Introducing the HGI80 alternative - the latest DIY kid on the block

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  • bruce_miranda
    Automated Home Legend
    • Jul 2014
    • 2307

    #16
    Before we take any money or order any parts, I will check this with Resideo. This isn't a business or ever going to be one. It's a project for this community. And if Resideo isn't going to like this, it will go nowhere. At this stage I was simply trying to gauge interest. I was actually hoping there would be demand for the blank PCBs because even for a prototype we needed to order more than we needed.
    At the most we will just sell this as an Arduino platform and let people to use it as they please.

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    • StuartP
      Moderator
      • Feb 2004
      • 81

      #17
      Just market it as an update nanoCUL arduino. What people choose to do with it after that is up to them.

      £10 for a bare PCB seems a little steep, who are you using as your PCB house ?

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      • bruce_miranda
        Automated Home Legend
        • Jul 2014
        • 2307

        #18
        Sorry, the £10 includes signed for UK shipping. But its also high because we have not mass produced a board. It's been made by one of the prototype manufacturers.

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        • bruce_miranda
          Automated Home Legend
          • Jul 2014
          • 2307

          #19
          Originally posted by bruce_miranda View Post
          Sorry, the £10 includes signed for UK shipping. But its also high because we have not mass produced a board. It's been made by one of the prototype manufacturers.
          Actually make that £5 + shipping for the bare PCB. I had incorrectly assumed parcel shipping. A bare PCB could easily go through as a letter.

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          • PJB
            Automated Home Jr Member
            • Feb 2020
            • 16

            #20
            Great work. Thanks. Count me in for an assembled unit please Bruce. Prefer an SMA type antenna connector rather than a pigtail .. but not a problem if you choose otherwise.

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            • bruce_miranda
              Automated Home Legend
              • Jul 2014
              • 2307

              #21
              Don't knock the pigtails. What we found out was some "proper" antennas with SMA connectors etc were actually just pigtails in a suit.
              See the various antennas we have been testing.
              Attached Files

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              • bruce_miranda
                Automated Home Legend
                • Jul 2014
                • 2307

                #22
                Originally posted by StuartP View Post
                Just market it as an update nanoCUL arduino. What people choose to do with it after that is up to them.

                £10 for a bare PCB seems a little steep, who are you using as your PCB house ?
                Actually that's a very good point. This is infact nothing more than a DIY CULV3. Just that the CULV3 uses the normal ATMEL DFU bootloader whereas this being an Arduino, uses the Arduino bootloader and firmware is uploaded using the Arduino IDE.

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                • PJB
                  Automated Home Jr Member
                  • Feb 2020
                  • 16

                  #23
                  Originally posted by bruce_miranda View Post
                  Don't knock the pigtails. What we found out was some "proper" antennas with SMA connectors etc were actually just pigtails in a suit.
                  See the various antennas we have been testing.
                  Yes, I had some similar experiences picking an antenna for an esp8622 / wi-fi / solar convertor / mqtt project a couple of years ago. All was not as it seemed!

                  I think SMA offers more mounting & case options, that's all. But either way, not a showstopper.

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                  • bruce_miranda
                    Automated Home Legend
                    • Jul 2014
                    • 2307

                    #24
                    You would think SMA male and female connectors would be standard. Apparently not! You can have an SMA female connector but with a male pin and vise versa. You have to love standards.

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                    • daniel@paynefamily.co.uk
                      Automated Home Jr Member
                      • Jan 2020
                      • 36

                      #25
                      +1 For the fully assembled unit. Thanks

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                      • scfnet
                        Automated Home Jr Member
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 11

                        #26
                        +1 For the fully assembled unit. Thanks Alastair

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                        • filbert
                          Automated Home Guru
                          • Oct 2017
                          • 161

                          #27
                          I'm certainly interested but what is the benefit of this device? I've looked at the Domoticz threads but find it rather confusing. Is there an idiot's guide to the benefits?

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                          • chippie
                            Automated Home Lurker
                            • Dec 2015
                            • 5

                            #28
                            Following this with interest. A while back I got a nano cul etc, and tried to get it working with home assistant. I failed, and gave up, as I couldn't find a complete how to guide, and ran out of time.

                            Will the firmware you have got work on a nano cul version of this setup, or would I be better of getting these parts and starting again?

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                            • bruce_miranda
                              Automated Home Legend
                              • Jul 2014
                              • 2307

                              #29
                              If you have a NanoCUL, the same firmware works on it albeit with some limitations. So you should definitely try loading it again.

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                              • heideschaap
                                Automated Home Lurker
                                • Oct 2020
                                • 3

                                #30
                                Will you be able to ship to the Netherlands? If so, I sign-up for a fully assembled unit.

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