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Non-Arduino home-made gadgetry / Re: Smartthings

« on: September 24, 2016, 03:36:56 PM »

Thank you for taking the time to explain that to me.

So just to confirm. I can set the variable string to anything that is associated  with anything that is in the event name of event i.e garageOPENED <--
i take the word OPEN and set it as VAR and VC will look for any  VAR string  that has OPEN/OPENED it

so another example would be event lightsilluminated and i set the var to illuminate. VC will look for illuminate.

I meant the LCB(Logical command builder) My appologies.

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Non-Arduino home-made gadgetry / Re: Smartthings

« on: September 24, 2016, 02:14:21 PM »

This is exactly what i was asking.


I read the wiki numerous times,But that is why i am still lost.
I see it over and over in posts but if i set a variable to what ever, how does VC in this case know that eventghost still has status to open

e.g in TCM Builder

Eventghost.send garage opened
tts.speak  '''Garage has been opened''

Results.SetVar garage (param. opened)<-----HOW DOES VC  KNOW ITS STILL OPENED(OR EVENTGHOST TELL VC IT IS CLOSED)

VC.setTIMER 3 minutes
Results.SetVar garage (param. closed)<-----HOW DOES VC KNOW ITS STILL CLOSED.

I guess my question is how does two programs communicate so that VC will know after 3 minutes that status has indeed changed.

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BEAM IR/RF Wifi transceiver / Re: BEAM IR/RF Wifi transceiver

« on: September 24, 2016, 01:54:16 PM »

Thanks James.
 I saw that.
How-ever, emitters need long cables to reach to certain areas and add to unnecessary clutter.
But if Kalle can solder an additional blaster with additional costs of coarse.
As for power consumption, I am not sure if this means additional power being used or only one of  the blasters only shooting in the direction of the specified device after it has learned the function

Was even thinking of a beam reflector that shoots in all directions
E.G A IR blaster in the BEAM sphere shooting down but being reflected by small mirrors on all directions from a small clear housing on the SPHERE.
OK enough from me..
Great work guys

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Non-Arduino home-made gadgetry / Re: Smartthings

« on: September 24, 2016, 01:46:03 PM »

Thank you once again.
Out of curiosity. how do i set my own variable to open or close in this example should i want to change it to something else in the future.
 
in other words
I know how to do it with payload lists and ranges but how would VC know if garage A=B has open in it.
or for Tv or lights is now in "on" variable by the events payload

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BEAM IR/RF Wifi transceiver / Re: BEAM prototype. Request to be a beta tester here.

« on: September 24, 2016, 01:29:36 PM »

Do you ship to Germany or UK and can i add additional blasters as a precaution that it will pic up around the room.

I have an aircon unit and a humidifier around the room not in line with the other appliances.

Also will you implement MICS in the Future. I can definitely wait for that

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BEAM IR/RF Wifi transceiver / Re: BEAM IR/RF Wifi transceiver

« on: September 24, 2016, 01:23:22 PM »

I see that the beam only has IR in one direction.

Is there any way to have another IR blaster soldered to the back as to let other appliances around the house be able to switch on

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BEAM IR/RF Wifi transceiver / Re: BEAM IR/RF Wifi transceiver

« on: September 24, 2016, 01:03:47 PM »

ouse Please add me to the list.

Can I suggest something.( If possible, much easier said than done of coarse)
Looking at the amazon echo and Denise Next OS
Can you implement a Mic like the echo but with Blue Yeti http://www.bluemic.com/products/yeti/
 functions to allow more control from where voice signals would come from. and even incorporate Dragon speech as i heard its much better than windows

So if i were to hang this on my ceiling just right next to my main lights in the middle so it were slightly hidden. I could have full 360 coverage of home equipment high up(e.g aircon) and low like dvd players.

in the future even add a small speaker that one could extend more beams  to the rest of the house and still be able to control VOX from any room.

Essentially Vox would have its first "body"

UPDATE!! I see someone suggested the same thing

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Non-Arduino home-made gadgetry / Re: Smartthings

« on: September 24, 2016, 12:49:10 PM »

Yes thank you.
This has helped me in more than one scenario for other events as well.
I am not too familiar with logic and have tried studying the variable wiki.
Wish there was more info on the
if
A=B ,A<B etc but ill research some more


In turn when the garage is open, i am now able to activate my cameras on the tv and highlight the garage after a certain time while turning on 2  of my Hue lights to red.
Then when the garage closes,lights revert back and camera app on tv closes. 

You guys are awesome FYI.

 

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General Discussion / Why use denise

« on: September 24, 2016, 10:34:47 AM »

Hi Kalle.  I read your post and I know this is an old topic but are you still using Denise.  I heard she is having problems that users are experiencing..  And why just not keep using only Vox commando as essentially you are coming trolling Denise  with vox anyway.  The Denise  image is really not important and this adds more memory usage.
Also Vox can be loaded on every PC as well.
So I'm asking why use both Denise and vox.  What are the advantages as I could not understand on your earlier posts
Forgive my ignorance

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XML Exchange / Re: Find my phone

« on: September 10, 2016, 04:12:57 PM »

Hey there i get

Error no element found by Robo.ElementbyIdand by Robo.ElementbyName. and also a System.null for Click when i try this code.
It shows in my history. am i doing something wrong

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"Open air" and "whole home" microphones / Using ok google(voice search) to answer your all questions

« on: September 10, 2016, 02:59:56 PM »

Hey guys.

 SO i found a way to get ok google(Voice search) to work and its awesome. Especially when looking for videos amongst other things.

What i would like to know if there is a way to ask vox a question and have vox go into voice search. paste the question there then using google to get your answers.

Using samsung smartthings and vox, my home is truly almost fully automated. but the mic is truly an issue.

Also.{i know its a long shot} but can vox detect if only once instant is used. e.g if i put it into my dropbox and have three pcs running but only one vox setup will respond depending on the room
 

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Non-Arduino home-made gadgetry / Smartthings

« on: September 06, 2016, 09:52:12 AM »

Hey guys. So I integrated Samsung smartthings with vox commando and Event ghost to notify me if the garage door opens and closes using events.

Unfortunately eventghost does not detect notifications so it can't tell alert me if the garage has been left open for N amount of time.

How would I write a command to alert me{ if door status not  changed to close every 3 minutes}{ tts.speak}''please don't forget to close the door''