ELV Max! Heating control system

[Skippiemanz]

Drum rolls please!

Everything working here without wall thermostats!

Small thing.. i needed to change the default domoticz port in the json call!

Now i can add the rest of the valves and figure out how to use the valve scripts!

Thanks guys for all the effort and graeat work so far!

[mvzut]

Small thing.. i needed to change the default domoticz port in the json call!

Ah, yes, that's a good one, maybe we can add a variable for this in the top section of the script.
Nice to hear that it seems to work for you as well!

[Skippiemanz]

Small thing.. i needed to change the default domoticz port in the json call!

Ah, yes, that's a good one, maybe we can add a variable for this in the top section of the script.
Nice to hear that it seems to work for you as well!

Yep you've got a happy camper here!

I think the window sensor will also work perfect even though its not displayed in domoticz(yet?!) it will just adapt the setpoint of the valves in the same room

[mvzut]

Small thing.. i needed to change the default domoticz port in the json call!

Ah, yes, that's a good one, maybe we can add a variable for this in the top section of the script.
Nice to hear that it seems to work for you as well!

Yep you've got a happy camper here!

I think the window sensor will also work perfect even though its not displayed in domoticz(yet?!) it will just adapt the setpoint of the valves in the same room

I changed the script a few posts back to make the Domoticz port a variable.
Yes, your window sensors will just do their job, you only cannot see them in Domoticz. We could look into that later. Don't have them myself, so difficult to test for me.

[Skippiemanz]

Just tried it... nothing in log as no debug... but all sensor reporting now... YAY!

Great to hear! You can always add debugging if you want (there's one print command already in the code that you can un-comment), but I personally like to keep my log clean when everything is working well.

Just updated the code! and will update the WiKi

So and where can i ship the window sensor to for al the hard work? Acces to my system is also an option.. But for now lets enjoy this!

[Skippiemanz]

P.S. I changed the direct LUA update command for the Domoticz thermostats into an http JSON command. This is because updating thermostats from within LUA caused error messages stating that the script was running longer than 10 seconds, for reasons not understood. If you get errors in the log because of this JSON method, please add 127.0.0.* to your list of local networks that don't require authentication (this can be done on the settings page) .

Hmm after this change my setpoint updates dont come through to the max cube... I've added 127.0.0.* to trusted networks

p.s. I only got the 10 second error i've i was logged in with the max softwarwe application

[mvzut]

P.S. I changed the direct LUA update command for the Domoticz thermostats into an http JSON command. This is because updating thermostats from within LUA caused error messages stating that the script was running longer than 10 seconds, for reasons not understood. If you get errors in the log because of this JSON method, please add 127.0.0.* to your list of local networks that don't require authentication (this can be done on the settings page) .

Hmm after this change my setpoint updates dont come through to the max cube... I've added 127.0.0.* to trusted networks

p.s. I only got the 10 second error i've i was logged in with the max softwarwe application

Do you get an error message in the log?

[Skippiemanz]

P.S. I changed the direct LUA update command for the Domoticz thermostats into an http JSON command. This is because updating thermostats from within LUA caused error messages stating that the script was running longer than 10 seconds, for reasons not understood. If you get errors in the log because of this JSON method, please add 127.0.0.* to your list of local networks that don't require authentication (this can be done on the settings page) .

Hmm after this change my setpoint updates dont come through to the max cube... I've added 127.0.0.* to trusted networks

p.s. I only got the 10 second error i've i was logged in with the max softwarwe application

Do you get an error message in the log?

No, No log messages. I've noticed it because the valve percentage didnt drop when i lowered the set temp.

I then logged in to the max software and saw the old set temp

[mvzut]

Hmm after this change my setpoint updates dont come through to the max cube... I've added 127.0.0.* to trusted networks

p.s. I only got the 10 second error i've i was logged in with the max softwarwe application

Do you get an error message in the log?

No, No log messages. I've noticed it because the valve percentage didnt drop when i lowered the set temp.

I then logged in to the max software and saw the old set temp

The 127.0.0.* thing doesn't have anything to do with the updating of setpoints towards MAX! I will have a look tomorrow, it's getting late now...

[Skippiemanz]

Thanks! Goodnight for now!

[mvzut]

Thanks! Goodnight for now!

By the way, did you wait 5 minutes? I have now introduced an update interval variable, which is set to 5 minutes by default. This is because I experienced complete Cube resets regularly, which might have been caused by too frequent polling. Haven't had them since I changed to 5 minutes polling (fingers crossed).

[Skippiemanz]

Thanks! Goodnight for now!

By the way, did you wait 5 minutes? I have now introduced an update interval variable, which is set to 5 minutes by default.

Yes, i think its really bed time for me! i think i know whats wrong. ive just copy pasted your new version without changing the wal thermostat to false...

And Eurekaa! Works as in the brochure! Sorry for the confusion

[blackdog65]

Now i can add the rest of the valves and figure out how to use the valve scripts!

I just changed the script_time_valves.lua in the wiki so that all the devices are now variable at the beginning.
Let me know if that works ok

Thanks for updating the script_time_max.lua
There seems to be quite a bit of confusion about the best way to install lua5.2 (+ the extras) does anyone have a definitive method that we can use in the wiki?

Sean

[Skippiemanz]

No Thanks!

Just made the virtual switches and everything seems to work. But how do you populate the selector switch? With scenes behind it?

I've added al my valves and sensors and an error returns in the log:

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2016-11-04 10:30:02.088 Error: Error opening url: http://127.0.0.1:"..DomoticzPort.."/json.htm?type=command¶m=udevice&idx=462&nvalue=0&svalue=21.5
2016-11-04 10:35:01.333 Error: EventSystem: in EQ3 Cube: [string "--./script_time_max.lua..."]:138: attempt to concatenate field '?' (a nil value)

*edit* after replacing the ..DomoticzPort.. with the port number the json error is gone

Here is my output from maxtest.lua

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Rooms
-----
Hal Room
                0CAD07
Kantoor Room
                0CABDC
Zolder Room             095231
Kamer Room
                0CC2F6
Tijn Room
                0CABDA
Noa Room
                0CC33E
Badkamer Room           095207

Devices
-------
Kamer Room-Sens 013316
Kantoor Room-Rad        0CABDC
Zolder RoomD-Rad        095231
Kamer RoomR-Rad 0CC2F6
Kamer RoomL-Rad 0CABAF
Tijn Room-Rad   0CABDA
Hal Room-Rad    0CAD07
Noa Room-Sens   0CBCA2
Zolder RoomV-Rad        0CACFA
Zolder Room-Sens        0CBD92
Tijn Room-Sens  013435
Noa Room-Rad    0CC33E
Badkamer Room-Rad       095207
Bitvise SSH ClientBitvise SSH Client
Device status
-------------
Valve           Kantoor Room-Rad        Setpoint=21.5   Temp=18.5       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Badkamer Room-Rad       Setpoint=21.5   Temp=17.9       Valve pos=93    Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Kamer RoomR-Rad Setpoint=21     Temp=0  Valve pos=100   Battery=Low     Mode=Manual
Valve           Kamer RoomL-Rad Setpoint=21.5   Temp=17.3       Valve pos=100   Battery=Low     Mode=Manual
Valve           Kamer Room-Sens Setpoint=21.5   Temp=17.3       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Auto
Valve           Hal Room-Rad    Setpoint=21.5   Temp=18.6       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Noa Room-Rad    Setpoint=12     Temp=0  Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Noa Room-Sens   Setpoint=12     Temp=0  Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Holiday
Valve           Tijn Room-Rad   Setpoint=21.5   Temp=14.6       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Tijn Room-Sens  Setpoint=21.5   Temp=14.6       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Holiday
Valve           Zolder RoomD-Rad        Setpoint=12     Temp=19.4       Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Zolder Room-Sens        Setpoint=12     Temp=19.4       Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Holiday
Valve           Zolder RoomV-Rad        Setpoint=12     Temp=19.5       Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Manual

I will delete the window sensors to see if that solves the problem.

**EDIT 2** Deleted the window sensors and now no more lua error. Also the rest of the devices ar now being updated... So no window sensors supported yet...

[blackdog65]

Just made the virtual switches and everything seems to work. But how do you populate the selector switch? With scenes behind it?

Yes, I created 4 scenes Boiler-Off, Boiler-HotWater, Boiler-Heating, and Boiler-Holiday. I made sure that the hot-water scene turned the heating off so that they can't clash and as per the wiki I have separate switches for Hot-Water and Holiday. Then each selector level sends a json command to each scene.
I know this can all be done in lua, but my attempt to script it was very buggy, so this was easier... and it works!

I see from your post that your window sensors are returning "Valve pos=0" which may be the problem. Also some devices are set in "Holiday" mode which may clash with the "Valves" script as the holiday switch is a global "Set everything low while the house is empty" kind of thing. I'm looking at how to control unoccupied rooms at the moment... not sure which way to go.

Sean

[Skippiemanz]

Yes, I created 4 scenes Boiler-Off, Boiler-HotWater, Boiler-Heating, and Boiler-Holiday. I made sure that the hot-water scene turned the heating off so that they can't clash and as per the wiki I have separate switches for Hot-Water and Holiday. Then each selector level sends a json command to each scene.
I know this can all be done in lua, but my attempt to script it was very buggy, so this was easier... and it works!

I see from your post that your window sensors are returning "Valve pos=0" which may be the problem. Also some devices are set in "Holiday" mode which may clash with the "Valves" script as the holiday switch is a global "Set everything low while the house is empty" kind of thing. I'm looking at how to control unoccupied rooms at the moment... not sure which way to go.

Sean

Whats your idea off the hot water switch? My boiler automaticly heats up when hot water is desired. The sensors are indeed seen as valves so youre probably right this causes the error. Maybe with the raw data the can be seen different. With the max buddy script there was made a difference so somwhere in the raw data it should be different. Perhaps i can work it out with mzvut in the future. Or i have to replace the window sensors with z-wave ones. Because the idea behind is is very nice. When opening window to ventilate turn of heat(Setpoint 12)

*EDIT* Just made the selector switch scenes in blockly and works ok1

[Westcott]

Hi Skippiemanz,

Which device in your output is the window sensor?

[Skippiemanz]

Hi Skippiemanz,

Which device in your output is the window sensor?

Thanks for jumping in! The devices ending with -Sens are the room sensors

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Devices
-------
Kamer Room-Sens 013316
Kantoor Room-Rad        0CABDC
Zolder RoomD-Rad        095231
Kamer RoomR-Rad 0CC2F6
Kamer RoomL-Rad 0CABAF
Tijn Room-Rad   0CABDA
Hal Room-Rad    0CAD07
Noa Room-Sens   0CBCA2
Zolder RoomV-Rad        0CACFA
Zolder Room-Sens        0CBD92
Tijn Room-Sens  013435
Noa Room-Rad    0CC33E
Badkamer Room-Rad       095207
Bitvise SSH ClientBitvise SSH Client
Device status
-------------
Valve           Kantoor Room-Rad        Setpoint=21.5   Temp=18.5       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Badkamer Room-Rad       Setpoint=21.5   Temp=17.9       Valve pos=93    Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Kamer RoomR-Rad Setpoint=21     Temp=0  Valve pos=100   Battery=Low     Mode=Manual
Valve           Kamer RoomL-Rad Setpoint=21.5   Temp=17.3       Valve pos=100   Battery=Low     Mode=Manual
Valve           Kamer Room-Sens Setpoint=21.5   Temp=17.3       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Auto
Valve           Hal Room-Rad    Setpoint=21.5   Temp=18.6       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Noa Room-Rad    Setpoint=12     Temp=0  Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Noa Room-Sens   Setpoint=12     Temp=0  Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Holiday
Valve           Tijn Room-Rad   Setpoint=21.5   Temp=14.6       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Tijn Room-Sens  Setpoint=21.5   Temp=14.6       Valve pos=100   Battery=OK      Mode=Holiday
Valve           Zolder RoomD-Rad        Setpoint=12     Temp=19.4       Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Manual
Valve           Zolder Room-Sens        Setpoint=12     Temp=19.4       Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Holiday
Valve           Zolder RoomV-Rad        Setpoint=12     Temp=19.5       Valve pos=0     Battery=OK      Mode=Manual

[blackdog65]

Whats your idea off the hot water switch? My boiler automaticly heats up when hot water is desired

It's because my boiler has a single flow & return for hot water. The heated water is then diverted either to the radiators or a heating coil in the hot water tank... but not both. So I have to have one or the other turned on at one time. I suppose if someone had a similar system and wanted hot water "on demand" 24/7 they could use a simple script to switch the selector to "Hot-Water" if the tank temperature dips below a set level.

As to your window sensors, although it would be nice to see them in Domoticz (long term), if they were taken out of the script (i.e. the script doesn't look for or read them) they would still function and work nice (short term).

Sean

[Skippiemanz]

Whats your idea off the hot water switch? My boiler automaticly heats up when hot water is desired

It's because my boiler has a single flow & return for hot water. The heated water is then diverted either to the radiators or a heating coil in the hot water tank... but not both. So I have to have one or the other turned on at one time. I suppose if someone had a similar system and wanted hot water "on demand" 24/7 they could use a simple script to switch the selector to "Hot-Water" if the tank temperature dips below a set level.

Aaah i see! My next step is to control my boiler with the OTGW so i then also switch to Hot Water only during the summer months!

As to your window sensors, although it would be nice to see them in Domoticz (long term), if they were taken out of the script (i.e. the script doesn't look for or read them) they would still function and work nice (short term).

Sean

Thats also a nice option indeed!