HAI Plug-In - Enhancements/Suggestions

[Daweeze]

Hi Rob,

Thank you so much for developing this Plug-In. I know that you are focused achieving as much of the functionality as you can for the HAI Panels so I wanted to create this thread to allow for wish list items to consider down the road as the Plug-In progresses or as you see fit.

Currently all of the Plug-In Device Types are set to HAI. Would it be possible to match the Plug-In Configuration Categories to the Device Type (String) Labels automatically? Z-Wave Devices appear to already be doing this.

Examples:

1) Zones Device Type (String) = HAI - Zones
2) Areas Device Type (String) = HAI - Areas
3) Outputs Device Type (String) = HAI - Outputs

Etc....

This would make it much easier for me to filter all of my Zones in the Device List View if need be. I suspect I could do this manually but since you know what type a device is during import could be achievable.

Also I have noticed a structure of "Type: Plug-In: Z-Wave" that is listed in the Device Types in the Device List which appears to show all of the devices that belong to the Plug-In which essentially is what HAI does now without filtering Floor/Room or other. I have 3 other Plug-In's that seem to use this standard naming convention or method, should this Plug-In consider doing the same?

Thanks again for everything you continue to do in great effort. I have 71 HAI Devices that depend on your Plug-In so far and thank you for their integration into HS3!

-Travis

[rmasonjr]

Ooh. Excellent suggestion. That would make filtering much better especially with as many devices as you have.
I've noticed other plugins like weatherxml doing this as well.

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[lakemirror]

Rob

Have you looked at the HAI HiFi2 whole house audio? I have their 8 source 8 zone system connected to the OP2. They also have a 4x4 unit. There's an expansion board that will add 8 more zones so a total possible of 8 source 16 zones. It would be great if that could be worked into the plugin....I use mine all the time and control via either Haiku or Snaplink on ios, I almost never touch the wired keypad controllers. The writing on the wall for Haiku and Snaplink tells me that migration away from those will need to happen soon, as neither are supported or updated in any meaningful way.

Just a suggestion. Thanks.

Tom

[rmasonjr]

Rob

Have you looked at the HAI HiFi2 whole house audio? I have their 8 source 8 zone system connected to the OP2. They also have a 4x4 unit. There's an expansion board that will add 8 more zones so a total possible of 8 source 16 zones. It would be great if that could be worked into the plugin....I use mine all the time and control via either Haiku or Snaplink on ios, I almost never touch the wired keypad controllers. The writing on the wall for Haiku and Snaplink tells me that migration away from those will need to happen soon, as neither are supported or updated in any meaningful way.

Just a suggestion. Thanks.

Tom

Hi Tom - no, I havent delved into whole house audio, although I would love to have one installed - so would my wife and kid. I think once I get Thermostats and Lighting released and stable, I'll probably do a round of polling from the users to see what items they want added. I get the benefit of adding those recommendations to my own setup

[lakemirror]

Hi Rob. Is there any way to capture the user codes of someone who has armed or disarmed the HAI system?

I can set up events in HS to alert me to changes in area mode (off, day, away, etc) and I'm also setting up alerts on changes in alarm mode (burglary, fire) but it would be nice to set up an event that alerted me when a certain user (or any user other than myself, for example) changed the mode.

The OP2 logs the user that changed the mode, so I can go back and look at history, but being able to create events based on who armed or disarmed the system would be useful for a great variety of reasons.

Tom

[rmasonjr]

Hi Rob. Is there any way to capture the user codes of someone who has armed or disarmed the HAI system?

I can set up events in HS to alert me to changes in area mode (off, day, away, etc) and I'm also setting up alerts on changes in alarm mode (burglary, fire) but it would be nice to set up an event that alerted me when a certain user (or any user other than myself, for example) changed the mode.

The OP2 logs the user that changed the mode, so I can go back and look at history, but being able to create events based on who armed or disarmed the system would be useful for a great variety of reasons.

Tom

Yes - this is on my list to do. My wife actually asked about this. I send us both text messages when the system is armed/disarmed. She said she doesnt need an alert when she arms/disarms, just anyone else.

[Pete]

Yes I use that today. Here is an HAI-System page on HS2.

[lakemirror]

Yes - this is on my list to do. My wife actually asked about this. I send us both text messages when the system is armed/disarmed. She said she doesnt need an alert when she arms/disarms, just anyone else.

How do you send your text messages? I'm using Spud's IFTTT plugin which uses dropbox as an intermediary trigger device, but there's a lag. Is there a better solution?

[rmasonjr]

How do you send your text messages? I'm using Spud's IFTTT plugin which uses dropbox as an intermediary trigger device, but there's a lag. Is there a better solution?

I work for a carrier and you usually have a <mobile>@mycarrier.com type email address that will send you a text via email. I just use HS's email function to send them. I even have my phone play a different alert sound when the text comes from the 'email' number.

[lakemirror]

Now why the heck didn't I think of that? Because it was too obvious, I guess!

[rmasonjr]

Now why the heck didn't I think of that? Because it was too obvious, I guess!

Heh - no problem...

From this event, you can see that I wish I knew which code "armed" the house, that way I would send the text to everyone except who actually armed the house. My wife wants this feature. It is definitely on my to-do list.

[Daweeze]

How do you send your text messages? I'm using Spud's IFTTT plugin which uses dropbox as an intermediary trigger device, but there's a lag. Is there a better solution?

Yeah. Like Rob said, it's easier to just use the SMS Gateway for your Cellular Service.

A pretty comprehensive global list can be found here:

http://martinfitzpatrick.name/list-o...-sms-gateways/

-Travis

[Pete]

Goofing around with this stuff utilize the central services monitoring, Homeseer 2, HAI logger and now Homeseer 3 for this stuff.

I am always comparing the speeds.

I also utilize / attach whom is turning on or off the alarm.

IE: this morning wife touched alarm...(Homeseer 2 variable status shows)

Sandy HAI System Last Code Used

Here too under HS2 serial plugin / HAI system see security status, special status, previous security variables. Special status can be a variety of things.

IE: the special status phone line off hook shows me that the panel called the central station earlier.

Depending on what is happening use a combo trigger event to email / text thing.

[lakemirror]

Yeah. Like Rob said, it's easier to just use the SMS Gateway for your Cellular Service.
-Travis

You see, this is what I get for having lived in England for 4 years. They don't allow email to sms, so the part of my brain that remembers stuff like that got erased. I'm so glad to be back in the states. I can do email to sms, park my car in a space that is big enough, put an electric outlet and a light switch in my bathroom (can you say GFCI?), buy gas for less than $8 a gallon without waiting in line, have someone else bag my groceries in a bag that I don't have to pay for, get decent health and dental care, drive on roads that are designed for the traffic load, and eat real BBQ and good cuts of beef. AND not have to remember to order BLACK coffee.

Sorry for the off-topic rant. God bless the USA!

Tom

[rmasonjr]

New version posted:
http://board.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=179122