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Re: Anyone willing to write a Mr. cool Module?
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWhat I was able to figure out when I first looked at this was
that Mr. Cool doesn't have an API.? However, what Jon's links in
his original email point to is the javascript driver by Nicholas
Robinson that communicates with a Cielo smart thermostat that is
compatible with a Mr. Cool system.? I couldn't even find a
published API for the Cielo smart thermostat so I'm not sure
whether Nicholas Robinson figured it all out by sniffing the
network or developed a relationship with Cielo and they provided
him with one.? The reason I passed on this was simply because I wasn't going to be effective at trying to reverse engineer something written in javascrip, especially something that appeared, to me, to be fairly complex.? Someone who is fluent in javascript might be able to knock this out in no time.? I just know that isn't me. Jay On 2/21/2021 6:23 PM, Steve Kuehn
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Re: Lighting in Simpl from scratch
I'm curious about the market place here. I'm currently in the works of making a crestron home like lighting system to replace D3. It runs a off C# and only for 4series. Right now I have it supporting wireless ex devices and clx devices. It's still in early development but I'm curious it people will be willing to use it and pay for licensing. It will have RSD imports and exports like D3 and complete custom TOD, light level, and custom variable support for programming. The reason I say it's like Crestron Home, is that is uses HTML 5 UI on the processor to configure and everything is real time. Add a device, program and it will reflect and be testable immediately. The best part so far, is you can manually add devices, or replace them without losing programming or the device even being physically present in the system.?
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Re: Anyone willing to write a Mr. cool Module?
Troy,
I agree 100% with you -- it is best to keep it all confined in the Crestron processor.? But I gathered from the original poster that that for some reason, SIMPL# could not handle it. But I think there is an even bigger? question here.? Does Mr Cool have an open API?? From the blog post, it appears the Mr Cool has a closed API.? If that is really case, do you want to spin your wheels writing a program only to find it breaks if Mr Cool has a firmware update or if someone replaces the controller board in Mr Cool that has a different protocol or if there are several different version of Mr. Cool.? I myself would never even consider telling a client that I can integrate Mr. Cool into Crestron because of that. Now, if it was for my own system, I would have no issues intermixing technologies to get the job done. Steve |
Re: Anyone willing to write a Mr. cool Module?
I'm not sure why a PC or Node.js is a requirement at all..? :/ The only reason why that is being used is to serve as a web-based solution within an easy to use npm package, although you should be able to do this entirely in C#.
Just because an open source library intended for web-based communication relies on node.js doesn't necessarily mean that this is the only option. If you can do without the node.js dependency and any required hardware, you effectively eliminate a layer of complexity (along with a point of failure) that you never needed from the start.. There's curl examples right here:? I would personally avoid the unnecessary components and hardware for a better standalone solution. -- ?
Crestron Service Provider - TBD Enterprises Inc.
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Re: Lighting in Simpl from scratch
That¡¯s exactly what I experienced with the setup at this project.
On my next project, a Vantage takeover, I tried D3 on a CP4.? It¡¯s very fast, but it¡¯s still D3. I¡¯m working on a giant custom one now.? It¡¯s all about getting a solid framework.? Hopefully, once it¡¯s complete, I¡¯ll be free of both CH and D3 on large projects. -- |
Re: Lighting in Simpl from scratch
Thanks, Brian, for the add'l insight!??
I see now that you're not talking about CH by itself (UIs tied to the CP4R) but using SMW-based UIs to connect via CRPC to the CP4R...? I can definitely understand that CH is built primarily as a closed system.? Although Crestron loves to promote Pyng/CH as the way to go with lighting vs. D3? (Both suck in their own ways of course) Interestingly, I'm just now quoting a program upgrade project (with ADAPT of course!) That has Pyng controlling Lights, Doorlocks and 12 TStats.? The client was showing me how the Lighting SO would go blank at times - Maybe this is the same issue... |
Re: VTPro - Copy+Paste
?VT Pro is the best software I've ever used said no one ever. I have seen all sorts of issues like that but normally they go away after program reatart. 3-4 versions prior to current there was aanoying bug when multi selection with held down shift would quit working after a while.? |
VTPro - Copy+Paste
I know I'm being redundant here regarding VTPro F/U's...
Are others seeing this with the latest VTP, SG and DBs?? I just needed to Copy/Paste a few elements from one subpage to another. When I select and then Ctl+C a Button or text object, the selection jumps to another button/text and will only copy that item - I can copy 'a million' versions of that item but not any other item that I select... |
Re: Anyone willing to write a Mr. cool Module?
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýYes I could spend the time to learn javascript but at this point
it is a matter of time, focus, and return on investment.? Right
now I'd rather figure out how to create a driver for Crestron Home
than learn another programming language. P.S. I don't think you have a chance of being the oldest guy here unless you're also on Medicare? Jay On 2/19/2021 9:20 PM, Steve Kuehn
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Jason is correct. It is not essential to use a pi.? Almost computer could likely do it.? But a Pi would make sense because of it's low cost. |
Re: CH5 web panel release
That's either the firmware on the processor or the ch5-cli version.
In terminal type "ch5-cli --version" this should be 0.1.52, if it's 0.1.47 that'll be your issue. I had an issue updating mine, it just wouldn't... My install is in the appdata/roaming/npm folder, deleting the ch5-cli files in there and the ones in the node_nodules/@crestron folder then running "npm i -g @crestron/ch5-utilities-cli" command again updated it. |
Re: Anyone willing to write a Mr. cool Module?
Seems like this might fix the Cryptojs encryption issue. It's been a few years since I studied that in college but the math looks right to me, and rjndaelmanaged?is doing the lifting, which is a microsoft released class. Might just be a bit of copy and pasting, but I don't have the thermostat around to check if it works. On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 5:38 PM jbasen <jay.m.basen@...> wrote:
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