Voor de gene die naar een HCL kijken...kwam dit tegen op het fibaro forum:
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I've had my HCL a couple of weeks now. The initial buying decision was based on the idea that if Fibaro launch a device without LUA code there must be a strong graphical potential in the product for doing the things you want.
Remember the main shortcomings of HCL vs HC2 are:
♦ No LUA (scripting / code)
♦ No LiLi (Voice control)
♦ No VOIP (Voice over IP)
On the positive side there's a lot of potential in the http API for using other products to control HCL. Also I really like the android app.
On the negative side here are some of my disappointments so far.
- Scenes cannot log their own execution in the event log
- No debugging of scene logic possible.
- Many boxes in scene editor are redundant depending what you do or just plain illogical
- Heating panel is crude with no chance for offset values in a group. (some thermostats need different settings due to their location)
- You can't link a temperature sensor with a thermostat - only a boiler switch.
- Thermostats can be in multiple panel groups causing interference between the groups
- No variables apart from _sliderValue_ in virtual devices (that one is shocking to me as that wouldbe the bare minimum I would expect.)
- Missing documentation of the things that do work
- You can pass parameters to virtual device buttons but not use them for anything.
- Virtual devices can't be triggers in scenes.
- Variables can't be displayed easily anywhere
- Notifications that have to be predefined are cumbersome. Needs to be modifiable in scenes.
I get that HCL is simpler than HC2 but it seems it is almost useless without an external scripting server. LUA doesn't solve all of the problems even so maybe there is a bigger issue with Fibaro controllers. Is the No LUA decision only made to warrant a price difference between HC2 and HCL or are there actual engineering reasons for it? (Like performance or similar)
I guess my real question is: what is the concept and roadmap for the HCL because simple does not equal useful in it's current state.
Zie:
http://forum.fibaro.com/v...5f7b0643f37adda8768#34615
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Overigens denk ik dat met de upgrade naar 4.0 een aantal van de genoemde zaken opgelost zullen worden.