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RSStephens · 2014-08-10T18:17:41Z

Hello All,

This my first attempt at creating a binding. It is for the DSC Alarm using the EyesOn Envisalink 3/2ds network interface.

Thank you,
Russell

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+	 * Activation is done there.
+	 */
+	public void activate() {
+		logger.info("Activate DSC Alarm");


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teichsta · 2014-08-17T19:54:00Z

Hi @RSStephens , thanks for this contribution. I've started the review of your binding and will continue soon. I'll let you know when i am ready. Thanks, Thomas E.-E.

RSStephens · 2014-08-18T12:24:07Z

Hello Thomas, I have made the changes you requested. Thank you, Russell.

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mrguessed · 2014-08-20T21:02:51Z

You may want to enable TimeDateBroadcastControl at startup and/or reconnect to the TPI. I've found it useful in keeping the connection alive between the Envisalink modules in some of my other work.

For the most part, it means they'll periodically send the time over the wire... but I've seen cases where the connection is artificially dropped if there's no traffic (either by the TPI, or by the other Network components in at CT's environment).

You could also use the "last time" a timestamp was received as a passive indicator that the connection is broken (in openHAB's ActiveBinding polling method), without having to actively reach out to the TPI at the time of the polling event.

RSStephens · 2014-08-20T21:59:02Z

Mark,

Thanks for the suggestions, I will definitely look into that and do some testing. Currently, I'm sending a POLL command after 15 minutes of idle time just to keep the connection from dropping. Maybe your methods would be more full proof. Thanks again for the insight.

virtualcrosby · 2014-08-28T21:53:04Z

Hi @RSStephens

If you need other testers, i would be more then willing. Do you have a wiki page yet for this binding?

RSStephens · 2014-08-29T18:27:52Z

Hello @bcrosby333

That would be great to have other testers. I have added a wiki page here. I can also send you a sample sitemap if you would like.

Note: This binding is only designed to connect with the EyesOn Envisalink Ethernet interface as that is what I have on my system. It is not capable of connecting to a serial interface.

Thank you,
Russell

virtualcrosby · 2014-09-10T19:44:07Z

Hey!

So have been running the binding for a few weeks now. It seems to be stable
as can be. However, i have noticed that the Items do not stay updated and
the binding seems to not be connected at times to my panel.

I have not been able to figure out why yet. What leads me to think this is
the Panel Connected item only rarely will show it is connected; but i will
sometimes (not always) get a Zone status update even though i don't have a
"connections" (based on my items status) to the panel. BUT when i go to
look in the Envisalink webpage...it says my OH server is connected. I can't
seem to correlate when or why the items/panel is connected or not.

For instance, right now the item state for the panel connection is a "-".
But i have a rule for one of my zone alarms (side door) and i am getting
the correct OPEN/CLOSE when i trigger it...

Thoughts?

On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Russell Stephens [email protected]
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Hello @bcrosby333 https://github.com/bcrosby333

That would be great to have other testers. I have added a wiki page here
https://github.com/RSStephens/openhab/wiki/DSC-Alarm-Binding. I can
also send you a sample sitemap if you would like.

Note: This binding is only designed to connect with the EyesOn Envisalink
Ethernet interface as that is what I have on my system. It is not capable
of connecting to a serial interface.

Thank you,
Russell

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RSStephens · 2014-09-16T18:26:47Z

Hello Brian,

Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I just saw your post but somehow
missed your email. I have seen similar issues with the Panel Connection
item not showing the correct status. I will do some testing to try to see
what the problem could be.

Thanks,
Russell Stephens

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wrote:

Hey!

So have been running the binding for a few weeks now. It seems to be
stable
as can be. However, i have noticed that the Items do not stay updated and
the binding seems to not be connected at times to my panel.

I have not been able to figure out why yet. What leads me to think this is
the Panel Connected item only rarely will show it is connected; but i will
sometimes (not always) get a Zone status update even though i don't have a
"connections" (based on my items status) to the panel. BUT when i go to
look in the Envisalink webpage...it says my OH server is connected. I
can't
seem to correlate when or why the items/panel is connected or not.

For instance, right now the item state for the panel connection is a "-".
But i have a rule for one of my zone alarms (side door) and i am getting
the correct OPEN/CLOSE when i trigger it...

Thoughts?

On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Russell Stephens <
[email protected]>
wrote:

Hello @bcrosby333 https://github.com/bcrosby333

That would be great to have other testers. I have added a wiki page here
https://github.com/RSStephens/openhab/wiki/DSC-Alarm-Binding. I can
also send you a sample sitemap if you would like.

Note: This binding is only designed to connect with the EyesOn
Envisalink
Ethernet interface as that is what I have on my system. It is not
capable
of connecting to a serial interface.

Thank you,
Russell

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RSStephens · 2014-09-18T15:44:29Z

Hello Brian,

I have made some changes to the binding to better monitor the connection to
the panel and update the item status. There were instances where the
connection could drop and the status would not update. Hopefully this
change will make it better. Let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Russell

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virtualcrosby · 2014-09-18T15:49:20Z

Thanks. I will pull the update tonight and let you know.
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Hello Brian,

I have made some changes to the binding to better monitor the connection
to
the panel and update the item status. There were instances where the
connection could drop and the status would not update. Hopefully this
change will make it better. Let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Russell

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mrguessed · 2014-09-18T16:28:33Z

I can't tell, but is itemHasChanged always true in the reconnect() case?

ie. Will it always issue a new StatusReport call to the TPI?

RSStephens · 2014-09-19T10:55:13Z

Hello Mark,

itemHasChanged *is only set to true when there is a change to any item or
items through a binding change or you receive an internal command. It is
set to true in the *bindingHasChanged() and the internalReceiveCommand()
methods.

Thanks,
Russell

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I can't tell, but is itemHasChanged always true in the reconnect() case?

ie. Will it always issue a new StatusReport call to the TPI?

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mrguessed · 2014-09-19T17:25:55Z

You may want to force the TPI StatusReport call in the Reconnect case, since you won't be getting internal commands for the duration of the disconnect (that would otherwise trigger that part of the code)

If the disconnect is long-running, then all sorts of changes may have occurred on the DSC. It's probably the biggest complaint I have in the codebase that I wrote for Vera (In my case, I don't have a way of detecting the reconnect due to their internal frameworks).

RSStephens · 2014-09-19T18:23:55Z

That makes sense. I will implement that. You wrote the interface for DSC
on the Vera? I currently use a Vera 3 for my HA and think it is a great
system. I am also intrigued with the OpenHAB project but it lacked the DSC
binding, so I thought I would give it a shot. I appreciate your input.

Thank you,
Russell

On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Mark [email protected] wrote:

You may want to force the TPI StatusReport call in the Reconnect case,
since you won't be getting internal commands for the duration of the
disconnect (that would otherwise trigger that part of the code)

If the disconnect is long-running, then all sorts of changes may have
occurred on the DSC. It's probably the biggest complaint I have in the
codebase that I wrote for Vera (In my case, I don't have a way of detecting
the reconnect due to their internal frameworks).

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mrguessed · 2014-09-19T18:33:59Z

The initial Vera DSC binding was written by one of the MCV team, but it was never completed. I re-wrote most of it, along with adding the mods for the Envisalink stuff, and it's the Plugin you see today.

I think a lot of folks in the US will benefit from the DSC binding you're writing, along with the T-Stat (Nest/Ecobee) bindings that watou is converting over.

I still have the Paradox Alarm binding on my todo list, along with a few others (Brultech, etc). I have a working Vera binding which lets me see & control everything on the Vera unit - although, haven't had a lot of cycles lately to push it to review, so it's stalled... gotta get back to that....

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RSStephens · 2014-09-22T16:14:55Z

A Vera binding would be nice to have. I would certainly have a use for it.

On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Mark [email protected] wrote:

The initial Vera DSC binding was written by one of the MCV team, but it
was never completed. I re-wrote most of it, along with adding the mods for
the Envisalink stuff, and it's the Plugin you see today.

I think a lot of folks in the US will benefit from the DSC binding you're
writing, along with the T-Stat (Nest/Ecobee) bindings that watou is
converting over.

I still have the Paradox Alarm binding on my todo list, along with a few
others (Brultech, etc). I have a working Vera binding which lets me see &
control everything on the Vera unit - although, haven't had a lot of cycles
lately to push it to review, so it's stalled... gotta get back to that....

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automatedrobot · 2014-09-30T15:08:32Z

thank you for working on the dsc envisalink binding , do you have a example sitemap ?
id like to test an experiment with openhab dsc/envisalink , hope this gets put into the main wiki/repo

RSStephens · 2014-09-30T16:50:28Z

Hello @automatedrobot,

Glad you want to try this binding. I've added a sample sitemap to the wiki
located here: https://github.com/RSStephens/openhab/wiki/DSC-Alarm-Binding.
It is basically the sitemap I use at home, so you will definitely need to
play around with it. Hope this helps.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Russell

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jamjoe · 2014-10-15T17:55:50Z

I have been using this for a couple weeks. It seems to work well. Thanks for writing this binding.

RSStephens · 2014-10-15T19:45:49Z

Hello @jamjoe,

Your welcome. Glad that you are able to use this binding. Thanks for the
feedback.

Russell

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LiberatorUSA · 2014-10-17T03:00:31Z

I'm hoping to use this binding as soon as I get time to pull an Ethernet cable to my alarm box.
Thanks for all your work in advance!!!

dk307 · 2014-11-03T21:23:28Z

I have been using this binding for last few days and has been working flawlessly for couple of weeks. Thanks for the binding.

I ran into some minor issues while setting up the rules. There is no easy way to see if alarm is active or entry/exit delay in progress. I used to have those in Vera, so I missed them for my rules. I ended up using Panel message as input which is not ideal as it requires to look into source code to get the exact strings.

RSStephens · 2014-11-04T23:41:21Z

Hello @dk307,

Glad you are finding this binding useful. I have been thinking of adding
some trigger type items, basically on/off switches, that would benefit in
rule writing. I will look into it. Thanks for the feedback.

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I have been using this binding for last few days and has been working
flawlessly for couple of weeks. Thanks for the binding.

I ran into some minor issues while setting up the rules. There is no easy
way to see if alarm is active or entry/exit delay in progress. I used to
have those in Vera, so I missed them for my rules. I ended up using Panel
message as input which is not ideal as it requires to look into source code
to get the exact strings.

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teichsta · 2014-11-05T08:31:23Z

Hi @RSStephens could please also add the Wiki page soon? Please add the link to the page here as well. Thanks, Thomas

RSStephens · 2014-11-05T11:48:56Z

Thank you Thomas. I've added the Wiki page. Here's the link: https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wiki/DSC-Alarm-Binding.

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