New release: iPhone/iPod HomeSeer GUI

by **Dickr43** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:19 pm

This should work on the iPod Touch as well.

by **cedriclocqueneux** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:40 am

Just a question: why charts works only with IIS ? Charts from RFXCOM use netchart, and workd under HS without IIS. I think it's heavy to have HS AND a IIS server for charts.
But this interface is great !

by **DJF3** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:02 pm

<grin>
I might be able to do it but failed at installing ChartDirector to work in the HomeSeer web server. When installing it automatically works in IIS. Using IIS was not a problem for me as it was already running on the server ;-)

. Let me take a look at ChartDirector install to see if that can run in the HS webserver.

DJ

by **Rene** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:53 pm

From the license description on the site of Chartdirector I understand you cannot use it without paying for it. Does this mean what sooty is doing and you are about to is illegal?

Rene.

by **DJF3** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:48 am

What makes you think that I don't have a paid version of ChartDirector?
Which URL tells you that you can't <b>use</b> it without paying for it?

If you don't have a license you'll get that bar that says "this is an unlicensed version of ChartDirector" (pretty annoying ;-)

I'm not distributing any part of the ChartDirector software, runtime or licenses, just the code that uses their application (registered or not). There's nothing illegal about that.

by **Rene** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:03 pm

Sorry, no offence. I was just asking. This would mean that anyone who will be using your scripts, and wants to use the charting features, will have to buy ChartDirector, right?

The URL telling me you cannot use it for free is http://www.advsofteng.com/purchase.html. It says:
Developer license: "License for using ChartDirector on one computer/server running Windows, Linux or FreeBSD, for development, production or any other purpose."

As the RFXChart scripts and binaries come including the ChartDirector functionality I guess Paul (Sooty) has a redistribute license;-)

Rene.

by **DJF3** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:21 pm

No worries

I think that Paul has the "real" license ;-)

I'm looking at using Google Charts for now, but ChartDirector offers some really cool stuff..

Cheers
DJ

by **Rene** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:27 pm

For my Plugwise plugin I have been looking also for good and free charting software. Most of the fancy free stuff requires the .Net framework 3.5, such as the Microsoft charting libraries, or Flash or Silverlight. The disadvantage of Google Charts are that you require an Internet connection. While Flash and Silverlight are not supported on the iPhone and HSTouch, these are only options for charts accessed from a PC.

Rene.

by **DJF3** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:45 pm

jruys and myself found the problem!

Open hscom.asp and you'll see a line:

Code: Select all: If device <> "" And Request.ServerVariables("AUTH_USER") = "admin" Then

The problem is that if you logged in with a username <i>other</i> than 'admin' switching won't work ;-)

Change the line to:

Code: Select all: If device <> "" And Request.ServerVariables("AUTH_USER") <> "guest" Then

And it will work for all accounts, except for guest.

Cheers
DJ

by **Rene** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:23 am

The last week I experimented a bit myself and programmed an iPhone interface in javascript with some supporting ASP.NET files to monitor and control my domotica stuf via Homeseer. All screens are updated using Ajax once each 5 seconds. If you are interested I will post it.

Rene.

by **Digit** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:34 am

I'm interested :-)

I have some ASP.NET pages for my iPod Touch also but not 100% satisfied, so...

by **TANE** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:27 am

Hi Rene,
I'm also interested.

by **Bastiaan** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:30 am

Interested!

by **DJF3** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:21 am

Yes please.. This would be an excellent opportunity for me to play with AJAX a bit ;-)

by **Rene** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:48 am

OK, here is my package (hope it works this way):
[url]uploaded/rklootwijk/200922010398_iPhone_hsintf-1.0.zip[/url]

You have to unzip the package in the <homeseer>/html/iphone directory. The only file that needs to be customized is the index.html file. I think most of the file explains itself, it looks like the configuration of DJB's script. Currently it supports:
- X10 appliance and lamp devices (use the lamp device for dimmable devices)
- RFXCom Oregon temp/hum/baro sensors
- Visonic motion/smoke/door sensors
- Plugwise devices based on my plugin (either use the subtype switch to control the device or the subtype power to monitor the device)
- Webcam's (I use a script on the Homeseer webserver to proxy the pictures from a webcam because my webcam is not accessable directly via the Internet. You can specify the URL within the index.html file that needs to queried by Homeseer to retrieve a still picture. This URL has to be customized for you specific cams).
- The RFXCom Alarm console. I tried to mimic an Alarm console on the iPhone which colors green when activated and red when in alarm.

Have fun!

Rene.

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