02-01-2025, 01:55 AM
Just a KC868-A16 for testing, but I want to get more if I can use them for controls like this.
It would be very useful to have this because it would allow running a lot of automation directly on the board rather than having to use HA for it. The KCS interface is a lot nicer than writing a lot of YAML, and having the board do everything itself avoids an external dependency on HA.
Another thing I'd looked at is converting the dry-contact input into a wet-contact so you can run a wire from an output back to an input and trigger another rule that way. This is in theory possible because each input has a pullup to 12V which is bypassed when it's connected to ground via the dry-contact input so the opto LED is lit, by cutting the 12V line and connecting it to the wet-contact output you could drive an input directly from an output, but this is pretty horrible :-). Having it handled directly in software without hardware mods would be much nicer.
Anyway, if you were able to add "Rule" output alongside the existing DO, AO, Delay, Protocol, etc, that would be very useful.
It would be very useful to have this because it would allow running a lot of automation directly on the board rather than having to use HA for it. The KCS interface is a lot nicer than writing a lot of YAML, and having the board do everything itself avoids an external dependency on HA.
Another thing I'd looked at is converting the dry-contact input into a wet-contact so you can run a wire from an output back to an input and trigger another rule that way. This is in theory possible because each input has a pullup to 12V which is bypassed when it's connected to ground via the dry-contact input so the opto LED is lit, by cutting the 12V line and connecting it to the wet-contact output you could drive an input directly from an output, but this is pretty horrible :-). Having it handled directly in software without hardware mods would be much nicer.
Anyway, if you were able to add "Rule" output alongside the existing DO, AO, Delay, Protocol, etc, that would be very useful.