HC3 Lua scenes part 4: setTimeOut vs Sleep explained

The hub.setTimeOut() function has many uses. It can be used to allow a task to wait a fixed time before performing an action. Like polling every minute for new data....

HC3 Lua scenes part 3: sourceTrigger explained

The Home Center 3 Lua engine comes with a special variable called sourceTrigger. You can use the sourceTrigger variable to make your scenes react differently based on different trigger parameters....

HC3 Lua scenes part 2: Variables explained

Variables are very powerful when programming Lua scenes and building Quick Apps with the Home Center 3. In this blog I explain the different types of variables that are available...

HC3 Lua scenes part 1: Conditions explained

How Lua conditions work is very well documented on the FIBARO manuals website. But despite that I still get a lot of questions about this topic in writing Lua scenes....

RITUALS The Perfume Genie Quick App for HC3

You can use home fragrances to enrich the atmosphere at home to achieve a personal atmosphere, but these aren’t smart and this blog is about smart homes. Therefore I created...

Exclusive Homey Bridge review! Is Homey Cloud secure?

As a FIBARO user and enthusiast I follow Homey on the side-line because they make awesome products and their interfaces are gorgeous. I was eager to try their new Homey...