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The HeatmiserNeo Driver 

The HeatmiserNeo driver connects to the Heatmiser Neo heating and hot water control system. 
Available for Commander and ObSys. 

 

This document relates to HeatmiserNeo driver version 2.0 

Please read the 

Commander Manual

 or 

ObSys Manual

 alongside this document, available from 

www.northbt.com

 

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Summary of Contents for HeatmiserNeo

Page 1: ...s to the Heatmiser Neo heating and hot water control system Available for Commander and ObSys This document relates to HeatmiserNeo driver version 2 0 Please read the Commander Manual or ObSys Manual alongside this document available from www northbt com C ...

Page 2: ...the Interface 5 Setting up the Driver 5 Checking Communications 5 Object Specifications 6 Example Object Reference 6 Device Top Level Objects 6 Heatmiser Driver Setup 7 Find neoHub 8 Heatmiser Advanced Setup 9 Heatmiser System 10 System 11 Thermostat 12 Time Clock 15 neoPlug 17 All Zones 18 All Thermostats 19 All Time Clocks 20 Driver Versions 21 ...

Page 3: ...ed and made available as objects Equipment Heatmiser devices compatible with the driver include neoHub gateway 1st or 2nd generation neoStat thermostats and timeclocks neoAir battery powered thermostats neoPlug power sockets Values Depending on the type of thermostat or timeclock devices connected each zone typically has the following values available Room temperature Floor temperature Standby mod...

Page 4: ...tem uses a Zigbee wireless network with limited bandwidth sending too many adjustments may cause requests to build up in the neoHub and the system to slow Use the Write Messages Sent A WC object to monitor how frequently adjustments are made The neoHub may become slow to respond typically if there are problems with its wireless network or values are adjusted too frequently Use the neoHub Respondin...

Page 5: ...HeatmiserNeo to start the particular interface Navigate to the top level of your North device then rescan it The driver setup object Mc labelled Heatmiser Setup should now be available If this object is not available check an interface licence is available and the driver is installed Setting up the Driver To set up the driver follow these steps Navigate to the Heatmiser Setup object Mc For example...

Page 6: ... reference is S1 Z1 V46 An example of a reference to an object in a different device the IP network object IP contains Default Commander object CDIP which contains the object above S1 Z1 V46 therefore the complete object reference is IP CDIP S1 Z1 V46 Device Top Level Objects When an interface is started using the HeatmiserNeo driver the objects below become available within the top level object o...

Page 7: ... this object to scan IP addresses on the local network F Fixed container On the Commander platform this will be CDM v20 HeatmiserNeo v20 Find On the ObSys platform this will be OSM v20 HeatmiserNeo v20 Find Device Communicating Indicates the driver has connected to and is communicating with the neoHub DS Obj NoYes Default Hold Time mins Default time to use when setting Hold Temperature or Timer Bo...

Page 8: ...resses may be specified to limit the range of the search If they are not specified then IP address range of the North device is used Enable the Auto Find object A to re find the neoHub if its IP address changes The State object S provides a description of which IP address the driver is currently attempting Description Reference Type Find Now Set the driver to start searching for a neoHub on the lo...

Page 9: ...T Obj Num 15 1200 Adjustable Default 65s Responding Slowly Indicates that the neoHub is taking longer than usual to respond more than 20 seconds This could indicate a configuration problem with the neoHub wireless network NS Obj NoYes Response Time s The driver makes several different requests to read all values from the neoHub This value reports the longest time taken for a reply RT Obj Num Value...

Page 10: ...one Label The Heatmiser zone number x is in the range 1 99 However a maximum of 32 zones are supported Zx Fixed container depending on device type neoStat devices configured as thermostat HeatmiserNeo v20 Thermostat neoStat devices configured as timeclock HeatmiserNeo v20 Timeclock neoPlug devices HeatmiserNeo v20 Switch Unknown device HeatmiserNeo v20 Unknown All Zones Set values in all devices A...

Page 11: ...ct the program mode option for the neoStats Comfort Level and Timeclock profiles In Non programmable mode no profile is available In 24 Hour programming all days use Monday for the same profile In 5Day 2Day programming use Monday for the weekday profile and Sunday for the weekend profile In 7 Day programming each day of the week has a profile V160 Obj ENum Adjustable Values 0 Non programmable 1 24...

Page 12: ...d away or holiday Description Reference Type Label Zone label L Obj Text max 30 Adjustable Room Temperature V10 Obj Float Floor Temperature V8 Obj Num Standby Mode Activates standby mode also called frost protection mode In this mode the neoStat will only turn on heating if the room temperature falls below the Frost Protection Setpoint V46 Obj NoYes Adjustable Permanently Away V1 Obj NoYes Holiday...

Page 13: ...et the desired fan speed mode Available with neoStat HC only V55 Obj ENum Adjustable Values 0 Off 1 Low 2 Medium 3 High 4 Auto Fan Speed Reports the current fan speed Available with neoStat HC only V56 Obj ENum Values 0 Off 1 Low 2 Medium 3 High Frost Protection Setpoint Temperature maintained in standby holiday or away modes V109 Obj Num 7 17 Adjustable Hold Mode Indicates if hold mode is active ...

Page 14: ...ut delay set V111 Obj Num 0 15 Adjustable Pump Delay V112 Obj Num 0 20 Cooling Deadband V101 Obj Num Modulation Level V34 Obj Num User Up Down Limit Limits the use of the up down temperature keys V121 Obj Num 0 10 Adjustable Preheat Indicates optimum start is active V39 Obj OffOn Max Preheat Hrs Optimum start will delay the start up of the heating system to the latest possible moment V110 Obj Num ...

Page 15: ... or extend the boost time or 0 to cancel boost V25 Obj Num Adjustable Active Level V63 Obj Num Active Profile V64 Obj Num Timeclock day Contains a list of on off times to define the profile for a day Refer to Program Mode for which days are in use A profile contains up to four on off times referred within Heatmiser at wake leave return sleep The day y is in the range 1 7 where 1 Monday 7 Sunday Ty...

Page 16: ...The HeatmiserNeo Driver 16 Description Reference Type Version Number V113 Obj Num Write Count V54 Obj Num ...

Page 17: ...active V25 Obj Num Adjustable Manual Mode Disables the timeclock V58 Obj NoYes Adjustable Active Level V63 Obj Num Active Profile V64 Obj Num Timeclock day Contains a list of on off times to define the profile for a day Refer to Program Mode for which days are in use A profile contains up to four on off times referred within Heatmiser at wake leave return sleep The day y is in the range 1 7 where ...

Page 18: ...t protection mode In this mode the neoStat will only turn on heating if the room temperature falls below the Frost Temperature V46 Obj OffOn Adjustable User Up Down Limit Limits the use of the up down temperature keys V121 Obj Num 0 10 Adjustable Lock Indicates if the keypad lock is active Set to Off 0 to unlock the keypad V29 Obj OffOn Adjustable Lock PIN Set a 4 digit PIN to activate the keypad ...

Page 19: ...ection V108 Obj Num 20 45 Adjustable Comfort Level day Contains a list of time temperature values to define the profile for a day Refer to Program Mode for which days are in use A profile contains up to four time temperature values referred within Heatmiser at wake leave return sleep The day y is in the range 1 7 where 1 Monday 7 Sunday Py Obj Profile 4 or 6 periods Adjustable Switching Differenti...

Page 20: ...cancel V49 Obj NoYes Adjustable Hold Time mins The time remaining in boost mode if active Set a time to activate or extend the boost time or 0 to cancel boost V25 Obj Num Adjustable Timeclock day Contains a list of on off times to define the profile for a day Refer to Program Mode for which days are in use A profile contains up to four on off times referred within Heatmiser at wake leave return sl...

Page 21: ...ing When the Heatmiser system is experiencing problems on its wireless network or too many write commands are sent the neoHub can become slow to respond The driver now waits longer for a response and disconnects for a period of time if the neoHub becomes slow to respond Added counters to indicate number of writes sent and response time Driver tested using a neoHub with firmware version 2066 1 1 29...

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