Virtual thermostat with setpoint

[Jorn]

Hello all,

I've made a thermostat for my heating based on an existing (modulating)Nefit thermostat with a microcontroller+tcp/ip stack.
I can change the setpoint by going to a url, htpp://192.168.1.11/settemp?n=195 wil make setpoint go to 19.5degrees.
This works fine, but now i want to control it through domoticz.
I've searched for someting like a virtual thermostat, but I cannot find it.
I tried with a virtual temperature sensor, but looks like it is not possible to change the setpoint then via the Dashboard and via blockly.
I'm looking for a functionality where it is possible to manualy adjust the setpoint easily through the dasboard(so my girlfriend can change it) and to adjust it using blockly.
I think I can use an external script to pass the setpoint with crontab e.g. every 5 minutes to my thermostat, that would nog be the problem.

Does somebody know a way to do this with Domoticz?

[salvation]

As far as I know atm there not something like that, controlling a specific value. (it's already a feature request: http://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3165)

But if you create a dummy switch you could switch heating on and off and setting two different temperatures for on and off.
This can be done by calling the url via lua or defining the url as on/off action in in the edit switch section.

[Jorn]

Ah excellent, than I use it for now temporary with 1 or more switches until it wil be possible in the future to have a variable setpoint.

[dijkdj]

Do you created the microcontroller yourself or is it the Nefit moduline Easy?

[BobS]

There is a virtual input type thermostat setpoint, it shows up in the utilities tab and you can add it to the dashboard.
In the utility tab you can setup timers for it to automate settings.
In the dashboard you can change setpoint using up/down arrow.
To use it you need to create some kind of script to transfer the value to your thermostat.