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@hek Thanks! Is there any documentation available about the controller integration?

I have removed edit rights in my document and deleted everything. Added a link to your document.

@samppa This is very interesting, did you Manage to get this to work? Could you please share?

Just to reply that I found the bug: ground wire broken, but not consistently so sometimes it got contact (when I measured it) and then not. This brings me to think is there any way on the Arduino to detect if something is not connected as it supposed to be? How could I make such extra self checking of the wires? Double wiring?

@BulldogLowell Actually it started to work after update to 5.37 version of PLEG where Richard made some bugfix for numeric conditions. Now the exported condition is shown correctly as a variable in the advanced tab. So case resolved.

@korttoma The only difference I see is that you put the entire url with parameters in the first argument of the http.request call and "run=run" as the second (don't know why you have that?). I use the base url as the first argument and the field list as the second r, s = http.request(baseUrl, "field1=XX&field2=XX") Hope that fixes the issue. Also You have to setup the "Channel" and "Plugin" in the website accordingly and name the fields there.

@samppa yes, but you saw the little point functions your arduino is very capable of, yes? if you post your attempt at a sketch to control your fan (or even pseudo code) we can certainly help you code it up for Vera.

@soward Go ahead design those, sell to all arduino dealers and mass produce them. (Notice the order; first sell then produce)

@samppa - Interesting. I've actually found the 1.4 protocol to be more reliable. (I'm using high-frequency pulse detection for water flow and also valve control) I'm having the sensors send my gateway several times per minute and it never fails. I've found that powering the Arduino/Radio combination with USB (PC, hub, etc) to not be ideal and always opted for a "wall wart" or my own supply and 5V external regulator. I've always used caps on the 3.3V Radio Supply so I don't have much to compare it with. I'm contemplating going to an ethernet gateway so I can power it with an external source as well. (it's currently being powered by a USB hub connected to Vera) Just personal experience - it sounds like you've had good luck in the past. Cheers!

@samppa An option would be to create a sensor sensor node. Nodes can transmit messages to one another. Set up the sensor sensor as a motion sensor. Transmit messages from each sensor to the sensor sensor. If a message does not get received within established parameters... signal motion. Or, just (as Hek pointed out) do it server side.

@samppa This is fixed now

@ServiceXp said: @samppa I'm probably miss-understanding you, but wouldn't the electric heater be 100% efficient? In other words, for every watt you consume you would be outputting in thermal energy? I realized in many area's** it's not the cheapest form of heat**, but I think it's 100% efficient? Yes, but in this case the definition of efficiency that is interesting to know is the heat exchange efficiency i.e. how much of the heat dissipated is preserved and transferred to the fresh air influx. The idea is to save energy and avoid heating with electricity. So the heat in hot air exhausted from the room is re-used to warm the cold outside air.