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    Latest version of Cortex W10

    Hi,

    Spurred by the thread on Cortex W10, I've just checked the version of W10 I'm running. It's W10.0.6, the update check reports that it's the latest version, is that correct?

    I've had a few...
  2. Hi Richard, I've cobbled a couple of sonoff...

    Hi Richard,

    I've cobbled a couple of sonoff type devices flashed with tasmota into our Idratek set up. I'm not a great fan of WiFi, it's never super reliable in our house despite my attempt to...
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    Thanks Karam. I've added a simple set of logic...

    Thanks Karam. I've added a simple set of logic gates and API call to poll the light to keep Cortex up to date if it gets switched off with the remote
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    Philips Hue and W10

    H all,

    I'm having difficulty getting the Hue hub object to find a user name in Cortex W10. The hub is found correctly, but when I click "request user name", press the physical button on the hub...
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    Thanks Karam, Transzorbs fitted, now I have to...

    Thanks Karam,

    Transzorbs fitted, now I have to hope it doesn't happen again.
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    * Fault * in activity log

    Hi all,

    Occasionally the lights and fan in the WC turn off and then back on again for no reason. I've finally noticed that the activity logs for the light and fan (attached to two relays in the...
  7. Thread: Philips Hue

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    Hi Andrew, I ended up using powerscript to...

    Hi Andrew,

    I ended up using powerscript to create a command line. It's not terribly elegant, but does the job. Of course that means there's no possibility of feedback from the light, but I don't...
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    Thanks Karam. In an act of desperation I...

    Thanks Karam.

    In an act of desperation I stopped the network and restarted Cortex - I'm all back to normal now! No idea what happened, but I should have listened to my pc support 101 training!
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    Video not working at all

    Hi guys,

    The ip camera was working fine, but the stream seems to have stopped getting to Cortex (the "Live" view on the video window is just black). Looking at the video files it stopped working...
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    Video recording not always working

    Hi all,

    I've got an IP camera which is configured to pre roll record (a magic feature).

    I've just noticed slightly odd behaviour with video capture. The camera doesn't record every time it is...
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    I used an older WMG 520 motor...

    I used an older WMG 520 motor (http://www.loftsolutions.co.uk/shop/velux-electrical-spares/velux-replacement-motors/velux-wmg-520) which is a simple 24v switched polarity unit. Works nicely with the...
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    Hi Chris, We've got squeezeboxes (incidentally...

    Hi Chris,

    We've got squeezeboxes (incidentally there are lots of clever people who have reworked things so with appropriate bits one can use a rPi as a squeezebox) and have used NPVR as a DVR for...
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    Thanks for the speedy reply Viv.

    Thanks for the speedy reply Viv.
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    Disable Macro oddness

    Hi all,

    I'm having some difficulty with a "disable macro" connection. I have a connection from a "going bright" output of a light level sensor to disable a macro. This has been working fine, but...
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    Philips Hue

    Hi all,

    I've just purchased a Philips Hue bridge which allows my three existing Philips LivingColors LED lights to be controlled via REST HTTP calls (and an iPad!). Before setting off on a...
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    Thanks Karam, Happy to report that I've got no...

    Thanks Karam,

    Happy to report that I've got no problems with the standard QLD. Just for info it's a 5ft tube (I'm guessing it's a T8 as it's about 15 years old...)

    Peter
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    Fluorescent tube and qld

    Hi guys,

    An odd question, but I have a 5a socket wired to one of the channels on a qld. I'd like to connect a floor lamp with a tube in it to the socket. If I don't dim the qld (ie only use...
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    Hi Karam, I'm using one of the slightly older...

    Hi Karam,

    I'm using one of the slightly older i3 NUCs running windows 7 (the memorably named DC3217BY) with a 120Gb SSD. I don't have a particularly demanding system, but it copes with no issues....
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    The Set Off connection does the trick nicely. ...

    The Set Off connection does the trick nicely. However, with a bit more prodding I'm getting some behaviour which I didn't expect.

    The dimmer is set to "When someone is present and it's dark, or...
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    Thanks Karam

    Thanks Karam
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    Returning a light to it's default brightness

    Hi all,

    Is there an easy equivalent of the "auto set override to default after unoccupied" for the brightness? I have a circuit that can be turned on manually to a bright setting, but I'd like it...
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    Whilst messing about over Christmas, I did think...

    Whilst messing about over Christmas, I did think of another potentially simple way of achieving what I think you are after. How about xAP and running an Arduino/RPI at the remote end? Cortex can...
  23. Sorry, a "shield" is an interface board which...

    Sorry, a "shield" is an interface board which plugs into the Arduino microprocessor board. It has the driver chip which allows the Arduino to "talk" DMX.

    The code on the PC is in visual basic...
  24. I use an Arduino with a DMX shield and a scruffy...

    I use an Arduino with a DMX shield and a scruffy bit of code. The arduino is triggered by a bit of code on the PC which attaches to the Cortex API. I'm sure there's a simpler way (perhaps the...
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    Hi Marcus, Interesting to read your backup...

    Hi Marcus,

    Interesting to read your backup precautions. My PC occasionally BSODs, but always seems to restart itelf (not sure if this is a w7 thing or I've got lucky with a setting somewhere!).
    ...
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