Re: C-Bus Pascal Automation Controller (PAC) - Min Review

[Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ahh yes - I have the direct (via PCI) method implemented in my xAP C-Bus
gateway to get the temps * but as you say that doesn't allow you to use
the PAC controller to make temperature or light level based decisions
which seems really poor  :-(.   You can get at the ONOFF state of the
threshold level via another group variable but that's about it.

Kevin

* Not in currently released firmware before people ask ;-)  !



Really Mike Griffiths wrote:
> Hi Kevin
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> I've just started playing with the Tempsensors by searching the Cbus
> Forums http://www.cbusforums.com/forums/index.php?
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> They seem to be an old design
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> Seems though you cant alter the set point :-(
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> I don't think you can use the getunitparameter with the PAC
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> The touchscreen allows it supposedly but only if Homegate/touchscreen
> have a button monitoring it
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> At present I'm passing my Homevision temp values to Ctouch via  a
serial
> connection
>
> Ashleigh has posted the info you need though I have sent you a PM
>
> Mike
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> Mike Griffiths wrote:
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>> It is brilliant at "who is in the house what is the temp
should I turn
>> the lights on
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> Hi Mike - have you got the PAC to be able to read C-Bus temp sensors ?
> - I haven't tried it but I was reading this line in the PICED docs ..
>
> 4.15.16  GetUnitParameter Function.....
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> ....returns the value of a C-Bus unit parameter. This is *not*
> applicable for use with the Pascal Automation Controller
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> .. the parameter types are ..
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> 1    ptTemperature   Temperature C or F  Temperature Sensor
> 2    ptLightLevel    LightLevel (Lux)    Light Level Sensor
>
> Haven't got to far into this so maybe there's another way....
> C-Bus sensors do not broadcast their current value on C-Bus, instead
> they have to be interrogated for current value (to save bandwidth)
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> K
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