Users' ideas

[j.nowacki 5]

We are very happy to observe more and more inspiring applications of virtual devices provided by users of this forum. To ensure the best possible level of customization we decided to reinforce our support in this field. From now on please share your ideas for new virtual devices and scenes with us on this forum and we will do our best to meet your expectations.

[rarev 2]

The heating panel is terrible. This is home automation, wright? Why not set different triggers for heating. Just time triggers is not enough. The Fibaro system has enough sensors to see if someone is home or not. The heating should be of if nobody's home. Tapping the 'vacation button' is so 1990. Please add triggers!

[markdyer 1]

Hi j.nowacki, People pay good money for solar controllers to manage the solar pump.

This would be an excellent panel for Fibaro. It would work simliar to heat exchanger code you have. Please can you give this some serious consideration. The addition to this pump function in the water storage/hwc has not reached the set temp 60deg/c in the last 24hours the fibaro turns on an element to heat the water. This is to kill any possible bugs in the water system.

The element can be turned on via a z-wave 10amp plug and the pump by another z-wave plug. I wouldn't know where to start. I'm after this function built into the ipad app for the wall mounted controller Thank you

Place for exchanging virtual devices and scenes is going to be created soon. On polish section of the forum users proposed some ideas for new virtual devices, two of them are already done:

1. Control of warm water circuit:

a)create 3 global variables: ghr, gmin and lactive

b)import device from file

c)create scene from file

d)enter id of switch and sensor(s) into device and scene

Device will enable switch for 5 minutes at chosen time. In case, that switch was not enabled in 30 minutes and declared sesor is breched, it will also become active for 5 minutes.

2. Device that chooses optimal source of air e.q. for recuperation

Device works as follows:

- Buttons allow you to manually switch between 2 sources

- Auto button:

- checks if temperature outside is under 10°C or greater than 25°C

a) yes:

-if it is warmer than 25°C outside, the colder source is chosen

-if it is colder than 10°C warmer one is tuned on

-if temperatures from two sources are equal, primal source is chosen

b)no -> primal air source is chosen

This device is dedicated to work with

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hardware

You should also place a thermometer directly behind air source.

[j.nowacki 5]

markdyer, that sound interesting, could you please send me more specific description of system setup and some example (or even better - a flow chart) on PM? I will give it some attention, maybe in form of plugin, but it may take some time.

[TimJWatts 4]

My ideas:

Variable interpolation in any string in HC Lite plus a few "implicit" variables set in context in addition to the user defined global variables:

eg, in a notification of a virtual device string:

Sensor $fibSensor alarmed.

or

The door can been opened $userDoorOpened times

[ Added: 2014-11-21, 13:27 ]

My next idea:

A random delay or a random offset for teh various scheduling timers in the scene graphical editor:

eg:

On Mon, Tue, Thu

At 18:00

Plus_Random_Delay (120)

do stuff

The random delay would start between 0 to 120 minutes after the stated time (1800).

Very useful for anti theft operation of lights.

[j.nowacki 5]

TimJWatts, all these suggestions are interesting and I just send them to our developer team, however please not that this thread is mentioned to provide users with scenes or virtual devices they have need for, but cannot create by themselves, not for features suggestions.

[TimJWatts 4]

TimJWatts, all these suggestions are interesting and I just send them to our developer team, however please not that this thread is mentioned to provide users with scenes or virtual devices they have need for, but cannot create by themselves, not for features suggestions.

OK - sorry for my misunderstanding

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[richo 4]

I usually have a big problem when I need to change device ID in many scenes in LUA where I'm using it. It happens when I need to replace a device or i.ex. new version of iPhone App is installed and iOS ID is changing.

Right now for most common devices I have created a global variable that hold its ID i.ex. IDmyiPhone = 111 and then in every scene I create i.ex. a local idi = getGlobalValue("IDmyiPhone") and use it whenever i need i.ex. use a push fibaro:call(idi, "sendPush","some message")

HERE is my idea:

Let Fibaro create a default list of global variables for ALL devices that are added (including scenes and virtual devices) that we can rename an use in scenes created in LUA.

I.ex list of global variables where value is the ID of device:

name value

ID1 1

ID2 2

ect

and leave the possibility to change the name for our own i.ex.

name value

officelamp 1

gardenswitch 2

In future when we want replace the "officelamp" with a new device with i.ex. ID22=22, all we'll have to do is to remove current variable "officelamp" and change the name ID22 to officelamp.

What is important, Fibaro should allow to use such global names directly in functions.

I.ex. to turn on office lamp I would use the function: fibaro:call(officelamp, "turnOn")

I know that it's not an easy task but would allow for a lot of flexibility in developing good scenes, virtual devices and plugins in LUA.

What do you think?

[Guest David R]

I think it would be a good idea or useful idea to have a database of useful scripts and how to make a ...scene....VB etc

[Joonas 2]

Some kind of "presence" panel could be useful. You could add various sensors to it and make some settings. Like "If motion sensor + door sensor and power plug in television is inactive over 5 minutes, turn off devices X, Y and Z."

I know that this can be done with LUA and blocks, but that way it could be easier to handle for basic users.

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[AIW 0]

a plugin for Philips Smart TV's?

[Guest David R]

I think it would be a good idea and expand Fibaros client base if Blocks were made more functional eg. Make a block scene to say if the day is....and the time is between.. and .. and the door is breached then fibaro call...etc. I know this can be done with LUA but 99.9% of the population don't know LUA. Im sure it could be done? The easier to program it is the more successful the product will be and less problems for Fibaro and customer.

Just my two pennys worth

[Lauri 6]

One small thing Fibaro should do about fire alarm notifications. There should be possibility to add time period from 1sec to 120 is enough.

This is because of sometimes some sensors give incorrect readigs for a second.. lets say room temp is 19,40 and suddenly same number is withoud a comma 1940 degrees or similar... This triggers instantly fire alarm notification and scares people.

If there would be time loop for fire alarm, then it would be so much trustable and better solutions. Example: If temperature is above 45 degrees for 60 seconds then trigger possible fire notification.

Lauri

[Guest cuprum]

If there would be time loop for fire alarm, then it would be so much trustable and better solutions. Example: If temperature is above 45 degrees for 60 seconds then trigger possible fire notification.

Lauri

This idea may be good for some old and faulty sensors (if this is impossible to fix them to give always correct readings). But *dangerous* to globally use. If there is a real fire and the device is hot, then may-be the second reading with "i'm to hot" does never come

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[AtomicGrog 0]

I'd like to see a device being able to be flagged as the total power consumption value for a room, floor or complete system.

 

With some of the clamp devices around now they monitor at a different level i.e. cable level and not at a outlet level and they need to be treated differently in the consumption screen.

[RH_Dreambox 189]

 

 

Put sunrise and sunset time in plain sight on main interface. 

1000 +

 

And a way to print out temperature and energy diagrams.

[Domotica 0]

In fibaro iPhone app it would be nice if you can switch off all of the lights by swiping down with your finger on camera picture.

Because you can see live interaction when you are not home,instead of first turn off the lights and then go to camera section to look if it has happened

[khandanpour 1]

i have a really great idea: most people have some additional older smartphones and tablet pc which are replaced by newer devices. so let's use all our additional smartphones and tablets for home automation. i have three devices left at home. i have sticked them on the wall in several rooms. each device screen is always on and home center app is running 24/7. and now i had this idea:the fibaro app should be able to use the smartphone/ tablet build in front camera as webcam. why? Your fibaro interface is at same time your fibaro webcam in every room and will always be fully compatible with fibaro system. but not only video. also worth voice you had a full intercom system.

what do you think about this? Why should we not use all our old devices worth build in cameras. important is to be able to use the front camera.

[alandee 79]

Copy and paste settings ?

 

Set up one dimmer/switch/sensor, copy settings to next one and so on.

I've just had to add and then configure 10 of the buggers.. and i mostly have them all set up the same..

 

 

In fibaro iPhone app it would be nice if you can switch off all of the lights by swiping down with your finger on camera picture.
Because you can see live interaction when you are not home,instead of first turn off the lights and then go to camera section to look if it has happened

Nice, but I'd rather have the ability to move / pan camera to where i touch, rather than the arrows that don't work real well .. besides, i get nil video in zoom with 4.035 and iphone anyways !

 

 

i have a really great idea: most people have some additional older smartphones and tablet pc which are replaced by newer devices. so let's use all our additional smartphones and tablets for home automation. i have three devices left at home. i have sticked them on the wall in several rooms. each device screen is always on and home center app is running 24/7. and now i had this idea:the fibaro app should be able to use the smartphone/ tablet build in front camera as webcam. why? Your fibaro interface is at same time your fibaro webcam in every room and will always be fully compatible with fibaro system. but not only video. also worth voice you had a full intercom system.
what do you think about this? Why should we not use all our old devices worth build in cameras. important is to be able to use the front camera.

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on my old devices. no webcam though, but the new intercom might work on them, i havent tried

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Cheers,

al.

[Juan Fco 0]

I need that one is different between summer and winter, so that the motor of the swimming pool works but hours in summer that in winter. it is this possible one?

 

I have not found any option to create a calendar for summer and another one for winter.

[RH_Dreambox 189]

Only one decimal!

Why not change the number of decimals for temperature, humidity , energy , etc. to one decimal place?

 

It is for instance not serious of Fibaro to show temperature with 2 decimals when the sensor has an accuracy of ± 0.5°C !

It requires sophisticated laboratory equipment to verify two decimal places.

 

With only one decimal then it will be more space in dialog boxes, and the information becomes clearer.

Here are some suggestions to the number of decimal places:

 

One decimal 99.9

 

20.3°C - temperature (sensor accuracy ±0.5 to ±1°C)

5.8kW - ​​Power kW

25.3kWh - Energy

15.5A - Current

 

No decimal 99

 

78% RH - Humidity (decimal point is not required when the sensor accuracy is ±5%)

250W - Power W

658 Lux - Light

230V - Voltage