Litter-Robot

The litter-robot component offers integration with the Litter-Robot WiFi enabled devices to Home Assistant.

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Install

Load this component by copying the entire directory as described in https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/en/creating_component_loading.html . This is easiest with the Samba share add-on.

Setup

You'll need to have connected to your robot at least once before with the mobile app.

Configuration

Edit /config/configuration.yaml. For a robot nicknamed "Tesla Meowdel S":

litter_robot:
  username: "<your litter-robot open connect email>"
  password: "<your litter-robot password>"
  scan_interval: 120

switch:
  - platform: template
    switches:
      litter_robot_nightlight:
        friendly_name: "Tesla Meowdel S Night Light"
        value_template: "{{ is_state('sensor.litter_robot_tesla_meowdel_s_nightlight', 'On') }}"
        icon_template: "mdi:lightbulb"
        turn_on:
          service: litter_robot.nightlight_turn_on
        turn_off:
          service: litter_robot.nightlight_turn_off
      litter_robot_cycle:
        friendly_name: "Tesla Meowdel S Cycle"
        value_template: "{{ is_state('sensor.litter_robot_tesla_meowdel_s_status', 'Clean Cycling') }}"
        icon_template: "mdi:refresh"
        turn_on:
          service: litter_robot.cycle
        turn_off:
      litter_robot_reset_drawer:
        friendly_name: "Tesla Meowdel S Reset Drawer"
        value_template: "{{ is_state('sensor.litter_robot_tesla_meowdel_s_status', 'Clean Cycling') }}"
        icon_template: "mdi:repeat"
        turn_on:
          service: litter_robot.reset_drawer
        turn_off:

Finishing setup

Restart HASS to activate the component and to reapply config changes. This can be done from the frontend via Configuration -> General -> Server management -> Restart.

Troubleshooting

If there's a problem, the new sensor.litter_robot_* won't appear. This is most likely invalid configuration (see above) or a Litter Robot username/password problem. Details will be logged in the Developer Tools -> Logs section.

Password issues: It's been reported that resetting your Litter Robot account password might help if your password isn't being accepted, so make sure you try updating your mobile app to the latest version and resetting the password!

Grouping Sensors

Discover the list by searching "litter_robot" in the frontend: Developer tools -> <> (States).

Edit /config/groups.yaml. For a robot nicknamed "Tesla Meowdel S":

Tesla Meowdel S:
  entities:
    - sensor.litter_robot_tesla_meowdel_s_status
    - sensor.litter_robot_tesla_meowdel_s_waste
    - switch.litter_robot_cycle
    - switch.litter_robot_nightlight
    - switch.litter_robot_reset_drawer

Then reload Groups config. This is easiest done with the frontend Configuration -> General -> Configuration reloading -> Reload groups.

Multiple robots

The sensors will automatically provision themselves, but to control individual robots you'll need to specify a data section in the service call. The litter_robot_id should match the Litter Robot API ID and can be found in the Developer Tools -> States tab for the litter_robot_..._status sensor.

turn_on:
  service: litter_robot.nightlight_turn_on
  data:
    litter_robot_id: a00bb111cccca

Development

Watch /config/home-assistant.log, which is accessible from the frontend via Developer tools -> (i) (/developer-tools/logs).

Authentication

POST https://autopets.sso.iothings.site/oauth/token

Security: none

Example request body (application/x-www-form-encoded):

Key	Value
client_id	<extracted from iOS app>
client_secret	<extracted from iOS app>
grant_type	password
username	<username, form encoded>
password	<password, form encoded>

Example response body (application/json):

{
  "token_type": "Bearer",
  "access_token": "<jwt>",
  "refresh_token": "<refresh token>",
  "expires_in": 3600
}

Decoded JWT:

{
  "userId": "<user id>",
  ...
}

• <jwt> is used as Authorization header value
• x-api-key is extracted from iOS app

State

GET https://v2.api.whisker.iothings.site/users/:user_id/robots

Security: Authorization, x-api-key

Example response body:

[
  {
    "powerStatus": "AC",
    "sleepModeStartTime": "0",
    "lastSeen": "2019-01-01T00:00:00.000000",
    "sleepModeEndTime": "0",
    "autoOfflineDisabled": true,
    "setupDate": "2018-01-01T00:00:00.000000",
    "DFICycleCount": "0",
    "cleanCycleWaitTimeMinutes": "3",
    "unitStatus": "RDY",
    "isOnboarded": true,
    "deviceType": "udp",
    "litterRobotNickname": "Tesla Meowdel S",
    "cycleCount": "67",
    "panelLockActive": "0",
    "cyclesAfterDrawerFull": "0",
    "litterRobotSerial": "LR3C000000",
    "cycleCapacity": "46",
    "litterRobotId": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "nightLightActive": "0",
    "didNotifyOffline": false,
    "isDFITriggered": "0",
    "sleepModeActive": "110:33:14"
  }
]

• sleepModeActive: either "0" or "1HH:mm:ss" where HH:mm:ss is number of hours, minutes and seconds since last sleep started. Sleep mode is between "100:00:00" and "108:00:00" (8 hours).

• unitStatus: is one of:

Unit Status	Definition
RDY	Unit ready to be used.
CCP	Cleaning Cycle in Progress
CCC	Cleaning Cycle Completed
CSF	Cat Sensor Interrupted
DF1	Drawer is Full -- But it is able to cycle a few more times.
DF2	Drawer is Full -- But it is still able to cycle a few more times.
CST	Cat sensor timing
CSI	Cat sensor interrupt
BR	Bonnet removed
P	Unit is Paused
OFF	Unit is turned off
SDF	Drawer is completely full and will not cycle.
DFS	Drawer is completely full and will not cycle.

Commands

POST https://v2.api.whisker.iothings.site/users/:user_id/robots/:robot_id/dispatch-commands

Security: Authorization, x-api-key

Request body (application/json):

{
  "litterRobotId": "<litter robot id>",
  "command": "<command>"
}

Command	Action
<C	Start cleaning cycle
<W7	Set wait time to 7 minutes
<W3	Set wait time to 3 minutes
<WF	Set wait time to 15 minutes
<P0	Turn off
<P1	Turn on
<N1	Turn on night light
<N0	Turn off night light
<S0	Turn off sleep mode
<S119:45:02	Turn on 8 hour sleep mode, offset by number of hours, minutes, and seconds since last sleep should start. E.g. 19 hours, 45 min, 2 sec.
<L1	Turn on panel lock
<L0	Turn off panel lock

Response is one full robot entity.

Settings & Resetting Tray

PATCH https://v2.api.whisker.iothings.site/users/:user_id/robots/:robot_id

body:

{
  "litterRobotSerial": "LR3C000000",
  "cyclesAfterDrawerFull": "0",
  "litterRobotNickname": "Tesla Meowdel S",
  "cycleCount": "0",
  "cycleCapacity": "46"
}

Response is one full robot entity.