RE: NEW HA PROJECT

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good to know there's another option - I remember you talking  about it
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re but I never looked at it.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Kevin Hawkins
> Sent: 17 January 2008 12:49
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] NEW HA PROJECT
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> Can I also suggest you take a look at HouseBot for touch screens ..
> It was bought by Meedio but they in turn sold out to Yahoo and
returned
> Housebot to the original developer where it is now again being
actively
> enhanced and supported.
> http://www.housebot.com   has a 30 day
evaluation version
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> It is a complete HA application - a little bit different to the others
> in the way it works,  but the really great feature is that it has a
> complete touchscreen design interface tightly integrated within the HA
> application.  There are some screenshots on the website.  Most other
> applications are either touchscreen or control applications or
pairings
> between the two.  With HouseBot you can create touchscreens that run
on
> multiple Windows PC's and also WinCE  and PPC handheld devices - so
you
> have truly portable remotes too. Each screen can be individual to the
> client device and they are really fast too.  I have some information
on
> a remote screen that updated seven different icons - 4 times each per
> second and it coped ! (it was a flashing 7 segment display).  HouseBot
> really is a great visual front end, it hasn't quite got some of the
> glitzy effects of the Flash based MainLobby or even XLobby but these
> are
> way more expensive (BTW XLobby is no longer purchasable) and they
don't
> incorporate a HA engine either. This is similar to the screen
> capabilities that you get with a Crestron or AMX system and the
remotes
> work realtime over the internet too.  HouseBot is also very nicely
> priced at sub =A340.
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> If you have SONOS you can integrate it with HouseBot too - here is an
> example remote touchscreen
> http://www.ukusa.demon.co.uk/HouseBotSonos.jpg
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> <xAPtism>
> Oh.... you guessed this was coming didn't you....
"pre-announce"  there
> is a brand new xAP plugin for HouseBot :-) written by Edward.  It is
in
> beta currently, contact me anyone who wants a copy.    For those
> UKHA/xAP members I am also hoping for a special price for HouseBot
> including the xAP plugin,  which will be included by Cebotics  in the
> next HouseBot release once our beta becomes release.   The plugin
> supports xAP BSC so should you have a xAP gateway ;-) then C-Bus or
> HomeVision can be directly integrated into Housebot too now.
> </xAPtism>
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>      K
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> PS Usual disclaimer - I have no commerical interest in HouseBot - just
> a
> happy user - and Edward wrote a xAP plugin for it :-)
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>   Dave McLaughlin wrote:
> >
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > Xlobby is no longer free unless you know someone with an old copy
of
> the
> > original free version.
> >
> > I am just going to download and try out Mainlobby. It looks
rather
> > nice and
> > has more of features I need for my touch screen control system.
> >
> > Dave...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
On
> > Behalf Of
> > Paul Gale
> > Sent: 17 January 2008 16:05
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] NEW HA PROJECT
> >
> > I just re-read your post and realised that you probably didn't
want
> > the full
> > HA rant! And were just after the touchscreen bit???
> >
> > So the section on MainLobby is probably most relevant. In
addition,
> there
> > are other software solutions available to put content onto
whatever
> > touchscreen you go for. The main ones I can think of are
MainLobby,
> XLobby
> > (a free, open source version of Main Lobby) and Charmed Quark.
All of
> > these
> > will allow you to develop a set of screens and interface to many
HA
> > systems
> > and data you may have around the system - some more flexibly and
> > competently
> > than others. Warning - it will take you quite some time to do
though,
> > depending on how polished and good-looking a system you want.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
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