home control basic - MLGW

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beoandy
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Posted February 9, 2015 at 21:01 GMT
#2214178

home control  basic - MLGW

 

Home control without a expensive light/home control system:

This is my configuration at home and it is working for many weeks without faults.

Masterlink:

In every linkroom mast be a b&o device connected to the masterlink. You can find here a list. link

 With listed software version (or newer), product can pass LIGHT and CONTROL commands from remote to MLGW. If your device is not able to do this or there is no software update than buy a second hand beolink active an a new software chip (min. sw 1.6) install this in your linkroom and program it to L-option 0.

MLGW or BLGW / Lintronic TT455-RT-238

Are linked via rs232. The MLGW send via customs Strings (<0100232132001--->) to the TT455-RT-238. The TT455-RT-238 converted this string to a ir command  “key1” and send this to the light manager air. The ir send and receive-units a very strong, fast and without faults! (the TT455-RT-238 can also converted ir codes from the beo4 to a non b&o device. Take a look on the homepage from lintronic.

 

JB Media Light Manager AIR

A new very clever device! Take a look: link

Is connected to the wifi and has external antennae. Very strong sending of 433 and 868MHz rf codes. A very smart software to build very easy complex light scenes. You can also program light scenes to depend on temperature, time or the position of the sun.

So you can program “key1” = switch on 50% lamp1 and 30% lamp2 and 0% lamp3; switch on the espresso machine and close the shades only if there is sun outside… and al this only with one command!

maybe you can control the light manager direct via custom strings from the mlgw. But unfortunately, all previous attempt brought no success. (contact me if you have a solution ;-)

 

Intertechno/CoCo/FS20:

 

One of the cheapest dimmer/switch, etc. (20 to 40 euro)

Led, 12v, shades, dimmer, 0-10v led, …..etc.

 

Control:

 

You can now control from every room the light, shades…. Your b&o of course with your beo4, beo5, remote one, iphone app beolink and with the beosound essence remote. Or buy a wall charging-station for the iphone or ipad and you have a touch monitor on the wall.

beoandy

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beoandy
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Posted February 9, 2015 at 21:04 GMT
#2214179

and here is the version with a beolink activ in option 0

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PhilLondon
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Posted February 9, 2015 at 23:55 GMT
#2214180

Very interesting... I am trying to find a way to control Intertechno dimmers...

Is there a documentation on the TCP/IP protocol used by the JB Media box so it could be controlled via wifi?

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PhilLondon
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Posted February 10, 2015 at 00:20 GMT
#2214181

The newly release LIN-433 from Lintronic can control Intertechno devices, so that could simplify the setup.

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beoandy
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Posted February 10, 2015 at 06:41 GMT
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PhilLondon wrote:

Very interesting... I am trying to find a way to control Intertechno dimmers...

Is there a documentation on the TCP/IP protocol used by the JB Media box so it could be controlled via wifi?

Hi phil

Yes, on the homepage there is some documentation. link

and

link

and here you find my trying:

/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/custom-string-mlgw---lightmanager-air#post-2029538

/forum/beo5-and-beo6/rtl8-logo-for-the-dutch-members#post-1779515

link/forum/imported-unmapped/masterlink-gateway---gt-htlm-komandos-senden#post-2180895

but still no success.

beoandy

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beoandy
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Posted February 10, 2015 at 07:06 GMT
#2214183

PhilLondon wrote:
The newly release LIN-433 from Lintronic can control Intertechno devices, so that could simplify the setup.

hi phil!

I´ve seen this. I looks very interesting. But I have choose the lightmanager air for this reason:

Very strong sending (and in the future) receiving from 443 and 868 MHz rf signals; Small case and energy effective; easy programming over wifi; I use now the intertechno/coco dimmers in the whole flat. 8 rooms with different light scenes and shades. Controllable depend on temperature, time or the position of the sun. (before I use a old light manager in the b&o version and so I know the program interface very well)

But maybe the main reason  was: the rs232 socket of the mlgw was still used for the lintronic tt445-238. (translate rs232 commands to ir, controlling scenes via the beovision cinema socket, controlling the projector via rs232)

beoandy 

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beoandy
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Posted February 22, 2015 at 18:55 GMT
#2214184

Here a small summary of wall docking stations for iPhone/iPod touch:

You can mount it in every room in place of the light switch. So the iPhone has a fix place to charging. The beolink app runs 24/7 so you have always access to your light macros an your b&o system.  (lockscreen disabled)

You can use old iPhone´s 4 and above: (only 30 pin connector)


link

and if you want to use the new lightning connector there is a new dock from gira: (gira has also a 30 pin connector version)

link

 

if you want to control the light direct you can also use your old light switch with or without the main voltage.

link or link

coco AWMT-003 (without voltage)

coco AWMT-230 (with voltage)

 

b&o Essence Remote:

you can also control your b&o and your light with the essence remote (if your b&o can can pass LIGHT and CONTROL commands from remote to MLGW. If your device is not able to do this or there is no software update than buy a second hand beolink active an a new software chip (min. sw 1.6) install this in your linkroom and program it to L-option 0.)

here you can find a list of the light function commands if the essence remote is in the light mode:

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beoandy
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Posted February 22, 2015 at 19:17 GMT
#2214185

Hi phil!

 

The light manager AIR can be controlled via http commands. So if you type link or you can direct trigger key 1 from the light manager air.

If you want to control the light manager air direct from the MLGW via costum strings there are at this time no solution.

The ip and the port is deposited in the mlgw. The mlgw is connected in the system logs.

I try the below strings but no success if I release the macro:

?key=1

GET /?key=1 HTTP/1.1\0A\0A

GET /?key=1 HTTP/1.1\0D\0A

GET /control?key=1 HTTP/1.1\0D\0A

GET /control?key=1&cmd=off HTTP/1.1\0A\0A

and all strings starts with PUT

do you have a solution or a idea?

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PhilLondon
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Posted February 22, 2015 at 19:27 GMT
#2214186

Have you tried the link and  URLs from a browser? They work?

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beoandy
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Posted February 22, 2015 at 19:38 GMT
#2214187

yes! both commands worked. the worked also with or without the port 

http://192.168.xx.xx:80/control?key=1

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