Thanks for all the info guys. I ended up buy the Vera and it seems that I am having trouble with the serial gateway. I have the gui17 my sensor plug in loaded correctly I think. The plug in pops up but can’t detect device is showing or a lua start up fail. Then once I was able to get the serial gate to talk to Vera showing the six functions and the node but never was able to get the lcd display or control anything. I will mention that I am using a pro mini as my serial gate not sure if nano is still the ONLY microcontroller that can be used.

Hello,
I am currently working on a project for school and chose the irrigation build. After getting to the upload of the code (which not confident it was taken, given that I am using the enhanced pro mini with an Atmel mega328p mu1636) not sure if I need to choose the proper programmer. Also, I am not able to get any debug on the serial monitor when uncommented. Then along the way I realized that this is for a Vera home automation system. I do not have the intent to buy this before the project is due. Is there a way to demonstrate this in a class room environment by say just using the push button to run through the zones? This is very time sensitive and I would really appreciate a response on this either good or bad.
Thanks,
Adam Scharlau