mikek Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I originally posted a similar message in the Agave thread, but it doesn't look like Agave can do what I need so I am looking for alternate solutions. I have an M1ZTSR temperature sensor on my ELK M1. I can read the temperature (in degrees F) on both the ELK keypad and also in the UDI administrative console (see screenshot). However, the Agave app only shows "normal" and M1ToGo just shows the usual green checkmark as if the zone status is okay. Neither of these do me any good. What I really need is a way to get the actual temperature shown in the console to be displayed either on an Android device or a PC. I have no idea how to accomplish this, and am hoping someone has either done it successfully or has some good ideas for possible solutions. Thanks in advance. . Link to comment
paulbates Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I get notifications several times a day that include HVAC activity and temps. I use pushover notifications and the pushover app to get notifications on my phone of key events. Pushover doesn't let me see what the temperature is at any one moment, but I do get notified that key ISY programs are taking action and associated values (indoor temp, outdoor temp, humidity, etc) and alerts when key events or if key thresholds are crossed.. if HVAC is on and indoor temp>74 or indoor temp<60. I can review those messages any time I want. And If I didn't get the messages several times a day I would know that something happened to the ISY or its internet connected. If you are trying to catch temperatures out of range, this is a good "event driven" way to do it, vs checking all of the time. Paul Link to comment
mikek Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Thanks for the reply, Paul. That seems like a great approach to get notifications, but unfortunately I don't think I can go that way. This is the first of several temperature zones that I plan to install (if this one works) and my goal is to be able to monitor all of them at a glance and at will. Notifications for out of range conditions will eventually become part of my overall system, but for now I just want to be able to take a quick look at current conditions. Link to comment
paulbates Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yeh, got Mike. I get that zoning is more involved and a great opportunity for the ISY to manage comfort. My thermostats use 3 optional remote sensors and added one of those shared for outside, and one each on opposing floor living space for each the two thermostats. I set the associated interior remote for "averaging" with each thermostats onboard sensor, let the thermostats handle it and that got me relatively close to even temp distribution across the house. Did you look at ekeypad? It supports elk as well, but not sure if it solves this particular sensor reporting requirement Paul Link to comment
mikek Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 I did look at ekeypad, but as far as I can tell, there is still no Android version. Link to comment
mikek Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 I'm also thinking that if the UDI is finding it, then I don't need another way to get it out of the Elk. Seems like I should be able to take advantage of what the ISY is seeing and reporting - I just don't know what that method should be. Anyone ever tried something like this? Link to comment
paulbates Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 You're right that its there, and it is supported via the ISY Rest Interface https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Developers:API:REST_Interface#Thermostat_Commands Its either finding an app the uses this information, or creating something , maybe through HAD that uses it. Paul Link to comment
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