Remotec ZRC-90 Scene Master

[AlexCr]

Hi,

I've just installed this remote, it works pretty well when you have limited needs, basically 8 push buttons.
For those who ask on how to use it, I've used 2 methods:

1) In the Switch representing one of the remote buttons:
In the "Action On", I've entered the URL the the switch I want to control in toggle mode:
"http://192.168.0.12:8080/json.htm?type= ... cmd=Toggle"

2) Using Blockly command like:

If Device(button 1) = On
Do Set Devide (Target Device) = On.

And another

If Device(button 2) = On
Do Set Devide (Target Device) = Off.

Well it uses 2 button of the remote, but works.

[marin849]

You can also directly activate scenes with it, by editing a scene and pressing the learn button in Domoticz, then press the button on the remote that you want.

[Deydier]

Done !
I was a bit afraid rebuilding openzwave and domoticz... but that's not so hard, and everything is quite well explained here.
Backuping and restoring the domoticz database worked like a charm (furthermore and changed from a raspberry 2 to a raspberry 3, and everything went well)

One little disappointment : it's a bit slow... when a press a button on the ZRC-90 remote, it takes about 1 seconds before the linked light switches on.
It's frustrating... I would like an instantaneous action !
I know the problem doesn't come from activation : when I switch the same light through an URL (http://) it's very, very fast.

Any idea ?
Thanks everybody for all your messages which helped me to use my ZRC-90 remote which has been sleeping in my drawer for 1 year...

Yann
(french)

[AlexCr]

I know the problem doesn't come from activation : when I switch the same light through an URL (http://) it's very, very fast.

Any idea ?

I have the same, this is most likely the latency of domoticz picking up the event of the utton pushed and then doing the action.
I've had pretty much the same latency no matter the solution used in domoticz (blockly, device with toggle url, scene activation,..)

Don't think it is possible with the curent OZW version in domoticz, but I guess setting up scenes directly at the OZW level and assign the remotec scenes to those would have a better response time. I was not able to set this up in the current version.

[Egregius]

I also notice the delay with multiple Scene masters on 2 different domoticz installations, guess it's really the hardware that's a bit slow to send the command.
My biggest issue is that only a single click is functional in domoticz. Not the double click or the long press. Any idea how we can activate those?

[larsosca]

Hi

I know this thread is kind of old but anyway I'll give it a try.

I have the ZRC-90 working with blocky for all buttons, 1 to 8 are each activating its own scene.

It works as long as the remote does not go into sleep mode.
After half a day or so I have to open the battery lid and press the button W to have it activated again.

Does anyone have the same problem and does anyone solved this problem?

//Lasse

[Egregius]

No, not noticed yet. Both remotes work as expected here.

[stephanvdplas]

I also notice the delay with multiple Scene masters on 2 different domoticz installations, guess it's really the hardware that's a bit slow to send the command.
My biggest issue is that only a single click is functional in domoticz. Not the double click or the long press. Any idea how we can activate those?

Have you been able to setup the remote double and long press functionality? I'd like to know how to do this.

Regards,
Stephan

[Egregius]

Since the latest update double and long press are working
Now I have 168 functions on my Remotec remotes, need to figure out how to remember them...

[marin849]

Oh! Which update? The stable release with OZW built in?

[Egregius]

I'm on 4.11563.
You can simply test by double ckicking. If a new device is added it's working.
Then you have to douvle click and long press them all so all the devices would be created.
I would suggest starting the name of the devices with a $ so they don't appear on the switch view.

[marin849]

It is working on 4.10881 as well!

[HansF]

Since the latest update double and long press are working
Now I have 168 functions on my Remotec remotes, need to figure out how to remember them...

Hi Egregius, double click and long press now also work for me, but how did you manage to control 168 functions with the ZRC-90? Or is it a joke?

[Egregius]

Don't know how much of them I had back then, but now I have 9 of these controllers.