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Eco lighting and dimming

Although I have my Loxone miniserver installed I am still looking at how I tackle dimming! As part of the renovation of my house I am rewireing and fitting new lighting. I have already fitted some 240v...

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Touchscreen interface to HA

Been thinking of getting hold of a touchscreen (to wall mount) and interfacing it with HA. This maybe anything from Audio Control to IP Camera feed. As opposed to just a touchscreen, you can get hold...

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Problem with X10 LD11 Din Rail Dimmer Modules - keep flashing - and other...

I have had an X10 system now for 4 years, with about 30 LD11 DIN rail dimmer modules installed. Some of these have started playing up - the problems are that when I switch on using momentary swich of...

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Virtual Temperature Object large -ve readings

I've got 2 "virtual" DTS modules (1 for each floor of the house), that have each room's temp sensor connected to the "alternative temp source", giving me an average temperature per floor. I also have...

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Integrating Loxone and an alarm system

The weakness of Loxone appears to be its functionality as an alarm system. Does anyone have any thoughts on integrating it with a 3rd party alarm? I'm thinking it would be fairly easy (?) to pick up a...

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Cortex WebApi server up on GitHub

Hi, I've finally managed to tidy up my simple server that exposes the existing Cortex XML API over a simpler RESTful WebApi service using JSON. I found this useful in the past when developing an...

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Live circuit detection

Just an observation really. One of the nice things about Idratek is that the modules give state feedback, but I was thinking that the ones with changeover relays could be improved by signalling not...

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Stand back, and quadriplegic and I have questions!

Hi, I am hoping somebody can help me get a grip on this problem, I'm going to be moving house in the next three or four months, I want to get it as automated as possible because I am quadriplegic and...

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Philips Novallure Candle LED Bulbs

I am about to take a plunge on ordering some LED lamps to fit in some of our multi-lamp light fittings. I am opting for the Philips Novallure candle bulbs which it says are compatible with leading edge...

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Biolock IP65

Hi all I have a biolock IP65 in my house. When I log into the web portal I can either login or put in my login and selected unlock door which gives a few seconds of the door unlocked and the relay...

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Wifi Range Extender - any recommendations?

I'm trying to get wifi to part of my property that my router (Draytek Vigor 2820) cant reach. I've tried using a Sitecom WL-330 and whilst it gets to where I need it inSSIDer reports a signal strength...

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Honeywell Evotouch Installation

Hello, I have finally bit the bullet and ordered a Honeywell Evotouch system to control my oil-fired central heating and hot water system. The current set up is an open-vented S Plan system running a...

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New hardware platform for Cortex

Hi, I am about to get a new computer for Cortex installation, I am considering this platform: http://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/u...d-d2500cc.html Anyone have any experience with this? Any comments...

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RFMD view on HA

Article here: http://www.rfglobalnet.com/doc.mvc/t...mart-home-0001 I think they miss the issue of orchestrated control of HA - you aren't going to want different browser sessions for each kind of...

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HVAC feature request

My home heating/cooling is a combination of underfloor and ducted air (both can be run in heat or cooling mode) via geo-thermal / solar (I live in Spain). I currently have Cortex controlling all of...

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Move from CM927 to EvoHome ?

Hi there, I currently have a house setup on a S Plan Plus system using 2 x Honeywell CM927's speaking back to 2 x HC60NG at the boiler. I'd like to consider moving to EvoHome to allow me to centrally...

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X10 for sale

Hi I have a number of X10 items for sale from a failed home automation business in Spain. All the items can be used in UK , I have micromodules wall switches, sc9000 + much more. Ideally I would like...

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xAP SMS for Raspberry Pi

Having got a hub working, the next item was an SMS gateway. Again this is adaptation of the dbzoo livebox code -see http://www.dbzoo.com/livebox/sms However, the easiest way to get a modem connected to...

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'phone integration ...

this looks interesting - our place being v.bad for radio waves getting about, of any sort ... http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/new-p...e-gateway.html but land-line type 'phones seem a bit limited in...

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What is special about On and Off

I have used x10 for many years. I recently acquired a Sony Tablet S which has an ir blaster. It also has a Sony remote control app which can also learn ir commands. I thought that one of the things for...

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