I'm sorry for asking basic behaviour question. As I said before in my posts, I'm trying to use knxweb as visualization system for my home automation system (I even plan to use it on nslu2).
I'd like to ask few questions about knxweb:
- it seems quite easy to extend and add new devices with customized states, etc... What are your plans regarding knxweb - is it tied only to EIB devices or are any other enhancements and contributions of other devices also welcomed ?
- question about generic behaviour: for instance thermostat device has few predefined states and user can click on round arrow to browse between them (that probably means that state is actually changing according to highlighted state) and select the right one.... With thermostat this is not a problem, but for instance if user is selecting House Security mode and actions are triggered on each change on automation level, this is certainly not desired behavour (for instance lights going on/off, devices switched on/off,...) what approach would be right in such situation (delayed selection, separate click for real change, ... ) ?
Thanks in advance,
regards,
Bulek.
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Knxweb itself is not really EIB specific. It's manipulating objects and setting/retrieving their value. Of course, some controls like thermostats are similar to the corresponding EIB device. I tried to make knxweb modular enough to allow new controls to be added or removed easily. Of course, all contributions are welcomed. If too much controls are added, i'll need to re-think the menu bar to avoid it to become too long. Perhaps a management screen where each user can select its "preferred controls" and only see these controls in the menu...
For the state selection in hte thermostat device, I think it's doing exactly what you are looking for. When you click on the "mode" button, the selected mode is only sent 2 seconds later, and if you click the button again during these 2 seconds, only the last selected mode is sent.
Regards,
Jean-François
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Hi,
I'm sorry for asking basic behaviour question. As I said before in my posts, I'm trying to use knxweb as visualization system for my home automation system (I even plan to use it on nslu2).
I'd like to ask few questions about knxweb:
- it seems quite easy to extend and add new devices with customized states, etc... What are your plans regarding knxweb - is it tied only to EIB devices or are any other enhancements and contributions of other devices also welcomed ?
- question about generic behaviour: for instance thermostat device has few predefined states and user can click on round arrow to browse between them (that probably means that state is actually changing according to highlighted state) and select the right one.... With thermostat this is not a problem, but for instance if user is selecting House Security mode and actions are triggered on each change on automation level, this is certainly not desired behavour (for instance lights going on/off, devices switched on/off,...) what approach would be right in such situation (delayed selection, separate click for real change, ... ) ?
Thanks in advance,
regards,
Bulek.
Hi,
Knxweb itself is not really EIB specific. It's manipulating objects and setting/retrieving their value. Of course, some controls like thermostats are similar to the corresponding EIB device. I tried to make knxweb modular enough to allow new controls to be added or removed easily. Of course, all contributions are welcomed. If too much controls are added, i'll need to re-think the menu bar to avoid it to become too long. Perhaps a management screen where each user can select its "preferred controls" and only see these controls in the menu...
For the state selection in hte thermostat device, I think it's doing exactly what you are looking for. When you click on the "mode" button, the selected mode is only sent 2 seconds later, and if you click the button again during these 2 seconds, only the last selected mode is sent.
Regards,
Jean-François