New Thermostat
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@scottalanmiller said in New Thermostat:
Could make this a cool project, and it is likely cheaper by a bit, but it would be a pain to have to support it.
http://www.stuff.tv/features/how-build-homemade-nest-thermostat
Yeah that seems painful, cool but painful.
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Yeah, if someone had a sweet interface and sensor kit ready to go, building your own might not be too bad. But everyone seems to have old, non-uniform weirdness that works but isn't what you'd be looking for.
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@scottalanmiller said in New Thermostat:
So I have a digital thermostat currently but it is awful and needs to be replaced. It doesn't work like it should and the interface is garbage. So am thinking about what I could replace it with. Came across this one and it looks really interesting...
https://www.smarthome.com/ecobee-eb-state3-01ecobee3-smart-wi-fi-thermostat.html
I really like that it is Alexa enabled, because we use the Amazon Echo extensively and would like to use it more. We have the Echo and Tap currently and plan to put a Dot in the main part of the house with the big sound system.
Alexa enabled you say?
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@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@scottalanmiller said in New Thermostat:
So I have a digital thermostat currently but it is awful and needs to be replaced. It doesn't work like it should and the interface is garbage. So am thinking about what I could replace it with. Came across this one and it looks really interesting...
https://www.smarthome.com/ecobee-eb-state3-01ecobee3-smart-wi-fi-thermostat.html
I really like that it is Alexa enabled, because we use the Amazon Echo extensively and would like to use it more. We have the Echo and Tap currently and plan to put a Dot in the main part of the house with the big sound system.
Alexa enabled you say?
Yup, I love that feature option. Big deal for us.
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@scottalanmiller said in New Thermostat:
@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@scottalanmiller said in New Thermostat:
So I have a digital thermostat currently but it is awful and needs to be replaced. It doesn't work like it should and the interface is garbage. So am thinking about what I could replace it with. Came across this one and it looks really interesting...
https://www.smarthome.com/ecobee-eb-state3-01ecobee3-smart-wi-fi-thermostat.html
I really like that it is Alexa enabled, because we use the Amazon Echo extensively and would like to use it more. We have the Echo and Tap currently and plan to put a Dot in the main part of the house with the big sound system.
Alexa enabled you say?
Yup, I love that feature option. Big deal for us.
Yeah I have an Alexa now so that's appealing to be able to tell it to change the temp.s
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If it checks into a central server that isn't controlled by you, today that's just a bad idea. Most of those protocols have been shown to have little to no real security.
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@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
If it checks into a central server that isn't controlled by you, today that's just a bad idea. Most of those protocols have been shown to have little to no real security.
Yeah that's the only downside. Webroot is trying to build a security framework that vendors can use since they mostly don't think about it until it's too late: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/business/iot
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@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
If it checks into a central server that isn't controlled by you, today that's just a bad idea. Most of those protocols have been shown to have little to no real security.
That can't be a generic statement. That is purely case by case.
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@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
If it checks into a central server that isn't controlled by you, today that's just a bad idea. Most of those protocols have been shown to have little to no real security.
Yeah that's the only downside. Webroot is trying to build a security framework that vendors can use since they mostly don't think about it until it's too late: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/business/iot
here's hoping that takes off!
I hope webroot also realizes that it needs to be free if it's going to be accepted.
Steve Gibson is making a new authentication mechanism - he knows the only way it will be largely accepted is if it's free, so he's open sourcing the project.
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@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
If it checks into a central server that isn't controlled by you, today that's just a bad idea. Most of those protocols have been shown to have little to no real security.
Yeah that's the only downside. Webroot is trying to build a security framework that vendors can use since they mostly don't think about it until it's too late: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/business/iot
here's hoping that takes off!
I hope webroot also realizes that it needs to be free if it's going to be accepted.
Steve Gibson is making a new authentication mechanism - he knows the only way it will be largely accepted is if it's free, so he's open sourcing the project.
Well we do have to make some money. Plus hosting all the stuff on AWS and supporting the API calls costs us money, so if it were a free service then we'd be losing money on the deal
But it's certainly something we want to make affordable enough for vendors to use so that it will be widely adopted. -
@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
If it checks into a central server that isn't controlled by you, today that's just a bad idea. Most of those protocols have been shown to have little to no real security.
Yeah that's the only downside. Webroot is trying to build a security framework that vendors can use since they mostly don't think about it until it's too late: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/business/iot
here's hoping that takes off!
I hope webroot also realizes that it needs to be free if it's going to be accepted.
Steve Gibson is making a new authentication mechanism - he knows the only way it will be largely accepted is if it's free, so he's open sourcing the project.
Well we do have to make some money. Plus hosting all the stuff on AWS and supporting the API calls costs us money, so if it were a free service then we'd be losing money on the deal
But it's certainly something we want to make affordable enough for vendors to use so that it will be widely adopted.If you price it per unit, so that little vendors can get in at $1/unit or something like that, it might work. You need to make the point of entry low, that's the bigger issue.
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@scottalanmiller said in New Thermostat:
@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
If it checks into a central server that isn't controlled by you, today that's just a bad idea. Most of those protocols have been shown to have little to no real security.
Yeah that's the only downside. Webroot is trying to build a security framework that vendors can use since they mostly don't think about it until it's too late: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/business/iot
here's hoping that takes off!
I hope webroot also realizes that it needs to be free if it's going to be accepted.
Steve Gibson is making a new authentication mechanism - he knows the only way it will be largely accepted is if it's free, so he's open sourcing the project.
Well we do have to make some money. Plus hosting all the stuff on AWS and supporting the API calls costs us money, so if it were a free service then we'd be losing money on the deal
But it's certainly something we want to make affordable enough for vendors to use so that it will be widely adopted.If you price it per unit, so that little vendors can get in at $1/unit or something like that, it might work. You need to make the point of entry low, that's the bigger issue.
Yeah I haven't heard anything on the pricing yet, and I'm not sure if that is fully baked. We're still in the process of building it
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@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
@Nic said in New Thermostat:
@Dashrender said in New Thermostat:
If it checks into a central server that isn't controlled by you, today that's just a bad idea. Most of those protocols have been shown to have little to no real security.
Yeah that's the only downside. Webroot is trying to build a security framework that vendors can use since they mostly don't think about it until it's too late: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/business/iot
here's hoping that takes off!
I hope webroot also realizes that it needs to be free if it's going to be accepted.
Steve Gibson is making a new authentication mechanism - he knows the only way it will be largely accepted is if it's free, so he's open sourcing the project.
Well we do have to make some money. Plus hosting all the stuff on AWS and supporting the API calls costs us money, so if it were a free service then we'd be losing money on the deal
But it's certainly something we want to make affordable enough for vendors to use so that it will be widely adopted.OHHHH, you're creating the whole backend, not just some baseline code they can use... OK that's different. Good luck. Now you just need to get people on board with paying $20/year to have their lightbulbs on a IOC control center.
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@BBigford that's a really nice combination!
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I have had the 3M-50 for almost 4 years, which is pretty rudimentary in terms of features. It does, however, have a plugin for my vera lite, so I do like that. It uses the Radio Thermostat servers while you are not on your WiFi/network and there is a polling interval of 5 minutes, so there is a delay of up to 5 minutes in terms of interaction with it. They have a nice android app interface and widgets to add to your home screen. I would say my only real problem with it is that it is a little temperamental when detecting if you are on your WiFi network. Sometimes it takes several refreshes on the app to get it to detect. Sometimes, I have to close the app and reload.
That being said, I am looking at the Ecobee 3 with a couple of sensors. I did read about some issues with the thermostat generating too much heat and causing the thermostat's reported temp to be much higher than the ambient temp actually was. I don't know if that was resolved or limited to a specific batch.
I looked at the Nest and decided it wasn't for me. The adaptive schedule thing isn't that big of a deal for me. Also, at that time, the swing temp was either not adjustable or was not adjustable below ~2 degrees F. I like to roll with a .5 degree F swing temp so the thing turns on and off when it hits the temp I set.
A coworker just got the Sensi from Emerson and he likes it. It seems cool from what I can tell. It also has dual schedules, which is nice if you are like me and have a need for 2 schedules. Other than that, I don't know much else about it.
