Vegetronix VegeHub

The Vegetronix VegeHub integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows you to control your VegeHub and gather data from its attached sensors.

There is currently support for the following platforms within Home Assistant:

  • Sensor - Gathers data from sensor channels on a VegeHub and stores the values in Home Assistant
  • Switch - Allows you to view the status of relays on a VegeHub, and control them.

Configuration

To add the Vegetronix VegeHub integration to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:

Manual configuration steps

If the above My button doesn’t work, you can also perform the following steps manually:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

  • Go to Settings > Devices & Services.

  • In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.

  • From the list, select Vegetronix VegeHub.

  • Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.

Supported devices

Prerequisites

The VegeHub can be connected to Wi-Fi without the need for additional apps or cloud accounts. When powered on, the VegeHub creates a Wi-Fi access point called “Vege_XX_XX” where the XX are different for each device. Connect to this network from a phone, tablet, or other similar device. The default passphrase to connect to the access point is vegetronix. This can (and should) be changed in the Wi-Fi settings.

Once connected to the network, you should automatically be directed by your device to log in to the network. Follow the prompt to be directed to the VegeHub’s Wi-Fi setup page, where you can scan for available networks, enter your Wi-Fi network’s credentials, change the device’s name, and change the access point password.

Important

It is crucial to change the default access point password. If you don’t, anyone can easily access your VegeHub and potentially compromise your Wi-Fi network credentials.

Select Apply and your VegeHub will reset the network connection and try to connect to the credentials you put in.

Configuration

To add the Vegetronix VegeHub integration to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:

Manual configuration steps

If the above My button doesn’t work, you can also perform the following steps manually:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

  • Go to Settings > Devices & Services.

  • In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.

  • From the list, select Vegetronix VegeHub.

  • Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.

Device settings

To open the VegeHub’s device settings interface on their website, go to Settings > Devices & services, and on the integration card, select 1 device to open the device page. Under Device info, select Visit to open the website with the settings.

Power management

The VegeHub has two power modes:

  • Battery mode (default): Device sleeps after five minutes of inactivity
  • Power adapter mode: Device remains always active

When in Power Adapter mode, the device will use significantly more power, so this mode should not be used when powering from batteries, as they will quickly be drained.

To change the power mode, visit the Hub’s settings interface, go to the Settings page, and change the Power source to Power adapter.

Troubleshooting

Device is unresponsive

If the device is unresponsive, wake it up using one of these methods:

  • Press the button on the board.
  • Disconnect and reconnect power.

Setup is failing

  • Ensure the VegeHub is awake (see Device Wake-Up section)

Hub’s settings interface is not accessible

  • Ensure the VegeHub is awake (see Device Wake-Up section).

Actuators are not responding

  • Ensure the VegeHub is awake (see Device Wake-Up section).
  • Consider switching to power adapter mode for consistent response.

Removing the integration

This integration follows standard integration removal.

To remove an integration instance from Home Assistant

  1. Go to Settings > Devices & services and select the integration card.
  2. From the list of devices, select the integration instance you want to remove.
  3. Next to the entry, select the three dots menu. Then, select Delete.