Requirements

  • Multi-zone Thermostatic control
  • Link house lights to motion sensors
  • One-click "cinema room" configuration for lounge
  • Geofencing and presence detection

See also:

  • Web management

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Components

Component Type Make / Model £
Socket On/Off LW Siemens 9
Socket On/Off Z TKB 251
Socket Dimmer LW Siemens 17
Socket Dimmer Z TKB 262
Mood Switch LW Siemens 27
Dimmer 1-gang 1-way LW Siemens LW2x 25
Dimmer 1-gang 2-way LW JSJS LW400 40
Dimmer 1+1-gang 1-way 3 Z TKB TZ65-D 4 40
Dimmer 2-gang 1-way LW Siemens LW220 40
Dimmer 2-gang 2-way LW LW LW420 65
Inline dimmer Z Fibaro5 48
PIR LW Megaman 28
TRV FHT Conrad EQ36 25
TRV LW900 LW Technoline ?
TRV Z Stella 48
TRV Z Danfoss 52
TRV iTemp i30 Peg Pegler i30 18.9 7

 

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Solution A - Z-Wave and LightwaveRF

Milestone 1 - Basic Functionality

Interact with simple switches and sensors.

Generic hub, Lightwave RF for non-essential control (lights), (duplex) Z-Wave for essential control (Heating)

Hub : Raspberry Pi Model B £40

Transceiver 1 : RFXtrx433 £77

Transceiver 2 : Aeon Labs Z-Stick £41

Control Software : Domoticz

Light Controls : Lightwave RF

Long Range : Lightwave RF signal booster

Milestone 2 - Heating

Control heating. Allow end-users to operate it.

TRVs : StellaZ

Control Software : OpenHAB

Boiler Control, 2 channel : Secure 2-channel Boiler Receiver

Thermostat : Horstmann Secure SCS-317, 7 Day programmable

Boiler Control, combi : Secure SCS317 + Secure ASR303

Milestone 3 - Reactive

Geofencing, presence and proximity trigger events.

Physical Layer

  • Powerline
  • RF

Link and Network Layer

Wired

  • X10
    • Too old?
  • UPB
  • Insteon
    • Successor to X10
    • Requires neutral wires in switch wiring box to work
  • IP over Powerline?

Wireless

  • Wifi
  • Zigbee
  • Z-Wave
    • 900MHz
    • Mesh
    • Two-way
    • Plug adapters ~£28
  • LightwaveRF
    • One-way fire-and-forget
    • Low cost
  • OpenEnergyMonitor (RFM12B)

  • WattWave

  • Lightwave vs Z-Wave

Hub Software

Control

  • Lighting
  • Lighting dimmers
  • Thermostat
  • Cameras
  • Motion sensors

Presence

  • Establish using Bluetooth link quality
  • Bluetooth adapters linked via MQTT to hub
  • Triangulate to establish location

Components

Hubs

Appliance Adapters

Z-Wave

Insteon

Networked dimmers

  • NXP chip with embedded IPv6 mesh networking over powerline

Thermostatic Valves

  • TRVs (Thermostatic Radiator Valves)
  • OpenTRV

Z-Wave

Thermostatic Systems

Boilers with out a bypass system:

  • All TRVs closed
  • Temperature is below set-point
  • Boiler is pumping against no circulation and cannot dissipate heat.
  • So there is usually at least one non-TRV radiator

Horstmann

Thermostat : Horstmann / Secure SCS317

Boiler Control : Horstmann ASR-ZW / Secure SSR303

Boiler Control, 2-channel : Horstmann ASR-RF / Secure SSR302

Nest

Honeywell EvoHome

  • Radiator valve sensor/controllers use RF 868MHz FSK
  • Possible interference with LTE
  • OpenTRV
  • Expensive
    • £208 starter kit (one controller)
    • £ 56 per TRV
    • plus installation
  • Blog by an EvoHome Installer

Danfoss Link

(With Living Connect TRVs) Forum post about it

Insteon Hub

  • Powerline
  • Single zone

Conrad

Cameras

Foscam

Lighting

Dimmer Wall Switches

http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?3376-Uk-style-momentary-wall-switches!

Dimmer modules like Fibaro need push-button style switches also called:

  • Retractive
  • Momentary
  • Impulse
  • Push-button
  • Bell-push
  • Accessory dimmer
  • Slave dimmer
  • Roller-blind switch

Ideally we need "3-position retractive switches".

Site Layout Link
TLC Direct 1xpb £5.28
TLC Direct 2xpb £6.72
CLE Electrical 1x3p £1.96+

Also:

Scolmore Minigrid

Scolmore Minigrid

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Fuel Monitor

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