Can Indigo run a Telnet session

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Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:18 am
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Can Indigo run a Telnet session

Hi, I have a set of motorized Hunter Douglas blinds. I have discovered I can control them from my MACs terminal window via Telnet. I'm hoping I can somehow easily create an action that will establish a session from within Indigo and then send a simple text string command.

Any help with this would be really appreciated since the alternative would be to disassemble a Hunter Douglas remote and wire in relays (no fun). BTW, I'm on the latest build of Indigo.

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Norm

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Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:20 am
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Re: Can Indigo run a Telnet session

User Perry's Cynical Network plugin: http://www.cynic.org/indigo/plugins/online/network.html

FYI - Telnet is TCP to port 21 by default.

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Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:35 am
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Re: Can Indigo run a Telnet session

Thanks Joe, I did notice the Cynical Network plugin, but when I looked at it nothing in the write-up mentioned telnet - I need to be on port 522, if it works it will be the coolest - thanks so much for the help. I was a long long time HS user - in less than 1 month I have been doing so much more with Indigo (and so much more reliably) it is the best thing since sliced bread. I started with home automation on my 128k MAC back in the late 80's now finally making some great progress :D

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Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:42 am
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Re: Can Indigo run a Telnet session

You can specify the port.

Telnet is actually the name of the program (on UNIX), not the protocol. ;)

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Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:58 am
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Re: Can Indigo run a Telnet session

Wow - so easy and it worked great - I O U 1 Joe - this plugin (and other plugins) working in conjunction with the Alexa capability of Indigo equals some amazing HA opportunities. I can't wait to see what is coming in V7. Thanks again for the help....

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Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:06 pm
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Re: Can Indigo run a Telnet session

You owe Perry, not me. ;)

OTOH, I do have a couple plugins you might want to try out...

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Sun Mar 06, 2016 11:10 am
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Re: Can Indigo run a Telnet session

Can you share the details of your Mac terminal Hunter Douglas automation approach? I'm becoming a Hunter Douglas customer with the first phase of my home's blinds updates arriving next week. I see their hub has a serial connection and a string protocol, but have not explored this further. Thank you.

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