BeNext Heating Control: Not everything is shown

[richardv]

I am relatively new wit all this but the pi is running fine with the RFXCOM and razberry. I wanted to add a opentherm gateway but using the existing incoming tools. I bought a benext heating control as it is something like the opentherm gateway but than on zwave. It install in openzwave but not all is coming as a sensor to domoticz. Is it possible to alter the xml file and will sensors then be visible?
On the on command the gateway changes the isense to 20 oC and the off command in zwave to 8 oC.
in short I need two thermostat setpoints (heating 1 and probably econ) a working temperature (isense is seen but not update in domoticz) and a on/off switch, this all to connect to the node on the open zwave.
Can somebody help with it, I am stuck for now and I believe it is a nice method to interfere with the heating system.

Thanks in advance, Richard

[richardv]

So far no input, just another question hopefully to get me some further.
Is it possible within domoticz to sent commands from the liraspberry commandline or via json url (http://192.168.x.x:8080/json.htm?........ to communicate to the zwave device. If this is possible it opens a complet other zwave world within domoticz.

Just a thought and hopefully it will lead to some that helps me further.

[Derik]

Is this heating control working?
Or are there problems?

I will order this system...

[carlos]

Also would like to know if benext heating control works with domoticz.

[willie-p]

By my knowledge the BeNext Heating Control is not working with any system:
VERA LITE/3/EDGE
HC LITE
HC2
ZIPABOX
DOMOTICZ
HOMESEER

I have looked at the manufacture list of open-zwave and came to the conclusion that the device isn't in the list.
You could build the config file and add additional information to the manufacture list.
I tried to find a English version but I only found the Dutch version, it does have the necessary information, I think.

http://www.benext.eu/static/manual/heat ... rol-nl.pdf

But then again, I didn't build a file nor have the BeNext Heating Control.

[willie-p]

Could someone test the attached files?
Place the manufacture file in the Config location and the HeatingControl file in the BeNext folder.

Cheers,
Will

[richardv]

I tried the files, and attached the printscreens from domoticz.
The readings from the room-thermostat (Remeha Isense) now works as before it did not.
But futher no approvement, unfortunately, no thermostats etc were seen by domoticz

Hope it helps you any further,

Richard

[bakkerv]

Are there any updates on this device? I recently bought the device and added it to the network, but I'm still struggling to get it working

[willie-p]

Hi Richard,

Sorry, I was not able to find some time. It was quite busy to private and business circumstances.
However, I didn't forgot about this topic. I saw that the openzwave group uploaded a different file which is incorporated into the installer of Domicz.
Due to the fact that I still don't have the device I can't see if it is sufficient enough for your needs and that you are, among other, able to set the temperature.

Hope to hear from you!
Regards,
Will

[anandus]

Is there any progress?

I'm also looking at buying this, it looks ideal, Zwave and Opentherm.

[jaimevisser]

Somebody got it working with Fibaro HC2. Seems there are quite a few steps needed to actually set a temperature. Have a look in the comments section here: https://www.robbshop.nl/benext-heating-control (use google translate).

[jsmit]

Has anyone get the Benext heating control working with just lua commands?

[Hesselvb]

Hello there,

If you set up the heating controller it should give you 3 values with setpoints and 1 with the mode of the heating controller. You are going to need to take the setpoint that sticks on the number you entered (1 of the 3). This should be the setpoint that will set the command setpoint. then you will need to make some rules in the blocks like this: If the temperature set > actual temperature then put the mode (heating controller) to heat this inverted if you want it to not be heating. This should change the temperature your heating controller is sending to your boiler (it doesn't however change the temperature on your thermostat).

Hope this helps.
Kind Regard,
Hesselvb

[jsmit]

Yes, i have got it to work!!
Now if have been able to control my honeywell round modulation.
I can change the temperature and send a command to start heating.
Then my honeywell thermostat takes over.
(in my case i change the temperature on my thermostat)

[btessela]

Please tell me how do you do that

[jsmit]

The only thing I Can't do is to get or trigger the setpoint of the thermostate if someone manually changed the thermostate.
Is there someone who can help me with this?

Greetings Jacco