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by neilf
Sun Oct 29, 2017 8:54 pm
Forum: RISCOS
Topic: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC
Replies: 6
Views: 6514

Re: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC

GPIO support is integrated in RISC OS. There is some documentation for the module : https://www.riscosopen.org/viewer/view/bsd/RiscOS/Sources/ThirdParty/TankStage/HWSupport/GPIO/Docs/GPIO%2C3d6 I think there is also a Basic library, but I can't find it. It's very easy to use. It's only built in if ...
by Sandgrounder
Sun Oct 29, 2017 3:13 pm
Forum: RISCOS
Topic: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC
Replies: 6
Views: 6514

Re: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC

... it. It's very easy to use. I have the documentation. It looks as though it should be easy :) but I can not get it to work. :( I my case with the Energenie pi-mote board, The LED is flashing when I expect it to ..... ..... but the remore switch does not respond. I still think an example would ...
by dfeugey
Sun Oct 29, 2017 7:37 am
Forum: RISCOS
Topic: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC
Replies: 6
Views: 6514

Re: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC

GPIO support is integrated in RISC OS. There is some documentation for the module :
https://www.riscosopen.org/viewer/view/ ... GPIO%2C3d6

I think there is also a Basic library, but I can't find it.
It's very easy to use.
by Sandgrounder
Sat Oct 28, 2017 1:00 pm
Forum: RISCOS
Topic: Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC
Replies: 6
Views: 6514

Energenie on RISCOS and BASIC

Has anybody used the Energenie GPIO board on a Pi B+ with RISCOS, preferably coding in BASIC An example program would be nice :) The interface is unnecessarily complicated. All it needed was one GPIO pin which, when set, simulated the ...
by epoch1970
Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:25 am
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Smart Power Strip
Replies: 5
Views: 6468

Re: Smart Power Strip

... have a big red warning in its header. True. AFAIK, you can find ready made smart strips of acceptable quality and acceptable price under the brand Energenie (or Revolt or Gembird). They used to have one model with 5 plugs you could switch with a script through an USB connection. And another one ...
by avshi114
Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:55 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: IR board recieve signal but not sending
Replies: 1
Views: 1018

IR board recieve signal but not sending

Hi! I have the Energenie IR board for the RPI: https://energenie4u.co.uk/res/pdfs/ENER314-IR_User_guide_V3.pdf I have followed every guide on the web but didn't figure out how to make my rpi send IR commands. I am using rpi 3. i ...
by MattHawkinsUK
Wed Aug 02, 2017 5:14 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: STICKY: NEW FORUM SKIN - Comments here please.
Replies: 289
Views: 64716

Re: STICKY: NEW FORUM SKIN - Comments here please.

... always result in a "we are currently experiencing high traffic" page. For example : https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/search.php?keywords=energenie It does this on multiple machines from different internet connections. However this search will happily give me 37441 results : https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/search.php?keywords=test ...
by stevend
Sat Jul 08, 2017 9:07 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: How to decode 433 RF Signal - I'am lost
Replies: 14
Views: 3792

Re: How to decode 433 RF Signal - I'am lost

... any information on your specific remote control; often someone will already have reverse engineered things. One possibility for the RF side is Energenie's 2-way Pimote , which incorporates a flexible 433MHz transmitter and receiver. Not sure that it can cover all use cases, but it's a reasonably ...
by stevend
Tue May 30, 2017 4:58 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Controlling Water Heating System with Raspberry Pi
Replies: 3
Views: 2019

Re: Controlling Water Heating System with Raspberry Pi

... of difference; I would expect that you'll need a lot more. There could be some benefit in controlling the individual heaters. For radiators the Energenie system can interface to a Pi; with their RF module for the Pi you can talk direct to the sensors. Or you can go through their central control ...
by stevend
Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:38 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Mains Power Logger
Replies: 4
Views: 5964

Re: Mains Power Logger

... set your speed ambitions a little lower, and something from here might do you - the Adaptor Plus monitors current as well as doing switching. (Energenie also do distribution boards and simple current monitors).
by stevend
Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:33 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Reading RF signals
Replies: 3
Views: 1742

Re: Reading RF signals

You can get something from here . Make sure you get the 2-way PiMote. Although sold for use with Energenie products, the 2-way PiMote is basically a Hope RFM69W transceiver on a Pi-compatible board, so you can program to do more than just talk to Energenie stuff. There's ...
by nigelnigel
Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:03 pm
Forum: Python
Topic: Help on simple IF statement please
Replies: 12
Views: 1848

Re: Help on simple IF statement please

... version of the program. This evening I have moved the Pi into the garage in the garden to check the range. (very good btw, both wifi and the energenie transmitter goes through 3 walls and 40 feet). I noticed that it wasn't working properly now. I have found that the current time calculation( ...
by elParaguayo
Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:27 pm
Forum: Python
Topic: Help on simple IF statement please
Replies: 12
Views: 1848

Re: Help on simple IF statement please

... The script had an element of randomness as you suggested (for the same reason). Ended up not using the script for long as the Energenie transmitter played havoc with the lights in my garden!
by nigelnigel
Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:57 pm
Forum: Python
Topic: Help on simple IF statement please
Replies: 12
Views: 1848

Help on simple IF statement please

I am writing a program to turn 4 Energenie sockets on and off at set times. I got it all working but had a problem when it was the midnight rollover when my maths failed me. So I changed my approach and am using modulo 24 maths. All that ...
by WindyMiller
Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:01 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Energenie Wall plugs & Raspberry PI
Replies: 12
Views: 3286

Re: Energenie Wall plugs & Raspberry PI

Thanks a lot. That worked !
by DirkS
Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:05 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Energenie Wall plugs & Raspberry PI
Replies: 12
Views: 3286

Re: Energenie Wall plugs & Raspberry PI

WindyMiller wrote:ImportError: No module named 'pkg_resources'
That module is part of 'setuptools'.

Try

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools
by WindyMiller
Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:53 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Energenie Wall plugs & Raspberry PI
Replies: 12
Views: 3286

Re: Energenie Wall plugs & Raspberry PI

... /home/pi/pi-power/web-power.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/pi/pi-power/web-power.py", line 20, in <module> from gpiozero import Energenie File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gpiozero/__init__.py", line 58, in <module> from .devices import ( File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gpiozero/devices.py", ...
by epoch1970
Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:00 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Using the Pi to cut power to TV and amp when not used.
Replies: 6
Views: 1539

Re: Using the Pi to cut power to TV and amp when not used.

Energenie (Gembird) sells power strips that are controllable via USB or LAN. Not overly efficient (price, power consumption) I think, but it works. AFAIK even the basic USB version can store short programs via a script tool ...
by chuky402
Sat Jan 21, 2017 2:56 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: bedroom automation
Replies: 19
Views: 5040

Re: bedroom automation

... on the web for 'PIR Raspberry Pi'. Switching mains electricity is simply too dangerous for a 14 year-old. Unless you use a safe solution like Energenie or Switchtails. Again some Internet research is called for. Sorry if that sounds 'DISCOURAGING'. I'm encouraging you to protect your bedroom ...
by ejolson
Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:08 am
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: bedroom automation
Replies: 19
Views: 5040

Re: bedroom automation

... on the web for 'PIR Raspberry Pi'. Switching mains electricity is simply too dangerous for a 14 year-old. Unless you use a safe solution like Energenie or Switchtails. Again some Internet research is called for. Sorry if that sounds 'DISCOURAGING'. I'm encouraging you to protect your bedroom ...
by Douglas6
Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:35 am
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: bedroom automation
Replies: 19
Views: 5040

Re: bedroom automation

... on the web for 'PIR Raspberry Pi'. Switching mains electricity is simply too dangerous for a 14 year-old. Unless you use a safe solution like Energenie or Switchtails. Again some Internet research is called for. Sorry if that sounds 'DISCOURAGING'. I'm encouraging you to protect your bedroom ...
by littlefung
Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:28 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Can Pi connect to any devices at home?
Replies: 9
Views: 3101

Re: Can Pi connect to any devices at home?

B.Goode wrote:At a slightly higher price, available online or for Click & Collect here, apparently -

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/energenie-pi- ... -mhz-a86rl
Thanks
by B.Goode
Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:20 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Can Pi connect to any devices at home?
Replies: 9
Views: 3101

Re: Can Pi connect to any devices at home?

At a slightly higher price, available online or for Click & Collect here, apparently -

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/energenie-pi- ... -mhz-a86rl
by PiGraham
Wed Jan 11, 2017 2:55 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Control the temperature of 50 rooms from the hotel reception
Replies: 4
Views: 1633

Re: Control the temperature of 50 rooms from the hotel recep

... http://www.screwfix.com/p/energenie-mihome-smart-radiator-valve-pack-of-2/9325j https://www.tado.com/gb/products/smart-radiator-starter-kit?gclid=CLnSm7isutECFckp0wodV78A0w
by btidey
Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:52 am
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Automation and using in the home - Is it legally safe?
Replies: 16
Views: 4626

Re: Automation and using in the home - Is it legally safe?

... automation then one possible approach is to use already approved RF remote controlled units (switches, dimmers, relays) from companies like Energenie or LightwaveRF and then use a Pi Automation software together with an RF transmitter module to talk to the units without worrying about direct ...

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