HouseBot

I spent a little bit of time analyzing the swremote<>housebot protocol. It is TCP port 5015. I've written the following perl script which successfully connects with the housebot server and sends a button push. My goal is to implement a swremote client on a Chumby. If anyone cares to go further with ...

Is the protocol that swremote and housebot speak documented ?

I am looking at developing my own UI using chumbies for the displays.

I've been looking at the protocol using Ethereal. Before I start reverse-engineering it, I wanted to put the question out.

I've used (4)Wayne-Dalton WDTC-20s, but find them none too robust; Two died apparently due to power spikes from the compressor relay; Solved by powering them w/separate wall warts; Another one died the same way, this time on the wall wart while I was running the house on a generator during a power f...

When could we expect an update to housebot to support the GET_OPERATING_STATE property for Z-Wave thermostats ?

Sorry I didn't re-emphasize the point strongly enough; What I am really after is operating mode; I want to create this logic: if (OperatingState == Heating) then TurnOnCeilingFan() I only began to talk about Fan State when I saw HB exposed Fan State. But since Fan State does not work either, then I ...

I received a response from Wanye-Dalton support : -- The WDTC-20 supports the Z-Wave command class “COMMAND_CLASS_THERMOSTAT_OPERATING_STATE” The Thermostat Operating State command class is used to obtain the current operating state of the wdtc-20 via the “THERMOSTAT_OPERATING_STATE_GET” command. Th...

I have HB running on an XPSP3 box which I access with Remote Desktop which requires that you use a user account with a password. I want HB to startup when the machine starts up, without waiting for the user account to log in (remotely or locally). I created a scheduled task to start HB at boot time....

Fan status, no. I went down that path only because HB exposes that property. I've confirmed a few different ways
that isn't supported, so nix that idea.

I really am after operating mode, and since ThinkEssentials can do it, there must be a way.

I am still trying to obtain z-wave implentation details from Wayne-Dalton. I know the WDTC-20 can do it because the ThinkEssentials software is able to show current HVAC operating mode. I'll ask on the ThinkEssentials board also. If you think it would help, I can send you a WDTC-20. Over on the Thin...

How does the COMMAND_CLASS_SENSOR_MULTILEVEL class work ? I am after operating mode, actually. Is there a way to do that ?

When the phone tethered to the laptop it will be using a different DNS so that isn't a good way to verify that it is SWRemote. I'd personally try to use some other app from your phone connecting to your _.dyndns.org over your cell provider's IP connection, such as remote desktop or http. Of course y...

Whilst viewing the device property window, the Fan Mode and the Fan Property fields always remain blank. If I click Get Status (which is always No), and set it to Yes, it flips back to No on it's own and the Fan fields stay blank. At the same time this trace is generated... 1/8/2010 10:15:48 AM Z-Wa...

I want to claify; When I say 'fan state', I am referring to the HVAC fan's state; So this is an issue with HB's z-wave plugin's handling of thermostats. I believe there is another property offered by z-wave thermostats which tells me the actual operating mode of the HVAC (heating/cooling/off), but H...

I have 4 WanyeDalton Z-wave thermostats now working w/housebot. I'd like to monitor furnace state and turn on a ceiling fan when the furnace is operating.. I cannot see the fan state property changing in either the device properties view, or via a property control in the software remote. Error log s...

That fixed it. Thanks !