He is very sensitive if anyone criticizes his baby, I'm with @akbooer but believe the wheels have already fallen off as there are few devs left on the forum.
It will be at least 2 years before there is a viable marketable product let alone any plugins to replace what will be lost when Vera goes EOL.

There is a new member who seems to be a little shy to say hello.
Let's give Sorin a big welcome......

There is nothing on that forum that is of interest now. Before it was a joy to open it and read what others had achieved, look at it now, just full of beta comments of possible new FW.
Commercially, I've opted for Homeseer and have never looked back especially as HS4 now supports node-red natively, but always read this forum first as it has many old friends on board advancing Home Management Automation. Keep up the good work guy's and don;t look back.

General Information - I thought some of the regulars would like to register. Links down the bottom,Interesting that they are looking into the failures....wonder if there will be any mention of you know what.....

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@toggledbits

Is there a release date for MSR v1.0?

Thanks for changing to white, now it's all readable..... I really struggle with dark backgrounds.

With the new Raspberry Pi Imager you can configure the boot sequence and user when you download (format) the card or SSD.
Click on the settings Icon (lower righthand side) that will give you access to setting User Names, SSH and more..
Make sure you use the Rasp Pi downloader for this and its a breeze.

I suggest you just throw caution to the wind and buy a SSD, they aren't that much more expensive than a SD Card.
The Pi4 makes it all worth while

Seems reminiscent to something that happened on another forum recently?
It's a long path to success, just the battle to get regional certifications puts many great ideas in the "too hard basket".
It's also scant on hardware support.
For my money I'd be heading in the software direction and allow users to choose their own Hardware.
Anyway, good luck to them, judging by their road map they will have system up. running and be market ready head of EZLO.

OK, the price differences are because of the different systems that they can be used with.
The E276 is for Dali - that is a very professional lighting system. I agree, I would just wave my hands about however for installations in large buildings it's a very clever way to control lighting intensity - Building Management Systems are a very different animal.
E79 for Wifi or Zigbee isn't a deal breaker and in fact can be a a very clever way of light control in a Smart House without the complication of additional systems.
Looking forward to unwrapping the box when it arrives....watch this space.

I'm using Broadlink's, both the RM Pro and Mini, inexpensive and easy to use. I have 2 Pros and 1 Mini, they have been rock solid for years.
Still using the old Broadlink Vera PlugIn (you all know the one that the author had a dummy spit and took his bat and ball with him after patrick pointed out some problems with his code )
There is/was a problem with the latest RM4 in so much that the existing Plugins didn't work with it, not sure if that ever got sorted out.
The work around now is to use Node-Red with the RM4's
As for controlling sensors, I just got an old Remotec for OAT positioned under the eaves cobbled together with Reactor and Site Sensor (for local AP Weather).

Stop thinking PLEG......It will only frustrate you especially if you are trying to test the status of a device.
I'm not sure if you can actually do it as you would in PLEG, yes, I know it's frustrating but to move forward you need to unlearn what you already know.

I'm surprised there is no love either, guess the time that Vera takes to maintain doesn't allow for other activities.........:)

If space is an issue you can also fit the module at the light fitting. It's a common method when there isn't a Neutral at the switch and a Neutral optional relay isn't on hand.
I won't comment any further on wiring rules as I'm quoting AUS/NZ not UK which will be different and may confuse.
I'll moov to the next topic now......

It indents correctly, just the way the it copied over.
I'm planning on reinstalling this over the weekend there must be 'hidden" characters that somehow have been transposed.
Better to start with a clean sheet.

I invested in a 3D Printer...eventually.
Turns out there not that expensive after all. +1 to a Ender V2. Easy to put together and great youtube support.
The hardest part has been learning CAD- Autodesk, probably should say the most frustrating part, but now fairly conversant and can design complex designs.
That was my winter, now we are looking at Spring & Summer and the end of lockdown.
The EnderV2 is turning out adapters and wall brackets, quality is better than good and is merchantable.

@akbooer said in Nest thermostat alternative...:

I’m not so much besotted by the fact that they use WiFi, it’s just the ease of setup, integration within the system, and general ‘fit and forget’... it just couldn’t be further from Zwave in that regard.

@akbooer
I was very skeptical about Shelly when they first came out; WiFi --phutt why bother, it has to be Z-Wave I thought - How wrong could I be.
After using the Dimmer 2 I couldn't get enough of them.
How is it that Z-Wave could be so convoluted in setting up when a relative new comer to the market makes it so simple?
My thoughts - FWIW - Z-wave has become over complicated that even professional installers baulk at the mention of Z-Wave and are turning to KNX systems because they know they won't get phone calls or call outs about latency - realistically KNX does not cost that much more than Z-Wave and you can sleep at night knowing the system works instantly.
Best of all is that there are KNX plugins for most systems and you can take advantage of all protocols - after all it is IOT :}

@toggledbits said in Cheapest platform on which to run MSR:

I want to add that I've been using a (Raspberry Pi) Compute Module 4 with 8GB EMMC on board

Way to go, unfortunately for me, the CM4 I/O board is the only part available. The Compute Module 4 is OOS (all versions), sigh.....
BTW, I love the case.....makes it all look very professional.

@librasun said in Incrementing an outside awning with Reactor/MSR:

I hope this helps

It certainly does ( and implemented), any idea how to tie this in with my original idea of following the sun's position?

@Trexx

+1
Requested this way back when MSR was just getting on it's feet.