VeraLite and GE NX8E

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All,

I’ve worked on HAI and Z-Wave applications for clients and also GE security panels so I get how some of this stuff works. I have a new setup in my house and most of my newbie stuff I’m trying to learn is with the LUUP coding fuction. Here is my setup.

I have the with a GE Caddax NX8e connected via Serail to my Vera Lite and they talk to each other fine.
I have several Z-Wave light/plugin switches that the Vera Lite controls perfectly.
I also have a NUUO PC running several IP cameras for security that has an I/O board integrated into my GE panel.

So for instance when I arm my panel the Vera Lite system turns off all outlets and inside lights but turns my porch lights on. It also triggers my Nuuo system to arm and sends my a nice picture of the camera over my front door. Both the Vera Lite and Nuuo system send me emails confirming this event. Redundancy is always nice. Also if any zone is tripped while armed both units send me emails and pics from the IP cameras.

What I can’t get to work, and is a very odd, is that when I disarm the system I want it to turn off the porch lite and send me an email. The issue is that when disarmed the Vera Lite sees that just fine but every 2-3 seconds it keeps sending me alearts because it sees that when it polls it is always in that state. What I think I could do is with the LUUP stuff is that when it is polling the GE panel and sees it’s armed and then goes to the disarm only trigger then, and not any time it’s polls it thereafter. I hope that makes sesne and I hope someone can help.

Thanks

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Hi youataknow,

You are using the plugin from apps.mios.com, version 65.0, right?

How have you configured the scene that reacts to disarming? I ask because there are two triggers that you could be using, ArmState and ArmDetailedState, and they behave differently.

If you can also turn on debugging for the device, and capture the Luup log from /var/log/cmh/LuaUPnP.log for the disarming event and the subsequent notifications then I’m sure we can pinpoint the issue. Invent a new PIN for the test because the PIN appears in the log.

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Fuzle,

Thanks for the reply. I tried both ArmState and ArmDetailedState. I’ll set both back up, one at a time, and turn on the debug and get some info shortly. Thanks.

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Fuzle,

Ok. So I forgot to answer your question about version. I know I installed it from the built in Apps menu and it shows as “GE Caddx NetworX Alarm Panels Plugin 1.1”. Not sure where you 65.0. My unit is running firmware 1.5.346.

I just setup another scene with ArmState as DeviceIsDisarmed and for whatever reason it worked. I mean the initial one worked but unlike last time I’m not getting constant emails and the system trying to constantly turn the lights on/off. So I guess my 1st 2 times at setting that up were just messed up or something. I’ll keep an ey on it for now.

Also I have the Lite so how do I SSH into the unit to get the /var/log file since there is no settings to allow it like in the other models???

Thanks,

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To find the SSH password you’ll have to take a look at the following page:
http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Logon_Vera_SSH
Vera Lite info is near the bottom of the page.

You also extract the password from a backup file from within the cmh.conf file

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Hi youataknow,

Glad you have it working.

I expected ArmState to work, and ArmDetailState to spam you.

The reason is that as you walk around the house, ArmDetailState vacillates between Ready and Disarmed. Both are non-armed states, the difference is that Disarmed = “Not ready to arm”. If you have a scene that fires when ArmDetailState is Disarmed, you can imagine what happens.

ArmState doesn’t make the distinction. So no problem.

Version 1.1 is kinda old. I hope you don’t have to uninstall/reinstall to get version 65.0, but I bet you do. Decide if the scant new features are worth your trouble. Unless you use Authomation for Android, probably not.

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Strangley,

Thanks for the link. I’ll look that over this evening and give that a try. If I can access these logs I bet I could figure out a few other things I’m trying to do. If not I’ll be back on the forum. :slight_smile:

Futzle,

You jogged my memory. I don’t have any indoor motion sensors and the only sensors I have are wired relays on my doors/windows. So I believe you to be correct and actually the issue was going on when my kids were going in and out of the house so it just so happened to be when I was “testing” as well. :slight_smile: I didn’t put the 2 together at the time.