RainMachine

The rainmachine integration is the main integration to integrate all platforms related to RainMachine smart Wi-Fi sprinkler controllers.

There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant:

Binary Sensor
Sensor
Switch

Base Configuration

To connect to your RainMachine device, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

rainmachine:
  controllers:
    - ip_address: 192.168.1.100
      password: YOUR_PASSWORD

To configure additional functionality, add configuration options beneath a binary_sensor, sensor, and/or switches key within the rainmachine sections of configuration.yaml as below:

rainmachine:
  controllers:
    - ip_address: 192.168.1.100
      password: YOUR_PASSWORD
      binary_sensors:
        # binary sensor configuration options...
      sensors:
        # sensor configuration options...
      switches:
        # switch configuration options...

Configuration Variables

ip_address

(string)(Optional)

The IP address or hostname of your RainMachine unit.

password

(string)(Required)

Your RainMachine password.

port

(integer)(Optional)

The TCP port used by your unit for the REST API.

Default value:

8080

ssl

(boolean)(Optional)

Whether communication with the local device should occur over HTTPS.

Default value:

true

scan_interval

(integer)(Optional)

The frequency (in seconds) between data updates.

Default value:

binary_sensors

(map)(Optional)

Binary sensor-related configuration options.

monitored_conditions

(list)(Optional)

The conditions to create sensors from.

Default value:

all (extra_water_on_hot_days, flow_sensor, freeze, freeze_protection, hourly, month, raindelay, rainsensor, weekday)

sensors

(map)(Optional)

Sensor-related configuration options.

monitored_conditions

(list)(Optional)

The conditions to create sensors from.

Default value:

all (flow_sensor_clicks_cubic_meter, flow_sensor_consumed_liters, flow_sensor_start_index, flow_sensor_watering_clicks,freeze_protect_temp)

switches

(map)(Optional)

Switch-related configuration options.

zone_run_time

(integer)(Optional)

The default number of seconds that a zone should run when turned on.

Default value:

600

Services

rainmachine.disable_program

Disable a RainMachine program. This will mark the program switch as Unavailable in the UI.

Service Data Attribute	Optional	Description
`program_id`	no	The program to disable

rainmachine.disable_zone

Disable a RainMachine zone. This will mark the zone switch as Unavailable in the UI.

Service Data Attribute	Optional	Description
`zone_id`	no	The zone to disable

rainmachine.enable_program

Enable a RainMachine program.

Service Data Attribute	Optional	Description
`program_id`	no	The program to enable

rainmachine.enable_zone

Enable a RainMachine zone.

Service Data Attribute	Optional	Description
`zone_id`	no	The zone to enable

rainmachine.pause_watering

Pause all watering activities for a number of seconds.

Service Data Attribute	Optional	Description
`seconds`	no	The number of seconds to pause

rainmachine.start_program

Start a RainMachine program.

Service Data Attribute	Optional	Description
`program_id`	no	The program to start

rainmachine.start_zone

Start a RainMachine zone for a set number of seconds.

Service Data Attribute	Optional	Description
`zone_id`	no	The zone to start
`zone_run_time`	yes	The number of seconds to run; defaults to 60 seconds

rainmachine.stop_all

Stop all watering activities.

rainmachine.stop_program

Stop a RainMachine program.

Service Data Attribute	Optional	Description
`program_id`	no	The program to stop

rainmachine.stop_zone

Stop a RainMachine zone.

Service Data Attribute	Optional	Description
`zone_id`	no	The zone to stop

rainmachine.unpause_watering

Unpause all watering activities.

Switch

The rainmachine switch platform allows you to control programs and zones within a RainMachine smart Wi-Fi sprinkler controller.

Controlling Your Device

After Home Assistant loads, new switches will be added for every enabled program and zone. These work as expected:

Program On/Off: starts/stops a program
Zone On/Off: starts/stops a zone (using the zone_run_time parameter to determine how long to run for)

Programs and zones are linked. While a program is running, you will see both the program and zone switches turned on; turning either one off will turn the other one off (just like in the web app).