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Re: xAP Floorplan



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Hi,

dummy device plan is a good one, as the homeeasy is only one way there
is not much you can do about triggering things on messages. You don't
have to send xAP messages to update the device on the map, you can
just use the setdisplayvalue function. That way you can avoid the
additional messages.  You can then use the custom button functions to
trigger certain messages to control things. (or you could get fancy
and do some custom html as the popup).  This all assumes that the
schema is odd.  If not why not just make a raw device to receive the
xPL messages, look on the guides on mi4 for how to do this. You'll
need the xpl receicing support turned on for this to work as well as
an xpl hub on the pc running Floorplan.

James


On 23 Dec 2008, at 14:45, Martyn Wendon wrote:

> I've started to use some of the HomeEasy stuff in my HA setup, using
> Mal's
> excellent xPL->RFXCom gateway.
>
> From within Floorplan I can happily generate xPL messages from various
> scripts to turn sockets, lights, etc on and off in response to events.
>
> Since most of the HomeEasy stuff is only one-way (i.e. you can send it
> commands but can't query it's current status), how can I best
> represent an
> item like a light fitting on a Floorplan map? So that when I send it a
> command e.g. "on" the light fitting on the map comes on and
if I
> click on
> the light fitting on the map it will toggle on / off?
>
> I thought about creating a raw "dummy" xAP device, which I
can then
> drop on
> a map, then in my scripts that send the raw xPL messages I can also
> send a
> raw xAP message that updates the pseudo xAP device?
>
> Would that be the best way, or is there something else I can do?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Martyn
>
>
>


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<div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>dummy
device plan is a good one, as the homeeasy is only one way there is not
much you can do about triggering things on messages. You don't have to send
xAP messages to update the device on the map, you can just use the
setdisplayvalue function. That way you can avoid the additional messages.
&nbsp;You can then use the custom button functions to trigger certain
messages to control things. (or you could get fancy and do some custom html
as the popup). &nbsp;This all assumes that the schema is odd.
&nbsp;If not why not just make a raw device to receive the xPL
messages, look on the guides on mi4 for how to do this. You'll need the xpl
receicing support turned on for this to work as well as an xpl hub on the
pc running
Floorplan.</div><div><br></div><div>James</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On
23 Dec 2008, at 14:45, Martyn Wendon wrote:</div><br c
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started to use some of the HomeEasy stuff in my HA setup, using
Mal's<span
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gateway.<br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br
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happily generate xPL messages from various<span
class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br
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etc on and off in response to events.<br style="line-height:
1.22em; "><br style="line-height: 1.
22em; ">Since most of the HomeEasy stuff is only one-way (i.e. you
can send it<span
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style="line-height: 1.22em; ">commands but can't query it's
current status), how can I best represent an<span
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light fitting on the map comes on and if I click on<span
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style="line-height: 1.22em; ">the light fitting on the map it
will toggle on / off?<br style="line-height: 1.22em;
"><br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">I thought about
creating a raw "dummy" xAP devi
ce, which I can then drop on<span
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send the raw xPL messages I can also send a<span
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pseudo xAP device?<br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br
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