors.
Comments
Yeah it's nice to track the temperature out there; especially in the Winter to be sure it's not going below freezing.
i never though of putting sensors in locations that aren’t heated/cooled 😂 i have 9 sensors across 2 heater and 1 AC ecobees and am looking forward to the viz 🙌 thanks!
