Registration

[kw217]

This app is currently a bit unreliable on my spa, and I think it's because we are trying to use the same channel as the panel unit.

I'm thinking of adding registration to the app (in client.rb), using the logic in https://github.com/rsrawley/spaControl/blob/master/spa.js#L283 . Does that sound OK, and has anyone attempted this already?

[bggardner]

I've done it in Python, following the Channel Assignment protocol. Not sure what @rsrawley is doing with the "default" preferredChannel: "11", but the channel should only be supplied by the Main Board (not assumed or hard-coded).

[ccutrer]

Oh wow, I hadn't even seen all that channel assignment stuff in the wiki. Yes, definitely I'd be happy to merge it if you write it (and I'll try it out with my spa).

[rsrawley]

If I recall correctly, I believe my intention with preferredChannel was to avoid increasing the assigned channel by one every time I ran my code when testing. I still need to fix the case when the spa loses power and restarts, as my program does not check if its assigned channel is still active. At the moment, I have to restart the program if I restart the spa.

[kw217]

@rsrawley I don't have that issue, because I have it running on a Pi powered off the Balboa main board - so if the spa loses power so does the program. I'll see if I can do something about that case.

@ccutrer cool, thanks - I'll see what I can do :-) I have a few days off over the weekend, if I have a following wind I should get to it!