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Domoticz Open Source Home Automation System Manual date: February 2015 Author: Robbert E. Peters Email: [email protected]

10 Hardware Setup Before you can use the application to control devices you must setup the communication hardware device(s). Setting up a USB

11 Sharing Devices It is possible to share your (Domoticz) sensors with your friends. For instance you can share your Rain Meter, but also lights/

12 Application Settings There are various application settings. For control of Light/Switches based on Sun Set /Sunrise timings, it is important t

13 Notification Setup Notifications can be send for example when a switch is pushed, electricity usage is too high, temperature to high and for ma

14 Website Protection By default no username/password is needed to access Domoticz via the web browser. If you wish to protect Domoticz (for inst

15 Software Updates The Domoticz system can be updated (Raspberry Pi) via the web interface. There are two options: - Stable versions (recommen

16 Meter/Counter Setup Wind Meter Wind meter notation (m/s, km/h, mph or knots) OWL 113 display mode By default the OWL 113 is displaying t

17 Devices Once the application is running it will collect all devices found/received and begin logging the messages. Devices can be Added/Remov

18 Temperature The temperature tab includes all sensors that have a temperature sensor. A temperature sensor can also include a Humidity sensor

19 Log By pressing the log button you can see the log of the sensor. It is possible to zoom in/out. By pressing the BACK button you return to th

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20 Edit In this dialog you can rename the device, remove, or replace it. Replace Some devices change their unique ID when a new battery is ins

21 Notifications Each device has different notifications (depending on the hardware options). For example, in the above screenshot, you want to

22 Weather The weather tab includes all sensors that are related to weather... - Rain Meter - Wind Meter - UV Meter - Barometer Each ite

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24 Utility The utility tab includes Meter Sensors (Energy / Gas / P1 / YouLess / Voltage / AD / Air Quality / …) Each item has the following o

25 Lights/Switches The lights/switches tab includes devices like: - Light Switches - Door sensors - Blinds - Doorbells - Security - Si

26 Adding a Light/Switch by Auto Learning By pressing the ‘Learn Light/Switch’ button you have 5 seconds to press the remote/switch/sensor. If t

27 Adding a Light/Switch Manually If you know the switch brand/type/address it is also possible to enter the parameters by hand. It is also possi

28 Sub/Slave Devices (One of the most difficult chapters) What is a Sub/Slave Device Most Lights can be controlled from up to 6 remotes. See th

29 Next we are going to add the keychain remote (*b), but instead of choosing to set it up as Main device, we are selecting ‘Sub/Slave’ device: W

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30 Remember to select Sub/Slave Device: Select the First Floor Light (*a) as the Main device. Now that we have added the ‘Downstairs Light’ we

31 *Note: When adding a Sub/Slave device, this will not be visible in the ‘Lights’ tab by default. You see this device in the ‘Edit’ screen from t

32 Notifications What are Notifications? Notifications can be used when you want to know if a switch is pressed (for example a doorbell), or wh

33 Replacing Batteries Some devices change their unique ID when a new battery is installed. To replace the old sensor data to the new device act

34 Custom Icons It is possible to upload/use custom icons for On/Off switches. This requires a ZIP file with the following contents: - icons.txt

35 Browser Cache The web frontend is set to be cached. This will speed up the application launch time, and is perfect if you create a shortcut on

36 If X10 MS13 sensors are in use check the battery in this sensor because when the battery becomes almost empty the MS13 starts transmitting a wea

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5 Introduction Domoticz is a Home Automation system design to control various devices and receive input from various sensors. For example this sy

6 Hardware There are various hardware components that the system can use. Some are specifically made for the Raspberry Pi. • RF 433Mhz - RFXCOM

7 Installation Please consult the wiki pages for details. http://www.domoticz.com/wiki/Main_Page Raspberry Pi The easiest way to get started is

8 Command Line parameters The following command line parameters are available: -www port (for example -www 8080) -sslwww port (secure web port, f

9 Unix Starup Script To start Domoticz automatically when the system starts perform the following steps: sudo cp domoticz.sh /etc/init.d sudo c