Re: Home made module

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ian
Very impressive list there are the features already functional
in the test unit...??

Also since you have a 1 wire temp sensor allowed provision for an external
one to monitor eoom temp...

Good stuff +Good Luck
Frank




----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Davidson" <ian@xxxxxxx>
To: "HA Yahoo group UK (HA Yahoo group UK)"
<ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 6:39 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Home made module


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> Hi all
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> Well behind schedule but just over three years since I moved into the
> house I have finally installed one of my home made light modules. Work
> slowed the progress down but I grabbed an hour here and there and have
> managed to install the first module into the loft today. It controls
the
> study lights were I do most of my work. There is still lots to do
& I
> have still to interface it directly to my HA server, another list
member
> has offered to write some code so as time permits I'll build up some
> more units and interfaces so he can have one to write the software
with.
> To recap the functions currently are:-
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> Wireless light control (19,200 baud with a max of 15 bytes per packet
> very.fast)
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> On/off
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> Interface to normal light switch
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> Goto level 0 to 100%
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> Dim or bright by any level 1 to 100%
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> Programmable soft start/end from 0 to 3 hours
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> Up to 10 user programmable (level and rate) scenes
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> Can be a member of up to 10 group addresses to allow for instant
> multiple control
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> AUX o/p (a separate switched output ideal for bathroom extractor fans
> etc) independently controlled
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> Wirelessly flash upgradeable - send a reserved code then run utill
> software and module is re-flashed (settings preserved)
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> Switch status sent in the ack message so ha software always knows
switch
> status.
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> Virtual switch - if light was turned on at the switch and off by ha
> software then when turning the actual switch now off will turn the
light
> back on (similar to stair style two way circuits)
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> Triac Temperature - TEST UNIT ONLY - allows the temperature of the
triac
> to be monitored by part of the ack message uses a 1-wire temperature
> sensor.
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> If all goes well I build some more and fit them to the other lights
> although I do need to interface to the server to really benefit from
> them.
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> Can anyone think of a feature they would have liked in a lamp module
> that I may regret not thinking about?
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> I put a couple of small pictures in the ukha_d yahoo group photo area
> under "home made module" of today's install.
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> Ian D
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