Re: [PLUG] Home automation

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 6:58 AM, Michael Greb <michael@thegrebs.com> wrote:

> On 07/15/13, Julien Vehent<julien@linuxwall.info> wrote:

> would work with Linux, and how.
> * I couldn't find good sensors for temperature and humidity. Anyone has
> good references for that?

If you want a traditional thermostat that also has an API, the
3M-Filtrete 3M-30 and 3M-50 (corresponding to the Radio Thermostat
Company of America CT-30 and CT-50) has a nice REST API with json
responses.

They run ~$100 for the *-30 and ~$200 for the *-50. Main difference
being humidity sensors on the -50 and a section of alphanumeric
display on the LCD you can set via the API.

I have the -30 and most of my integration so far has just been data
collection. Occasionaly I change the setpoint via the iOS or Android
app. When I get around to it, I want to add auto-away mode based on
the security system and other such sexiness.

<https://twitter.com/mikegrbs_house> My house on Twitter with a daily
tweet of thermostat info.
<http://thegrebs.com/~michael/thermostat/> RRD graphs generated via
data collected from the thermostat's API.

--
Mike Greb

There seems to be something wrong with your exterior thermostat. It's constantly saying 80F.

Also, does the *-30 have an API? How does it connect to the network? The *-50 after some research is the only model with a wifi module.

SAM

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