Connection

Pump

Sensors

Weather

Forecast: Open-Meteo · plot readings: BME280 in the wood-store

Status

Sensors on the node

Toggles send SENSOR <ID> ON/OFF to MALT (persisted on the node). A sensor that's off reports np and disappears from Home.

Automation rules

Rules only act when their sensor is on. Manual WATER is never blocked (worst case a WARN).

Rain forecast auto-skip

Checks Monmouth's forecast each evening (Open-Meteo, free/keyless). If tomorrow's rain clears the threshold, automatically queues a SKIP — sent via the command outbox, so the bridge on the Pi must be running.

Admin

Firmware update (drip-flash)

Uploads a .bin to the Pi, which drips it to MALT over LoRa (~12–24h; watering keeps working; needs v1.6+ on the node and the bridge running).

Command outbox (Siri Shortcuts)

POST /api/command with an X-Command-Secret header queues a whitelisted command (WATER/STOP/SKIP/STATUS) for the Pi to send over the mesh — no PIN needed. Set up an iOS Shortcut ("Get Contents of URL" → POST → JSON body {"cmd":"WATER 15"}) and add it to Siri or your Home Screen — see command-cheatsheet.md for the exact steps and secret.

Raw MQTT log

Trends

This week's watering

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History

Schedule

Node

Converts the pressure reading to sea-level-equivalent so it matches a forecast. 0 reports raw station pressure instead.

Notifications

Toggles apply to this phone. Thresholds apply to everyone.

3 hPa is a noticeable change; 5+ is unusual. Needs PR on.

Blight watch

Late blight needs mild, damp weather. The GB standard is the Hutton Criteria: two days running with a minimum above 10 °C and 6+ hours at 90%+ humidity. Needs TP and HU on.

A near-miss is 5 hours instead of 6, or a 9 °C minimum — earlier notice, at the cost of more false alarms. Worth it if you spray a protectant, since that only works before infection.

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