[Hai-users] HAI PC Access User Settings

Tue Oct 9 07:21:47 CDT 2012

Bruce, and all,
I know this reply to this thread is a bit delayed, but just got the 
hot tub going again here in Madison, WI and did use this suggestion.

My goal was to display hot tub temp on the 2line display. I just 
brute-forced it and blew about 10 messages and hard coded the show 
and clear for each temperature degree from 90 to 101F. If tub is 
below 90, I just display "Tub Temp Below 90F" and similar for above 
102, but inbetween I just display corresponding temperature.

Thanks for the idea. it does work fine, though I sure wish for some 
variable message placement function. I guess that is why I have 
homeseer running, and sendiing that info to an iphone screen.

Thanks again.
John.

At 09:24 AM 11/15/2011, you wrote:
>Glad to help. I have exhausted all (?128) the messages in my system 
>so I am sensitive to conserving that allocation.  Truth is, you 
>shouldn't really need every possibility.  The hot tub is really only 
>1 of a few options (<98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, >104 
>[Caution]).  Freezer should probably be (sample temps choose your 
>points) <25 [OK], 26-31 [Check Temp], >32 [Alarm].  Can also 
>probably keep track of trends in programming variables and even if 
>you can't display each intermediate value, you can show warnings and 
>trends that may indicate patterns within a range.
>
>Bruce Schroeder
>(sent from my iPhone: Forgive the brief, error-filled, message)
>
>On Nov 15, 2011, at 8:20 AM, John Purnell <imail at northsquare.com> wrote:
>
> > blast, yes I really wanted to display actual temp, but you are 
> right, i could do the "ugly code" and display "hot tub hot" or "hot 
> tub cool" and then "hot tub cold" or so based on temp.
> >
> > I guess this is why they made the touchscreen. I am assuming that 
> this would be easy with that.
> >
> > Thanks for the ideas.
> >
> > John.
> >
> >
> > At 03:38 PM 11/14/2011, you wrote:
> >> I agree that I don't think it could be done with an actual system variable
> >> in a message.
> >> I suppose you could do it with brute-force, if you have enough message
> >> slots available. If you don't need specific temperatures but only want to
> >> show ranges or thresholds (Warning: Freezer >25, or Freezer 25-30) you
> >> could do it easily with the proper conditionals that show the
> >> corresponding hard-coded message. Could also have label messages ("Freezer
> >> Temp:", "Outside Temp:", "Spa Temp:", etc.) and then messages for all of
> >> the possible temperature values (might work for one device but the range
> >> of freezer to spa may be too much). You would then need to show the label
> >> then show the temperature. I think the system will cycle through them so
> >> it could be OK (but probably ugly).
> >>
> >> Bruce
> >> > Don't believe it can be done the way you want to.
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: hai-users-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:hai-users-bounces at tssi.com] On
> >> > Behalf Of John Purnell
> >> > Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 12:31 PM
> >> > To: hai-users at tssi.com
> >> > Subject: Re: [Hai-users] HAI PC Access User Settings
> >> >
> >> > I have been kinda banging my head against the wall trying to have my
> >> > OmniPro2 automatically display a temp on my 2-line keypad automatically.
> >> >
> >> > I have no trouble to "show" a message on input or schedule, like
> >> > "Garbage Night" every wed night. but I can't find a way to inject a
> >> > temperature sensor  value  into the "message" field so I can display
> >> > the temp automatically on the display.
> >> >
> >> > "Freezer is 25F" etc, with the value being from the actual temp sensor.
> >> >
> >> > I have gotten used to just pressing the correct keys to navigate the
> >> > temp sensor, and hitting # # to get display. But I really want to use
> >> > the display to cycle through things like outdoor temp/hot tub
> >> > temp/humidity/storage freezer temp  etc...
> >> >
> >> > Has anyone done that? I'm hoping I'm just missing a programming tool
> >> > or "variable" or something. I was hoping those "user settings" were
> >> > my solution to this task, but not so.
> >> >
> >> > Something tells me this would  be easy with the touchscreen pads...
> >> > heh heh, but thats a different animal $$ wise.
> >> >
> >> > I do use HomeSeer interface and have some Iphone screens built so I
> >> > can see these temperatures, so I know I could bolt an Ipad to the
> >> > wall and use HomeSeer to make a custom interface. But I was hoping I
> >> > could accomplish this little temperature display task with existing
> >> > equipment.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > John.
> >> >
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