Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of WikiStart

Timestamp:

2013-08-05 04:46:55 (11 years ago)

Author:

gengen

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WikiStart

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 [[Image(EvolveLCD1_big.png)]]
 
-This is a Vera plug-in for the Evlove Guest Controls LCD1 controller.
+This is a Vera plug-in for the Evolve Guest Controls LCD1 controller.
 
 The product page for this device is [http://www.eguestcontrols.com/products/director-series-controllers/lcd-1/ here].
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 Now include the LCD1 controller like any other Z-Wave device. Note that the inclusion process may take a little longer than usual. You may first see a generic scene controller icon. Then it will disappear, and it will then be replaced with the Evolve LCD1 icon.
 
+'''Note:''' that this plug-in installs a global file: //zwave_products_user.xml// in vera's /etc/cmh directory. This file did not exist until this plug-in. This file can be used to add important extra information to specific Z-Wave devices. The current version contains entries for the Evolve LCD1 controller as well as the Evolve T100-R thermostat. Future versions could add information, such as detailed configuration parameters, for more Z-Wave devices. Unfortunately, there can only be one of these files and any plug-in which updates this file would overwrite any previous version.
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 [[Image(EvolveLCD1_Tile.png)]]
 
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 == How it works ==
 
-This is a hybrid Vera device. Most devices in Vera are either Z-Wave or Lua devices. The Evolve LCD1 is both. In order to do this, two devices are created: The "Z-Wave device" and the "Peer device" but only the peer device displayed in the main UI5 devices page or on the dashboard. This dual-device strategy works around a limitation in the Vera architecture whereby Z-Wave devices cannot execute Lua commands. It also allows us to dispatch different scenes depending on what screen mode the device is in.
+This is a hybrid Vera device. Most devices in Vera are either Z-Wave or Lua devices. The Evolve LCD1 is both. In order to do this, two devices are created: The "Z-Wave device" and the "Peer device" but only the peer device is displayed in the main UI5 devices page or on the dashboard. (This is different from the typical parent-child relationship in other plug-in devices.) This dual-device strategy works around a limitation in the Vera architecture whereby Z-Wave devices cannot execute Lua commands. It also allows us to dispatch different scenes depending on what screen mode the device is in.