How to create virtual device that set holiday mode

[mentz 0]

Hi.

I was wondering if anybody cold help me with a virtual devise that could set my 5 different heat sones in holiday mode ? It would have been great if i also could use the virtual device in a scene:) is this possible in the HCL ?

I could also mention that i am pretty "green" in this virtual device and string technique. 

[T.Konopka 8]

Hi.

I was wondering if anybody cold help me with a virtual devise that could set my 5 different heat sones in holiday mode ? It would have been great if i also could use the virtual device in a scene:) is this possible in the HCL ?

I could also mention that i am pretty "green" in this virtual device and string technique. 

 

Hello,

 

You cannot create a VD on HCL, but you can import it to your gateway.

You could describe what exactly you want to achieve so others could help you.

[viga81 6]

So if an hc2 user creates the VD and I import it, would I be able to use it?

Edited September 2, 2016 by viga81

[wpeeters 30]

Hi.

I was wondering if anybody cold help me with a virtual devise that could set my 5 different heat sones in holiday mode ? It would have been great if i also could use the virtual device in a scene:) is this possible in the HCL ?

I could also mention that i am pretty "green" in this virtual device and string technique. 

 

I already read this post several time. I really don't know what t.konopka is meaning. I have an HCL and you can create a VD. I have several ones for managing my camera's. I can use them directly as a VD or I can use them through the scenes.

 

Go to Devices on your HCL and add a new device. Then select ' to add a new virtual device'.

I don't use heat zones, so maybe that's wat t.konopka is meaning that you can't manage heat zones with a VD. But if you think a little bit out of boundaries, you might want to find a solution.

[T.Konopka 8]

Hello,

 

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What I meant is that you cannot create a VD with LUA - as users mostly ask about this. It might be a slight over-generalization from me.

You can create a VD on HCLs but only using string commands.

[Flowy 36]

On 9/3/2016 at 9:20 AM, wpeeters said:

 

I already read this post several time. I really don't know what t.konopka is meaning. I have an HCL and you can create a VD. I have several ones for managing my camera's. I can use them directly as a VD or I can use them through the scenes.

 

Go to Devices on your HCL and add a new device. Then select ' to add a new virtual device'.

I don't use heat zones, so maybe that's wat t.konopka is meaning that you can't manage heat zones with a VD. But if you think a little bit out of boundaries, you might want to find a solution.

 

hi wpeeters,

I am also working with API and Virtual Devices in HCL with strings. Some good results and some bad ones. I am now able to reboot the HCL from a VD button in the iPhone app, start a scene, arm/disarm, switch on/off a Fibaro switch.

Still not able to change a variable clicking a VD, change a VD Label value and other things.

Very difficult to find documentation since all information you find is mostly related to LUA.... Very bad.

I also started working with http requests to HCL via other devices (as example directly from a web page) and it works. I created a web page with two buttons to arm/disarm a door. It works. Not needed now but I am just testing the potentiality of the lite version.

Are you interested in sharing results? The question is also valid to anyone else obviously

It would be good to write a document to include all good results using API in HCL and increment it in the future with new ones.

Edited September 29, 2016 by Flowy

[wpeeters 30]

Hi Flowly. Sorry, I couldn't answer earlier. Documentation is indeed hard to find. That's correct. I also struggled with it and it was always trial and error and a lot of searching on the internet.

I mainly use VD to manage my camera's (activate / deactivate and set the sensitivity according to the weather).
The VD I used to reset I don't use it anymore (HCL is plain stable last 2 months). Furhtermore I have 1 VD with some status information of the house and 1 to send camera view to my computer if someone rings the frontdoor bell.
Offcourse I want to share information, but I don't have a lot of time to start creating documents

 

Changing a VD label is very simple. Add the label in your VD, give it an approriate name. Next, Set the label via a scene (choose VD in the 'then' statement and choose the labelname. Type in the string you want.

 

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Edited October 11, 2016 by wpeeters

[Ramon 1]

Hello,

I am also looking for a solution that lets me activate (and of course deactivate) the "holiday mode" using a fibaro app. I realy like the heat panel because also my heating-fan is included in that panel using fibaros "linked device". But I can also deactivate the holiday mode by using the browser. How can I deactivate it using the smatphone?

 

 Just found the solution here: Working !!!

 

Edited November 11, 2016 by Ramon

[Flowy 36]

On 11/11/2016 at 6:07 PM, Ramon said:

Hello,

I am also looking for a solution that lets me activate (and of course deactivate) the "holiday mode" using a fibaro app. I realy like the heat panel because also my heating-fan is included in that panel using fibaros "linked device". But I can also deactivate the holiday mode by using the browser. How can I deactivate it using the smatphone?

 

 Just found the solution here: Working !!!

 

 

two comments about the linked topic.

All "extra coding" could be easily removed to have a simpler and clearer script ( "0D0x0A0x0D0x0Ablablabla" actually is not needed)

I also would not activate directly the change of heating panel but I'd use instead a scene to do it. Why? In that way you could also control a VD label that explain in the app the current status of the system (Holyday or Home) otherwise you'll never know what you have set. In other words:

- [VD1 button1] starts [script1] that:

 -- triggers [VD10]

 -- sets [VD1 label] to "Holyday"

 

- [VD1 button2] starts [script2] that:

 -- triggers [VD20]

 -- sets [VD1 label] to "Home"

 

- [VD10] activates Holyday with above script

- [VD20] deactivates Holiday with above script

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, Please tell me how to launch scenes from a virtual device to HCL?

[Flowy 36]

On 3/12/2017 at 5:44 PM, brv29a said:

 

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, Please tell me how to launch scenes from a virtual device to HCL?

 

within the VD code:

 

GET /api/sceneControl?id=39&action=start 

 

the example starts scene n.39

[brv29a 0]

Thank you very much!

[kunoch 27]

and this GET /api/sceneControl?id=39&action=start  I put in a text field of a button?

I do not really get it (sorry)