Many Manchester Makerspace members have experience in programming, using, and debugging microcontrollers, whether the classic Arduino, the more capable ESP32, or other purpose-specific models. We have a wealth of knowledge and supporting components to help make your microcontroller dream a reality, you supply your favorite dev board and we’ve got you covered for soldering and […]
Category Archives: Programming
Last hurrah for ISY994
FYI for all @here, our ISY994 automation controller is reaching end-of-support, see https://www.universal-devices.com/finalbye994/ We plan to continue to extend our makerspace automations, perhaps with the new Matter standard. Watch for updates here. Universal Devices (UDI) introduced the first ISY automation controller in 2007. The ISY-99 was a low-cost, embedded, and fully standalone home automation controller that was ahead of […]
Automating the Auto bay
Here’s an example of the code which handles the auto bay motion events. The Axis IP camera in the bay makes a REST call to execute the “Then” clause when motion is detected, and “Else” when a motion event ends: This project leverages the generous donations from Axis (Cameras and controller) and from Universal Devices […]
Automating our Open House
Thanks to our ISY automation controller from Universal Devices, we’ve been able to automatically prep the HVAC (heat or cool) for our Monday Open House nights. This program automatically pre-sets the thermostat on Monday evening:
Webhooks aren’t for fishing
Our new ISY-994 z-wave controller has a bunch of options for webhooks, interfacing with open/close sensors, etc. Tons of documentation, under “IFTTT/Webhooks”. https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_IFTTT_Integration We currently use these for sending out notifications via the ISY Portal to IFTTT destinations
Woodshop thermostat automations via ISY Portal
Thanks to Universal Devices (UDI) we have an ISY-994 with Z-Wave and access to their web Portal! We can also enable Google/Alexa/IFTTT now. https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_Amazon_Echo_Integration_V3#Thermostats For example, in the woodshop, we use our Axis Communications camera motion detector to set-back the thermostat when room is empty for an hour. For the main hydronic baseboards, we’re going to […]