R076 Device Support

[spooky123]

What is the official word on support for these items in the R076 release?

Linear GD00Z-4
Centralite Pearl Thermostat

Can you advise the level of supported function to expect in R076 for these?

Thanks

[Ashok]

@ spooky123,

We added support to Linear GD00Z-4,  it would work only through LCD UI for now with R76.

We have not added any support to Centralite Pearl Thermostat with R76. 

[rf134a]

When will v2 of DSB09104-ZWUS (now called DSB28-ZWUS) be supported? It doesn't seem to be significantly different from V1 other being AC powered.

[Neel737]

When will v2 of DSB09104-ZWUS (now called DSB28-ZWUS) be supported? It doesn't seem to be significantly different from V1 other being AC powered.

Can someone please tell me the precise differences between v1 and v2 (other than AC powered as you mentioned)? I googled but most of the answers are not very clear. Does v2 more accurate than v1? TIA.

[tdogz]

Can someone please tell me the precise differences between v1 and v2 (other than AC powered as you mentioned)? I googled but most of the answers are not very clear. Does v2 more accurate than v1? TIA.

From a user on the Q&A section on the Amazon page for v2...
* GEN 1 only monitors amps (you supply it your approximate voltage). GEN 2 monitors Amps, Volts, and power factor, making it more accurate.
* GEN 1 runs on either battery power, or USB wall wart, or both. GEN 2 runs on the MAINS.

...of course, I don't know the credibility of the source...

[Neel737]

From a user on the Q&A section on the Amazon page for v2...
* GEN 1 only monitors amps (you supply it your approximate voltage). GEN 2 monitors Amps, Volts, and power factor, making it more accurate.
* GEN 1 runs on either battery power, or USB wall wart, or both. GEN 2 runs on the MAINS.

...of course, I don't know the credibility of the source...

Thanks for your prompt reply.
* Since we know approximate voltage (just use a multi meter ) - we should be able to calculate the VA and that is sufficient for my purpose for now. Knowing exact pf would be useful though for watt calculation.
* The 2nd diff is not relevant as I have an outlet nearby  where I can use the USB wall wart.
As I already have G1 sitting idle, I will give that a try as A+ now supports it.

[spooky123]

Is the Pearl going to get some attention? I picked it up based on Securifi starting to support it a few months ago and was hoping for more by now. I don't care much about LCD support - web ui and app is more important to me.

[BeeBee]

Same here. RO72 was supposed to have "initial support" for the Centralite Pearl. I'm not wanting to install it till it is supported.

[BeeBee]

@ spooky123   check out the 1 review on this Amazon page. Also, Best Buy has the PEQ thermostat on sale for $80.00 

http://www.amazon.com/PeQ-3157100-WP-PEQ-Thermostat-Black/dp/B00NY06OR6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433001327&sr=8-1&keywords=peq+thermostat

[BeeBee]

Apparently I'm not understanding what's going on here....I just installed the Centralite Pearl (PEQ) thermostat from Best Buy (now back up to $130) and it seems to be fully functional via Web UI, LCD UI, Android app. Also shows up in Rules. Was this supposed to be a secret??

@ spooky123: Go for it. Believe it or not, this was the easiest item I have added to this system! 

@ Securifi: You can add this thermostat to compatible zigbee sensor list.

[spooky123]

BeeBee, thanks for the feedback.

I was waiting to install mine based on the forum posts from Securifi that said functionality was not far along at all.

Sound like you and the Amazon reviewer found it to be pretty awesome so I will install and hopefully get same results.

You're able to control temp via web or app and also set schedules/rules to autoset temp based on time of day and such?

[BeeBee]

@ spooky123: I'm just learning this HA stuff. It does seem to do everything. The temp control on the android app seems a little inconsistent, or it could be me. It shows up in rules but I haven't set anything up yet. Still thinking on it. I like it!

[spooky123]

I finally got around to installing my Centralite Pearl.

I did not have the same experience as you.

The Almond+ recognized it and installed it correctly. It does correctly turn on/off the cooling, heating, and fan.

However, temperature adjustment is hugely finickly.

Changing the setpoints via the LCD via a slider doesn't seem to ever work. I move the slider, nothing happens. Out of the box the cooling setpoint was 44.6 and heating 64.7. Using the LCD, I can change it to whatever and when I exit and return it is back at the original settings.

Via the web interface it is via a slider that never works and just keeps saying refresh and retry.

Via the app, I have had some success but frustratingly difficult to use the "wheel" adjuster. More than half the time it just says "could not change" and the other half doesn't adjust correctly. When I scroll to set cooling to 76, sometimes after a refresh it is 64, sometimes 86, and sometimes after adjusting cooling, the heating setting is different. Massively inconsistent.

It should not be that difficult to set to cool to 76 and heat to 68. I don't care for the slider and the 1/10th of degree increments.

Unfortunately, I can't say this really works. By the way, I am on the R08x firmware.

[BeeBee]

@ spooky123      Um, sorry about that. I didn't notice all the problems till I got deeper into it. There appears to be a definite lag in the temp setting. The app & web UI are almost impossible to use.I didn't notice the severity of it for a while. I set my set points via the LCD UI and waited till the Web UI caught up. It took a few times.That seemed to be easier. Setting set points via Rules was much better. Here, it seems there is a 1 degree difference. However, after all the fooling around, it's been working great. Just one more thing that's half-way integrated. Even with all that, it's less complicated than the previous programable thermostat it replaced. Good luck.

[mr23]

I upgraded to R080 and found the lamp level sliders in all interfaces still don't work properly. They do change the light to the expected level, but they change after some number of seconds to a different value, often 0% or 100%, and that doesn't correlate with on/off state either. And that is just lamps, not control of heating/cooling. I won't invest in a thermostat with zb/zw capability to use with Almond+ until the UI to control them is working flawlessly. I'm not the only one who lives here, and I don't want uncomfortable folks here.

I finally got around to installing my Centralite Pearl.

I did not have the same experience as you.

The Almond+ recognized it and installed it correctly. It does correctly turn on/off the cooling, heating, and fan.

However, temperature adjustment is hugely finickly.

Changing the setpoints via the LCD via a slider doesn't seem to ever work. I move the slider, nothing happens. Out of the box the cooling setpoint was 44.6 and heating 64.7. Using the LCD, I can change it to whatever and when I exit and return it is back at the original settings.

Via the web interface it is via a slider that never works and just keeps saying refresh and retry.

Via the app, I have had some success but frustratingly difficult to use the "wheel" adjuster. More than half the time it just says "could not change" and the other half doesn't adjust correctly. When I scroll to set cooling to 76, sometimes after a refresh it is 64, sometimes 86, and sometimes after adjusting cooling, the heating setting is different. Massively inconsistent.

It should not be that difficult to set to cool to 76 and heat to 68. I don't care for the slider and the 1/10th of degree increments.

Unfortunately, I can't say this really works. By the way, I am on the R08x firmware.