How to connection to a Raspberry Pi

Is it possible to trigger a script to run on a Raspberry Pi?
I currently have RF switches to turn on/off plugs using my Pi + Tellstick. Would like to connect it somehow to my new Smartthings hub and then have Amazon echo to turn things on/off.

thanks

Hello @gadgethome,

I am not sure if this is exactly what you want but I have some blinds controlled by some scripts in my raspberry pi. I set up a small web server in my pi so I could communicate with them. Then a device handler talks to the corresponding python web server. It works very well in my setup.

Take a look at https://github.com/jrhbcn/smartthings, the file homecontrol.py is the small python web server that responds to http GET commands. The file blinds_device_handler.groovy is the smartthings device handler that talks to the raspberry python web server.

Hope it helps,

Hi @jrhbcn

Thank you very much. I will take a look now. I’m sure I will get back to you with some questions :slight_smile:

Thanks
Paul

Welcome! Many people are using a raspberry pi with SmartThings in many different ways. :sunglasses:

It’s often the basis for integrations like smartthings to Lutron or smartthings to light wave RF. You’ll find a lot of the project reports on those in the project section. You can use the quick browse list in the community – created wiki and look at lighting projects, I think most of them are there. And there are a couple of different device type handlers on the dth list under miscellaneous.

http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=How_to_Quick_Browse_the_Community-Created_SmartApps_Forum_Section#Quick_Browse_Links_for_Project_Reports.2FQuestions

You can also ask questions in the developers section of the forum as there are many different ways of making the connection.

https://community.smartthings.com/c/developers

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hi @jrhbcn i want to control an RF 433 blind will your project mentioned here work?

Yes @tluka, it has been working perfectly for months now in my setup. :+1:

Hi @jrhbcn where do i start as I am newbie to all this. Can you send me some links of what to get and how to put things together?
Thank you in advance.