PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING:

 If you are willing to offer some compensation for a new feature or bug fix, you can use the Help Wanted forum. Start a new topic for each new feature idea, and when someone someone decides to do it, please edit the Roadmap Wiki which lists active work.
LinuxMCE Forums
May 21, 2013, 06:39:17 pm GMT-1 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length
News: Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
 
   Home   Help Search Chat Login Register  
LinuxMCE Forums > LinuxMCE > Feature requests & roadmap > OpenTherm support
Pages: [1]
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: OpenTherm support  (Read 1786 times)
SMA
Making baby steps

Posts: 2


View Profile
« on: May 27, 2007, 02:20:37 pm »
Is it possible to implement the OpenTherm protocol in LinuxMCE?

Quote
What is OpenTherm?

OpenTherm is the name of a non-manufacturer-dependent system of communication between modulating heating appliances (central heating appliances and air heaters) and room thermostats. The system consists of a communication protocol and an interface specification. OpenTherm is futuristic system, which combines simple installation techniques with high functionality and future expansion possibilities.

More info at: http://www.opentherm.org
Logged
Hugolp
Veteran
***
Posts: 72


View Profile
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2007, 03:02:29 pm »
LinuxMCE has a good implementation on Zwave. What are the technical and price adventages of this standard?

Hugo
Logged
SMA
Making baby steps

Posts: 2


View Profile
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2007, 12:07:35 pm »
Well, if linuxMCE supports OpenTherm, linuxMCE can directly communicate with central heating appliances and air heaters. Without having to buy a special thermostat with Zwave capabilities. linuxMCE then can act as a software thermostat. You don't have to buy (expensive) Zwave equipment.
Logged
PeteK
Guru
****
Posts: 408


View Profile
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2007, 04:42:47 pm »
That's interesting.  However, there are a very few supported systems at the moment.  It looks like the system is uses RS-232 as a communications bus.  The modular nature of LinuxMCE should make the creation of a 'device' in the software fairly straightforward.  This would be interesting to play with.  How does Opentherm handle 'zoned' climate control?  It looks like a single thermostat controls a single heater.
Logged
Pages: [1]
  Print  
« previous next »
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.18 | SMF © 2013, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!