Help with Node Red POST request with Venstar API

[opnhab7373 (Joshua A)]

I’ll add a similar post to this one that I made for for a Radio Thermostat once I have this Node Red flow working for the Venstar.

Get the most of your Radio Thermostat with this Node Red flow and MQTT

This example is for a CT-50 CT-50 Flow.txt (101.9 KB) Here’s what I did. There are multiple ways to achieve this. While in Paper UI, create a new “Generic MQTT Thing” named HVAC. Then create a “Number” Channel with MQTT state topic set to “HVAC/Upstairs/Temp” and MQTT command topic set to “HVAC/Upstairs/SetTemp”. Repeat for whatever else you want to add to OH. Notes: I use a flow named “Injection Master” that handles all my communications in and out of Node Red. i.e. MQTT, email, and other…