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by hippy
Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:27 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: using Engergenie sockets with PIR motion Sensors
Replies: 3
Views: 262

Re: using Engergenie sockets with PIR motion Sensors

Energenie seem to supply datasheets for their products and those should reveal which pins are used and which remain available. Energenie tech support may be able to tell you if the dastasheets do not. You can connect other ...
by recantha2
Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:27 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: 3D printer and Raspberry Pi power control
Replies: 2
Views: 606

3D printer and Raspberry Pi power control

... not wanting to corrupt the Pi's SD card, as I'm sure you can appreciate. My thinking is this: 1. Power both the 3D printer and the Pi from an Energenie plug (or 4-way strip). 2. Have a GPIO button on the Raspberry Pi. 3. When pressed, the button tells the Pi to shut itself down cleanly. 4. ...
by B.Goode
Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:19 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Zero W Power Help
Replies: 11
Views: 516

Re: Zero W Power Help

... You should not be considering interfering with mains powered appliances at all. Stick to using properly designed and manufactured tools like the Energenie remote controlled switches already mentioned.
by B.Goode
Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:18 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Zero W Power Help
Replies: 11
Views: 516

Re: Zero W Power Help

... supply? Perhaps you are asking about using the RPi to control a mains-powered device? If so, you could do so safely by using something like these Energenie products: https://energenie4u.co.uk/catalogue/category/Raspberry-Pi-Accessories Do Not connect any part of an RPi board to any mains-powered ...
by Gamith
Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:21 am
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Hitachi air-con control and Pi IR - using python
Replies: 5
Views: 889

Hitachi air-con control and Pi IR - using python

Good day everyone, I have a RaspPi3 with an Energenie IR board (ENER314-IR) and I have been able to capture signals from the remote, using LIRC, for my Hitachi aircon control (RAR-3U2) and save them to a file (snippet below): ------------------------------------------ ...
by Andyroo
Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:45 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: A basic setup that randomly turns on a light for a random time.
Replies: 8
Views: 513

Re: A basic setup that randomly turns on a light for a random time.

EnerGenie have (or had) the Pi Mote unit that would connect the Pi to power sockets safely. This article https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/controlling-electrical-sockets-with-energenie-pi-mote/ shows the unit and basic code. ...
by mseries18
Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:57 am
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: [SOLVED]433MHz Remote Sockets with pi4j/Java
Replies: 1
Views: 965

[SOLVED]433MHz Remote Sockets with pi4j/Java

... correct. I have swapped out the transmitter for a LED to prove the GPIO pin selected in pi4j is good. [NB I have a Java / pi4j interface for the Energenie sockets working properly but just wanted to reuse my Status one] I don't have a receiver set up so far to actually see what my transmitter ...
by WantToLearn101
Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:43 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Automatically turn on TV using PIR motion sensor and IR emitter
Replies: 8
Views: 2116

Automatically turn on TV using PIR motion sensor and IR emitter

... useful for the meeting rooms where I work, if I can get such a solution to work. I have already bought an IR emitter: https://cpc.farnell.com/energenie/ener314-ir/i-r-controller-board-for-raspberry/dp/SC13692?CMP=TREML007-005 And a PIR sensor: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Infrared-PIR-Motion-Sensor-Module-3-x-GPIO-cables-for-Raspberry-Pi-2-Model-B/263202444167?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D9aab883f98fd41a7a23208b50139ee12%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D263202444167%26itm%3D263202444167&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Acdf48e38-f55d-11e8-b406-74dbd18054f0%7Cparentrq%3A699143f11670aa41270c216efffca09a%7Ciid%3A1 ...
by bullen
Thu Nov 29, 2018 10:36 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: High Wattage Remote Relay
Replies: 12
Views: 1341

Re: High Wattage Remote Relay

... concerned with their PCB and relay components, I'll probably loose the insurance using these. Edit: wait found these now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Energenie-ENER002-2PI-EUR-Pi-Mote-European-Starter/dp/B012CDAJWG/ref=sr_1_1 Shame they use radio though... not very reliable. Also really really wish ...
by Anonymous
Wed Nov 07, 2018 10:51 am
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Home Automation requirements match
Replies: 16
Views: 2830

Re: Home Automation requirements match

... elaborate - single MQTT sub? For things like the radiator valves, .... This is the primary reson for my desire to go Automation. Next door runs a Energenie MiHome system but that requires a hub+account and the TRVs are like £80 each. I dont want a hub+account because of security, future proofing,, ...
by stevend
Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:47 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Controlling an RF thermostat
Replies: 15
Views: 4299

Re: Controlling an RF thermostat

... needed. (I've used the RFM12, which also has an SPI interface, and there's a lot more you can set up there. If you end up with an RFM12, the Energenie control board for the Pi uses one - costs about £20. A popular module with a number of software examples).
by stevend
Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:28 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Home Automation requirements match
Replies: 16
Views: 2830

Re: Home Automation requirements match

... requirements (MQTT handling is a good filter!) For things like the radiator valves, I suggest you look at what systems are available - people like Energenie are relatively low cost, and sometimes publish the protocols for you to add code. If you're minded to dabble, look for the OpenHR20 project; ...
by aBUGSworstnightmare
Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:18 am
Forum: Official Foundation Display
Topic: Using official display and pimote
Replies: 1
Views: 3195

Re: Using official display and pimote

Don't know pimote (question: is it this https://uk.farnell.com/energenie/ener31 ... ?st=pimote)

But, as official 7in display is connected via DSI - means uses it's own, dedicated connector - why should there be any conflict?
by Andyroo
Sat Oct 27, 2018 11:16 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: PiMote and Touchscreen
Replies: 2
Views: 336

Re: PiMote and Touchscreen

... power from the Pi as you noted and the energinie board needs pins 11,13,15 and 16 going by https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2017/08/controlling-energenie-power-sockets-with-the-pi-mote-addon/ so you should not clash. Obvious thought points to power, the Pi but makes this https://thepihut.com/products/short-microusb-power-cable-for-official-raspberry-pi-display ...
by jodain
Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:51 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: PiMote and Touchscreen
Replies: 2
Views: 336

PiMote and Touchscreen

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post, but I wasn't sure which area of the forum to post it in. I saw the Energenie PiMote and having already got 4 sockets in the house for controlling lights I thought I could make a nice touchscreen controller with a Raspberry Pi computer. ...
by DirkS
Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:33 am
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Changing the SPI pins using Luma
Replies: 1
Views: 415

Re: Changing the SPI pins using Luma

AFAIK Energenie does not use SPI. The SPI pins are covered, but not in use. You could use a shim like https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pico-hat-hacker or https://cpc.farnell.com/piface/shim/i-o-shim-for-raspberry-pi/dp/SC13561?st=shim ...
by Flash1705
Sun Sep 30, 2018 3:47 pm
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Changing the SPI pins using Luma
Replies: 1
Views: 415

Changing the SPI pins using Luma

Hi All I'm not sure where to post this query. I want to use a Energenie hat and I need to move the SPI pins that I need for a SSD1331 Oled display to different pins. I am not able to figure out how to do this using the Luma.OLED library. The display works ...
by stevend
Fri Aug 31, 2018 7:55 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: smart power consumption monitoring system
Replies: 21
Views: 17703

Re: smart power consumption monitoring system

... a means of communicating the data back to a central device. A Pi is well suited to be this central device. For a quick start, have a look at the Energenie range. They do various devices using radio communication. I believe Sonoff do some useful peripherals. Look at https://openenergymonitor.org/ ...
by stevend
Mon Jun 11, 2018 4:47 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: TX - RX Switch
Replies: 2
Views: 652

Re: TX - RX Switch

Look at the Energenie smart sockets; they have two ranges, and the more costly range gives you feedback not only of switch status, but also mains voltage, current draw etc. There's an interface board which plugs onto the Pi, and ...
by verybrightknight
Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:20 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Mains Power Logger
Replies: 4
Views: 5964

Re: Mains Power Logger

go here you may also find cheaper on amazon

https://www.modmypi.com/raspberry-pi/re ... mote-board
by epoch1970
Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:08 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Remotely turn On/Off my PC
Replies: 7
Views: 3035

Re: Remotely turn On/Off my PC

WOL was invented in 1996, see the wikipedia page. In this century and even this decade the EU has required that household products should conform to stringent energy efficiency standards. See: https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-efficient-products/standby The end result is...
by microbits
Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:33 am
Forum: RISCOS
Topic: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC
Replies: 6
Views: 6514

Re: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC

Check this for a fix for slow update https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums ... osts-71086
by neilf
Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:28 am
Forum: RISCOS
Topic: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC
Replies: 6
Views: 6514

Re: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC

The RC15 GPIO module (v1.00) is very different from earlier versions and won't run with code (or libraries) written for the earlier GPIO modules. It took me a while to get my old code to work on RC15 but I got there in the end. The RC15 GPIO StrongHelp file doesn't make clear what needs to be done i...
by Sandgrounder
Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:31 pm
Forum: RISCOS
Topic: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC
Replies: 6
Views: 6514

Re: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC

Yes. I am running RC15 and have the documentation for the gpio module v1.0 I am now beginning to think that I may have a duff board (or, less likely) two duff switches, as the pi-mote will also not work on Linux with well publicised Python software. I have ordered another pi-mote board from a differ...

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