What did you do with Vera today?

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#41

I underestand maybe a simple door/window sensor runs well

#42

the other day, I was at the Sony store and picked up some Xperia NFC tags (like these Smartphones | Sony UK) to use with my NFC-equipped Android phone. The product’s original intent is to launch phone activities (or change profiles) when touching the tags… For example, have a tag in the car, and when touched by the phone it turns Bluetooth on, WIFI off, runs navigation app, and so on.

It’s possible to do much more with the tags if integrated with Vera. I setup a tag near the entrance of my home and linked it to a special Vera scene (adjusting lights and dimmers, thermostats, locks etc.) . An easy way to do this, is to use the bundled app which allows you to open a url when activating the tag. Much more can be done by using the tags in combination with Tasker and Authomation/Home buddy. The possibilities are almost limitless, and pretty cheap to set up!

#43

I 'am also starting with a arduino within a project called the nodo-domotica. I wan’t to use my harmony 1100 to control scenes.
The nodo project is a board with kaku and infrared board on top of a Arduino board with ethernet shield. Could u tel me more about interfacing between Arduino with ethernet shield and the vere mios?

#44

I have installed SQBLASTER plug in on my vera3…and starting to setting up the linking between sqblaster and vera3.

sqblaster impressed me, but I’m searchng for tips to make things better. (i.e. sqremote turn a lamp directly not a scene)

I have installed 3 led dimmable lamps Philips and that is running well with GE dimmer switch ZW3003.

#45

@peter

I used a sketch written by mic for door bell and phone scene control and just tweaked the pins and a few other minor adjustments to get it to work for my application he laid it out fairly well and easy to set up you can find all of the info here good luck
http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,12167.0.html

#46

@Ruetech I will have a look add your code, thank you.

#47

this is what i got

its really not much different than mic’s code i just changed it to work on an uno instead of a mega and made some notes of my own

and here is mic’s original instructions and the lua for the triggers

So, create 2 virtual switch and 4 scene

scene turn on virtual switch 1
scene turn off virtual switch 1
scene turn on virtual switch 2
scene turn off virtual switch 2

Take note each scene ID to put them in the arduino code

So you will have live state of the 2 input.

If you also want to have only one trigger scene when phone ring (prowl notification, pause T.V) there a work around (Thanks to Futtzle):

use the Countdown Timer plugin (from apps.mios.com). Give it a duration of 60 seconds, and tie the Arduino scene to the timer’s “Start” button. Tie the notification to the timer’s event “Timer starts while not muted”. Then any further events in the first minute will not trigger your notification.

For the relay,

Create 4 virtual switch and 4 scene, on every scene put trigger on the (on and off) off the virtual switch and add luup code:
luup.inet.wget(“http://IP OF ARDUINO /?1”)
return true

1=relay1 on
2=relay1 off
3=relay2 on
4=relay2 off
5=relay3 off
6=relay3 off
7=relay4 on
8=relay4 off

#48

Yesterday I have installed one microdimmer in wall AEON labs…and runnings well…even my old toglle

I have installed the Garret’s app Automathion and runs fast on my samsung galaxy tab 7inches…
I think use that fixed in wall like a controller.

#49

My plug in module (Everspring On/Off Switch AN157-2 (11W08)) still starts/stops constantly after a while. What I have tried so far is exclude/include and change device id. Made a RMA today >:(

#50

I added some luup code to track when my garage door was last opened (Aeon labs contact sensor). I use that data along with Massalia’s push notification plugin to send myself a reminder to take out the trash if there hasn’t been any recent garage door activity the night before trash day.

#51

I haven’t been back to these forums in months. Vera 2 is chugging along, working well, and I haven’t felt the need to do anything. I HAVE had sitting on a shelf for the past 4-5 months a relay wired up to a power supply I was going to use to automate my garage door… so this morning, I plugged an appliance module in above the GDO, plugged in the relay, and wired it to the door controller. Works great! The only thing I need to do is change where I have the garage door sensor placed. Right now, it sends multiple open/close statuses every time it changes position. I’m running to Home Depot to get some flat steel to make some kind of bracket for the sensor. Now to go find that plugin…

#52

I can’t get my kids to turn off the bathroom light so I made it wheeler they can only be on for five mins now

#53

Hammered a bracket out of flat steel, blacksmith-style, and it was a complete waste of time & $10 in hardware. It didn’t work. Here’s the sensor mounted, door open:

http://i.imgur.com/OO9Pt0W.jpg

…and again, door closed:

http://i.imgur.com/UuIQxzB.jpg

I believe the steel was interfering with the signal, so I moved the sensor a few feet toward the center of the garage door which puts it maybe two feet closer to the appliance module controlling the door opener, while further away from my front door & Vera:

Wood sensor mount, door open:

http://i.imgur.com/8eUW0FR.jpg

…with door closed:

http://i.imgur.com/hdnxpCK.jpg

Works great with woodsby’s plugin!

#54

I added the HomeWave:// URL to Prowl in anticipation of version 1.5.

#55

I added control over my central vac system from vera3 the rf switch built into the handle of the vac was a $200 addition so I wired the trigger wire to a relay thats controled via virtual switch. Its working great so far im just a little worried about the relay becoming stuck on or I turn it on and the network fails then I cant turn it off also I worry about my kids being able to turn it on, since I have the hide-a-hose system the main unit is dangerously strong, so I will be adding a nother switch that simply allows the vac to be turned on via virtual switch or wall switch also ive added scenes to automatically turn it off after 15 mins and I will be adding a fail safe to my alarm panel where ill be able to send a text and shunt the entire system

#56

2 door sensors and a light switch are on my front stoop right now. So later today I will install the door sensors and add them to my security enable scene. Then I will install the light switch and set it to turn a light on and off to simulate us being either up or home when were not. I’m hoping it will beat the crappy timer i got from walmart. Guests are always turning the light on/off and messing up the timing.

#57

Altronics 6062 timer relay

#58

Updated the WDSC HVAC plugin making it easier to trigger scenes when it goes into On or Off mode.

#59

Not really today, but the last few days:

Tried my hand at implementing an idea from the forums - using the SendData command and the ALL ON or ALL OFF Z-Wave command to turn all defined/supported devices ON or OFF in your network.

http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,16190.msg123599.html#msg123599

Created a simple temperature averaging plugin.

http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,16215.msg123774.html#msg123774

#60

@SOlivas,

I suspect that you have a bad case of plugin-addiction. Now that you have found-out how easy it is, you just can’t stop writing new ones. ;D