RPi/Z-wave project on hold (Update 1)

RE: RPi/Z-wave project on hold (Update 1)

myeager1967 — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 14:12:55 GMT

The fact that the Z-Wave devices will work with each other to extend the range of the network is one of their strongest features. ZigBee (Xbee) works exactly the same way. I had a few X-10 devices years ago and they were not very reliable. I understand that hasn't changed much. The light switch I have in my kitchen is a Wemo device and I actually like it. Looking at Z-Wave for the range of other devices available. The page I'm running now is on Apache. Would the webpage for the Razberry interfere with it? I would think not as it's on an entirely different port... As for gauges on the wall, I get it now but that could get expensive. I have an LED message board (sign) that I display things on. I'll be upgrading it shortly to the ZigBee network so I can send whatever I want to it. Right now it's tied to a very basic set of sensors...

Mike

RE: RPi/Z-wave project on hold (Update 1)

myeager1967 — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 03:36:08 GMT

While I agree with you on this point, I'm thinking that for my needs, some of these devices might still be of use to me. How well does the Razberry board work and how hard is it to access from an outside program (say a Python script)? The graphics on the gauges are much smoother when things are updating a bit quicker. I've had it up and down all evening and with the ZigBee radios being on the outside edge of their range I don't get all of the packets all the time. I like the visual display though and since it's primarily for me, you know how that goes. Not sure what you mean by building the page in hardware... I'm very interested in the Razberry addon board though....

RE: RPi/Z-wave project on hold (Update 1)

myeager1967 — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 23:03:20 GMT

Many of the Iris products are actually ZigBee based and they have been documented. I'm thinking about grabbing one of these Razberry boards to add to my system. Have a look, the page is at http://myeager.no-ip.biz and runs on a Raspberry Pi. It's modelled after Dave's Desert Home project (Google Desert Home) for a better look...