Greig Dempster (Enigmatheatre) Arduino Software Plugin for HS3
Greig Dempster (Enigmatheatre) Arduino Software Plugin for HS3
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This Plugin was written to interact between the low-cost Arduino range of I/O boards and Homeseer with boards being connected with USB, Serial or Ethernet. This gives Analog and Digital Inputs and outputs in Homeseer to interact with any other devices you require. The plugin will generate the board code so no coding skills are required.
Main Features
- Boards can be connected with USB, Serial or Ethernet.
- Board pins can be assigned as Input, Analogue input, Output, PWM, Servo or Onewire.
- All Inputs are switched Inputs that are on when pulled to ground. (no resistors are required)
- All inputs and Outputs are updated on connection to Homeseer
- One Wire DS18S20, DS18B20 and DS1822 temperature sensors are supported.
- PWM fade times can be set from a device in Homeseer
- An RGB device can be created from 3 PWM outputs
- The board will Auto reconnect if reset while connected to HS.
- Analogue inputs can be inverted to accommodate various sensors.
- There is an API for the board so you can send and receive your own values to and from the board to Homeseer.
Included
- Software License Codes
Requirements
- HomeSeer HS3-Powered System
- Compatible with Windows and Linux
- Arduino hardware board
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This plugin extends the possibilities with homeseer almost being limitless.
The author seems to be responsive, although I didn’t get a response regarding the license from version 3 to version 4 answered by him. Supposedly the version 4 is included when you buy version 3 now.
Anyway. I checked the plugin and inputs work and I hooked up a one wire temp sensor.
All worked on first try, no coding needed.
Can’t wait to dig deeper and make use of the API that allows even more.
Literally for years, I've struggled to get simple digital inputs to trigger actions in HS3. I tried ADIO-100 and its plugin, but it was highly unreliable, perhaps only working 60% of the time. I purchased a new ADIO-100 thinking the hardware was the problem, but still it didn't work. Finally I switched to the Arduino board but still had nothing but failure. I could not load the drivers for the Arduino on the HomeTroller Pro with Windows 7 embedded. I found I could install Arduino's drivers in my Windows 10 desktop machine and program the Arduino using that machine, then disconnect it and connect it to the HomeTroller, but without a functioning USB connection (no drivers for the HomeTroller) I had to purchase an Ethernet Shield to install on the Arduino board in order to connect it to the HomeTroller via a network connection. This worked but only for less than a minute. Finally, I purchased yet another Arduino and Ethernet Shield, this time one made in Italy and genuine rather than the Chinese knockoffs. Now, after half a decade and hundreds of dollars of failed hardware and software, I have an operating system. A genuine Arduino board using the Greig Dempster Arduino Software Plugin works flawlessly!!!
Very easy to use!
The auther of this program was very helpful in getting me through some issues and has published an updated version. This is A really well written and easy to use program.. You won't be sorry you tried it. For outputs, worked great. Inputs were not dependable, had lots of trouble with a seirial setup, but when I changed to a network setup inputs work great also. Nice program
Works fine - happy with the purchase. I needed some help with the Arduino set up and installation of the board, but once it was all done, it seems to work well. Still in the process of doing some final tweaks.