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dekova
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Completely new to PowerHome, I found the site and these forums while searching for UPB and Insteon automation software.
It looks like PH can handle automation tasks via web interfaces on phones/tablets/etc. I'm looking to wall mount a tablet or something that I can build an interface for but have a couple questions based on what I've already read:
1. I'm looking to do home automation with a dash of security system thrown in... is it feasible to create a PIN pad type interface where a code has to be entered to turn off an alarm and/or send all-clear texts/emails? I'm thinking yes... it would be a matter of tracking the sequence and checking against the proper PIN value.
2. Multiple web interfaces can be created but can I dynamically control which one is shown on the control device? (i.e. alarm goes off, tablet switches from main display to PIN pad display). I'm guessing the only way this could happen is if there was an active script running on the tablet.
I'm guessing you guys get these kind of wonky idea first post things all the time. Thanks in advance for your replies.
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Dekova,
Pretty sure that PowerHome could handle your requests.
Item 1, creating a keypad screen would be easy using the
Control Center. You would just design the keypad so that
each key pressed added a value to a global or system
variable and after pressing the "Send" key or reaching a
predetermined number of digits, check the code against a
value (or send direct to your security system such as the
Elk for accept or reject).
Item 2 is trickier. The default web interface does not
allow for a way to dynamically control a remote web page
but you should be able to easily use PSP (PowerHome
Server Pages) to achieve this effect. It wouldnt be
instantaneous but you write a PSP page that periodically
refreshed itself and the dynamic code in the PSP could
check a global variable and return different results
based upon the value. It wouldnt be "real-time" but
would probably be workable for you.
If you were using the Control Center Remote Client, a
planned enhancement would allow the PH server to remotely
control the "screen" displayed by the remote CC. This
would be real-time but this enhancement is at least a
couple of months away.
Hope this helps,
Dave.
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MrGibbage
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Dave, have you thought about adding such dynamic
capabilities to the web server? I would love to have a
real-time indication of zone open/close status, arming
status, etc on my web page. I'm not sure what it would take
(javascript, maybe???), but I think it would be really
cool.
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