DZ 3.2 "Barebones" Release Is Out

• Download from SourceForge
• Download from Google Code
• Get source code from Subversion

CHANGES since 3.1-PASSIVE

Most important change: you can control your HVAC equipment again.

• Fixed JMX control - only monitoring was possible before, complete control is possible now for attributes exposed;
• Improved JMX representation - composite objects are now rendered correctly;
• Ported HVAC equipment control logic from DZ1 code base.

CONFIGURATION

Blog format doesn't play well with XML excerpts, and as configuration is becoming more and more complex, it becomes more and more difficult to post it here. I'm currently writing the DZ3 configuration guide, and when it is ready, it'll be posted at DIY Zoning Project site, and this post will be updated to reflect the actual page.

Having said that, let me emphasize that this is an experimental release with many known bugts and even more unknown. Hence,

BIG RED WARNING

Just like it says here: YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS YOUR EQUIPMENT. IF YOU DO IT, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. IF IT BREAKS, YOU KEEP BOTH PIECES.

NEXT RELEASE

There are several possible directions where development efforts may be directed, and your voice counts. Please take a look at the poll on your right, and choose the option that suits you best. For now, here's an extended description of these directions.

Interface

Right now, this project is in a geek-only mode - Spring configuration is needed to boot it, JMX is the only way to control it. A GUI is much needed, with three distinctly different versions possible:

• GUI-Swing
• GUI-Web
• GUI-Android

GUI-iPhone was also requested, but I neither have the iPhone itself, nor tany inclination whatsoever to do anything about it. If you do, welcome to the club, let's talk.

Configurator

Some day, it would be possible to have a visual, drag and drop PnP configurator for DZ. However, given the ratio of time it takes to learn how to configure it with Spring XML file (when the tutorials are done, that is) to the time it will stay up, chances of a Configurator materializing are slim. Nevertheless, the option is still available.

Distributed Operation

If you have several computers or other devices that can report their thermal state over TCP/IP, this option would be tempting. This is also very useful for integrating DZ with other home automation projects (MisterHouse comes immediately to mind).

Housekeeping

Like I said, Barebones is an experimental release. Of course, obvious bugs and/or improvements are already logged and being worked on, but again, priority matters, so this option is up. By the way, bug tracker is available, though right now it's still littered with DZ1 artifacts.

Something else?

Did I forget anything? Let me know.