2 Quick Requests

[jrfuda]

1. Can a future version of the plugin give us a third "backup" for each sensor? In only a few days of use Ive had my primary and secondary stations both go down. This is bad when you use the data for a trigger.

2. Can someone help me with a quick script??? I want to be able to populate a virtual device's value with the average temperature taken from my three sensors, and for it to be smart enough to throw out one of the readings if it is too different (for example if S1 was 76, S2 78 and S3 85, it would not use 85 in the calculation)

[jrfuda]

Anyone?

[Rupp]

John,
Are you wanting a simple script to average the device strings of three virtual devices? Are they device strings or device values?

[jrfuda]

Rupp, they're device values - from Weather Plug temp sensors. I also posted a request for help with this over at cocoontech. If you can whip something up real quick, I'd appreciate it. Inthe past I've been able to do learn simple script tricks just by gogling for what I wanted to do, but this time that did not work.
Thanks!

[Michael McSharry]

mcsTemperature plugin does this with the 3 WeatherPlug stations. It creates the new devices in the mcsTemperature house code map. This was a request awhile back from Dennis.

[jrfuda]

Michael, I'd been looking at mcstemp, in fact, I downloaded the docs (great job) and started familiarizing myself with it yesterday and have already considered purchasing it - which I suppose I should do before the new plugin pricing model goes into effect.

I'll probably download the trial today and play with it. I do like its record-keeping (graphing) abilities.

[MediaStorm]

Michael, I'd been looking at mcstemp, in fact, I downloaded the docs (great job) and started familiarizing myself with it yesterday and have already considered purchasing it - which I suppose I should do before the new plugin pricing model goes into effect.

I'll probably download the trial today and play with it. I do like its record-keeping (graphing) abilities.

Grab it.. It's well worth the registration fee. I know you're picky about stuff and McTemp should keep you entertained for a while.

[Dirk]

Another request

Dale,

On the next update (?) can you add a line at the bottom of the screen that tells the last time it was updated? Or is there a way to find this information now? The java screen doesn't indicate this anywhere that I can find...

Thanks
-Dirk

[dale3h]

I can't grab that info from the weather station, but I can grab it from the HS devices, I believe. If I remember correctly, all that would need changing would be the ASP file.

[dale3h]

Dale,

On the next update (?) can you add a line at the bottom of the screen that tells the last time it was updated? Or is there a way to find this information now? The java screen doesn't indicate this anywhere that I can find...

Thanks
-Dirk

I just checked, and the "Last Change" of each device supplies you with the info you need. If you're just looking at the temperature, then pull the DeviceLastChange() from the S1 Temperature or whatever station you're using and add that info into the bottom of the ASP file. If you need help doing that, just email me at synthesize@synvb.com.