Re: [mh] U.P.B. Support (progress report)

[Timothy S. <spaulding@ICanBrew.com>]

I don't have the RCS specific protocol extensions yet.  I am going to try t=
o get them this week.

What I will email you (off list) is the installation doc that has a small b=
it in there about UPB.  Only mailing off list as I don't know how the list =
will handle attachments.

What is mentioned is they have two ways of using UPB to communicate to the =
thermostat:

1 link mode: using link address as predefined options/commands
2 message mode: this is the extended protocol they referenced, but no addit=
ional info in the installation doc.

Tim
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From: mis...@li... [mailto:misterhouse-u=
ser...@li...] On Behalf Of Jason Sharpee
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 4:54 PM
To: The main list for the MisterHouse home automation program
Subject: Re: [mh] U.P.B. Support (progress report)



Hi Tim,

Depends on how they implemented it.

If it works like the X10 unit then you may have to create a new type of UPB=
_xxxxx class and monkey with the UPBPIM.pm class as well. Thats if they ass=
ign multiple addresses to different functions, etc (lets hope they didnt do=
 that).

If it works like a typical UPB device, then hopefully it will be a simple d=
erivation of the UPB_Device class and you will have commands within the UPB=
 packet to do different things.  I implemented all known UPB device command=
s in UPB_Device, so this may be a simple wrapper to translate thermostat co=
mmands to generic UPB commands.  I am hoping they implemented the "GOTO:x" =
command as setting x temperature, etc.

If you can forward me the protocol docs, I can take a quick peak and determ=
ine which route would be best.

-J


On Sun, 12 Nov 2006, Timothy Spaulding wrote:

> Hi Jason,
>
> Thanks for this UPB work.
>
> I have just ordered a RCS TU16 (UPB based) thermostat to replace my x10 v=
ersions and I'd like to add support to MH for it.
>
> I'd like to ask your advice on how the best way to implement the unit.
>
> I'd guess as a start that it would be a new class derived from you UPB_De=
vice class.
>
> I'm going to try to get UPB extension protocol from RCS to attempt to mak=
e this work just like the x10/serial based thermostats.
>
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mis...@li...
> [mailto:mis...@li...] On Behalf Of
> Jason Sharpee
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:50 PM
> To: The main list for the MisterHouse home automation program
> Subject: [mh] U.P.B. Support (progress report)
>
> Hi All,
>
>        I just committed a new version of the UPBPIM.pm that supports actu=
ally sending raw UPB commands now (And pretty much all other functionality =
with the PIM Device)  If anyone has UPB devices on this list I would like t=
o hear from you on what functionality you would like to see initially suppo=
rted.
>
> There isnt a whole lot left to do as the protocol is very elegantly
> simple (  noise / retranmissions / acknowledge are all generally
> handled by default settings of the PIM and can be tweaked with
> register commands in the UPBPIM.pm module)
>
> Functionality Todo List <so far>:
> - Create device object (UPB_Device?) to enable the traditional MH 'set
> $kitchen_light ON' command instead of the raw syntax below
> - Create link object (UPB_Link?) to enable link/scene behavior.
> - Add items.mht support for PIM, Device, and Link Object
> - Handle other UPB Transmitters on the bus.
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Usage:
>
> $myPIM =3D new
> UPBPIM("UPBPIM",<networkid>,<networkpassword>,<pimmoduleid>);
>
> #Turn Light Module ID #0x66 On
> $myPIM->send_upb_cmd("09004466FF236400");
> #Turn Light Module ID #0x66 Off
> $myPIM->send_upb_cmd("09004466FF230000");
> #Turn Light Module ID #0x66 to 50% dim
> $myPIM->send_upb_cmd("09004466FF233200");
>
>
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