Marcel
Very lightweight daemon to publish figures to a MQTT broker (1wire data as temperatures, ISP real time consumption, UPS figures, meteo forecast, ...), check subscribted topics and alerts if out of range or missing. Custom decision scripts can be created in Lua. (by destroyedlolo)
Majordome
Events based automation tool : Event can be timers and MQTT messages arrival. Triggers Lua scripts. (by destroyedlolo)
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| Marcel | Majordome | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2 | |
| - | - | |
| 9.2 | 5.7 | |
| 4 months ago | 4 months ago | |
| C | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Marcel
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- Marcel v8.01 released
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Modbus TCP anyone and for which kind of usage
I created a daemon that is bridging various protocols I'm using for my automation to MQTT (1-wire, RFXTRX, and some low level reading) : https://github.com/destroyedlolo/Marcel
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How I wrote my own Smart Home Software using Lua
Everything is built around MQTT messaging and I got several daemons picking, processing and submitting information. - https://github.com/destroyedlolo/Marcel is in charge of low level interface with my 1-wire network, get weather forecast, ISP figures ... Lua user script are doing simple processing and validate data if needed - https://github.com/destroyedlolo/Majordome is the root of the automation. Lua user scripts are launch based on received even and implement the automation. Initially, it was fully a Lua application, but separating the low level (C++) and user part (Lua) makes the code more easily manageable, and simply everything. - https://github.com/destroyedlolo/Selene is a framework helpers to Lua. Thanks to its pluggins, it add some capabilities to Lua to generate graphical or textual interface ... and much more like data management, multi-threading (real threading, not only co-routine that wasn't enough for such massive event driven dashboard).
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Somfy devices not controllable in Google Home
I created one of them : Marcel (among other stuffs it can do). But it is very geeky oriented tool as needed manual compilation (nothing very complicated, only the procedure needs to be followed ... but repulsive for those who are used to windows and ready-made stuff).
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Patio Door Automation
Yes, I did that using a 1-wire DIY captor + homemade daemon.
Majordome
Posts with mentions or reviews of Majordome.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-05.
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How I wrote my own Smart Home Software using Lua
Everything is built around MQTT messaging and I got several daemons picking, processing and submitting information. - https://github.com/destroyedlolo/Marcel is in charge of low level interface with my 1-wire network, get weather forecast, ISP figures ... Lua user script are doing simple processing and validate data if needed - https://github.com/destroyedlolo/Majordome is the root of the automation. Lua user scripts are launch based on received even and implement the automation. Initially, it was fully a Lua application, but separating the low level (C++) and user part (Lua) makes the code more easily manageable, and simply everything. - https://github.com/destroyedlolo/Selene is a framework helpers to Lua. Thanks to its pluggins, it add some capabilities to Lua to generate graphical or textual interface ... and much more like data management, multi-threading (real threading, not only co-routine that wasn't enough for such massive event driven dashboard).
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Lua for automation?
For sure : my own home automation is made with Lua scripts around a C++ framework (Majordome - See MaMaison branch for the scripts I'm using).
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Best way to do code-based automation?
My smarthousing is 100% MQTT event driven (+ some timers obviously) and I created Majordome for automation : it is configured using simple text files in which you can add Lua script for smarter decisions.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Marcel and Majordome you can also consider the following projects:
Selene - Automation tool based on MQTT data. Optionnal backends to create "DRM/Cairo" "DirectFB" or "Curses" graphical applications.
openHASP - HomeAutomation Switchplate based on lvgl for ESP32
BAS - Embedded Web Server Library with Integrated Scripting Engine
mqtt-timer - Programmable Timer/Scheduler for MQTT
mako-smarthome - Mako Lua Server for managing SmartHome devices based on the deCONZ API
Farm-Data-Relay-System - A system that uses ESP-NOW, LoRa, and other protocols to transport sensor data in remote areas without relying on WiFi.