From: Jeff S. <ne...@si...> - 2014-01-15 15:20:56
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On 01/14/2014 08:50 PM, Neil Cherry wrote: > I'm hoping ot do a bit more digging and try to figure out how to get > the device table from it. If I've read the code correctly they've > done a nice bit of work and this thing actually could control quite > a bit (it has support for Z-Wave and other devices). Hmmm... I have never looked into Z-Wave but if I now have a gateway setup maybe I should! > One thing to note, the first time you login to the device (at least > with mine) it seems to hang for a minute then commands are quick to > respond after that. It may be trying to contact the mother ship but > I have that blocked at the moment. I have noticed that also. I block HTTP in favor of an authenticated proxy, but to the GW it's effectively the same thing. Annoying because the delay is rather long (30 seconds?) though it is less often than just the first connection. I notice the delay on perhaps 20% of calls. If it is waiting for something from the internet maybe I should redirect it to a local server and provide an immediate 404 or something that might unblock it. This will take some testing but I think for this thing to be truly useful I will need to solve it. BTW: range seems decent. I have a light that is probably 40 ft from the gateway and through a few walls and it appears to work reliably. Nice! Jeff |