Re: HomeSeer and xAP

[Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 04/07/2011 16:35, Tom Wadeson wrote:
>
> Two follow-on questions:
>
> 1) I've installed mcsXap - apparently successfully - but other than
> seeing it mentioned in Setup -> Interfaces, I can't seem to find
any
> settings related to it elsewhere. My understanding is that HS will now
> be listening for xAP broadcasts - but where can I configure how to
> respond to particular messages?
>

There should be a 'mcsxAP' menu link button in the HomeSeer devices web
page in which you configure all of mcsXAP.
>
>
> 2) Does anyone have any resources (sample code or tutorials) for the
> latest xFx Framework - i.e. the one written for .NET 2.0? I'd like to
> write a very basic application that will connect to a running hub,
> transmit heartbeats and broadcast some pseudo-data... mock temperature
> readings or something similar.
>

I'll leave this one to someone else.. I don't use teh xFX Framework
myself...

K
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom
>
> On 4 July 2011 15:14, Tom Wadeson <tom.wadeson@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:tom.wadeson@xxxxxxx>>
wrote:
>
>     Thanks for the welcome and the quick reply, Kevin.
>
>     Yes, I'm running HomeSeer HS2 presently. Thank you for the
>     suggestion - I'll uninstall the plugin (is this simply a case of
>     deleting the OCX?) and try the one that you've suggested.
>
>     I don't presently have an xAP device to work with, no. I'm looking
>     to gain a high-level understanding of how the protocol operates
>     and how it can be used to integrate with HomeSeer. From there, I'd
>     like to dirty my hands a bit and develop some simple applications.
>
>     So what I'm really looking to do is have a few autonomous
>     applications (clocks, for example) run on the same network, and
>     verify with the viewer that everything is playing nicely. I'm then
>     going to need to look into the frameworks currently available for
>     xAP, but that's a question for another day!
>
>     Thanks again.
>
>     Tom.
>
>
>     On 4 July 2011 14:57, Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxx
>     <mailto:yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxx>>
wrote:
>
>         Hi Tom,
>
>            Welcome to xAP.     There are two xAP plugins for HomeSeer
>         and assuming you are running HomeSeer2 I would recommend you
>         use the other one from mcs.   It's is not quite as nice in
>         it's user interface but it is current and supported.  The mi4
>         one was intended for HomeSeer v1.7 and is no longer supported
>         , although several people do still use it on HS2.  So I would
>         uninstall the mi4 plugin and install the mcs one from the mcs
>         section on HomeSeer's forum
>
>         http://board.homeseer.com/forumdisplay.php?f=864
>
>         download is here..
>         http://www.mcssprinklers.com/hsHomeseer.htm
 or
>         http://board.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=119121
>
>
>             The install is in the library folder and there's quite a
>         lot of posts re usage in the discussions folder.   Make sure
>         you you set 'display options'  so  can view all the history
>         (from beginning) or the HomeSeer forum will hide older posts
>         from view.
>
>             As to a 'hello world' example , do you already have some
>         external xAP device or application that you are wishing to use
>         within HomeSeer. Just wondering what your intention is here
>         with xAp and HS ?    If not there are a load of apps around -
>         just choose one that tickles your fancy.  To start with I
>         would recommend using one that uses the xAP BSC schema as that
>         is the smoothest integration with the mcs xAP plugin.   All
>         schema are supported but take a little more configuration and
>         maybe scripting but BSC is essentially plug and play.  Michael
>         (mcs) himself has a ton of apps here, plus the other xAP
sites.
>
>         http://www.mcssprinklers.com/xapXap.htm
>
>          cheers  Kevin
>
>
>
>         On 04/07/2011 14:21, Tom Wadeson wrote:
>>
>>         I'm just starting out with xAP and am looking to integrate
it
>>         with HomeSeer (with which I am also a novice). I've
managed
>>         to install the xAP plugin for HomeSeer from Mi4 (HomeSeer
2
>>         Plugin 2 Beta 2), but am unsure how to procede from here.
The
>>         how-to guide advises that I select xAP Conduit from
>>         HomeSeer's toolbar, but it does not exist. Can anyone
suggest
>>         how I might go about implementing a Hello World test? I'm
>>         currently running both the xFX-Express Hub and Viewer.
Thanks.
>>
>
>
>
>


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On 04/07/2011 16:35, Tom Wadeson wrote:
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<p>Two follow-on questions:<br>
<br>
1) I've installed mcsXap - apparently successfully - but
other than seeing it mentioned in Setup -&gt; Interfaces,
I can't seem to find any settings related to it elsewhere.
My understanding is that HS will now be listening for xAP
broadcasts - but where can I configure how to respond to
particular messages?<br>
</p>
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There should be a 'mcsxAP' menu link button in the HomeSeer devices
web page in which you configure all of mcsXAP.<br>
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2) Does anyone have any resources (sample code or
tutorials) for the latest xFx Framework - i.e. the one
written for .NET 2.0? I'd like to write a very basic
application that will connect to a running hub, transmit
heartbeats and broadcast some pseudo-data... mock
temperature readings or something similar.<br>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
<br>
I'll leave this one to someone else.. I don't use teh xFX Framework
myself...<br>
<br>
  K<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Tom<br>
<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 4 July 2011 15:14, Tom Wadeson
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wrote:<br>
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Thanks for the welcome and the quick reply, Kevin.<br>
<br>
Yes, I'm running HomeSeer HS2 presently. Thank you for
the suggestion - I'll uninstall the plugin (is this
simply a case of deleting the OCX?) and try the one that
you've suggested.<br>
<br>
I don't presently have an xAP device to work with, no.
I'm looking to gain a high-level understanding of how
the protocol operates and how it can be used to
integrate with HomeSeer. From there, I'd like to dirty
my hands a bit and develop some simple applications.<br>
<br>
So what I'm really looking to do is have a few
autonomous applications (clocks, for example) run on the
same network, and verify with the viewer that everything
is playing nicely. I'm then going to need to look into
the frameworks currently available for xAP, but that's a
question for another day!<br>
<br>
Thanks again.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Tom.</font>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 4 July 2011 14:57, Kevin
Hawkins <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank">yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxx</a>&gt;</span>
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<p> Hi Tom,<br>
<br>
   Welcome to xAP.     There are two
xAP plugins for HomeSeer and assuming
you are running HomeSeer2 I would
recommend you use the other one from
mcs.   It's is not quite as nice in
it's user interface but it is current
and supported.  The mi4 one was
intended for HomeSeer v1.7 and is no
longer supported , although several
people do still use it on HS2.  So I
would uninstall the mi4 plugin and
install the mcs one from the mcs
section on HomeSeer's forum<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://board.homeseer.com/forumdisplay.php?f=864";
target="_blank">http://board.homeseer.com/forumdisplay.php?f=864</a>
<br>
<br>
download is here..<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.mcssprinklers.com/hsHomeseer.htm";
target="_blank">http://www.mcssprinklers.com/hsHomeseer.htm</a> 
or<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://board.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=119121";
target="_blank">http://board.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=119121</a><br>
<br>
<br>
    The install is in the library
folder and there's quite a lot of
posts re usage in the discussions
folder.   Make sure you you set
'display options'  so  can view all
the history (from beginning) or the
HomeSeer forum will hide older posts
from view.<br>
<br>
    As to a 'hello world' example , do
you already have some external xAP
device or application that you are
wishing to use within HomeSeer. Just
wondering what your intention is here
with xAp and HS ?    If not there are
a load of apps around - just choose
one that tickles your fancy.  To start
with I would recommend using one that
uses the xAP BSC schema as that is the
smoothest integration with the mcs xAP
plugin.   All schema are supported but
take a little more configuration and
maybe scripting but BSC is essentially
plug and play.  Michael (mcs) himself
has a ton of apps here, plus the other
xAP sites.<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.mcssprinklers.com/xapXap.htm";
target="_blank">http://www.mcssprinklers.com/xapXap.htm</a><br>
<br>
 cheers  Kevin</p>
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On 04/07/2011 14:21, Tom Wadeson
wrote:
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<p>I'm just starting out with xAP
and am looking to integrate it
with HomeSeer (with which I am
also a novice). I've managed to
install the xAP plugin for
HomeSeer from Mi4 (HomeSeer 2
Plugin 2 Beta 2), but am unsure
how to procede from here. The
how-to guide advises that I
select xAP Conduit from
HomeSeer's toolbar, but it does
not exist. Can anyone suggest
how I might go about
implementing a Hello World test?
I'm currently running both the
xFX-Express Hub and Viewer.
Thanks.<br>
</p>
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