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I see a lot of you got the Plugwise kits from www.plugwise.com
I think its good to make a sticky topic where we put our wishes, findings and bugs.
Lets not make this a large discussion topic otherwise the purpose of this topic gets lost and there is enough room elsewhere :-)
This way we can try to reach Plugwise and we benefit both ways

<b>Summary (detailed in posts below):</b><ul><li>Plugwise Ethernet controller instead of the USB dongle - ALL</li><li>Option to run the software as a service - Wifi</li>
<li>Remote web application with full functions as in the client - Chak</li>
<li>Explanation of the fields in the MSAccess MDB database - DJF3-2</li>
<li>Complete the small webserver version PlugwiseServer.exe, is not running good now! - Chak/Bwired</li>
<li>Homeseer plugin - Rualblas/ALL</li>
<li>64 bits support - Snelvuur</li>
<li>LINUX Support - Snelvuur/ALL</li>
<li>Fill-in registrationkey without Internet connection is not clear - Snelvuur</li>
<li>Fill in custom "Application types" - Wifi</li>
<li>On Off button on the circles" - All (seperate On Off switch is planned)</li>
<li>Graphs and Data updated more frequently" - de.lesse</li>
<li><b>Publication of the protocol between source and stick - ALL</b></li>
<li>Dimm options - wwolkers</li>
<li>Less flimsy safety ground pins - Lennart</li>
<li>Automatic restoration of on/off state after a power failure - Lennart</li>
<li>UK Plugs - Wifi</li>
<li><b>Readings are dropping to 0 while device is in fully use on the circle</b>
see (severe bug plugwise) topic http://www.domoticaforum.eu/topic.asp?T ... 3</li></ul>
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a run as services option would be nice. This so you do not need to keep the main program running all the time.
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there is a server application..this one is not working well..

Remote web application with full functions as in the client.
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- If you fill in your registration key it would be nice if it says "no internet connection found" if it cant validate the serial key. Otherwise you think you typed in the wrong key (and go nuts)
- Windows vista 64bits, it just doesn't work.
- Support for other o.s. , linux would be nice. <- highest on the list, problem is now you need to run it on windows and then read the webserver from linux if you ever want to do that (which not many people can do if there linux only)

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Wish = Homeseerplugin or better interconnection with homeseer

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Chak.. Not Server (as in web server), but as <b>service</b> (run in background)
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You can probably already do that using "srvany.exe" although it would be nice to have it natively running as service. If you need an example of srvany let me know...

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by snelvuur</i>
- Support for other o.s. , linux would be nice. <- highest on the list, problem is now you need to run it on windows and then read the webserver from linux if you ever want to do that (which not many people can do if there linux only)
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Linux/BSD is also very important for me because my home is 100% Micro$oft free [:)]
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It would also be nice if you could set a custom "Select application type".
All we have now are preset application types.
Why? I have a plug between a 'toy' from my girlfriend.
It's now using the application type "game console", but I would love to give it the correct application type name :-)
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i dont think plugwise will add a application type for girlfriend "toys" ;-)

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- at the end of the registration process you have to fill in all kind of crap, name/adres/etc .. why in godsname should i fill stuff like that in to use a "device" ? Gets better, i didn't mark the "send my data to plugwise" and i set my internet connection of .. and it still came with a error message that it cannot connect to portal.plugwise.com... sounds like bigbrother to me.. i dont know what it does, but i dont like to send my private details in..

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a circle that easy can measure the whole installation.
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An other nice "hardware" option would be to enable the plug from "off" mode (like a small push button)

Why? Lets say that I can not sleep at 04:00 and I want to watch TV.
As I have told the plug to turn the TV off at 01:00 when in standby mode and on again at 09:00, I can not watch TV.
The only way to enable the plug (at the moment) is to startup the PC, and turn the plug on that way.
It would be nice to have a small push button on the plug to set the plug to on again.

PS. The girls "game console" does not take a lot of power :-)
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- a 'back from Off to On' button (mentionend above)
- Minute reading. Not hourly.
- Ethernet connection.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by wifi</i>
<br />An other nice "hardware" option would be to enable the plug from "off" mode (like a small push button)

Why? Lets say that I can not sleep at 04:00 and I want to watch TV.
As I have told the plug to turn the TV off at 01:00 when in standby mode and on again at 09:00, I can not watch TV.
The only way to enable the plug (at the moment) is to startup the PC, and turn the plug on that way.
It would be nice to have a small push button on the plug to set the plug to on again.

PS. The girls "game console" does not take a lot of power :-)<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">You Can use your Visonic or Kaku motion detectors to turn on the TV plug.
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