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Hi Dave, the cable length between the sonar sensor and the SBS shall not exceed 1 meter, as it might affect the pulse length measurement. But, using a shielded twisted pair (like ethernet cable) you might be able to connect the SBS to the RGBW module with a 30m length cable. We have to test this. Hi Akatar, we are testing the 3rd gen of prototype currently, and we hope to be able to have the SBS on the market by the automn this year. Then, here's a news from MikroElectronika website presenting our project : http://www.mikroe.com/news/view/742/click-boards-for-home-automation-with-sbs-by-my-domotique/ And here is another video of the use of the SBS as a bridge between a moisture sensor and the HC2 :

The RGBW module requires a low impedance output to be able to set a 0v on the RGBW 0-10v input. Take an ampermeter between the GND and input1 of the RGBW module (input1 configured as 0-10v input), you'll see that it requires 60mA of sink current !!! That's really high sink current. Meaning that there's some kind of low impedance pull-up in the input circuit. For my SBS project ( http://forum.fibaro.com/viewtopic.php?t=4149 ), I had to use 80mA capable buffer output to be able to reach 0v ... But that is not the only issue of this module. In order to limit the ZWAVE network traffic, the RGBW module only transmit the measured value every 100mV, meaning that you have only 100 different values available ... But it is still a great module !

And here is a new video of the SBS with an ultrasonic range sensor to add volume sensing function to the HC2. A simple way to know how much water available in a ground water well, or a rain water collector.

Hi guys, I'm the designer of a project currently being developed to add new functionalities to the HC2 by creating a bridge between MikroElectronika & Gadgeteer sensors/actuators and a Fibaro RGBW module. This project is called "SBS" as Smart Board for Sensors. While being able to interface with almost any sensor/actuator (analog, digital, I2C, SPI, UART, ...) , the SBS will be factory configured with a dozen of preselected sensors (Thunder Lightning detector, Barometric sensor, 4-20mA transceiver, Ultrasonic range sensor, RFID reader, UV sensor, bipolar step motor controller, ...) The main goal is to add sensors that are not usually available to non-professional home automation users, as the only configuration required on the SBS is the setting of 7 dip-switches to select the plugged sensor. You will find on this link : goo.gl/DY6iNQ, a video of the SBS prototype used to add RFID access control to the HC2. Let me know what you think about this project, as we are currently looking forward for some feedback to decide if we start a production of some units. Thanks, Nicolas F.

@A. Socha, I'm in for the alpha test if you're looking for testers

Yep, you can't do that with the current RGBW module (at least with the current firmware). Those "digital" led strips are using individually addressable led (WS2812 for example). But it is pretty easy to interface an existing RGBW module with an arduino board to be able to control those kind of led strips.

One word : "AWESOME" ! Can't wait to get a couple of those ! And you guys at Fibaro really know how to make sweet videos !

I like that !

A.Socha, I tried almost all step from 5m to 30m and today's log was with 30m precision [ Added: 2013-12-04, 19:40 ] V1.099 beta or V1.2 beta gives the same results. I will also try to use Android Tasker app to send GPS position captured by Tasker as a global variable of the HC2 thru the HTTP API.

I finally confirm that the GPS location service is completely unstable since 3.572 and that the issue is not linked to the 1.2 app ... Here is my HC2 position log (lua script) while riding on my bike going back home : [DEBUG] 18:32:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 12432m [DEBUG] 18:33:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 11029m [DEBUG] 18:34:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 9963m [DEBUG] 18:35:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 8473m [DEBUG] 18:36:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 7331m [DEBUG] 18:40:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 3505m [DEBUG] 18:40:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 4168m [DEBUG] 18:40:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 4632m [DEBUG] 18:40:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 6249m [DEBUG] 18:40:01: User 113 is : @ElseWhere - Current distance : 7331m I am using Android Tasker to also log the position directly on the smartphone (S4 @ Android 4.3 up to date), to compare with HC2 data, and Tasker data is correct i.e : no loss of GPS position. As you can see on the log, at some point, the position is updated 5 times at the same minute with the last one being the position 5 minutes before ...

what about this enclosure : http://www.heatmisershop.co.uk/accessories-c5/empty-sensor-enclosure-heatmiser-en-030-p38

deanrparry, have you fully uninstalled the previous version of the App (including user's data) before installing v1.2beta, or have you only "upgraded" the App ? On my Galaxy S4, if I only "upgrade" by launching the APK without first uninstalling the previous version and the user's data, I have GPS issue. Then, do you use remote or local access ? On my S4, If I'm connected with remote access, it happens that sometime the GPS position is not uploaded. (timeout issue ?)

Super boulot ! Bravo et merci de partager

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FI9805W is natively producing an H264 stream which is not supported by HC2. But there is a workaround. Refer to this post http://forum.fibaro.com/viewtopic.php?t=1792 and : - apply from your web browser the cgi command that change the 2nd stream (substream) to MJPEG : http://ip address:port/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?usr=admin&pwd=(set your admin password here)&cmd=setSubStreamFormat&format=1 - change the paths for JPEG & MJPEG streams : URL JPG : cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=snapPicture2&usr=admin&pwd=(set your admin password here) URL MPEG : cgi-bin/CGIStream.cgi?cmd=GetMJStream&usr=admin&pwd=(set your admin password here)