🌡️ Automata Thermostat for Node-RED

📋 Overview

Professional-grade HVAC control interface for Node-RED Dashboard 2.0, delivering sophisticated building automation through an elegantly designed UI. This advanced thermostat seamlessly integrates with Automata Controls' state-of-the-art modulating and switching control logic, enabling dynamic transitions between VFD/TRIAC fan control, modulating/TRIAC outdoor air management, modulating/TRIAC heating control, and modulating/DX cooling modes. Built for industrial-grade reliability and precision, this interface combines intuitive operation with comprehensive system monitoring capabilities, making it the ideal solution for modern building management systems requiring both sophisticated control and user-friendly operation.

✨ Features

Core Capabilities

• 🎨 Modern, responsive thermostat interface with dark/light theme support
• 🔄 Real-time temperature monitoring and control
• 🌡️ Multiple HVAC modes (Heat, Cool, Fan, Off)

Advanced Control Modes

• 🔧 VFD/TRIAC fan control
• 🌬️ Modulating/TRIAC outdoor air control
• 🔥 Modulating/TRIAC heating control
• ❄️ Modulating/DX cooling control

System Monitoring

• 📊 Supply/Return temperatures
• 🌡️ Mixed air temperature
• 🌍 Outdoor air temperature
• 💧 Zone humidity
• 📈 Actuator positions (OA, CW, HW)
• ⚡ VFD frequency
• 📉 Pump and building pressure

Building Automation Features

• 👥 Occupancy detection
• ❄️ Freeze protection
• 📡 MQTT status indicators
• 🔄 Animated system status

🚀 Installation

npm install @automatacontrols/automata-thermostat

🏁 Quick Start

Install the node through the Node-RED Palette Manager or npm
Add the Automata Thermostat node to your flow
Configure the dashboard group and other settings
Deploy your flow

📥 Input Messages
Control your thermostat by sending messages with the following properties:
javascriptCopy{
    "payload": {
        "setpoint": 72,          // Temperature setpoint
        "supply": 70,            // Supply air temperature
        "outdoorAir": 75,        // Outdoor air temperature
        "mixedAir": 72,          // Mixed air temperature
        "humidity": 45,          // Zone humidity
        "mode": "cooling",       // HVAC mode
        "occupied": true,        // Occupancy status
        "freezestat": false,     // Freeze protection status
        "fanStatus": true,       // Fan operation status
        "oaActuator": 50,        // OA damper position (%)
        "cwActuator": 30,        // CW valve position (%)
        "hwActuator": 0,         // HW valve position (%)
        "vfd": 60,              // VFD frequency (Hz)
        "pumpPressure": 12,      // Pump pressure (PSI)
        "buildingPressure": 0.05 // Building pressure (inWC)
    }
}
📤 Output Messages
The node outputs control messages in this format:
javascriptCopy{
    "topic": "setpoint",  // or "mode", "controlMode_Fan", etc.
    "payload": value      // Depends on topic type
}
⚙️ Configuration
Node Settings

📝 Name: Custom name for the node
📊 Group: Dashboard group assignment
🎨 Theme: Dark/Light theme selection
🌡️ Units: °F/°C selection
📐 Size: Widget size in dashboard grid

🤝 Support
For issues, feature requests, or contributions:

🐛 GitHub Issues
📦 GitHub Repository

📄 License
MIT License - see LICENSE for details
👨‍💻 Author
AutomataControls

🌐 GitHub: AutomataControls

📝 Changelog
1.0.0

🎉 Initial release
🎛️ Full HVAC control interface
📊 Real-time monitoring
🔧 Advanced control modes
🏢 Building automation features

1.0.3

🔧 Fixed dependency for node-red-dashboard to version 2.0.0
➕ Added example flow for reference

1.0.4

🖼️ Added Node-RED library screenshot
🔧 Fixed template path loading

1.0.5

🎨 Updated node color to brand pink (#F0056B)
📝 Improved documentation

1.0.6

➕ Added comprehensive example flow
🔧 Enhanced error handling

1.0.7

🔧 Fixed template directory structure
📡 Improved MQTT integration

1.0.8

🔄 Updated node icon
🎨 Enhanced UI responsiveness

1.0.9

➕ Added status badges
📝 Updated documentation with examples

1.0.10

📂 Complete directory restructure
🏷️ Added keyword tags
🔄 Updated license badges


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