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| piratacs |
Posted - 08/21/2012 : 2:17:31 PM
Intellihome 2.1 is now online. It's on sale for $5 and is designed to work with the Smartlinc 2412N controller.
It now supports multiple floorplans and lets you select the scenes you wanna control on each floorplan.
Check it out
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/intellihome/id534998430?ls=1&mt=8
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| piratacs |
Posted - 10/02/2012 : 08:21:15 AM
New version under Appstore review to deal with the landscape issue on iOS6 and iPad, as well as some minor changes. |
| instaman |
Posted - 10/01/2012 : 07:50:04 AM
Your welcome. I agree. Over. |
| piratacs |
Posted - 10/01/2012 : 06:38:52 AM
I have found the issue with iOS6... It now natively opens the app in Landscape, as opposed to opening in Portrait and rotating it in iOS5...
This causes the wierd behavior you are experiencing...
Almost ready... Would you mind moving the support conversations to our favebook page so we don't continue flaming this post? :)
Haha! Thanks again for that review...
Regarding the hop count: after some extra research, I found an automatic way of sending hop counts that works for every case. Thats why it's gone on this version. |
| instaman |
Posted - 10/01/2012 : 04:57:26 AM
Piratics, just noticed two more things. Hops count settings are missing (know how hard you worked on that) and the scene load bar is only moving for the first scene that loads when adding multiple switches from the smartlinc to the floor plan. It's still loading them all, just that the indicator isn't corresponding to where its at (frozen) in the loading process like it was in the previous versions. I hope I'm not knit-picking, just want the level of expertise the program was at before iOs6 screwed it up.
"Thanks Instaman... The icon placement ha been taken care of for the next update... We had to get rid of the status bar for it to work perfectly...
We found an issue with ISY autodetect when scenes only have one device.. That is being taken care of as well.
Please consider a good AppStore review :)"
I listen to alot of different music genres but if I had to choose the one I listen to the most, I'd say it was Manelee Arnbee (mainly r&b) :)
Was waaaay ahead of you on that one, dude what took you so long, smiles.
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| piratacs |
Posted - 09/30/2012 : 4:12:13 PM
Hmm... I will do some testing on the iPad... Thanks for the report. |
| instaman |
Posted - 09/30/2012 : 2:43:47 PM
Checked again, icons and floor plan will only hold portrait orientation, not landscape. Revisited. |
| instaman |
Posted - 09/30/2012 : 2:35:38 PM
Sorry, let me clarify. The icons do stay in place, the floor plan rotates out of position if the iPad is turned left or right and won't correct itself even when you return the iPad to its original position, the position used when you first placed the floor plan on the screen. Also, when I went back and started the app a few hours later the floor plan was gone and only half the icons were there, some were even cut off. Hope this helps. |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/30/2012 : 11:57:42 AM
If the configuration was old, then with the new algorithm, the placing could not match... But if you place them again it should maintain the correct position and show it correctly... |
| instaman |
Posted - 09/30/2012 : 11:41:44 AM
Well as much as I hate to revisit an issue, I must. Piratics, we're going to have to revisit that whole landscape orientation thing for the iOS6 and intellihome ver 2.5 thing all over again, sadness. It appears the upgrade to the new iPad operating system 6 software has left the orientation of the floor plan in dissoray. Hope you can check on this and get a fix out soon. Thank you. |
| icerabbit |
Posted - 09/28/2012 : 10:35:24 AM
Thank you.
I saw the dots, but didn't know if that was going from floorplan to floorplan; or from floorplan to settings to ?
I'll probably get the app in a few weeks. |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/27/2012 : 10:00:23 PM
Yes... It's swipe left/right. You can see the dots on top represent each floorplan.
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| icerabbit |
Posted - 09/27/2012 : 09:11:43 AM
I can probably do that without too much effort - maybe do it in SketchUp and scale the output, improve on the drawing as time permits.
So, then I'd install the app on every device, load the appropriately sized background for each device and do the icon placements.
By the way - is it a swipe left - right to change floor plans?
Sorry for the practical questions. Can't tell all the details from the description & screen shots  |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/27/2012 : 08:11:17 AM
It either sales up or down, depending on the size of the image.
You should make a different floorplan with the native resoluion for each of your devices for best performance.
The icon placement is saved relative to the screen resolution. |
| icerabbit |
Posted - 09/27/2012 : 07:55:23 AM
Thanks.
re: 2.
Is it "fit to screen" (scaled down & up) rather than stretch (which suggests enlarging a lower resolution image)?
And icon placement is saved relative to the scaling of the image?
What would you suggest as the best floor plan resolution when you have an iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPad 1 and iPad 3 in the same home?
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| piratacs |
Posted - 09/27/2012 : 07:25:36 AM
1. Yes. You may change the background at any time and just rearrange your icons.
2. The image you select is stretche to fit the screen. You should save your jpg to the dimensions of the device you will be using.
3. Each floor has a different floorplan or picture. You just upload a different picture |
| icerabbit |
Posted - 09/27/2012 : 05:16:28 AM
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Originally posted by piratacs
Icerabbit: The current version is a "read-only" control which basically syncs to your ISY/Smartlinc scenes and turns them on/off and refreshes the status.
For now, any additional programming/setup must be done in your computer.
If you add a new scene, you would have to Auto detect scenes again and select only your new scene to add it to your floorplan. All existing scenes and placement remain intact.
Thank you for confirming. That's what I suspected.
Couple more thoughts:
Is there ability to change floor plans? Like change background and then simply re-arrange the icons?
Are plans scaled to fit the screen of any particular device? For instance is a plan that fits the screen of an iPad3 scaled down for the iPhone & iPad1/2? Or do you have to pan & scroll.
How are multiple floors handled? Just create a bigger plan with the different floors side by side? |
| instaman |
Posted - 09/26/2012 : 4:54:51 PM
If I were from "Quiarzinot", I'd give you FIVE THUMBS UP. Provided Quiarzinotians had thumbs. You got it! Thank you for the diligent job of making sure what you execute is exactly the way you intended it to be. You work fast!
Allow me to enlighten those who may still be having trouble with placement.
For those who already have there floor plan set and you move the icons a smiggen from their present location , like less than a 1/4 inch, then they will not stay in the new position.
What you have to do is first move the icon like a few inches, release, then move it back to the exact position you want it placed, release and It stays! (SMILES!)
Thanks again Piratacs.
PS. What's next? Nope, don't say...surprise me! |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/26/2012 : 1:18:46 PM
Version 2.5 is ready for download.... Now the item placement will be saved correctly on any device orientation.
Also, an ISY autodetect bug has been fixed. |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/24/2012 : 06:42:36 AM
Icerabbit: The current version is a "read-only" control which basically syncs to your ISY/Smartlinc scenes and turns them on/off and refreshes the status.
For now, any additional programming/setup must be done in your computer.
If you add a new scene, you would have to Auto detect scenes again and select only your new scene to add it to your floorplan. All existing scenes and placement remain intact.
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| icerabbit |
Posted - 09/24/2012 : 06:29:57 AM
I'm new to home automation in as far as that I don't have anything installed yet, and have been researching various options. WHere initially I was just thinking Insteon + SmartLinc, I'm now considering Insteon + ISY as my likely choice to automate various garden lighting and other accessory functions due to easier setup of components and thinks like easier changes, component replacement, ...
I like what I have seen so far about intellihome.
I have a question regarding the ISY compatibility. I understand I would do the initial install & set everything up through the ISY.
Then is intellihome a direct interface, as if I were to configure the ISY through a desktop browser, and supports setup functions? Or is intellihome more of a visual "read only" front end with limited functionality to just turn things on/off.
( In other words: does intellihome copy/download the ISY setup once? And need to be refreshed as changes are made in ISY? Or does intellihome link to the ISY directly on an ongoing basis? Does intellihome allow "reprogramming", linking, ... functions?
Any additional scenes or changes that I want to make ... will I make those through the desktop browser in ISY? Or does intellihome support "programming" and / or making programming changes ... at which level? )
Thank you :)
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| piratacs |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 1:22:23 PM
Thanks Instaman... The icon placement ha been taken care of for the next update... We had to get rid of the status bar for it to work perfectly...
We found an issue with ISY autodetect when scenes only have one device.. That is being taken care of as well.
Please consider a good AppStore review :) |
| instaman |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 12:57:01 PM
SYSTEMS RESTORED,...ALL PARAMETERS ARE WITHIN OPERATING, UH...PARAMETERS. Ok, everything's fine. Now if the icon stability placement could be tightened up a bit then, WINNER!!! The adjustable hop count was pure geniuse. Now refreshing scenes can be skipped altogether since it doesn't actually lite the icon due to multiple switches in the scene. That speeds up everything! GREAT JOB PIRATICS! Keep up the good work. |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 10:18:17 AM
We have some FAQs on the facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/INTELLiHome-iPadiPhone-App/456526171035354?ref=hl
But basically it narrows down to:
1. Press edit button
2. Press the setting button on the bottom bar
3. Enter your controller information
4. Press the Auto Detect scenes
5. Select the scenes you like to add to your current floorplan
6. Press the Floorplan button on the bottom bar and select an image for your floorplan
7. Move your lights around to place them.
We will be more than glad to help on our facebook page if you run into any issues. |
| roadking2003 |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 09:59:21 AM
I now have the app, but don't know how to get started. Is there a source for help? |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 08:29:47 AM
Version 2.4 is ready for download and fixes the bug introduced in 2.3.... Please update and let me know the results. |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/19/2012 : 5:52:44 PM
Yes... We found a bug with the max hops configuration on version 2.3... :(
The update is already under approval as well as support for iPhone 5 and iOS6..
Sorry for the inconvenience |
| instaman |
Posted - 09/19/2012 : 2:28:27 PM
Piratics, the app no longer communicates with my smartlinc since the 2.3 version upgrade. It will find my smartlinc on my network and load the scenes but they will not work when the icons are touched. My smartlinc is operating correctly with its own interface thru the Internet. The stability of the icons are not as good with placements as the 2.1 version. Hope you can correct these issues soon. Would be fine with the rotation of the app being eliminated altogether, just allow a choice between landscape or portrait settings. Might make locking in the icon positioning more accurate with where they are placed.
PS. Although the new icons are cool, I still think that the old ones were fine and should not be made a priority for something that already worked. Not too cool with the flame icon as red makes it look like its already on as opposed to the blue and could be construed as a graphic rather than a switch. Still one the coolest apps out there thou. Please fix. Thanks |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/16/2012 : 05:27:27 AM
With the ISY the features are the same for now... Browsing through scenes and selecting which scenes to add to a particular Floorplan, as well as refresh for status.
The main feature of INTELLiHome is it's speed... you will see for yourself that it is the fastest way to control your lights.
Of course it has a long way to go, and a bunch of features to grow on. |
| swroll |
Posted - 09/15/2012 : 9:46:53 PM
How about the level of control with the isy-994i? Do you have any insight as to what features will be available? Thanks. |
| piratacs |
Posted - 09/15/2012 : 4:10:51 PM
As of right now, it is restricted to controlling scenes configured on the 2412N.
We are open to suggestions... |
