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Soon available for Linux and Macintosh
We are thrilled to let you know that we are working on a major update of the Dragstone home automation system. All new features will be revealed later on but for now I can say that we are moving to .Net Core for the code. This means the following: The Dragstone home...
New feature: randomized timings in PulseTrigger
We added a useful feature in the PulseTrigger plugin that we call RandomizeTiming. This feature makes it possible to add randomization to the timings of the plugin. The value is a percentage that describes how far (before or after) the standard timing every new...
SendMail plugin is ready
Now it is possible to send mail via a plugin. This Dragstone plugin should have been made a long time ago but more important features got in the way. But now it's finally here, ready to be downloaded. And it is of course totally free to download and use!
New Command plugin
Another smaller release follows last week release of 2 new plugins. This week we have a plugin we named Command although we could have named it Run, Execute or similar; they are all very descriptive names for what the plugin does. Command lets Dragstone run external...
Two new plugins
After the update to the Gate plugin earlier this week we decided to release two completely new plugins. The DayGate and the TimeGate is a new addition to the gate family of plugins that will give you even more control of the logic flow in the Dragstone application....
New functionality for the Gate plugin
We have added some functionality to the Gate plugin to make it even more useful. In the settings dialogue you will now find 3 options named "Lock 1 AutoClose", "Lock 2 AutoClose" and "Lock 3 AutoClose". Previously the gate plugin was letting through unlimited traffic...
Are you into weather stations?
We just released a plugin that talks to the ControlByWeb X-320M web-enabled weather station controller. By connecting your favourite weather sensor hardware to this unit you could now control it from the Dragstone Home automation platform. Head over to the plugin page...
Philips Hue Controller released
Now the owners of a Philips Hue system can control it in the Dragstone environment. Individual light sources as well as scenes and groups (rooms) can be altered. And it is of course totally free to download and use! Head over to the Philips Hue Controller plugin page...
Up next: IKEA Trådfri and Philips Hue
In a short future, support for IKEA Trådfri and Philips Hue will be available. We will make an announcement when the plugins are ready for download.