Scripting battery level warnings?

Richard Leonard rnaleonard at icloud.com
Thu Aug 5 14:31:57 EDT 2021


What, there’s a squirrel! Where?!?!

Hope it helps 
Rich

> On Aug 5, 2021, at 2:25 PM, Jerry — MacSolutions <jerry at stlmacguy.com> wrote:
> 
> Rich,
> 
> I’m VERY late in thanking you for sharing this.  I seem to be one of those people whose concentration leaves….   SQUIRREL!!!   …. Like a dog.  
> 
> I will look at and use what you’ve kindly shared.
> 
> Thank You!
> 
> —Jerry
> 
>> On Jul 30, 2021, at 9:42 AM, Richard Leonard <rnaleonard at icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Jerry,
>> 
>> Here is my battery check.  I think the battery level is not continuously updated via the Vera Plus so I recycle the interface to make sure it is current.  You may want to tweak the levels depending on how fast the batteries run down before things stop working.
>> 
>> HTH,
>> Rich
>> 
>> 
>> recycle interface "Vera"
>> do later "batCheck" in 10000
>> 
>> on batCheck()
>> 	
>> 	set allTherms to all of list "Thermostats"
>> 	repeat with x from 1 to count of allTherms
>> 		set nm to item x of allTherms
>> 		set lvl to xtBatteryLevel of xUnit nm
>> 		write log "Battery Check: " & lvl & " " & nm
>> 		if lvl is less than 40 then
>> 			--put your actions here
>> 		end if
>> 	end repeat
>> 	
>> 	set allS to all of list "Smoke Sensors"
>> 	repeat with x from 1 to count of allS
>> 		set nm to item x of allS
>> 		set lvl to xtBatteryLevel of xUnit nm
>> 		write log "Battery Check: " & lvl & " " & nm
>> 		if lvl is less than 80 then
>> 			--put your actions here
>> 		end if
>> 	end repeat
>> 	
>> end batCheck
>> 
>>> On Jul 29, 2021, at 3:49 PM, Jerry — MacSolutions <jerry at stlmacguy.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I know this is possible but have never seen a script.   I’d like to get the battery level on both Schlage door locks and my house thermostat and once it’s below a s=designated level, announce the battery level each day as a reminder to change them.
>>> 
>>> Anyone doing this who I might cheat from?  
>>> 
>>> TY!
>>> 
>>> —Jerry
>>> 
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