Priority cleaning

[dmlemos]

The idea to clean zones in a specific order, commanded by the user.

When one opens the zone list, instead of selecting the zones with a checkbox, there would be a button to switch to priority cleaning with numbering. So that the first selected box would become 1, the second 2, and so on.
This way, the robot would clean in the order specified by the user, as opposed to the order that appears in the list.

[depau]

This is highly robot dependent, I'd think that most robots will disregard the order that you say and choose the next room to clean based on how far it is from it.

Viomi does this as far as I know, and I would expect the other robots to do the same since it minimizes battery consumption.

All solutions that are along the lines of "start this room, wait for it to finish, start next room" on Valetudo's side are out of scope. You can write an external automation script or rule for that without bloating to the core code - it can be easily done with openHAB without writing a single line of code.

[dmlemos]

In the case of the Roborock S5, I notice there is no room optimisation. It just follows the list in order. Which is also quite funny to see him go back and forth, when the rooms are far apart.

I guess maintaining a cleaning queue might be too taxing for the robot's hardware.
I have yet to try the MQTT integration. Thanks for letting me know that it is possible though :)

[8times4]

Chiming in, Viomi also goes by RoomID order, ascending from 1 upwards, as it does not give a damn which room is closer. (In segment cleaning at least)

[depau]

In that case it may be worth ensuring the UI sends the segments in the order they were selected. Though it should not be considered a feature but rather something that "happens to work on some robot models".

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On Fri, May 14, 2021, 05:57 Diogo Lemos ***@***.***> wrote: In the case of the Roborock S5, I notice there is no room optimisation. It just follows the list in order. Which is also quite funny to see him go back and forth, when the rooms are far apart. I guess maintaining a cleaning queue might be too taxing for the robot's hardware. I have yet to try the MQTT integration. Thanks for letting me know that it is possible though :) — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#920 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAIZCWOLVUJJQKIHL3OY2RDTNSNSHANCNFSM4425KHYA> .

[Jomik]

Roborock actually supports ordered cleanup for segments:
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It should be something that you enable/disable, as sometimes you want it to go in order and sometimes you just want it to be as quick as possible.
I generally want it to be as quick as possible, as I am either working, or out of the house, both meaning that it should just be done ASAP.
But sometimes we want him to start cleaning in the other end of the house, while we eat :)

[dmlemos]

Hi @Jomik
The new release just came out #944. I'd like to ask you if this feature is available on the UI?

[Jomik]

The new UI is not part of that release, sadly.
Vital parts are still missing, though I am using it as my daily driver.. 😊

[dmlemos]

The revamped UI is looking awesome 👍🏽
What I meant to ask is, if the ordered cleanup segments feature is available on the current UI, or through the API only? Perhaps this is a question for the release discussion.

[Jomik]

Only through the API currently