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mattbrain UCM Pi Users 
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Hi All Thank you for your patience, it's been slowly cooking in the development kitchen, but we are close enough now to start talking about what the new solution looks like. The hardware is in the final stages of development, I have a working prototype and there are some small changes necessary for the release version to help manage the PSU. We don't expect these to take long to implement and I believe we could have a commercial version available in Q2 '18. On the software front, there has been a radical change of approach. The new solution has no need of Samsung SmartThings, although legacy support will be included for those of you who value the capabilities of SmartThings. The new solution has it's own drag and drop user interface, which is based on Node-Red. This is an incredibly powerful but user friendly logic engine which will allow you do everything you have been able to do in SmartThings [and a whole lot more] without relying on your internet connection or SmartThings to get things done. It comes with support for lots of services including Philips Hue, Amazon Echo, WeMo, IFTTTT, PushBullet, Netatmo, OpenZWave, Zigbee and quite literally hundreds of others. It is also extensible, so if you have a weird and wonderful device, there is nothing stopping you from adding it. The dedicated UCM add reliability to the solution. It makes use of the Raspberry Pi Compute module which is an industrial grade version of the regular Pi, and it is directly linked to the UCM. The UCM can be connected to the local network in the same way as a standard UCM/Ethx and provides backward compatibility so no other UCM is required for programming via Comfort. The Pi can be managed by hardware watchdog timers in the UCM, adding further reliability into the system. I am thinking of introducing this solution via a web seminar, in order to gauge reaction and take onboard any suggestions before I lock the V1 production capabilities. I am considering doing this Wednesday 9th May, in 1 or 2 sessions, early morning and early evening subject to demand. I may also make a recording available for those of you who can't make it. If you are interested, please let me know by commenting against this thread, and I'll plan accordingly. Many Thanks, Matt |
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PeterY UCM Pi Users
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Hi Matt Have been following this with great interest and looking forward to the UCM and code becoming commercially available. Time zones permitting I would definitely participate in the webinar. Peter Y |
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wexfordman UCM Pi Users
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Count me in for the web session matt Last edited on Sunday Apr 22nd, 2018 07:50 am by wexfordman |
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Swiss-Toni UCM Pi Users 
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Count me in as well, Im flexiable for either session Last edited on Sunday Apr 22nd, 2018 09:41 am by Swiss-Toni |
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clivesanders UCM Pi Users
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HI Matt, Been using your standalone image with SmartThings since I upgraded my Comfort system a month ago and am very pleased with it. Your recent development of bringing it into node-red on the UCM/Pi seems to be a good idea and I look forward to hearing more. I'm certainly interested in participating in a 'webinar' as would I be in the new hardware solution when it becomes available. I guess my main concern is the impact the power supply of UCM integrated compute module has on the Comfort PSU which in my case is already close to capacity. I see though that you will be addressing this in the seminar. Best regards Clive Last edited on Sunday Apr 22nd, 2018 11:01 am by clivesanders |
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schford UCM Pi Users
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Interested in webinar! :-) |
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wexfordman UCM Pi Users
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Hey Matt, you might have this coveted, bit would be interested in seeing if how we could use feofencing with the new setup. I find the smartthings geofrncing to be unreliable tbh. |
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Ghyllwood UCM Pi Users
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Yes I too am interested and thank you. |
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mattbrain UCM Pi Users
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Hi Folks Thanks for your interest. I would like to ensure we can include Cytech on the call, and therefore would like to propose 9am on Wednesday 9th May. I will introduce the new UCM, talk about the benefits and address concerns related to power consumption. I will then demonstrate the Node-Red integration, from a introduction to the basic principles, building a simple dashboard through to integrating control and events to and from the Cytech system to Amazon Alexa, Phillips Hue, Apple HomeKit and even an LG TV. I will do this via a Webex conference, and will need to send out invites, so if you are interested in attending, please PM me your email address so I can add you to the meeting. Thanks, Matt p.s. Chiu and I are also discussing make beta versions available for users at a reduced price, we may touch on this during the meeting too... |
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schford UCM Pi Users
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In the diary! PM Sent |
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clivesanders UCM Pi Users
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PM sent! |
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wexfordman UCM Pi Users
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Pm sent |
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mattbrain UCM Pi Users
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Hi Guys Thanks for you interest in the webinar, all those who have emailed me should have received invites for next Wednesday. Please try and get on the conference in good time so we can kick of and get through all the material. Thanks, Matt p.s. A simple flow Attachment: Untitled.jpeg (Downloaded 382 times) |
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mattbrain UCM Pi Users
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A simple chart... Attachment: Untitled2.jpeg (Downloaded 374 times) |
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mattbrain UCM Pi Users
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All these devices are Comfort Zones and Outputs... Attachment: IMG_0456.jpg (Downloaded 375 times) |
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mattbrain UCM Pi Users
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And a web based dashboard for mobiles: Attachment: Untitled2.jpg (Downloaded 369 times) |
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tomekajja Member 
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This is long overdue. Count me in for the Web seminar |
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hoonck Member 
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Kindly include me in the webminer |
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rollem Member
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I can’t make the webinar but please let me know if there is a link to download it afterwards. Many thanks, Jon |
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mattbrain UCM Pi Users
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Hi All Thank you for your interest, as promised please find a link to download the presentation below: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g6zd6oap32b0im0/Meeting%20Recording%20-%20Introduction%20to%20the%20UCMPi%20.mp4?dl=0 If you watch it directly from the browser, dropbox will only preview the first 15 mins - you need to download it to get the whole hour. Thanks, Matt |
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schford UCM Pi Users
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Spent a few hours playing around with node red in a docker - I have to say its superb, much more functionally rich than smartthings / web core. |
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John W UCM Pi Users
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Wow. This looks great ! Shame I missed the webinar but was away last week / this week. I am definitely in for this once it is available. Looking forward to future updates on progress. |
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bagushandhoko Member
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Hi Matt, after sometime not following this project , any update about beta testing ? Mr Chiu informed me this morning that the ucm pi already could buy commercially. I still using community edition till now |
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mattbrain UCM Pi Users
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Hi The hardware is now available commercially and can be bought from Chiu. Instructions are in development and will be provided to get you started. Currently Node-Red is fully supported and we are working on Home-Assistant and OpenHab support. Thanks, Matt |
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bagushandhoko Member
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already contacted Mr.Chiu to order ucm-pi. The cm3 can be any cm3, isnt it ? Could you elaborate more about home assistant and openhab ? support to smartthing still there ? Why at last few months the forum about this project seem quite silent ? |
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TheMax74 Member 
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I suggest you to buy the cm3 with 32gb. I had one with 4gb and isn’t usable because you will find yourself fill the emmc quicker as you think! |
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TheMax74 Member
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Matt, good job. Congratulations. |
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slychiu Administrator 
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The updated UCM/Pi Manual can be downloaded from http://www.cytech.biz/ucm_for_raspbery_pi.html |
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srooks UCM Pi Users
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Why at last few months the forum about this project seem quite silent ? we've moved over to slack - the beta testers that is Last edited on Friday Aug 9th, 2019 05:03 pm by srooks |
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bagushandhoko Member
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non beta tester can not join ? |
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slychiu Administrator
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The slack group is for users There is no more beta. It can be bought. |
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steefdebruijn Member
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Hi Where this ucm/pi can be bought (online)? I am in EU and did not find a place to buy online. Thx |
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slychiu Administrator
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Let me get back to you on that. We have just produced a new batch of UCM/Pi |
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slychiu Administrator
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Laser has UCM/PI. website is https://www.laser.com/index.php/category/Comfort_SecurityHome_Automation/cPath/96 They may not be listed yes. Please send the a message to enquire prices and delivery |
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