[OpenTRV-interest] Radbot is a winner!

[Damon Hart-Davis]

Sometimes it happens as if by magic (or you can ask me)!

Rgds

Damon

> On 2 Oct 2019, at 10:00, Aaron Gunstone <aaron at emeraldcitysupply.com> wrote:
> 
> Ahh, how do I join the dev list?
> 
> On 02/10/2019 08:04, Damon Hart-Davis wrote:
>> The dev list is better.  This list is meant to be non-techie!
>> 
>> Rgds
>> 
>> Damon
>> 
>>> On 1 Oct 2019, at 22:01, Robert May <rob at themayfamily.me.uk <mailto:rob at themayfamily.me.uk>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thank you - very useful information Simon.
>>> 
>>> Is this list an OK place to ask questions about building hardware and software, or is there somewhere better?   I can feel a few evenings disappearing ....
>>> 
>>> My valves are on order :-)
>>> 
>>> Rob.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 21:36, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk <mailto:linux at thehobsons.co.uk>> wrote:
>>> Robert May <rob at themayfamily.me.uk <mailto:rob at themayfamily.me.uk>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> > I'm happy weilding a soldering iron and compiling my own code, so I'll get some valves and see what I can make up.
>>> 
>>> You need a very thin and reasonably long PZ2 (IIRC) screwdriver to get the valves open, and to put them together afterwards. I got as far as taking one apart, and haven't found the time (along with all the other jobs) to get any further. I also haven't found a screwdriver thin enough to get it back together !
>>> When you get it apart, it's a neat little board with a row of contact pads - so ideally wants a "bed of nails" jig.
>>> 
>>> AIUI the situation is, Damon can correct me if I've got the wrong end o the stick :
>>> Each unit comes with a different security key pre-programmed which Vestimi (ie Damon) can tell you.
>>> The standard OpenTRV code for boiler controller and stats hub only works with one security key at a time.
>>> So you have to open up each valve to set a new security key common across all the valves in the house.
>>> They are working on code for BC/SH to handle multiple keys.
>>> 
>>> I'm assuming that if they have the multi-key code ready(ish) then it would work with the existing BC/SH designs.
>>> 
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