Fred 453 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I just got a really nice Tado home heating control system. It can be accessed remotely, detects when you're there and looks really slick. Sort of like a Nest, but seems much better - more substance rather than just styling.http://www.tado.comIt's currently in beta in the UK and whilst trying to identify a couple of wrinkles (due to my crappy Sky router) I got chatting to one of the developers. The reason I mention it is that it's apparently using a MSP430 and a TI Cortex-M3 (which I assume is Tiva but could be wrong). [Edited - it's a Stellaris LM3S9997, not a Tiva] Automate and bluehash 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Awesome Fred. Thanks for the need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
t0mpr1c3 91 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I would certainly like to hear more about it. Is any of it open source? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockets4kids 204 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 What is your reference for the processors used? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fred 453 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 A chat with one of the embedded engineers is the reference for the processors. I popped open the main unit to find a LM3S9997 and a CC1101. The remote box doing the switching has a CC1101. I couldn't see a MSP430 but there is a shrink wrapped module that may contain it. There's also a remote temperature sensor with a solar panel on it. I haven't opened that up. Comms between the 3 units is apparently 6LoWPAN. It's a commercial product so not open source. I'll mention this forum to the developer. He may be able to share some info. I've seen a friend's unit in action, but mine refuses to work with my crappy ISP - Sky. They annoy me so much with their stupid restrictions that I think I'll switch. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 LM3S is more likely Stellaris, not Tiva. Not a bad thing, but something that happens when one company acquires another assets. It will be interesting to see what comes out of this. There are 10's if not 1000's of processor variants that could fit the bill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fred 453 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Yes, it's Stellaris. I made a guess for the title of the thread as I hadn't taken a look at that point. I'm sure the processor (now Not Recommended for New Designs) is well up to the task. (Original post edited.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fred 453 Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 I took another peek inside the units. The box that does the switching of the heating circuits had a MSP430F5659 on the reverse of the board that I couldn't see until I took the PCB out. The remote temperature sensor had a MSP430F5635 and a CC1101 and a small solar panel that apparently is enough to power it even with fairly low indoor lighting. I've very impressed with both the product and the company's service. They got a new firmware build to fix my DNS issues built and remotely deployed to me within a day. bluehash 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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