Comments for cpmills.com http://www.cpmills.com Random musings with a bias towards automating my home in a family friendly way Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:14:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on LightwaveRF WiFi Linked by chris http://www.cpmills.com/2011/11/28/lightwaverf-wifi-linked/#comment-31 chris Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:14:32 +0000 http://www.cpmills.com/?p=64#comment-31 Think of the WiFi link just as you would any other remote. Make sure you have something paired to the WiFi Link first (like an iPhone, iPad, etc), then put the dimmer into pairing mode (hold down the two buttons at the same time until the two LEDs flash) then send "On" from your iPhone, iPad, Android phone etc for the room/device ID that you want the dimmer to respond to. Hope this helps. Think of the WiFi link just as you would any other remote. Make sure you have something paired to the WiFi Link first (like an iPhone, iPad, etc), then put the dimmer into pairing mode (hold down the two buttons at the same time until the two LEDs flash) then send “On” from your iPhone, iPad, Android phone etc for the room/device ID that you want the dimmer to respond to. Hope this helps.

]]> Comment on LightwaveRF WiFi Linked by Richard http://www.cpmills.com/2011/11/28/lightwaverf-wifi-linked/#comment-29 Richard Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:12:33 +0000 http://www.cpmills.com/?p=64#comment-29 Can you tell us how to pair a single dimmer. We are struggling to find out how. Thanks Can you tell us how to pair a single dimmer. We are struggling to find out how.
Thanks

]]> Comment on GU10 LEDs – First Impressions by Fourth LightwaveRF Dimmer and Good News on LEDs | cpmills.com http://www.cpmills.com/2012/01/29/gu10-leds-first-impressions/#comment-28 Fourth LightwaveRF Dimmer and Good News on LEDs | cpmills.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:47:50 +0000 http://www.cpmills.com/?p=356#comment-28 [...] Lightwave RF dimmer.  This time in the living room and on the same fitting as the one I have recently replaced with LED lamps.  The dimmer works fine as I would expect and is actually much better than the home easy dimmer it [...] [...] Lightwave RF dimmer.  This time in the living room and on the same fitting as the one I have recently replaced with LED lamps.  The dimmer works fine as I would expect and is actually much better than the home easy dimmer it [...]

]]> Comment on Update on hammering TRV by Update on hammering TRV – 2 | cpmills.com http://www.cpmills.com/2011/11/23/update-on-hammering-trv/#comment-26 Update on hammering TRV – 2 | cpmills.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:54:53 +0000 https://cpmills.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-26 [...] new TRV I’ve had fitted to my bedroom radiator. Previous visitors will be aware from here and here that the TRV was sounding like a jack hammer. My plumber thinks this is due to the radio controlled [...] [...] new TRV I’ve had fitted to my bedroom radiator. Previous visitors will be aware from here and here that the TRV was sounding like a jack hammer. My plumber thinks this is due to the radio controlled [...]

]]> Comment on TRV “Hammering”… by Update on hammering TRV | cpmills.com http://www.cpmills.com/2011/11/22/trv-hammering/#comment-25 Update on hammering TRV | cpmills.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:15:10 +0000 http://cpmills.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-25 [...] been having problems with a new TRV fitted in my bedroom. I’ve checked the TRV at home and while I can’t [...] [...] been having problems with a new TRV fitted in my bedroom. I’ve checked the TRV at home and while I can’t [...]

]]> Comment on TRV “Hammering”… by Update on hammering TRV – 2 | cpmills.com http://www.cpmills.com/2011/11/22/trv-hammering/#comment-24 Update on hammering TRV – 2 | cpmills.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:10:36 +0000 http://cpmills.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-24 [...] to the new TRV I’ve had fitted to my bedroom radiator. Previous visitors will be aware from here and here that the TRV was sounding like a jack hammer. My plumber thinks this is due to the radio [...] [...] to the new TRV I’ve had fitted to my bedroom radiator. Previous visitors will be aware from here and here that the TRV was sounding like a jack hammer. My plumber thinks this is due to the radio [...]

]]> Comment on The journey so far… by chris http://www.cpmills.com/2011/11/22/the-journey-so-far/#comment-22 chris Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:45:45 +0000 http://cpmills.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-22 Hi Andy. Thanks for visiting my Blog. The Condrad system itself seems completely stable. I have connected it to my PC using the official FHZ1300PC interface although I have read about using the CUL device. I have it connected to a linux installation running <a href="http://fhem.de" rel="nofollow">FHEM</a> and this works most of the time. If I have any problems at all, it is due to FHEM not getting readings (for some reason the programmers seem to stop sending them after a while). This seems to be fixed at the moment by sending daily resets to the programmers - I can give more details if required. The key point here though is that the system itself runs completely independently of the computer control and keeps on running even if the computer goes down - a key requirement to keep the wife happy! Take care, Chris Hi Andy. Thanks for visiting my Blog. The Condrad system itself seems completely stable. I have connected it to my PC using the official FHZ1300PC interface although I have read about using the CUL device. I have it connected to a linux installation running FHEM and this works most of the time. If I have any problems at all, it is due to FHEM not getting readings (for some reason the programmers seem to stop sending them after a while). This seems to be fixed at the moment by sending daily resets to the programmers – I can give more details if required. The key point here though is that the system itself runs completely independently of the computer control and keeps on running even if the computer goes down – a key requirement to keep the wife happy!

Take care, Chris

]]> Comment on LightwaveRF WiFi Linked by Martyn http://www.cpmills.com/2011/11/28/lightwaverf-wifi-linked/#comment-21 Martyn Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:00:27 +0000 http://www.cpmills.com/?p=64#comment-21 Sounds very good, cant wait to lay my hands on some of this kit feel like a kid in a candy shop all these gadgets im finding out about ! Sounds very good, cant wait to lay my hands on some of this kit feel like a kid in a candy shop all these gadgets im finding out about !

]]> Comment on The journey so far… by andy http://www.cpmills.com/2011/11/22/the-journey-so-far/#comment-19 andy Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:14:45 +0000 http://cpmills.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-19 Hello, I found a link to your blog on the Lightwave forums, and I wondered if you could help with some questions/feedback on the conrad heating control that you've installed. I'm currently considering the system from conrad to provide individual room temperature control, as well as controlling the main boiler. What are your thoughts on the conrad system quality/reliability wise ? I understand you've linked the system to a PC - which interface did you use to provide this link (I've been investigating the CUL USB device http://culfw.de/culfw.html which supports the FS20 protocol) ? Any other hints/tips that would help me on this journey would be much appreciated. Andy Hello,

I found a link to your blog on the Lightwave forums, and I wondered if you could help with some questions/feedback on the conrad heating control that you’ve installed.

I’m currently considering the system from conrad to provide individual room temperature control, as well as controlling the main boiler. What are your thoughts on the conrad system quality/reliability wise ? I understand you’ve linked the system to a PC – which interface did you use to provide this link (I’ve been investigating the CUL USB device http://culfw.de/culfw.html which supports the FS20 protocol) ? Any other hints/tips that would help me on this journey would be much appreciated.

Andy

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