ControlThermostat

Purpose

This function gives direct access to thermostats.  Thermostats are supported with special .THM scripts.  The command parameter is the entry function that is called.  The functions available are:

GetTemp = Returns the current temperature
GetSetPoint = Returns the current heat set point
GetFan = Returns the Fan mode (0=off, 1=on)
GetMode = Returns the operating mode (0=off, 1=heat, 2=cool, 3=auto)
SetSetPoint = Sets the current heat set point
SetFan = Sets the current fan mode
SetMode = Sets the current operation mode
SetCoolSetPoint = Sets the current cool set point (if supported by the thermostat)

Parameters

Parameter: device
Type: string
Description: This is the device code of the thermostat, such as "J1".  The device code is set when the device is created.

Returns

Return value: command
Type: string
Description: This is the thermostat command, such as GetTemp.

Return value: value
Type: value
Description: This is the value to set if setting the temperature, mode, or fan.

Example

' get the current temperature

dim temp

temp = hs.ControlThermostat("J1","GetTemp",0)

' set the set point to 72 degrees

hs.ControlThermostat "J1","SetSetPoint",72