Velbus

Home center 3.0.0.75

This brand new version brings some new features and some improvements!

Velbus

  • We added support for the VMB4AN: you can view the current values (*)
  • The time sync (NTP) to the bus often didn’t work. This is now solved in this version.

Visualization via the logging will be added in a future version.

Music

New: Frontier silicon

A total new range of music players supported! Music devices based on the Frontier Silicon chipset can now be operated from within Home center the same way Sonos is operated. This means you can stop / start the player, navigate through the current playlist, set volume, control the mute and integrate them in your Home automation system via the logic, so you can operate them through the buttons in your house and add them for example to the all off operation.

Manage music interfaces

You can now rename and remove unwanted music devices via the settings in the web interface.

2N Access unit

Now also the 2N access units are supported. The available buttons are available as toggles and inputs to operate or to use in the logic interface. They are detected automatically at startup and user name and password can be managed in the settings in the web interface.

Luxom

  • Reversed the order of the regimes, so they are in the same order as in PlusConfig.
  • Bugfix: when scanning different MIN ranges, thermostats and dimmers from previously scanned ranges couldn’t be operated anymore
  • When a Sonos was in the network before the Luxom DS88L was available, Home center didn’t connect automatically to the Luxom home automation system.

Improvements

  • Logging is now available in the Windows client via the About box.
  • The Windows client will now look for the home center server in all network interface (in case you have virtual networks active)
  • Improved start up of Home center server (previously could take up to 30 sec.)

Bugfixes

  • When adding new components to a zone, in some cases you couldn’t operate them immediately.

!Breaking change!

  • None, upgrading goes smoothly!

Home center 3.0

Finally, the newest Home center is deployed!

What’s new?

  • Monitoring of the home automation system. View the results in graphics and statistics.
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  • Camera integration
    • Supported camera systems:
      • 2N camera
      • AVTech camera
      • Videology (existing setup)
    • Available in all clients: Windows, iOs App, Web (Android) interface
    • Trigger an Email with an snapshot of the camera2n verso
  • Web settings: view the connected devices: Home automation system, Sonos, IR, Camera’s, connected Home center clients
  • Beta version of clean up components (make sure to make a back up first before executing)

Velbus

  • Velbus_logo_500pxNew Velbus modules are now supported: VMBPIRO, VMBPIRC, VMBPIRM, VMBGP4PIR, VMB1BLS, VMB1RYNO, VMBDMI-R
    Execute read changes to make them available in ‘Manage zones’ in the Windows client!Motion & light sensors
  • Improved feedback from thermostats

Improvements

  • Web settings: menu reordered
  • Web: improved scaling of components
  • User management: duplicate user names are no longer allowed
  • Web settings: option to push PC time to Home center interface server
  • Web settings: new option to also backup the system settings of the Home center interface server
  • Web settings: page to manage network settings available in menu
  • Improved stability of the connection to Sonos devices
  • Triggering of rules: we avoid triggering the rules too often. For example: e-mailing of the energy production of solar panels
  • Faster startup

Bug fixes

  • SMS for both CM and Clickatell are fixed

Luxom

  • luxomImproved connection stability
  • Operating shades improved
  • Improved usage of inputs

!Breaking change!

  • None, upgrading goes smoothly!

Home center 2.7.3.18

This update mainly contains some improvements and bugfixes.

New in this update

  • Feedback from inputs is now visible in all clients.
  • Velbus VMB7IN energy measurement now supports the liter and m³ and shows 2 decimals. Execute read changes to get the correct values!

!Breaking change!

  • Velbus momentaries are removed: please replace them manually with designated inputs!

Improvements

  • Windows client: shade button now works exactly like in the iOS app and Web app: going up and down now toggles in stead of separate function for the upper half and lower half of the button. Also it’s now more clear when the shade is open or closed.
  • Velbus: Macro’s are no longer created because they are obsolete, since all inputs are available. Existing macro’s are not removed and still work.
  • Windows client: from the ‘About’ screen you can now directly download the correct version of the Windows client (this will be useful in future versions of Home center)

Bug fixes

  • Web: background color of zones was not visible
  • Web: full rebuild of settings due to modifications since Chrome 43
  • Windows client: improved login: better message when trying to log in with a wrong username and password
  • Logic: rules which contain a ‘=’ in the URL didn’t open the correct web page.
  • Logic: input values where not evaluated correctly. Short press & long press
  • Luxom: dimmers, toggles and shades where sometimes displayed as inputs in stead of their real function
  • Luxom: possible blocking of port 2300 after executing read changes has been solved
  • Minor internal improvements

 

 

Home center in the media

Home center in the spotlights at Batibouw 2015

TV – Brussel 03-03-2015

First item (Dutch)

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Télébruxelles 27-02-2015

From 00:38 (French)

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VTM Nieuws 27-02-2015

First item (Dutch)

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Bouw & Wonen 28-02-2015

From 1:46 (Dutch)

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Batibouw 2015

Home center is featured at the Velbus booth at Batibouw in Brussels expo

Home center in VTM nieuws

 

Home center demo

exclusively at the

Brussels Expo

Batibouw 2015

Velbus booth – Hall 9 booth 208

Velbus

 

 

new-iconemail sms

Trigger Email and SMS enabled home automation
when an alarm is activated,  each time the solar panels have generated a 1kWh, …

new-iconInfraredGlobal Caché

Infrared capabilities: Integration with IR devices of Global Caché
Operate ventilation, shades, air-conditioner, decoder, TV, amplifier, … with Velbus.

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Automated custom messages on Velbus OLED glass panels
Sonos and custom messages

Sonos

Sonos integration in Velbus

And much more…

 

Home center 2.7.1.8

This version contains some bug fixes since v2.7.1.2 and v2.7.1.1:

  • Subaddresses of VMBGPOD could not be changed through VMBHIS.
  • Calculation of energy measurements were not always correct (VMB7IN)
  • Connection management in the VMBHIS has been improved: sometimes it was not possible to connect after some time and the VMBHIS had to be restarted.
  • Invalid characters in module names (visible in Velbuslink when reading modules) could crash Home center.
  • Some internal fine tuning

If you have v2.7.1.2, a notification should be on the login page about the new version.

Go to the Settings on the VMBBHIS web interface and execute the ‘Update software’.

This is a BUGFIX version, we made available for all users who have 2.7.1.2 installed, even if your license updates have expired since 2.7.1.2 was released.

For non-VMBHIS users the same things apply.
The download of the setup including the Home center server is on the same page as v2.7.1.2.
In case you don’t have this link, send us an e-mail, then we will send you the link.