Some other stuff came in between... a major case of RLI I guess... First had to build a drop-leaf table and finish a home theater system
I also need to find a good replacement for some old Ikea 12V Halogen transformers that are mounted 'in-sight'. But that doesn't stop me reading up and preparing for other things, especially now the floor heating system has proven how well it works over the last three-plus years (except for the incidental CAL error, grrrr).
There are a few things that I want to accomplish in the end, but I am still considering the options. I haven't decided the best approach yet, and it may require dumping my CCU2 and switching to a CCU3 or RaspberryMatic or use RedMatic or whatever. Here are the projects I'm working on / considering (note that I'm not in a hurry):
1. Detect Calibration errors and empty batteries. Unfortunately I was never able to get this to work properly. How a valve can be in a CAL alarm and still the CCU can't see such a simple error is beyond me. I've also found the CCU to behave strangely when checking for too many error conditions on multiple devices at the same time (above a certain number of checks it would simply no longer detect changes, very weird). I may never be able to fix this one though...
2. Something to send a WOL to my server (this I need to start some other stuff, as well as wake up a server for remote access). I've got an older Pi laying around somewhere, but as the CCU is always on that might be a better option. One way is to use CCUxDaemon I believe, but I'm not entirely sure about the security aspects. Need to dig a little deeper.
3. Automagically
switch on a tablet and launch a specific program, depending on information retrieved from the Homematic system. I've done some early work on this one. Probably works best by having Homematic toggle the power to that tablet (from on to off and back on). Almost every tablet then goes through a power event routine, and switches on the screen and (optionally) runs some code. On Android I could then use Tasker or Automate to detect the power-on event. The next step would be to get some information from the CCU so the kind of event can be detected, then take subsequent action from within Automate. This way a tablet could show specific messages ('laundry ready'), act as a display interface, or even launch a CCTV app upon infrared movement detection.
4. A more luxurious and faster web interface (RedMatic looks promising, but I haven't decided yet, it's not a very high priority for now).
5. Find a way to communicate with a Heat Recuperation System (Zehnder WHR950). I'm considering options to have it detect usage of the bathroom for a longer period, then increase ventilation for half an hour or so. One way is to add a flow detector, a PIR unit is another way (assuming a person in the bathroom for more than 15 minutes warrants a ventilation cycle, or some similar logic). Completely useless, but fun
6. Find a way to communicate with a set of Milight LED lamps (attendance simulation).
7. Find a way to communicate with an Egardia alarm system (also for attendance simulation).
That should keep me busy for a while
Again, I'm not in a hurry, working on a thousand fun projects simultaneously...
