Development features - Dockstream fountain plwf105

[maciekk05]

I'm already using your Petlibro integration in Home Assistant, and it's awesome. :) Generally, it would be great if the further development of this integration included two features that are important to me (I think not for me only :) :

Easier: How can I simply switch the measurement units from imperial to metric? (Right now, the integration displays, for example, ounces instead of ml.)

Harder: I’m looking for some form of automation that allows the water to flow when the cat is nearby. So far, I’ve been using a motion sensor that triggers the fountain. However, with the Petlibro PLWF105, there’s an issue: when the motion sensor cuts the power, the fountain loses its WiFi connection. Upon restarting, it reconnects – but this is not an ideal solution.

At the moment, I’m trying to determine which packets Petlibro sends to activate the fountain. My initial concept was that, until a permanent solution is found, I would control the water flow mode manually. Essentially, the water flow mode is set to interval mode, but when the motion sensor detects the cat, it switches to continuous mode, and then, for example, after 5 minutes, the fountain reverts to interval mode.

However, to implement this, I need to find the packet that is sent from the app to change the water flow mode – and that is currently my biggest challenge. If I manage to resolve this, I could then set up such an automation in Home Assistant (e.g., via MQTT).

If you could help, I would be very grateful (and surely the entire community using Home Assistant and Petlibro would appreciate it as well).

[kevinrobayna]

Harder: I’m looking for some form of automation that allows the water to flow when the cat is nearby. So far, I’ve been using a motion sensor that triggers the fountain. However, with the Petlibro PLWF105, there’s an issue: when the motion sensor cuts the power, the fountain loses its WiFi connection. Upon restarting, it reconnects – but this is not an ideal solution.

Cats generally do not like stale water they have extremely sensitive senses to catch water that is not good for them to drink so having it working all the time is the way to go.

[jjjonesjr33]

@maciekk05 they actually did a release of a newer product that might clear up some of what you are wanting with - PLWF116 | Dockstream Smart Fountain 2