Timers attached to setpoints
Posted: Monday 19 February 2018 23:07
I'm new to this forum but not new to Domoticz. I have been using Domoticz in passive mode for a long time, monitoring temperatures, power usage, PV generation, etc., but now I want to use it to control things, in particular, the central heating.
To do this, I was planning to use a dummy setpoint with timers attached, and then have a script compare a room temperature sensor with the setpoint in order to control whether to call for heat. I've created the dummy setpoint and some "On time" timers attached to it, and naively I expected the setpoint value to change with time. That doesn't seem to happen: a couple of times have been and gone and the setpoint hasn't changed (but I can change it by hand). Do I need to write a script to do this? The function seems a little broken if so. Or maybe I just haven't spotted some UI setting I need to change. As far as I can see everything is enabled.
I am using stable version 3.8153 on the Raspberry Pi.
Apologies if this has been asked and answered before. If so, I clearly need to get more imaginative in my searching!
Many thanks,
Austin.
To do this, I was planning to use a dummy setpoint with timers attached, and then have a script compare a room temperature sensor with the setpoint in order to control whether to call for heat. I've created the dummy setpoint and some "On time" timers attached to it, and naively I expected the setpoint value to change with time. That doesn't seem to happen: a couple of times have been and gone and the setpoint hasn't changed (but I can change it by hand). Do I need to write a script to do this? The function seems a little broken if so. Or maybe I just haven't spotted some UI setting I need to change. As far as I can see everything is enabled.
I am using stable version 3.8153 on the Raspberry Pi.
Apologies if this has been asked and answered before. If so, I clearly need to get more imaginative in my searching!
Many thanks,
Austin.