Sorry, on vacation, and not logging in frequently.
I believe I chose the variable option to make it work, but it should still work in the expression field.
Are you using a decimal or integer type when you declare your thermostatTargetTemp? I believe it needs to be declared as a decimal.
When do you think the new Zigbee DTH will be available ?
It’s really too bad since I have already 8 “WIFI/Neviweb” Thermostats in the house. Do you think we could forsee having more flexibility on the “legacy” thermostat as we will have with the new zigbee models ?
Hi, I’m done with the development, and the Sinope is doing some additional testing… It shouldn’t be too long before they release it. They asked me to develop quite a lot of features, so it took much longer with testing. I’ve tested the DTH with Amazon echo/Google Home at home and it worked well… The resulting DTH should be pretty good (in my book).
As far as the “legacy” wifi, I don’t know. They haven’t talked to me about improving them…
Hi, The new driver for the Sinope Zigbee Smart thermostats for electric heating (TH1123ZB / TH1124ZB) with outside temperature display is now available for download.
You can get it here: https://www.sinopetech.com/en/support/#api
I just got a Stelpro Thermostat for a Baseboard Heater (Zwave version)and came up with a simple webCoRE piston to set the temperature based on the Mode in ST. This is my first Piston but I think it will get the job done initially for my needs. I am happy with the Thermostat so far and have ordered the Zigbee version for another room.
Feel free to use or modify the code, I posted it because i have found tons of useful DH and SmartApps that others have shared and although this isn’t much maybe it will help someone else. After I get my second one I may have to get more inventive because that Thermostat is actually in an adjacent room then the heater, I may have to use a remote sensor to adjust the settings.
On the “WIFI” Device handler, the thermostatOperatingState attribute returns the heating power (0-100%) while on the “Zigbee” version, the same attribute return HEATING or IDLE
I guess both handlers should be consistent regarding the same attribute.
Also, on the zigbee version, is there an attribute that returns the heating % ?
You should not be able to access (by default) to “heatingDemand” as this is the custom attribute that stores the %. If you need it, just add it in the header as a string.
Regards.
It appears to be pulse width modulation signal processing to the unit. That means that the Thermal output from the heater is modulated by turning the heater on and off. As long as there’s no fan or other motor involved this is a good way to have a greater control over the amount of power used and to reduce variation around the setpoint.
It is tied to a PD or PID Loop in the control to the output. IMHO … DFW.
Hi, A new driver version for the Sinope Zigbee Smart thermostats for electric heating (TH1123ZB / TH1124ZB) is now available for download.
You can get it here: https://www.sinopetech.com/en/support/#api20
Hey @CharlieSinope, I was hoping to get one of the TH1300ZB but I noticed it was recently pushed back to January 2019. Any word on when they might actually start shipping to the US?
BTW, going forward, any chance that you guys could put the device handlers on GitHub in a ST-friendly repository? I don’t mind looking on the site but it sure is great to see an update when you get it and seamlessly pull it from the repo.
I knw but why not put hem on GitHub? So much easier and you don’t have to deal with people using unofficial, old, or other versions. Does that not make good sense?