433 Mhz Temp / Humidity Sensors¶

  rtl_433:
    image: hertzg/rtl_433:master
    hostname: rtl_433
    container_name: rtl_433
    #command: '-Fmqtt://IP_OR_HOSTNAME_OF_MQTT_SERVER:MQTT_PORT,events=MQTT_TOPIC[/model][/id]'  
    command: '-Fmqtt://mqtt:1883,events=rtl_433[/model][/id]'  
    devices:
      - /dev/bus/usb
    ## Note, I Leverage cgroups to only pass through the specific RTL-433 stick.
    ## I have left this section commented out for ease of use.
    #device_cgroup_rules:
    #  - 'a 189:* rwm'                                           
    volumes:
      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - rtl_433:/etc/rtl_433
    labels:
      ## Enable watchtower automatic updates.
      com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable: true
    restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
  rtl_433:
    name: rtl_433

# Create a namespace
kind: Namespace
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: rtl_433
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
  name: rtl-433
  namespace: rtl_433
spec:
  replicas: 1
  serviceName: rtl-433  
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: rtl-433
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: rtl-433  
    spec:  
      volumes:
        ## Custom Configuration - Will need to uncomment to leverage a custom configuration.
        #- name: config
        #  configMap:
        #    name: rtl-config
        #    defaultMode: 420
        - name: usb
          hostPath:
            path: /dev/bus/usb
      containers:
        - name: rtl-433        
          image: hertzg/rtl_433:master
          securityContext:
            privileged: true  # This is required to pass in the host path containing the USB devices.... At least until Kubernetes has an easier way to do device passthrough.
          args:
            - '-Fmqtt://mqtt:1883,events=rtl_433[/model][/id]'    # NOTE- Replace mqtt:1883 with the IP/Hostname, and port of your MQTT server. 
          volumeMounts:
            ## If you want to pass through a custom configuration, you will need to uncomment these lines.
            #- name: config
            #  mountPath: /etc/rtl-433
            - mountPath: /dev/bus/usb
              name: usb
      nodeSelector:
        # Requires rtl stick. (See below comments.)
        #feature.node.kubernetes.io/custom-rtl: 'true'

  worker:
    config:
      sources:
        custom:
        - name: "rtl" # RTL2838 radio dongel
          matchOn:
            - usbId:
                vendor: ["0bda"]
                device: ["2838"]

kind: ConfigMap
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: rtl-config
  namespace: rtl_sdr
data:
  rtl_433.conf: >
    # config for rtl_433

    # A valid config line is a keyword followed by an argument to the end of line.
    # Whitespace around the keyword is ignored, whitespace is space and tab
    # Comments start with a hash sign, no inline comments, empty lines are ok.
    #
    # Boolean options can be true/false, yes/no, on/off, enable/disable, or 1/0
    #
    # All options will be applied in the order given, overwriting previous values
    #
    # Config files can be nested/stacked (use multiple -c and config_file = ).
    #
    # If no -c option is given the first found of this list will be loaded:
    # - ./rtl_433.conf
    # - ~/.config/rtl_433/rtl_433.conf
    # - /usr/local/etc/rtl_433.conf
    # - /etc/rtl_433.conf

    ## General options

    # as command line option:
    #   [-v] Increase verbosity (can be used multiple times).
    #        -v : verbose, -vv : verbose decoders, -vvv : debug decoders, -vvvv : trace decoding).
    # 0 = normal, 1 = verbose, 2 = verbose decoders, 3 = debug decoders, 4 = trace decoding
    #verbose

    # as command line option:
    #   [-c <path>] Read config options from a file
    #config_file
    ## Rest of this file is truncated. Please see the example file linked above.

{"time":"2022-11-19 18:33:51","model":"Acurite-Tower","id":2888,"channel":"B","battery_ok":1,"temperature_C":22.4,"humidity":42,"mic":"CHECKSUM"}

{"time":"2022-11-19 18:33:58","model":"Acurite-606TX","id":164,"battery_ok":1,"temperature_C":22.9,"mic":"CHECKSUM"}

  ## 6731 = Back Porch
  - name: back_porch_temp                                 # Set your preferred name here.
    state_topic: "rtl_433/Acurite-Tower/6731"             # This needs to match the path as seen in your MQTT server.
    json_attributes_topic: "rtl_433/Acurite-Tower/6731"   # This, should match the state_topic above.
    value_template: "{{ value_json.temperature_C }}"      # This should match the json attribute containing your temperature.
    device_class: temperature               
    unique_id: 6731_temp                                  # This value needs to be unique PER sensor.   
    unit_of_measurement: '°C'                             # This needs to match the measurement as seen in your MQTT events. You change your performance preference within Home-Assistant's GUI.
    expire_after: 600                                     # After 10 minutes of no-data, report as unavailable.

  - name: back_porch_humidity                             
    state_topic: "rtl_433/Acurite-Tower/6731"
    json_attributes_topic: "rtl_433/Acurite-Tower/6731"
    value_template: "{{ value_json.humidity }}"
    device_class: humidity
    unique_id: 6731_humidity
    unit_of_measurement: '%'                               # '%' is the unit of measurement for humidity.
    expire_after: 600


  ## Note- if you have the Acurite-606TX, you will only define a sensor for temperature.
  - name: random_temp
    state_topic: "rtl_433/Acurite-606TX/14"
    json_attributes_topic: "rtl_433/Acurite-606TX/14"
    value_template: "{{ value_json.temperature_C }}"
    device_class: temperature
    unique_id: 14_temp
    unit_of_measurement: '°C'
    expire_after: 600

- name: back_porch_battery_ok                               # Unique name for this sensor
  state_topic: "rtl_433/Acurite-Tower/6731"                 # Needs to match the json topic name
  json_attributes_topic: "rtl_433/Acurite-Tower/6731"       # Needs to match the json topic name
  value_template: "{{ value_json.battery_ok }}"             
  payload_off: 0  
  payload_on: 1
  unique_id: 6731_battery                                   # Unique value for this sensor.

- name: Outdoor Temperature                                                           # Friendly name for your sensor
  state_topic: "rtl_433/74930c0d-rtl433/devices/Acurite-Tower/A/2415/temperature_C"   # This needs to match the state topic containing the temp.
  device_class: temperature
  object_id: outdoortemp_temp                                                         # Needs to be unique
  unique_id: outdoortemp_temp                                                         # Needs to be unique
  unit_of_measurement: "°C" 
  expire_after: 600
- name: Outdoor Humidity
  state_topic: "rtl_433/74930c0d-rtl433/devices/Acurite-Tower/A/2415/humidity"        # This needs to match the state topic containing the humidity.
  device_class: humidity
  object_id: outdoorhum_temp
  unique_id: outdoorhum_temp
  unit_of_measurement: '%'
  expire_after: 600

- unique_id: garagefreezer_battery_ok                                                # Must be a unique name.
  state_topic: "rtl_433/74930c0d-rtl433/devices/Acurite-986/1R/49691/battery_ok"     # This needs to match the state topic for "battery_ok"
  name: Garage Freezer Battery                                                       # Put a friendly name here.
  device_class: battery
  payload_off: 1
  payload_on: 0