Herzborg Binding

This binding supports smart curtain motors by Herzborg (http://www.herzborg.com/pro_list.aspx?TypeID=1 (opens new window))

Supported Things

• herzborg A bridge thing that connects to a RS485 serial bus.
• curtain A curtain motor thing that can be controlled via the herzborg bridge .

The binding was developed and tested using DT300TV-1.2/14 type motor; others are expected to be compatible

Discovery

Due to nature of serial bus being used, no automatic discovery is possible.

Thing Configuration

Serial Bus Bridge (id "serial_bus")

Parameter	Meaning
port	Serial port name to use

Herzborg devices appear to use fixed 9600 8n1 communication parameters, so no other parameters are needed

Curtain Motor Thing (id "curtain")

Parameter	Meaning
address	Address of the motor on the serial bus.
poll_interval	Polling interval in seconds

Channels

channel	type	description	Read-only
position	RollerShutter	Controls position of the curtain. Position reported back is in percents; 0 - fully closed; 100 - fully open	N
mode	String	Reports current motor mode:	Y
		0 - Stop
		1 - Open
		2 - Close
		3 - Setting
reverse	Switch	Reverses direction when switched on	N
handStart	Switch	Enable / disable hand start function	N
extSwitch	String	External (low-voltage) switch mode:	N
		1 - dual channel biased switch
		2 - dual channel rocker switch
		3 - DC246 electronic switch
		4 - single button cyclic switch
hvSwitch	String	Main (high-voltage) switch mode:	N
		0 - dual channel biased switch
		1 - hotel mode（power on while card in）
		2 - dual channel rocker switch

All the channels are read-write

Example

herzborg.things:

Bridge herzborg:serial_bus:my_herzborg_bus [ port="/dev/ttyAMA1" ]
{
    Thing herzborg:curtain:livingroom [ address=1234, poll_interval=1 ]
}

herzborg.items:

Rollershutter LivingRoom_Window {channel="herzborg:curtain:livingroom:position"}

herzborg.sitemap:

Frame label="Living room curtain"
{
    Switch item=LivingRoom_Window label="Control" mappings=["DOWN"="Close", "STOP"="Stop", "UP"="Open"]
    Slider item=LivingRoom_Window label="Position [%d %%]" minValue=0 maxValue=100
}

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