| 73 | | '''Description:''' When this variable is set to "1", the thermostat plugin will set the thermostat into "hold" mode anytime it discovers that the thermostat is not in "hold" mode. If you are using Vera to control your thermostat schedule, this setting is useful to prevent the thermostat being accidentally removed from hold mode. |
| | 81 | '''Description:''' When this variable is set to "1", the thermostat plugin will set the thermostat into "hold" mode and restore the previous setpoint anytime it discovers that the thermostat is not in "hold" mode. If you are using Vera to control your thermostat schedule, this setting is useful to prevent the thermostat being accidentally removed from hold mode and the internal thermostat program "taking over". |
| | 82 | |
| | 83 | === !ProgramSetpoints === |
| | 84 | |
| | 85 | '''Required Plugin Version:''' 0.8+ |
| | 86 | |
| | 87 | '''Default Value:''' 0 |
| | 88 | |
| | 89 | '''Description:''' When this variable is set to "1", the plugin reprograms (i.e. overwrites) the thermostat's built-in schedule with a schedule that maintains the current set point indefinitely. Every time the current setpoint is changed either from Vera or the thermostat, the plugin will reprogram a "hold schedule" into the thermostat to hold the new temperature setpoint. The idea behind this feature is to prevent the "battle of the schedules" that occurs if Vera is controlling the schedule of the thermostat, but the thermostat is accidentally removed from "hold mode" (hold mode disables the built in schedule). This provides another way (other than Force Hold) to prevent the thermostat's internal schedule from causing problems. |
| | 90 | |
| | 91 | Note: Due to the fact that this feature erases the internal schedule of your thermostat, I suggest using "ForceHold" by first, and then enabling this feature only if "ForceHold" doesn't provide enough control of the thermostat. |
| | 92 | |
| | 93 | === !ClockSync === |
| | 94 | |
| | 95 | '''Required Plugin Version:''' 0.8+ |
| | 96 | |
| | 97 | '''Default Value:''' 0 |
| | 98 | |
| | 99 | '''Description:''' When this variable is set to "1", the thermostat plugin will synchronize the thermostats internal clock with Vera's clock. Even though there is no way to set the seconds value on the thermostat clock, this feature uses some fancy "timing trickery" to set the thermostat clock to within a second or two of Vera's clock. |
| | 100 | |
| | 101 | Note: if you're using Radio Thermostat's cloud services, I wouldn't suggest enabling this feature as the plugin will "fight" with the cloud to keep your clock in sync. |
| | 102 | |
| | 103 | === !PMATempDevice === |
| | 104 | |
| | 105 | '''Required Plugin Version:''' 0.8+ |
| | 106 | |
| | 107 | '''Default Value:''' 0 |
| | 108 | |
| | 109 | '''Description:''' If you set this variable to the Vera device # (_not_ the Z-Wave ID - see below screenshot) of a Vera supported temperature sensor, then the temperature sensor of that device will be displayed in the Price Messaging Area of the thermostat. (On the 3M-50, the PMA is the numeric display area in the upper left hand corner of the thermostat). |
| | 110 | |
| | 111 | Note that the temperature sensor doesn't necessarily have to be a physical device. For example, the [http://code.mios.com/trac/mios_weather Weather Plugin] provides a virtual temperature sensor that display the current outside temperature as read from Google's weather service. This temperature can be displayed on your thermostat to give an "at a glance" outside temperature reading even if you don't have a real outside temperature sensor. (Cool, huh? :) |
| | 112 | |
| | 113 | === !RemoteTempDevice === |
| | 114 | |
| | 115 | '''Required Plugin Version:''' 0.8+ |
| | 116 | |
| | 117 | '''Default Value:''' 0 |
| | 118 | |
| | 119 | '''Description:''' This variable works the same way as !PMATempDevice, except that the Vera temperature device temperature is displayed as the main temperature on your thermostat, and the entire thermostat operation (heating, cooling, schedule activation, etc.) is then based on the temperature of the Vera supported sensor, not the thermostat's internal temperature sensor. |
