Controlling PLC-BUS devices in HSTouch

[b!d]

Hi, I'm a homeautomation newbie, I use PLC-BUS as my home-automation system. Please anybody tell me how to control PLC-BUS devices via HSTouch. I find no Command option for my PLC-BUS devices when I add action "Homeseer: Control a HomeSeer Device".

[Rupp]

Can HomeSeer control your PLC-BUS lights now? If so they should be selectable as a "normal" device in HSTouch. IE Kitchen Light

[b!d]

I can control my lights via Homeseer web interface. I also find them listed on the device list in HSTouch Designer. But when I added a button and associated the action "Control a HomeSeer Device" to the light, the Command combobox was empty.

[Rupp]

I can control my lights via Homeseer web interface. I also find them listed on the device list in HSTouch Designer. But when I added a button and associated the action "Control a HomeSeer Device" to the light, the Command combobox was empty.

Hum... If you are running the latest version of HSTouch plugin and designer then this appears to be a bug.

[b!d]

I'm running:
HSTouch Designer/Client v1.0.17
HSPI_HSTOUCH.dll 1.0.0.1
hspi_plcbus.dll 1.30.2.3

OK, I assume this as bug. I tried to have my devices controlled by using VB.NET scripts in HSTouch using option Run a HomeSeer script. For example:

&hs.Plugin( "PLCBUS Connector" ).SendPlcBusCommand( "A7", 2, 0, 0, false )

to turn on A7 light. But how to have Toggle On/Off function? How does Toggle On/Off work?

[stipus]

I didn't know there was such a bug with the PLCBUS Connector plugin and HS-Touch.

Unfortunately I don't have HS-Touch, and I don't know how I can debug this problem.

In the standard HomeSeer Web interface, we can see the buttons ON/OFF/DIM for lamp devices, and ON/OFF for appliance devices.

Is there something special that must be done to have those commands also appear in the HS-Touch designer ?

[b!d]

Thanks stipus for the code. I just thought that what I need is to simulate Toggle ON/OFF command by writing script. So it should be alternately ON and OFF when I click the button, and won't care about the device status since some of my devices won't send their status anymore... Do you have an idea what the script should be?

[stipus]

The code I copy/pasted is more for HomeSeer tech to see what I could have done wrong with the devices, to prevent commands from being shown in the HS-Touch interface.

For the toggle, you could write a simple IF THEN ELSE

Something like:

If hs.IsOn( "A7" ) Then hs.ExecX10 "A7", "Off", 0, 0 Else hs.ExecX10 "A7", "On", 0, 0 Endif

[tonlof]

I have no problem at all to controll devices with plcbus connecor and HS touch.
Working on windows and Iphone client.
Toggle, Dim, On/off is working.
HS Pro 2.4.0.1
HS Touch 1.0.17

Is the devices created with the plcbus connector config or in ordinary hs setup?

[stipus]

Thanks for your reply tonlof.

[b!d]

@stipus: Thanks for the code.
@tonlof: I use HomeSeer 2.3.0.19 and HSTouch 1.0.0.17. I'll try to upgrade to 2.4 to see if it will work. I created the devices using PLCBUS connector plugin, not ordinary HS setup.

[markus.bergvoll]

I think you have an old version of the hstouch plugin. Run the updater and see if there is a newer version.
1.0.0.10 is what i have ( i do not use plc-bus tough so i'm not sure its releated)

[b!d]

@markus: I did your suggestion and now it works well. thanks!

[stipus]

Nice to see your problem sorted

[b!d]

Nice to see your problem sorted

Thank you ...