Introduction to UCM/Pi

[slychiu]

The UCM/Pi is a host adapter, linking a Raspberry Pi Industrial Compute Module 3/3+ (CM3) or compatible single board computer to the Cytech Comfort range of products. Benefiting from the tight integration with the Comfort system, the CM3 has a direct serial interface to the UCM and includes an optional hardware watchdog. The UCM may be powered by the Comfort system where it benefits from the battery backed up power supply.

The installer or user has the option of using software developed by alphaWerk which includes MQTT, Node-Red, OpenHab and HomeAssistant support or, with the technical documentation and operating system configuration provided, they may develop their own.


The UCM/PI Manual can be downloaded from   https://www.cytech.biz/product_details.php?item_id=513

Software installation instructions may be found here: https://github.com/alphawerk/UCMPi_Install

There is also an active slack community, to join please send a request to matt.brain@alphawerk.co.uk or via PM.

UCM/Pi is not able to upgrade its own firmware or upgrade vocabulary at this time. You need another UCM - USB, Wifi or Eth03.

Do not try to upgrade firmware or vocabulary otherwise it may corrupt the firmware or vocabulary

[slychiu]

The manual link was incorrect in the origianl post, it has now been corrected

https://www.cytech.biz/product_details.php?item_id=513

[TheMax74]

Hi Chiu,
i know that V. 7.125 is now able to self upgrade itself.
When do you think, the UCM/PI firmware will be able to upgrade the vocabulary as well?

[slychiu]

UCM/Pi is not able to upgrade its own firmware or upgrade vocabulary at this timeYou still need another UCM.
Do not try to upgrade firmware otherwise it may correupt the firmware

The Pi softwaee needs to be upgraded in order to allow this operation, but wedo nopt know the time frame for this

[slychiu]

UCM/pi is not available, until a new version can be introduced. For an introduction to the great work done by koochyrat and Ingo to integrate Comfort with MQTT and Home Assistant see http://www.comfortforums.com/forum27/5577.html  There is also a link to step by step instructions to implement this on a raspberry Pi