Is there a dummies guide to setting up Domoticz for Evohome?

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  • Norfolkboy
    Automated Home Jr Member
    • Nov 2016
    • 43

    Is there a dummies guide to setting up Domoticz for Evohome?

    Hi,

    As the title says, i have read and read and tried but cant understand what i need to download, run etc! im usually very good at tech, but my computer code is a different story
    Last edited by Norfolkboy; 2 December 2016, 06:31 PM.
  • Little Tinker
    Automated Home Jr Member
    • Nov 2016
    • 38

    #2
    It would be good to build this up .

    So far I have:
    • Downloaded the stable software from www.domoticz.com
    • Installed that on an old PC running Windows 7 32-bit to run as a service
    • Installed the HGI90 USB driver from the EvoHome page on the Domoticz Wiki
    • Plugged the HGI80 into USB port
    • Left it for a few hours to listen to messages between devices
    • Been somewhat confused at number of found items, what they do, and why some have names but not others
    • Added a few as temperature devices, and looked at the log.


    Looks clever, but not sure what to do to make it all more coherent. May try and untangle it this w/e.
    Last edited by Little Tinker; 3 December 2016, 12:17 AM.

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    • Norfolkboy
      Automated Home Jr Member
      • Nov 2016
      • 43

      #3
      Originally posted by Little Tinker View Post
      It would be good to build this up .

      So far I have:
      Downloaded the stable software from www.domoticz.com
      Installed that on an old PC running Windows 7 32-bit to run as a service
      Installed the HGI90 USB driver from the EvoHome page on the Domoticz Wiki
      Plugged the HGI80 into USB port
      Left if for a few hours to lists to messages between devices
      Been somewhat confused at number of found items, what they do, and why some have names but not others
      Added a few as temperature devices, and looked at the log.

      Looks clever, but not sure what to do to make it all more coherent. May try and untangle it this w/e.
      Good idea, where did you get your HGI80 from out of interest. This seems an easier way to get the info, than trying to get the data from the web via Honeywell api

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      • victorp1612
        Automated Home Jr Member
        • Jun 2016
        • 24

        #4
        Originally posted by Norfolkboy View Post
        Hi,

        As the title says, i have read and read and tried but cant understand what i need to download, run etc! im usually very good at tech, but my computer code is a different story
        Are you looking at running it on Windows or Raspberry Pi ? ( Running it on Pi , without a HGI80 for now )
        For Pi , I followed the instructions on https://www.domoticz.com/wiki/Evohome and didn't have any issues.

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        • paulockenden
          Automated Home Legend
          • Apr 2015
          • 1719

          #5
          The only problem with the Pi is getting the HGI80 drivers loaded.

          I can't remember how I eventually did it, but I do remember it being a bit of a faff.

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          • DBMandrake
            Automated Home Legend
            • Sep 2014
            • 2361

            #6
            Originally posted by Norfolkboy View Post
            Hi,

            As the title says, i have read and read and tried but cant understand what i need to download, run etc! im usually very good at tech, but my computer code is a different story
            Did you find this page ?



            This is what I followed, and I use the Web API. Unfortunately the scripts required are just provided as text in the wiki page so you have to copy and paste them into files and make them executable then set up a cron job or similar to make sure the evo-update.sh script runs every 5 minutes. But someone with a little bit of Linux knowledge shouldn't have too much difficulty.

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