Components > Manufacturer specific drivers

The invisible Gardena driver provides access to Gardena's smart devices. This allows the imported devices to be monitored and controlled.

Data points of the component

Name	Type	function
Single request	Input	A flank on this input starts a one-time polling of the devices.
Update interval [h]	Bidirectional	A query of the integrated devices takes place every x hours. It can be set from 1 to 24 hours. Attention: The query is limited to 3000 requests per month!
Debug	Output	The diagnostic information is displayed there, linked to the [Signal] input of the log window.
Dynamic	Folder	Contains the imported devices and their data points.
- Class of Device	Folder	The imported devices are sorted according to device classes (gateway, sensor, ...).
- - Device	Folder	Subfolder for each device (named after the device name - note that these must be unique within the Gardena Smart system for proper display).
- - - function group	Folder	These subfolders are grouped by function. Battery-powered devices always have a function group / sub-folder for battery data ect.
Driver On/Off	Bidirectional	Driver on or off.
Cyclic Update	Bidirectional	Enables / disables the cyclic update

Properties

Name	Standard	function
Channels	0	Once the access data has been entered, the devices and the gateway can be imported here.
Account-Credentials		Here the Gardena access data are entered. The access code is generated with the selection "Get id".
Cyclic Update	x	Activates / deactivates the cyclic update in the set interval
Update interval [h]	5	In this case, a query of the integrated units takes place every 5 hours. A time of 1 to 24 hours can be set. Attention: The query is limited to 3000 requests per month!
renew Websockets		If the websocket is to be updated during a query, this option must be set. This is only necessary if websocket connections fail in the debug output.
Driver On/Off		Driver on or off.

Most data points are information (e.g., battery state of charge). For each of these data points, there is another one that indicates the time stamp at which the value was determined (e.g., the sensors measure only every x minutes). However, some devices provide the ability to send commands or parameters to the device. The corresponding data points are located in the subfolder "Command". The exception here are the commands to initiate a sensor measurement in the devices. These SPs can be found in the "Command" subfolder of the respective sensor folder (for example, "Measure soil moisture").

Examples of commands:

To manually control an irrigation computer, the stored (configured within the Gardena Smart System) scheduling can be override. For this, a value in minutes can be sent to the SP "Start Override (Duration)".

To exit the manual mode, the SP "End Override" SP can be triggered with any value.

Troubleshooting:

{"message": "forbidden"} = API was not added in the portal (connected)

{"error": "invalid_grant" ... } = Wrong username and/or password

{"error": "invalid_client" ... } = APP Key incorrect

{"message": "Limit Exceeded"} = Maximum request of 3000 has been reached. This will be reset at the turn of the month.