RCS RS485 thermostat

[mfalkvidd]

@dbemowsk try

gw.send(msgSetHeat.set(Value.toFloat(),1));

I think that will do the conversion with 1 decimal.

As for the fareheit setting, it is at Settings->Meters/counters

[dbemowsk]

@mfalkvidd said:

As for the fareheit setting, it is at Settings->Meters/counters

I have the temperature setting to display Fahrenheit, but when I send a value in Fahrenheit from the MySensors bridge, it displays a lot higher value. If I send the value in Celsius, it displays the correct Fahrenheit value. So the setting under Meters/Counters seems to ONLY tell the system to convert the stored value from Celsius to Fahrenheit prior to display. I will just add a function to do the conversion in my thermostat bridge sketch prior to sending it to the gateway.

The other problem as I mentioned is that Domoticz is not seeing the incoming V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL. I send different values and it displays 190.4 every time (I said 190.2 last time, but it's 190.4). Is there something that I am doing wrong, or is this a limitation in Domoticz?

[pjr]

@dbemowsk said:

The other problem as I mentioned is that Domoticz is not seeing the incoming V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL. I send different values and it displays 190.4 every time (I said 190.2 last time, but it's 190.4). Is there something that I am doing wrong, or is this a limitation in Domoticz?

Works for me Although I'm using celsius scale in my setup.. One direfference we have. I have only one S_HVAC child defined and in my setup it sends ON/OFF state, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL and V_TEMP -messges. Domoticz registers these separate node-child-sub-devices when it gots first messages from them. But I think this shouldnt be an issue..

[dbemowsk]

@pjr said:

I have only one S_HVAC child defined and in my setup it sends ON/OFF state, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL and V_TEMP -messges.

I have a few questions regarding your setup.

• First, what type of thermostat do you run?
• How are you MySensorizing your thermostat?
• Does your thermostat have a single set point, or does it have separate heating and cooling set points?
• When you set your temp at the thermostat itself, be it the heating or cooling set point, does it report that back to your gateway/Domoticz. If so, How do you have your code set to report that back?

Could I possibly see how you have your code set up to compare what I have? I am thinking that it is something in the way that I am reporting back to the gateway. My MySensors bridge that I am building just translates what my thermostat sends for data on the RS485 network and converts that to the MySensors standard that should work with Domoticz. I just can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong with the cooling set point. Sending the temp and the heating set point values works perfect, just not the cooling set point.

[dbemowsk]

@mfalkvidd said:

try

gw.send(msgSetHeat.set(Value.toFloat(),1));

@mfalkvidd Forgot to say thanks for that tip. That worked.

[pjr]

@dbemowsk said:

@pjr said:

I have only one S_HVAC child defined and in my setup it sends ON/OFF state, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL and V_TEMP -messges.

I have a few questions regarding your setup.

• First, what type of thermostat do you run?

So the node integrates my Amitime air source heat pump to domoticz.

gw.present(2, S_HVAC);

• How are you MySensorizing your thermostat?

Its not actually thermostat. Its heat pump. Same way as thermostat is has set point heat, cool and current temp readings.

• Does your thermostat have a single set point, or does it have separate heating and cooling set points?

It has both

• When you set your temp at the thermostat itself, be it the heating or cooling set point, does it report that back to your gateway/Domoticz. If so, How do you have your code set to report that back?

Yes it report back.

Could I possibly see how you have your code set up to compare what I have? I am thinking that it is something in the way that I am reporting back to the gateway. My MySensors bridge that I am building just translates what my thermostat sends for data on the RS485 network and converts that to the MySensors standard that should work with Domoticz. I just can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong with the cooling set point. Sending the temp and the heating set point values works perfect, just not the cooling set point.

Its very similar setup. Instead of raw rs485 I'm using modbus with my heat pump. I'll send you a PM about the sketch.

[dbemowsk]

@pjr Thanks for the info. I got your PM and will review the code later tonight.

[dbemowsk]

@pjr said:

I have only one S_HVAC child defined and in my setup it sends ON/OFF state, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL and V_TEMP -messges.

OK, so I have a question on this. You say you have it sending ON/OFF, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL and V_TEMP. For ON/OFF, do you mean the V_HVAC_FLOW_STATE which is "Off", "HeatOn", "CoolOn", or "AutoChangeOver"? Can I send all of the following V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COLD, V_HVAC_FLOW_STATE, V_HVAC_FLOW_MODE, V_HVAC_SPEED through the one child ID as defined in the v 1.5.x serial API docs. That may be my problem as in my code I was trying to send each through it's own child ID. Also, when you define your S_HVAC as the single child, how does Domoticz see that? The way I have mine set up, each one is seen as a separate device.

Thanks for letting me check out your code.

[pjr]

@dbemowsk
These are not supported yet by domoticz:

• V_HVAC_FLOW_STATE
• V_HVAC_FLOW_MODE
• V_HVAC_SPEED

Thats why I'm using V_LIGHT (ON/OFF) currently at the code.

You can check it from here: https://github.com/domoticz/domoticz/blob/master/hardware/MySensorsBase.cpp#L70
Those are not mentioned anywhere but the one list.

[dbemowsk]

@pjr OK, that helps me understand your code better. I am assuming that the "onModbusProcessed" method is to process incoming messages sent by the modbus network and sending them to Domoticz, correct? Processing incoming messages from the RS485 network is where some of my problems are in my setup. I will try tonight to make some code changes to see if I can get it working. My main problem was my cooling set point was not updating in Domoticz correctly. The Heat set point and temp seemed to work. I'll post my findings.

[pjr]

@dbemowsk said:

@pjr OK, that helps me understand your code better. I am assuming that the "onModbusProcessed" method is to process incoming messages sent by the modbus network and sending them to Domoticz, correct?

Thats correct. There I handle the result of a modbus query.
I'm not handling decimals since the heat pump controller supports only full numbers..

[dbemowsk]

So last night I figured out my issue with why my code was not updating the set point cool value. Turns out it was the way I was parsing the string passed from the RS485 side to it's key/value pairs. The string that it was working on was this:

A=0 O=01 T=73.4 SPH=72.1 SPC=70.0\r

The code I had was only taking the key/value pairs up to the last one because I had it keying off of the space character. Since there was no trailing space in the string, the last pair got skipped which was the cooling set point.

I will post some updated code once I get a little more done.

[dbemowsk]

OK, so I had this project on hold for a while and am getting back to it. My issue now is that for some reason I am not receiving messages from Domoticz for this node. If I send a temp set point or status from the RS485 side, it updates in Domoticz, but if I try to change a set point or status in Domoticz, the MySensors node doesn't receive it. The code is a bit messy right now, but it should work with what I have. If someone could look it over and advise, that would be a big help. The sketch is a MySensors 1.5.4 sketch.

 /*
  RCS Thermostat for MySensors

  Arduino RCS RS485 thermostat control

  July 7,2016

  This is a gateway bridge to allow an RCS serial thermostat to be accessible to a MySensors
  gateway.  The thermostat being used to test this is an RCS TR40 RS485 thermostat.  The published
  protocol for RCS thermostats can be found at the following address;
  http://www.rcstechnology.com/oldsite/docs/thermostats/serial/SERIAL%20PROTOCOL%20REV%204.3%20%20150-00225-43.pdf
  
  This sketch features the following:

  Add features here
 */

// Import needed libraries
#include <SPI.h>
#include <MySensor.h>  
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

#define SKETCH_NAME "RCS TR40 Thermostat"
#define SKETCH_VERSION "1.1"

#define CHILD_ID_HVAC    0 // S_HVAC
#define CHILD_ID_STATE   1 // S_LIGHT

// Declare Constants and Pin Numbers
#define SSerialRX        5  //Serial Receive pin 8
#define SSerialTX        3  //Serial Transmit pin 7

#define SSerialTxControl 4  //RS485 Direction control

#define RS485Transmit    HIGH
#define RS485Receive     LOW

// Declare objects
SoftwareSerial RS485Serial(SSerialRX, SSerialTX); // RX, TX

MySensor gw;

// Sensor values
MyMessage msgStatus ( CHILD_ID_STATE,  V_LIGHT );
MyMessage msgTemp   ( CHILD_ID_HVAC,   V_TEMP );
MyMessage msgSetCool( CHILD_ID_HVAC,   V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL );
MyMessage msgSetHeat( CHILD_ID_HVAC,   V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT );

// Declare Variables
int byteReceived;
int byteSend;
String rcvString;
String sndString;
//This is for storing the last command that was sent 
String lastSent;
//the last sent set point
String setPoint;

String mode;
//This is the RS485 address of this node that gets sent to the thermostat
String serialAddr = "1";
//Placeholder for the last command sent
String LastSent = "";

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  
  gw.begin( incomingMessage, AUTO, false );
  
  gw.sendSketchInfo( SKETCH_NAME, SKETCH_VERSION );
  
  // Register the thermostat with the gateway
  gw.present( CHILD_ID_HVAC,  S_HVAC );
  gw.present( CHILD_ID_STATE, S_LIGHT );
  
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  pinMode( SSerialTxControl, OUTPUT );
  digitalWrite( SSerialTxControl, RS485Receive );  // Init Transceiver
  
  // Start the software serial port, to another device
  RS485Serial.begin(9600);   // set the data rate
} //End setup

void loop() {
  String dataIn;
  
  if (RS485Serial.available()) {
    dataIn = RS485Serial.readStringUntil('\n');
    ParseReceived(dataIn);
  }
} //End loop

void ParseReceived(String Message) {
  String StatusData;
  //int Count;
  String StatusString;
  String Status;
  String Type;
  String Value;

  int Index;
  int Start;
  int End;
  int StatIndex;

  Index = Message.indexOf(' ');
  Start = 0;
  
  Serial.println("Message: " + Message);
  
  if (Message.startsWith("A=")) {
    while (End != Message.length()) {
      End = (Index == -1) ? Message.length() : Index;
      //Get the status string to process
      StatusString = Message.substring(Start, End);
      //Change our start position to 1 over the last space found
      Start = Index + 1;
      //Find the end of the next status string
      Index = Message.indexOf(' ', Start);
  
      //Now we need to process the status string into it's Type and Value
      StatIndex = StatusString.indexOf('=');
      Type = StatusString.substring(0, StatIndex);
      Value = StatusString.substring(StatIndex + 1);
      ParseStatus(Type, Value);
    } 
  } else {
    SendCmd(LastSent);
  }
} //End ParseReceived

void ParseStatus(String Type, String Value) {
  //
  
  if (Type == "OA") {
      //Outside Air not used
  } else if (Type == "Z") {
      //Zone not used
  } else if (Type == "T") {
      Serial.println("T: " + Value);
      gw.send(msgTemp.set( F2C( Value.toFloat() ), 2 ));
  } else if (Type == "SP") {
      Serial.println("SP: " + Value);
      gw.send(msgSetCool.set( F2C( Value.toFloat() ), 2 ));
  } else if (Type == "SPH") {
      Serial.println("SPH: " + Value);
      gw.send(msgSetHeat.set( F2C( Value.toFloat() ), 2 ));
  } else if (Type == "SPC") {
      Serial.println("SPC: " + Value);
      gw.send(msgSetCool.set( F2C( Value.toFloat() ), 2 ));
  } else if (Type == "M") {
      //Serial.println("M: " + Value);
      //gw.send(msgFlowMode.set(Value.c_str()));
  } else if (Type == "FM") {
      //Serial.println("FM: " + Value);
      //gw.send(msgFlowMode.set(Value.c_str()));
    //Type 2 status message types
  } else if (Type == "H1A") {
      Serial.println("H1A: " + Value);
      if (Value == "1") {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Min"));
      } else {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Auto"));
      }
  } else if (Type == "H2A") {
      Serial.println("H2A: " + Value);
      if (Value == "1") {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Normal"));
      } else {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Auto"));
      }
  } else if (Type == "H3A") {
      Serial.println("H3A: " + Value);
      if (Value == "1") {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Max"));
      } else {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Auto"));
      }
  } else if (Type == "C1A") {
      Serial.println("C1A: " + Value);
      if (Value == "1") {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Min"));
      } else {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Auto"));
      }
  } else if (Type == "C2A") {
      Serial.println("C2A: " + Value);
      if (Value == "1") {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Normal"));
      } else {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Auto"));
      }
  } else if (Type == "FA") {
      Serial.println("FA: " + Value);
      if (Value == "1") {
        //gw.send(msgFlowMode.set("ContinuousOn"));
      } else {
        //gw.send(msgHvacSpeed.set("Auto"));
      }
  } else if (Type == "VA") {
      //Vent damper not used
  } else if (Type == "D1") {
      //Damper #1 not used
  } else if (Type == "SCP") {
      String stg1 = Value.substring(0, 1);
      String stg2 = Value.substring(0, Value.length() - 1);

      //logging.AddToLog("MOT/MRT stage 1: " & stg1, True)
      //Deal with minimum off time and minimum run times 
      //for stage 1

      //logging.AddToLog("MOT/MRT stage 2: " & stg2, True)
      //Deal with minimum off time and minimum run times 
      //for stage 2
  } else if (Type == "SM") {
      //logging.AddToLog("System mode: " & Value, True)
      String FlowState;
      
      if (Value == "O") {
        FlowState = "Off";
      } else if (Value == "H") {
        FlowState = "HeatOn";
      } else if (Value == "C") {
        FlowState = "CoolOn";
      } else {
        FlowState = "AutoChangeOver";
      }
      //Serial.println("SM: " + FlowState);
      //gw.send(msgFlowState.set(FlowState.c_str()));
  } else if (Type == "SF") {
      //logging.AddToLog("System fan: " & Value, True) 
      Serial.println("SF: " + Value);
      gw.send(msgStatus.set(Value.toInt()));
  }
} //End ParseStatus

float F2C(float Fahrenheit) {
  return (5.0f/9.0f) * (Fahrenheit-32);
} //End F2C

float C2F(float Celsius) {
  return (Celsius * 9.0f) / 5.0f + 32.0f;
} //End C2F

void SendCmd(String cmd) {
  String commandStr;
  commandStr = "A=" + serialAddr + " O=00 " + cmd;

  Serial.println("Writing to serial port: " + commandStr);
  
  // Enable RS485 Transmit only for the duration of the send
  digitalWrite(SSerialTxControl, RS485Transmit);
  RS485Serial.print(commandStr + "\r");
  LastSent = cmd;
  //Return to RS485 receive mode  
  digitalWrite(SSerialTxControl, RS485Receive);
} //End SendCmd

/**
 * incomingMessage - Process the incoming messages.
 */
void incomingMessage(const MyMessage &message) {
  Serial.println("message received");//String(message.type));
  //Serial.println(message.data);
  // We only expect one type of message from controller. But we better check anyway.
  if (message.isAck()) {
     Serial.println("This is an ack from gateway");
  }
  Serial.println("Temp: " + String(message.data) + " -- " + message.type);
  
  if ( message.type == V_TEMP ) {
    //
    Serial.println("Temp: " + String(message.data)); 
  } //End V_TEMP
  
  if ( message.type == V_STATUS ) {
    //
    Serial.println("Status: " + String(message.data)); 
  } //End V_STATUS
  
  if ( message.type == V_HVAC_FLOW_STATE ) {
    //
    Serial.println("Flow State: " + String(message.data)); 
  } //End V_HVAC_FLOW_STATE
  
  if ( message.type == V_HVAC_SPEED ) {
    //
    Serial.println("Speed: " + String(message.data)); 
  } //End V_HVAC_SPEED

  if (message.type == V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL) {
     Serial.println("Message received");
     String setPoint = String(C2F(atoi(message.data)));
     Serial.println("New Set Temp is : " + String(setPoint));
     SendCmd("SPC=" + setPoint + " R=1");
    
     // Write some debug info
     Serial.print("Incoming change for sensor:");
     Serial.print(message.sensor);
     Serial.print(", New status: ");
     Serial.println(message.data);
  } //End V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL

  if (message.type == V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT) {
     Serial.println("Message received");
     String setPoint = String(C2F(atoi(message.data))); //.toInt();
     Serial.println("New Set Temp is : " + String(setPoint));
     SendCmd("SPH=" + setPoint + " R=1");
    
     // Write some debug info
     Serial.print("Incoming change for sensor:");
     Serial.print(message.sensor);
     Serial.print(", New status: ");
     Serial.println(message.data);
  } //End V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT
  
  if ( (message.type == V_HVAC_FLOW_MODE) ) {
    //
    Serial.println("Flow Mode: " + String(message.data)); 
  } //End V_HVAC_FLOW_MODE
} //End incomingMessage

Thanks

[AWI]

@dbemowsk What does the serial log of the node tell you? Does it show messages coming in?

[AWI]

@dbemowsk And... (sorry to bother you with things you didn't ask for) Your sketch is loaded with String object definitions and therefore open fora lot of problems. String looks like an easy solution but not really suited for real time (MySensors) purposes.
An interesting article/ opinion background on the subject...

My advice: Forget about String and get back to comprehensible char arrays. (unless somebody can convince me otherwise) .

[dbemowsk]

@AWI said:

@dbemowsk What does the serial log of the node tell you? Does it show messages coming in?

I put the first Serial.println in the incomingMessage function to test and see if it was even hitting that function. I am not even seeing that in the serial monitor. That was the thing that prompted me to post this.

The set-up I have for testing right now is I have my node connected to the FTDI usb cable on one end (COM5). On the RS485 end (COM10) I have it looped back to my laptop through a USB to RS485 adapter. I then use a serial terminal program to transmit and receive strings similar to what would come from my thermostat. As I mentioned in my post, if I send a command on the RS485 side as if my thermostat controller sent it, it goes through ParseReceived and ParseStatus normally and the gw.send commands push it to Domoticz just fine.

I just can't think of any reason why the incoming messages from Domoticz are not being seen by the node. One thing I did find strange was that in order to see the Serial.println messages in the arduino serial monitor, I have it set to a baud of 115200 bps. The thing that confused me was that I have the first line in set-up as :

Serial.begin(9600);

I did this because that is the baud rate that my thermostat communicates at on the RS485 side of things. I realize that this is for the RS232 serial side on the arduino which is why I was confused.

[dbemowsk]

@AWI said:

@dbemowsk And... (sorry to bother you with things you didn't ask for) Your sketch is loaded with String object definitions and therefore open fora lot of problems. String looks like an easy solution but not really suited for real time (MySensors) purposes.
An interesting article/ opinion background on the subject...

My advice: Forget about String and get back to comprehensible char arrays. (unless somebody can convince me otherwise) .

No need to appologize. C and C++ are languages that I have not done much programming in. Well, a very limited amount of C++ and I have never used C (until getting into arduino which seems to be more C based). As I have been working in my arduuino stuff I have been seeing more people using char and char* definitions. That and converting to these using c_str(). As mentioned, I am new to these languages, so if you know of any good tutorials on how to use these versus String, I am open to suggestions. I have not yet looked at the link you posted, but will shortly. If this is the more proper way to do things in arduino, I would like to shift my thinking in that direction.

[dbemowsk]

@awi I am part way through your article on strings describing the stack and the heap. GREAT article. I have not finished it yet, but what I have read so far is excellent info.

[dbemowsk]

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