Lightwaverf and Veralite
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:51 am
In case anyone is interested, here is a way to get feedback from lighgtwaverf dimmers using a Veralite with 433mHx transceiver. I set this up, with the usual fantastic help from Demopad, as I wanted to change from my existing lightwaverf to z-wave using a Veralite for real-time device status but can't afford to change all my lightwaverf gear at once. This way, I can get z-wave switches one at a time and still use my lighwaverf kit with feedback - please note though that the feedback only works for the lightwaverf switches and dimmers if they are controlled through the Veralite - if you change the devices using its switch or another app, the feedback will not relate to the device's actual state. Plus you need a 433mHz transceiver but this is still a cheaper option than buying lots of z-wave switches/dimmers at once.
To use this, you have to first set-up the 433mHz transceiver with Veralite and there is info about this on the internet.
A command is sent (either through a page load action or using a button - I use a page load action on my lighting page sending the command every 5 seconds) to retrieve info about the device states using;
http://VERALITEIPADDRESS:3480/data_requ ... format=xml, entering your LAN IP address of the VERALITE
Then set-up 2-way feedback for each device using "feedback matches a pattern" and sending the captured data as a number to the number you use for the device dimmer, for example, that is also linked to a gauge for that dimmer;
"Main Dimmer".*"(.*)"
"Lamp Dimmer".*"(.*)"
and so on.
That's it, your gauges should now display the state of your lighwaverf dimmers I haven't tried it for switches yet but presumably the same will work except you will only have 2 states; "0" for off and "1" for on.
It seems to work with "Maintain active connection" on or off. I hope that makes sense, enjoy
Feel free to post or PM me any questions.
Cheers
To use this, you have to first set-up the 433mHz transceiver with Veralite and there is info about this on the internet.
A command is sent (either through a page load action or using a button - I use a page load action on my lighting page sending the command every 5 seconds) to retrieve info about the device states using;
http://VERALITEIPADDRESS:3480/data_requ ... format=xml, entering your LAN IP address of the VERALITE
Then set-up 2-way feedback for each device using "feedback matches a pattern" and sending the captured data as a number to the number you use for the device dimmer, for example, that is also linked to a gauge for that dimmer;
"Main Dimmer".*"(.*)"
"Lamp Dimmer".*"(.*)"
and so on.
That's it, your gauges should now display the state of your lighwaverf dimmers I haven't tried it for switches yet but presumably the same will work except you will only have 2 states; "0" for off and "1" for on.
It seems to work with "Maintain active connection" on or off. I hope that makes sense, enjoy
Feel free to post or PM me any questions.
Cheers