@hmerk, could you possibly spend two mins explaining how you created the associations between the eq-3 Windows Contact and the eq-3 thermostat ?
Thanks!
I do not own Max! devices, but you can setup associations in Homegear either with the eq3 Homematic Konfigurator if you prefer clicking or via php if you prefer scripting.
@job, aah - thought it was possible through homegear CLI. I have now installed the Homematic Konfigurator, which is german only apparently. If you are familiar with German and could tell me the steps to group three thermostats (so that one of them sets the temperature on the other two) as well as setting a Windows Sensor to set the temperature of a thermostat, I’d really appreciate it 
It is possible with homegears cli
homegear -e rc ‘$hg->addLink(<senderPeerId>, <senderChannel>, <receiverPeerId>, <receiverChannel>);’
Assuming your window contact is listed as ID 1 and your thermostat as ID 2, the command would look like
homegear -e rc ‘$hg->addLink(1,1,2,4);’
@hmerk, GREAT! - that seemed to work. THANKS!. How about an example of grouping thermostats in the same room, can you provide a similar example ?
@hmerk, another thing, do you know how to set the default window-open temperature ? (which is 12 always as default, but was configurable in the eq-3 software). Thanks!
Have a look at put_paramset in the homegear documentation.
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Syncing Thermostat ID 2 with Thermostat ID 3
homegear -e rc ‘$hg->addLink(2,1,3,1);’
Syncing Wall-Thermostat ID 4 with Thermostat ID 2
homegear -e rc ‘$hg->addLink(4,1,2,3);’
Window open temp Thermostat ID 2
homegear -e rc ’$hg->setValue(2, 1, "WINDOW_OPEN_TEMPERATURE", 17.0);’
@hmerk and @job - thanks - it works as it should - SO very happy to get away from the original eq-3 cube firmware and software!
How to connect 2 (or more) culf-flashed Cubes to Homegear?
I can´t find my 2nd Cube.
The 1st Cube I installed (CUNX-DG) works fine. I need 3 Cubes altogether, because radio will not be sufficient for all stories of the building (as it was with original MAX-firmware, so it´s a radio issue).
I changed /etc/homegear/families/max.conf by copy/paste another [CUNX]-Section with slightly different values.
What did I miss?
Here´s my max.conf:
#######################################
################ CUNX DG ##############
#######################################
The device family this interface is for
[CUNX]
Specify an unique id here to identify this device in Homegear
id = CUNX_DG
When default is set to “true” Homegear will assign this device
to new peers.
default = true
Options: cul, cc1100, coc, cunx, hmcfglan, hmlgw
deviceType = cunx
IP address of your CUNX
host = 192.168.1.104
Port number your CUNX listens on. Normally 2323.
port = 2323
Default: responseDelay = 95
Should be “40” for CUNX
responseDelay = 40
#######################################
################ CUNX OG #############
#######################################
The device family this interface is for
[CUNX]
Specify an unique id here to identify this device in Homegear
id = CUNX_OG
When default is set to “true” Homegear will assign this device
to new peers.
default = false
Options: cul, cc1100, coc, cunx, hmcfglan, hmlgw
deviceType = cunx
IP address of your CUNX
host = 192.168.1.103
Port number your CUNX listens on. Normally 2323.
port = 2323
Default: responseDelay = 95
Should be “40” for CUNX
responseDelay = 40
You should ask this in the homegear forum, as it is not openHAB related issue.
Hey there!
I followed this guide and managed to flash a Max!Cube with the a-culfw version 1.26.08. When I connect it to my raspberryPi 4 (4gb) running openhabian, I get this dmesg output regarding the USB device:
[ 4471.181269] usb 1-1.4: new full-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[ 4471.342812] usb 1-1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=03eb, idProduct=6119, bcdDevice= 1.00
[ 4471.342829] usb 1-1.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[ 4471.342841] usb 1-1.4: Product: AT91USBSerial1
Although I believe everything went right and the D1 flashes every second as it is supposed to be, no device is turning up in /dev. If I connect it to my Ubuntu Laptop, it says
[ 6238.596105] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, device number 23
[ 6243.167405] usb 2-2: new full-speed USB device number 24 using xhci_hcd
[ 6243.341923] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=03eb, idProduct=6119, bcdDevice= 1.00
[ 6243.341930] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[ 6243.341933] usb 2-2: Product: AT91USBSerial1
[ 6243.350812] cdc_acm 2-2:1.0: ttyACM1: USB ACM device
So what am I doing wrong?
Greetings
Epi
Connect your Cube directly to the network and check if you can connect to it.
If you still encounter issues, you should ask at the source of the firmware, as it is out of scope of openHAB.
Hi,
I’ve got also some trouble with my Max Cube. So I’ve flashed the firmware. The Cube is reachable via Ping. I’ve installed then the homegear-max on my Raspi and adjusted the max.conf as described here. But now I’ve got trouble with the pairing. The Max shutter contact I’ve tried is not added.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Markus
Thanks for the advice. My problem was that the cube has received a new IP address from the router. So I only had to restart homegear.
Another example for “Das Problem sitzt meist vor dem Rechner” 
Cheers,
Markus
Glad you solved it
I was fed up with my cube’s Alzheimer and finally went down this route, too.
Should have done that way earlier rather than to have obstacle course runs around my home every time.
ZWave would have probably been the better choice in the beginning but now I’ve got way too many MAX! window contacts in operation so that would have been too painful. Also those I prefer over ZWave as they have standard AAA batteries and are cheaper.
In the first place I tried to flash my spare cube - just to notice it’s broken.
Luckily digging my treasure chest revealed another CUL stick from the FHEM days, and that one works, with my ex cube now being the spare.
Thanks for your pointers. Fixed homegear in openHABian along the way 
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Hi, first of all my thanks for this awesome work. I’m trying to save my “old” Max Cube thermostats with this.
Flashing the Cube was succesfull.
But I have problems setting up Homegear. Followed the instructions on the homepage but couldn’t figure the full configuration out.
I connected the cube to my fritz.box, receiving an IP-adress.
Installed homegear on my ubuntu server which is runnung nextcloud with SSL.
When I start homegear I get messages that port 80 is already in use.
Can anyone help me?
Hi, @M_L:
Just guessing, but most probable is that you have another web server running on that port. Maybe Openhab itself…
KR