node-red-contrib-knx-ultimate
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Control your KNX and KNX Secure intallation via Node-Red! A bunch of KNX nodes, with integrated Philips HUE control and ETS group address importer. Easy to use and highly configurable.
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INTRO
HI EVERYONE!
TODAY WE EXPOSE HUE FIRMWARE STATUS TO KNX WITH THE HUE SOFTWARE UPDATE NODE.
PREREQUISITES
OPTIONAL KNX GATEWAY CONFIG.
REQUIRED HUE BRIDGE CONFIG.
ENSURE THE TARGET HUE DEVICE REPORTS SOFTWARE UPDATE INFO.
IO OVERVIEW
NO INPUTS.
ONE OUTPUT SHOWING TRUE WHEN AN UPDATE IS AVAILABLE OR REQUIRED.
KNX MAPPING
PICK THE GROUP ADDRESS AND BOOLEAN DPT.
NAME THE CHANNEL TO MATCH THE HUE DEVICE.
HUE DEVICE PICKER
TYPE THE DEVICE NAME AND SELECT IT.
THE NODE STORES THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RESOURCE ID.
STARTUP READ
ENABLE READ STATUS AT STARTUP TO SYNC IMMEDIATELY.
NODE PINS
USA L'OPZIONE ENABLE NODE PINS SE TI SERVE COLLEGARE L'USCITA.
ANCHE NASCONDENDO I PIN, IL NODO CONTINUA A INVIARE GLI AGGIORNAMENTI.
RUNTIME
HUE REPORTS UP TO DATE OR UPDATE REQUIRED.
THE NODE OUTPUTS TRUE WHEN ACTION IS NEEDED.
USE THAT SIGNAL FOR ALERTS OR DASHBOARDS.
BEST PRACTICES
PAIR WITH THE ALERTER NODE FOR REPEATED REMINDERS.
LABEL NODES WITH DEVICE LOCATION.
LOG STATUS CHANGES FOR MAINTENANCE RECORDS.
DEMO IDEAS
FLASH A KNX PANEL LED WHEN A FIXTURE NEEDS FIRMWARE.
WRITE TO GLOBAL CONTEXT FOR A MAINTENANCE DASHBOARD.
WRAP UP
WE MAPPED THE GA, SELECTED THE DEVICE, AND MONITOR UPDATE STATUS.
LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND SHARE HOW YOU HANDLE FIRMWARE ALERTS.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME!