https://www.comfortforums.com/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:35:11 +0000 MyBB https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5323.html Sat, 31 Jul 2021 13:19:18 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5323.html
Not had a lot of time with my system over the last couple of years.... work in the NHS and something has been taking our time up. Hope everyone if keeping safe and well.

Still love my Comfort system and the team at Cytech.

I am aware of Matt\'s PI interface, but haven\'t purchased it yet and not sure how easy it is to program. However, the world of smart home is exploding with many companies building loads of things that could help, but that interface between us and the equipment becomes ever more complicated.

I use comfort for many tasks, using relays, IR, z-wave, and in some cases just simple 12v outputs. The problems I have faced is new z-wave equipment is not supported by the UCM, zigbee seems to be a choice of protocol for some manufactures. I have also started to look at Hue bulbs (one at the moment they are very expensive) they just get rid of the need for hardwiring modules.


I would like to take input messages from comfort PIR, smoke detectors, dry contact switchs etc and the alarm mode status, off, day, night, away, holiday into another hub.... currently the Hubitat looks interesting as it supports z-wave, zigbee, hue which would allow me to get rid of 2 or 3 other smart home hubs, vera, smart things, Hue hub (not yet purchased).

Has anyone else looked at smart home hubs and interfacing with comfort / Matt\'s UCM? in particular I would be very interested in views on the Hubitat-C7.

Can anyone suggest how I move forward with the exploding number of smart home products and continue to have Comfort at the core of my system? Amongst other things I have been looking at Ikea electric roller blinds, but their remote is rubbish. I have a dry contact button connected to comfort to open and close my curtains..... but this won\'t work with zigbee (I think) Ikea blinds.

Any thoughts much appreciated.

Lee





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Not had a lot of time with my system over the last couple of years.... work in the NHS and something has been taking our time up. Hope everyone if keeping safe and well.

Still love my Comfort system and the team at Cytech.

I am aware of Matt\'s PI interface, but haven\'t purchased it yet and not sure how easy it is to program. However, the world of smart home is exploding with many companies building loads of things that could help, but that interface between us and the equipment becomes ever more complicated.

I use comfort for many tasks, using relays, IR, z-wave, and in some cases just simple 12v outputs. The problems I have faced is new z-wave equipment is not supported by the UCM, zigbee seems to be a choice of protocol for some manufactures. I have also started to look at Hue bulbs (one at the moment they are very expensive) they just get rid of the need for hardwiring modules.


I would like to take input messages from comfort PIR, smoke detectors, dry contact switchs etc and the alarm mode status, off, day, night, away, holiday into another hub.... currently the Hubitat looks interesting as it supports z-wave, zigbee, hue which would allow me to get rid of 2 or 3 other smart home hubs, vera, smart things, Hue hub (not yet purchased).

Has anyone else looked at smart home hubs and interfacing with comfort / Matt\'s UCM? in particular I would be very interested in views on the Hubitat-C7.

Can anyone suggest how I move forward with the exploding number of smart home products and continue to have Comfort at the core of my system? Amongst other things I have been looking at Ikea electric roller blinds, but their remote is rubbish. I have a dry contact button connected to comfort to open and close my curtains..... but this won\'t work with zigbee (I think) Ikea blinds.

Any thoughts much appreciated.

Lee





:X:X:X:X:X]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5017.html Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:45:38 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5017.html With the app installed on a mob phone can we have Comfort notify the app of alerts - 
We install door entry systems and they all have the ability to ring out remotely to the app so the customer can talk to the visitor.

Surely this is a MUST for comfort.

]]> With the app installed on a mob phone can we have Comfort notify the app of alerts - 
We install door entry systems and they all have the ability to ring out remotely to the app so the customer can talk to the visitor.

Surely this is a MUST for comfort.

]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5006.html Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:05:16 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5006.html As an installer I say NO absolutely pointless - simplified will never be used !]]> As an installer I say NO absolutely pointless - simplified will never be used !]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4995.html Fri, 04 Jan 2019 04:34:15 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4995.html HOWEVER the partition function is not available on the app..... Which sort of defeats the object of upgrading as a large majority of our customers us an app to control.
Can we have a definitive time frame for implementation of this function please ]]> HOWEVER the partition function is not available on the app..... Which sort of defeats the object of upgrading as a large majority of our customers us an app to control.
Can we have a definitive time frame for implementation of this function please ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4811.html Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:20:51 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4811.html here,

Can I add the following request to comfort programming (so comfort and Comfigurator I guess):
- the ability for a response to check which holiday is active (if \'holiday\' were an integer rather than boolean it could hold the id of the holiday entry that has set it)
- if possible the ability to set a period (eg 5 days) or end date for a holiday entry

It would then be possible to check which holiday entry is active.



Can I also add the following requests for android app please:
- can you add the same show timer / camera checkboxes as are now in ios app,
- can you make it possible to configure the holiday entries, so they can be set without needing reprogramming via Comfigurator

Many Thanks.

]]> here,

Can I add the following request to comfort programming (so comfort and Comfigurator I guess):
- the ability for a response to check which holiday is active (if \'holiday\' were an integer rather than boolean it could hold the id of the holiday entry that has set it)
- if possible the ability to set a period (eg 5 days) or end date for a holiday entry

It would then be possible to check which holiday entry is active.



Can I also add the following requests for android app please:
- can you add the same show timer / camera checkboxes as are now in ios app,
- can you make it possible to configure the holiday entries, so they can be set without needing reprogramming via Comfigurator

Many Thanks.

]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4781.html Sat, 04 Nov 2017 15:35:45 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4781.html but keypad 9 just says \"NOT POLLED\"

I have the lastest comfigurator firmware, i have updated defaults, i have restarted comfigurator and comfort but MAXKEYPADS still reads 8 in the config file

please help!
]]> but keypad 9 just says \"NOT POLLED\"

I have the lastest comfigurator firmware, i have updated defaults, i have restarted comfigurator and comfort but MAXKEYPADS still reads 8 in the config file

please help!
]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4750.html Sun, 17 Sep 2017 22:28:44 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4750.html It would be useful if Comfigurator prompted you to edit/update the changelog field(s) when you saved the config file.
A richer version would have some sort of automated date + version number (that is incremented each time you save the file) and perhaps have flags (similar to the \'Selective\' transfer options) that showed which types of changes had been made, plus the manual change log comments too.]]> It would be useful if Comfigurator prompted you to edit/update the changelog field(s) when you saved the config file.
A richer version would have some sort of automated date + version number (that is incremented each time you save the file) and perhaps have flags (similar to the \'Selective\' transfer options) that showed which types of changes had been made, plus the manual change log comments too.]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4714.html Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:17:23 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4714.html
It would be really handy if we could have more than the current 6 control groups.
I appreciate these map onto the keypad keys, so the additional 4 currently unused keys would be great.

Many thanks,
    John.
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It would be really handy if we could have more than the current 6 control groups.
I appreciate these map onto the keypad keys, so the additional 4 currently unused keys would be great.

Many thanks,
    John.
]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4613.html Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:07:55 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4613.html ]]> ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4580.html Wed, 14 Dec 2016 08:14:18 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4580.html https://madeby.google.com/home/ and https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-Bluetooth-Speaker-with-WiFi-Alexa/dp/B00X4WHP5E 
For the time being i will use smartthings https://www.smartthings.com/ as bridge to acces comfort]]> https://madeby.google.com/home/ and https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-Bluetooth-Speaker-with-WiFi-Alexa/dp/B00X4WHP5E 
For the time being i will use smartthings https://www.smartthings.com/ as bridge to acces comfort]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4516.html Sun, 18 Sep 2016 08:59:51 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4516.html ]]> ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4370.html Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:24:51 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4370.html It worked great as you could realy tailor actions based in where specifically the motion was detected. One drawback was the dvr only had one relay output, so I could only relay have one comfort response for the whole dvr.
 Most dvr are the same and have only a limited number of outputs, however, they all have email sending which means you could send multiple email headings to indicate lots of different actions required.
If co fort had the ability to perform a response based on an email receipt and its heading  then the options are unlimited, and it would be a very straightforward interface to configure.
100% of dvrs have this feature, so comfort would instantly be able to communicate or interface with sherry single dvr type, irrespective of hardware etc.

Is this a possibility, it would have huge potential, even beyond dvr type uses.

Perhaps one issue is that it wouldn\'t be instantaneous ?
Perhaps snmp functionality instead ?]]> It worked great as you could realy tailor actions based in where specifically the motion was detected. One drawback was the dvr only had one relay output, so I could only relay have one comfort response for the whole dvr.
 Most dvr are the same and have only a limited number of outputs, however, they all have email sending which means you could send multiple email headings to indicate lots of different actions required.
If co fort had the ability to perform a response based on an email receipt and its heading  then the options are unlimited, and it would be a very straightforward interface to configure.
100% of dvrs have this feature, so comfort would instantly be able to communicate or interface with sherry single dvr type, irrespective of hardware etc.

Is this a possibility, it would have huge potential, even beyond dvr type uses.

Perhaps one issue is that it wouldn\'t be instantaneous ?
Perhaps snmp functionality instead ?]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4153.html Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:16:21 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4153.html
Send Email response - recipient number follows as a parameter and then the text of the email would be made up from the Comfort vocabulary - maybe 10 words or so per email?  So this could be an action string of the send email function followed by up to 4 recipient numbers followed by up to 10 word ID\'s

This would allow an email to be sent in connection with events other than alarm conditions
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Send Email response - recipient number follows as a parameter and then the text of the email would be made up from the Comfort vocabulary - maybe 10 words or so per email?  So this could be an action string of the send email function followed by up to 4 recipient numbers followed by up to 10 word ID\'s

This would allow an email to be sent in connection with events other than alarm conditions
]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3927.html Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:07:18 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3927.html https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3922.html Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:03:51 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3922.html