BraveSirRobbin
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My issue is not detecting when she is home, I need to know when she is 2 miles away because the pump needs 5 min (at least) to heat the pipes.
dipaliti:
Did you read my post #7 above?
I have a tasker task that trigger Elk outputs with (an older version) of HomeSeer. The How-To I linked gives a pretty good step by step guide on creating a task with tasker based on the HTML "GET" or "POST" functions.
I also know (though I have not done this myself) that you can create a "Profile" on Tasker that will trigger an event based on GPS location. You can easily pull up a google map inside Tasker, select your house, then select the circle of detection around your house (3KM or 4KM sounds like what you will need).
It is a shame that the M1ToGo software is so buggy and doesn't seem to use the GET or POST functions (when I fired it up while Fiddler was running, I did not see ANY logging).
You can use any software addition to the Elk as long as you can use the GET or POST HTML functions to interface with it (perhaps Elve does this as it is FREE now?).
IF you don't want to use the methodology described above, I do have a stand alone solution that would involve spending a bit over a C-Note, but should work.
You can get a WebRelay device to trigger your pump. This device uses the GET HTML function to trigger a relay output as shown in manual (see section 3.3.3).
You can also continue to trigger this WebRelay via the Elk output but instead of directly attaching to the pump, your Elk output relay would trigger an input toggle to the WebRelay, and a task would be created (inside of that WebRelay) to toggle its output connected to the pump.
You can select a momentary closure from a few seconds to a day with the WebRelay. I believe they even make a mobile app so an Android device can directly control and see the state of the unit manually. Note that this solution does not involve a computer!
If you want, I have an older WebRelay Dual LS model sitting here that I could lend you for a couple of weeks to see if this works out provided:
1. You give it back!
2. You write up your solution as a DETAILED step by step How-To here for others to learn from