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2009-04-24 04:24:25 AM *juha*   ok
2009-04-24 04:24:36 AM *juha*   not sure we can do anything about the rich editor tab
2009-04-24 06:13:59 AM guest602   what is up with the chat room? I cannot join it
2009-04-24 07:57:32 AM ncherry   Juha, thanks, I'll make it a habit and set the wiki markup mode as the default.
2009-04-24 07:58:02 AM ncherry   Guest602, what problem are you experiencing?
2009-04-24 07:58:08 AM ncherry   tmh
2009-04-24 07:58:11 AM marcf   we can see you , you mean log in? try the big window, there is no single sign-on
2009-04-24 07:58:26 AM marcf   (yet)
2009-04-24 07:58:32 AM ncherry   Morning Marc!
2009-04-24 07:58:39 AM marcf   hey neil, how are you doing?
2009-04-24 07:58:43 AM marcf   picket lining?
2009-04-24 07:58:59 AM ncherry   Not yet, all is quiet on the western front
2009-04-24 07:59:01 AM ncherry  
2009-04-24 07:59:15 AM ncherry   I ordered an iPod Touch
2009-04-24 07:59:21 AM marcf   good for you!
2009-04-24 07:59:26 AM marcf   it is slick
2009-04-24 07:59:30 AM ncherry   I hope it has a command line ....
2009-04-24 07:59:35 AM ncherry   (lol)
2009-04-24 07:59:37 AM marcf   I saw juha's. It does
2009-04-24 07:59:49 AM ncherry  
2009-04-24 07:59:53 AM marcf   you can jailbreakit and there are consoles and even ssh
2009-04-24 08:00:07 AM ncherry   Actually that is useful!
2009-04-24 08:00:17 AM marcf   I saw the OR application on it :S
2009-04-24 08:00:22 AM ncherry   The CFO is going to give me some trouble
2009-04-24 08:00:30 AM ncherry   oooooooh!
2009-04-24 08:00:37 AM marcf   it is cool specifically the image mode
2009-04-24 08:00:51 AM marcf   I think that is a natural UI definition
2009-04-24 08:01:02 AM ncherry   That's why I broke down and got it. I need to keep up
2009-04-24 08:01:26 AM marcf   you upload a gif and basically drag and drop circles and squares in transparents over it
2009-04-24 08:01:38 AM marcf   this way the zones you visually define on a picture
2009-04-24 08:01:50 AM ncherry   Excellent!
2009-04-24 08:02:15 AM marcf   I saw a virtual DJ program like that, it had a huge community of people that would then exchange the Gif, in this case it would be a cottage industry for installers
2009-04-24 08:02:26 AM marcf   www.virtualdj.com
2009-04-24 08:02:57 AM marcf   The skin is basically work-art
2009-04-24 08:03:17 AM marcf   or a picture or a drawing, and you define buttons on it through an XML like language
2009-04-24 08:03:20 AM marcf   so it looks like
2009-04-24 08:04:11 AM marcf   at point x,y consider a square of size 1, when pressed display bla bla and send message bla (selected through the selector in modeller)
2009-04-24 08:05:02 AM ncherry   that sounds very cool! Glad I can start to play with the touch
2009-04-24 08:05:16 AM marcf   which is very cool, because then you have people that can take pictures, for example a installer could use a photo of the salon and you can touch that photo to turn on the lights you want. That is truly intuitive and in fact simple to program
2009-04-24 08:05:37 AM marcf   problem with the above is that you need to know the pixels right, when you are doing is visually drawing shapes on a surface
2009-04-24 08:06:03 AM ncherry   I think we'll need a drawing program for those of us who want a floor plan view (I'm one of those)
2009-04-24 08:06:11 AM marcf   not to mention that I spend 1 day hacking a xml file for virtual DJ (touch mode in Lenovo) and it was a NIGHTMARE
2009-04-24 08:06:26 AM ncherry   but I will be interesting this as it may be something that' mor natural to my wife
2009-04-24 08:06:52 AM ncherry   I've always considered XML a nightmare, to verbose
2009-04-24 08:07:20 AM ncherry   Man if my wife gets her hands on this thing I'll never get the remote back!
2009-04-24 08:08:18 AM ncherry   BTW, despite my proclivity (sp?) towards command line, the iPhone/touch fit my definition of what the remote should be
2009-04-24 08:09:13 AM ncherry   The one problem with the Nokia 770/800/810 was that one it went to sleep you could send it data (announcements et al) . You had to wait for it to wake up
2009-04-24 08:10:02 AM marcf   I think we have the same with the itouch
2009-04-24 08:10:12 AM marcf   and ipod in general
2009-04-24 08:10:53 AM marcf   I haven't seen yet the "instant on" feature on the iphone no?
2009-04-24 08:11:06 AM marcf   maybe an itouch?
2009-04-24 08:11:15 AM ncherry   Rats! I figured out a way to make the Nokia 770 stay awake (and I plugged it in) but that wasn't an optimum solution
2009-04-24 08:11:44 AM marcf   back to the application
2009-04-24 08:11:50 AM ncherry   I can send stuff to my Pantech but it works via the cell network
2009-04-24 08:12:04 AM marcf   the programming is with shapes
2009-04-24 08:19:26 AM ncherry   Oh, I upgraded the EEE to Ubuntu 9.04 and that went well but took forever (should have waited a few days)
2009-04-24 08:20:03 AM ncherry   It seems to fix the video performance issues I was running into (at least so far)
2009-04-24 08:22:28 AM mredeker   hi guys
2009-04-24 08:22:38 AM ncherry   Morning!
2009-04-24 08:22:46 AM mredeker   i got the controller compiled and run on my tomcat
2009-04-24 08:22:57 AM mredeker   also i have the iphone app installed on my iPhone
2009-04-24 08:23:14 AM mredeker   i can do some testing
2009-04-24 08:24:02 AM ncherry   I'll be following in your foot steps in a week or so, I'll have an iTouch by then
2009-04-24 08:24:35 AM mredeker   was a little tricky installing the xcode app without paying apple
2009-04-24 08:27:30 AM mredeker   so i would like to test with my ethernet based irtrans and also my ethernet based rs232
2009-04-24 08:28:33 AM ncherry   I'm guessing that you will need to make a few changes for the IP irtrans and a lot of changes for the terminal server (the IP RS232)
2009-04-24 08:28:58 AM ncherry   I've got several terminal servers
2009-04-24 08:29:31 AM mredeker   since both works over ethernet i was thinking of some kind of ethernetEvent thet takes an ip and a command to sent
2009-04-24 08:30:07 AM ncherry   Don't look at me, I'm still trying to figure out this stuff on the server end.
2009-04-24 08:30:50 AM mredeker   also i would like to control my mythtv client which has a telnet interface that kind of works the same way
2009-04-24 08:31:03 AM ncherry   Juha has sais that it REST,
2009-04-24 08:31:28 AM ncherry   The telent part would be a little different in that you'd need to login in first.
2009-04-24 08:32:25 AM ncherry   I think Juha reference something like http://orc.local/x10/a1?=on (might have the wrong syntax but you get the idea)
2009-04-24 08:32:46 AM ncherry   You'll then need to translate that to what you want to send
2009-04-24 08:33:21 AM mredeker   i got the latest from svn and there he is working on events which can be "x10" , "knx", ...
2009-04-24 08:33:51 AM mredeker   i was thinking of a new event "telnet" or "ethernet" which will have the needed attributes
2009-04-24 08:34:09 AM ncherry   Correct, I was using the X10 as a reference
2009-04-24 08:34:38 AM ncherry   Those would be in the server end of the controller, not directly on the iphone end.
2009-04-24 08:34:43 AM mredeker   is the controller part all done by juha for now?
2009-04-24 08:34:53 AM mredeker   correct
2009-04-24 08:35:06 AM ncherry   I'm not sure, I think he has soemthing,
2009-04-24 08:35:33 AM ncherry   He may also have more of the controller sitting on the iphone than is intended in the final code
2009-04-24 08:36:05 AM ncherry   Everything is in a bit of flux but that's normal for the earl part of the project.
2009-04-24 08:36:43 AM mredeker   i know, i am happy i found you guys while the project is still in some kind of early stage
2009-04-24 08:36:50 AM marcf   http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/download/NaoAcademicsV3.mov
2009-04-24 08:38:41 AM ncherry   Can't see anything other than the logo
2009-04-24 08:40:14 AM mredeker   nice video, millenium man is coming soon
2009-04-24 08:42:30 AM ncherry   Rats, it's a quicktime video, can't see it!
2009-04-24 08:47:09 AM ncherry   Okay, I had to make it move manully (don't ask) but that little robot is very cool! I like how it could pick up objects and pick itself up after it was knocked over
2009-04-24 09:05:53 AM marcf2009   The movements are really cool
2009-04-24 09:06:11 AM marcf2009   I want to program it as a OR remote, leverage that computer and the IR/wifi
2009-04-24 09:06:30 AM marcf2009   so you can tell it "turn on TV" and it uses and ORB
2009-04-24 09:06:44 AM marcf2009   at 10,000eur it will be the most expensive remote on display at OR
2009-04-24 09:07:16 AM marcf2009   it has IR built in, transmit!
2009-04-24 09:07:40 AM marcf2009   did you see how it "recognizes" targets so you can tag objects for easy recognition
2009-04-24 09:10:17 AM ncherry   YIKES! 10K eur, that's like $20K US, still neat
2009-04-24 09:11:00 AM marcf2009   only available for research and labs right now, public launch in a year they say (Aldebaran, Parisian company) at a third of the price
2009-04-24 09:11:35 AM marcf2009   very french as a company, I can't find the 'buy now' button
2009-04-24 09:11:40 AM ncherry   Ah, $6K much better.
2009-04-24 09:11:47 AM marcf2009   3k
2009-04-24 09:12:03 AM marcf2009   still a pricey remote, but in the KNX range
2009-04-24 09:12:05 AM ncherry   3K eur, 6K US
2009-04-24 09:12:16 AM marcf2009   nah, 4.2k
2009-04-24 09:12:27 AM marcf2009   1.4 dol = 1 eur
2009-04-24 09:12:31 AM ncherry   Hmm, I think ZigBee is gonna trounce KNX
2009-04-24 09:12:44 AM ncherry   Ah, Dollar is doing better
2009-04-24 09:12:46 AM marcf2009   the cable is kind for many people
2009-04-24 09:13:03 AM marcf2009   you will have all of it in parralel
2009-04-24 09:13:12 AM ncherry   Of course!
2009-04-24 09:13:17 AM marcf2009   the KNX guys will need to be held at gunpoint to give up their TP
2009-04-24 09:13:21 AM marcf2009   (cornholio)
2009-04-24 09:13:43 AM ncherry   Are you threatening me, my peopl ehave no bungholes!
2009-04-24 09:13:54 AM marcf2009   (twisted pair). Someone mentioned, CAT everywhere, ipv6 on everything and POE to boot, was it you?
2009-04-24 09:13:59 AM ncherry   With competition they'll learn to give it up
2009-04-24 09:14:14 AM ncherry   Juha and I were talking
2009-04-24 09:14:20 AM marcf2009   don't be so sure, I honestly do not believe cable is going to disappear overnight
2009-04-24 09:14:30 AM marcf2009   just not realistic for industrial or even commercial
2009-04-24 09:14:51 AM ncherry   It's not predominate in the US so wireless will be the lead technology
2009-04-24 09:14:56 AM marcf2009   cat 6 with POE? what's not to like! long live the low voltage home
2009-04-24 09:15:28 AM marcf2009   not for industrial and commercial, no
2009-04-24 09:15:55 AM ncherry   PoE is for the home too
2009-04-24 09:15:58 AM marcf2009   come on! aren't you the big ipv6 guy, mister cisco?
2009-04-24 09:16:07 AM marcf2009   if you can afford the cabling for sure!
2009-04-24 09:16:24 AM marcf2009   view it this way, the house of the future will need to be low-voltage, get rid of all the transformers
2009-04-24 09:16:33 AM marcf2009   most stuff doesn't need high voltage (assume LED)
2009-04-24 09:16:34 AM ncherry   Copper is going to go through the roof, none left on the planet
2009-04-24 09:16:53 AM ncherry   No transformers, agreed!
2009-04-24 09:17:06 AM ncherry   DC - DC conversion (low losses)
2009-04-24 09:17:11 AM marcf2009   you need to deliver the electricity somehow !
2009-04-24 09:17:34 AM ncherry   It's a problem, Al is a solution
2009-04-24 09:17:37 AM marcf2009   yes, i am tired of my computer/TV/ipods, vacuum cleaner all with their own little thing
2009-04-24 09:17:47 AM marcf2009   AI?
2009-04-24 09:18:02 AM ncherry   Aluminium
2009-04-24 09:18:41 AM ncherry   Future home will have solar in addition to the power company, the utility will maintain the system
2009-04-24 09:18:44 AM marcf2009   so your house has a highvoltage backbone, 220v/110 to the large appliances, the kitchen etc
2009-04-24 09:19:07 AM marcf2009   I am doing "geothermal" in ATL apparently it works well
2009-04-24 09:19:11 AM ncherry   Could be
2009-04-24 09:19:26 AM marcf2009   and then the rest of the house shell is low-voltage
2009-04-24 09:19:43 AM ncherry   I need to add duct work to get Geo here (heat pump) but in the winter I still need aux heat source
2009-04-24 09:19:46 AM marcf2009   wiring is greatly more economical (as in less of it) and easy to install, (safe)
2009-04-24 09:20:29 AM ncherry   Actually you have to be careful, more current
2009-04-24 09:20:52 AM ncherry   Warning 1,000,000,000 OHM! Resitance is futile!
2009-04-24 09:22:23 AM marcf2009   someone at phillips once told me that for LED the wiring would be totally safe
2009-04-24 09:22:30 AM marcf2009   is that right?
2009-04-24 09:22:57 AM ncherry   Hold on a moment
2009-04-24 09:25:28 AM ncherry   The wiring for the home will be bigger to handle the extra current. More devices == more current though the devices will be low current
2009-04-24 09:26:30 AM marcf   what is dangerous to a human?
2009-04-24 09:26:42 AM marcf   amps? energy? voltage?
2009-04-24 09:27:04 AM marcf   also why "more current" than what you have now?
2009-04-24 09:27:12 AM ncherry   Voltage burns, amps kill!
2009-04-24 09:27:35 AM ncherry   because it's lower voltage
2009-04-24 09:27:55 AM marcf   E = U.I
2009-04-24 09:27:56 AM ncherry   P = V*I
2009-04-24 09:28:06 AM ncherry   same thing
2009-04-24 09:28:14 AM marcf   yeah but I said in French
2009-04-24 09:28:25 AM marcf   (Tp)
2009-04-24 09:28:34 AM ncherry   My French is not so good
2009-04-24 09:28:37 AM ncherry  
2009-04-24 09:29:05 AM ncherry   The problem is this with higher voltage the wire can be thinner to get the same power
2009-04-24 09:29:39 AM ncherry   Even with lower power we still need more current.
2009-04-24 09:29:59 AM marcf   10 times for amps for the same energy
2009-04-24 09:30:07 AM ncherry   Yes
2009-04-24 09:30:16 AM marcf   devices like computers express their needs in energy?
2009-04-24 09:30:32 AM ncherry   Not exactly
2009-04-24 09:30:42 AM ncherry   it's still voltage and current
2009-04-24 09:30:51 AM ncherry   which ends up being power
2009-04-24 09:31:16 AM ncherry   the phase correction is a pain and causing power companies problems
2009-04-24 09:31:27 AM ncherry   but that's not for this discussion
2009-04-24 09:31:37 AM marcf   I am not following entirely, by this logic the low-voltage has more amps and thus less safe...
2009-04-24 09:31:53 AM marcf   what I just said makes no sense
2009-04-24 09:32:12 AM marcf   <:o)
2009-04-24 09:32:22 AM ncherry   Energy saving devices should mean a reduction in volts and current (lower power)
2009-04-24 09:32:42 AM marcf   means a reduction in either volts or current or both
2009-04-24 09:32:58 AM marcf   LEDs are clearly lower energy
2009-04-24 09:33:15 AM ncherry   But the current needs of AC devices vs the current needs of DC devices may mean more current needed
2009-04-24 09:33:34 AM ncherry   Still less voltage and less pwoer
2009-04-24 09:34:00 AM ncherry   man I need a spell chicken!
2009-04-24 09:34:13 AM marcf   seems par for the course on this chat
2009-04-24 09:34:20 AM ncherry  
2009-04-24 09:35:19 AM ncherry   Oddly enough the voltage selected fro standardize future homes seems to be 42vDC, very close to the 48vDC that the
2009-04-24 09:35:24 AM ncherry   phone company uses
2009-04-24 09:35:42 AM ncherry   I hope they go the -48vDC route
2009-04-24 09:35:54 AM marcf   is there a standardization effort on that? where
2009-04-24 09:36:01 AM marcf   that's interesting
2009-04-24 09:36:27 AM ncherry   Dang, I can't remember, I came across it looking for something else. ADD et al
2009-04-24 09:36:37 AM marcf   is that a US thing?
2009-04-24 09:36:42 AM guest4014   enter the room
2009-04-24 09:36:51 AM ncherry   I think it's a EU thing
2009-04-24 09:37:32 AM ncherry   Since the US has no scientists left :-/ We'll just follow along with everyone else (thanks Bush and the Republicans!)
2009-04-24 09:37:48 AM ncherry   Sorry about the politics
2009-04-24 09:37:53 AM marcf   you are a dying breed my friend
2009-04-24 09:38:11 AM ncherry   I R a Scientist! Call me DaVinci!
2009-04-24 09:38:13 AM marcf   cornholio: last standing scientist in the US
2009-04-24 09:38:51 AM ncherry   I am lake Titicaca, we need TP for our bungholes, my people have no bungholes ...
2009-04-24 09:39:01 AM marcf   that scene is hilarious
2009-04-24 09:39:29 AM marcf   I love beavis and butthead
2009-04-24 09:39:34 AM ncherry   Like I said I can imitate Beavis by only drinking decafe tea
2009-04-24 09:40:10 AM marcf   we had a conversation yesterday with Juha's GF and she asked whether Juha was "asperger" syndrome
2009-04-24 09:40:35 AM marcf   I drink a bunch of tea
2009-04-24 09:40:39 AM marcf   sorry coffee
2009-04-24 09:40:42 AM ncherry   I'd guess he's probably close, like the rest of us
2009-04-24 09:41:23 AM ncherry   I'm controlling my intake of canffine and sugar but that hasn't slowed me down. I can still do a century, come home and mow the lawn
2009-04-24 09:41:59 AM ncherry   I just wish I had a few better social skils, nto very good at normal parties
2009-04-24 09:42:43 AM ncherry   tomorrow it's Trenton Computer Festival, there I have excellent social skills!
2009-04-24 09:43:04 AM marcf   what is that?
2009-04-24 09:43:20 AM ncherry   BTW, my wife has no doubt, I'm a retart!
2009-04-24 09:43:26 AM marcf   hehehe
2009-04-24 09:43:38 AM marcf   my wife married me because I am one
2009-04-24 09:44:00 AM marcf   so back to teh application, it is online
2009-04-24 09:44:08 AM marcf   you drag and drop the shapes on the picture
2009-04-24 09:44:24 AM marcf   this means an installer can work with a designer to match your wall touch panel to the rest of the room
2009-04-24 09:44:27 AM ncherry   TCF is one of the oldest computer shows in the US. It has the stand PC sale part of the show, a junk yard and speakers and this year a robot maze competition
2009-04-24 09:44:33 AM ncherry   Back to dran-n-drop
2009-04-24 09:44:43 AM marcf   (cool)
2009-04-24 09:44:59 AM ncherry   Designers, interior ?
2009-04-24 09:45:07 AM marcf   you call it the wife factor
2009-04-24 09:45:18 AM ncherry   SAF! higher the better
2009-04-24 09:45:57 AM ncherry   When it works my wife makes suggestions, when it doesn't my wife *makes suggestions*
2009-04-24 09:46:20 AM marcf   subtle distinction only heard by the ears of this dog
2009-04-24 09:46:47 AM ncherry   No I'm also very sensitive to high pitch noises!
2009-04-24 09:47:07 AM marcf   the separation of roles is important in the UI design
2009-04-24 09:47:15 AM ncherry   Man I'm going to need a wood shop now to fix the outlet covers
2009-04-24 09:47:32 AM ncherry   Why is that
2009-04-24 09:47:53 AM marcf   one is a designer that can work purely in photoshop, take a picture of the room, or render it stylized
2009-04-24 09:48:02 AM ncherry   Cool!
2009-04-24 09:48:05 AM marcf   he is not a programmer, he is not an electrician (thank god)
2009-04-24 09:48:12 AM ncherry   YES!
2009-04-24 09:48:40 AM marcf   then you are the scientist and you drag and drop squares on the picture
2009-04-24 09:48:57 AM ncherry   Ouch again with using the mouse
2009-04-24 09:49:03 AM marcf   transparent squares, that just say "on click in this area, send this even"
2009-04-24 09:49:13 AM marcf   to configure a UI?
2009-04-24 09:49:35 AM marcf   once the picture is configured you just touch
2009-04-24 09:49:37 AM ncherry   Oh yeah , it 's a touch screen DOH!
2009-04-24 09:49:53 AM marcf   say you take a picture of your living room and there is a lamp on a table
2009-04-24 09:49:54 AM ncherry   That's a lot more intuitive
2009-04-24 09:50:15 AM marcf   you select a "event area for touch" on the screen
2009-04-24 09:50:17 AM ncherry   we're going to need standard icons for things we control
2009-04-24 09:50:28 AM marcf   we need both approaches
2009-04-24 09:50:38 AM marcf   but in the first one "there are no icons"
2009-04-24 09:50:45 AM ncherry   That's fine
2009-04-24 09:50:46 AM marcf   just lamps we touch
2009-04-24 09:50:59 AM ncherry   In touch with our inner lamp
2009-04-24 09:51:04 AM marcf   clever
2009-04-24 09:51:09 AM ncherry  
2009-04-24 09:51:18 AM ncherry   I passed 2nd grade
2009-04-24 09:51:25 AM marcf   where we are going we don't need no icons
2009-04-24 09:51:43 AM ncherry   How will we know when they've changed?
2009-04-24 09:52:00 AM marcf   you replace the picture
2009-04-24 09:52:06 AM ncherry   AH!
2009-04-24 09:52:09 AM marcf   (you didn't listen at the beginning)
2009-04-24 09:52:20 AM marcf   :@
2009-04-24 09:52:27 AM ncherry   What beginning (rember ADD)
2009-04-24 09:52:33 AM ncherry  
2009-04-24 09:52:57 AM marcf   but it makes me think that the areas need to be rectangular and you specify a "on click" picture
2009-04-24 09:53:04 AM marcf   that is how they do it in virtualDJ
2009-04-24 09:53:17 AM marcf   but with crappy XML you need to hack all day long
2009-04-24 09:54:07 AM marcf   I agree though that a traditional icon palette will be very popular, which is what we have now anyway
2009-04-24 09:54:13 AM ncherry   My understanding is that much of the touch technology has a fuzzy boarder, so that when you touch in a generally close area it know you mean this (whatever this is)
2009-04-24 09:54:45 AM ncherry   The icons can be as simple as a colored dot so as not to cover the entire picture but give a bulls eye
2009-04-24 09:55:07 AM marcf   absolutely
2009-04-24 09:55:41 AM ncherry   Dang touch UI are not bad
2009-04-24 09:55:59 AM marcf   when are you getting your ipod?
2009-04-24 09:56:31 AM ncherry   Probably the end of next week, usually takes about 6 days
2009-04-24 09:56:46 AM ncherry   I told my CFO (wife) so there are no surprises
2009-04-24 09:58:09 AM marcf   the picture you replace is just in the area you selected
2009-04-24 09:58:34 AM marcf   think of a button that you press, you replace just the button with a "pressed" version
2009-04-24 09:58:36 AM ncherry   Yes, of course, we don't need to update everything
2009-04-24 09:59:03 AM ncherry   we'll need some kind of gesture to get info on the device
2009-04-24 09:59:21 AM marcf   yes, the first prototype of OR was a picture of remotes with an imagemap on top of it
2009-04-24 09:59:31 AM ncherry   For things like thermostats, of course thats later
2009-04-24 09:59:45 AM ncherry   That's still very good
2009-04-24 09:59:59 AM ncherry   We need to emulate remotes as a standard control
2009-04-24 10:00:14 AM ncherry   But the home layout lend itself better to other things
2009-04-24 10:00:41 AM marcf2009   yes clearly you still need controls, but for lamps it is an easy one
2009-04-24 10:00:58 AM ncherry   There is no one remote interface that works well for everything, ecept for the OpenRemote interface
2009-04-24 10:01:07 AM marcf2009   you should be in marketing
2009-04-24 10:01:33 AM ncherry   Same for macros (macros being one button to control many devices)
2009-04-24 10:01:49 AM ncherry   MARKETING?!? I R an Engineer!
2009-04-24 10:01:57 AM ncherry   Don't be nasty!
2009-04-24 10:02:22 AM marcf2009   you saw the videos of the macro stuff in modeller on youtube ?
2009-04-24 10:02:53 AM ncherry   I think so, I've seen quite a few. I seem to recall putting several things together for one button
2009-04-24 10:03:06 AM marcf2009   yeah, the macro one
2009-04-24 10:03:12 AM ncherry   BTW, are we going to handle toggling in the interrum?
2009-04-24 10:03:24 AM marcf2009   "toggling in the interrum?"
2009-04-24 10:03:25 AM ncherry   I've seen ON/OFF but not toggle
2009-04-24 10:03:41 AM marcf2009   expand
2009-04-24 10:03:53 AM ncherry   the interrum between the remote view of the world and the home layout view
2009-04-24 10:04:11 AM ncherry   toggling being on , push again for off
2009-04-24 10:04:19 AM ncherry   psuch again for on
2009-04-24 10:04:26 AM marcf2009   what about it
2009-04-24 10:04:31 AM marcf2009   I R french
2009-04-24 10:04:36 AM ncherry   Do we have than now
2009-04-24 10:04:51 AM marcf2009   you mean pushing a button on and off? where have you been?
2009-04-24 10:05:32 AM marcf2009   you mean discrete commands vs one button?
2009-04-24 10:05:35 AM ncherry   Watching videos I find it hard to understand things (lack of interest) until I can start to play, hence the purchase of the itouch
2009-04-24 10:05:56 AM ncherry   What I saw was descrete buttons for on and off
2009-04-24 10:06:39 AM ncherry   Sound was not workign on my EEE (dang pulseaudio hangs after a while)
2009-04-24 10:07:18 AM marcf2009   yes, in X10 we do have the On/OFF as discrete events
2009-04-24 10:07:47 AM ncherry   We'll need a toggle eventually
2009-04-24 10:07:52 AM marcf2009   the toggle is captured in one of the videos about the iphone
2009-04-24 10:08:01 AM ncherry   Ah good
2009-04-24 10:08:02 AM marcf2009   it is the on/off toggle from cocoa
2009-04-24 10:08:15 AM ncherry   Cocoa?
2009-04-24 10:08:25 AM marcf2009   the xcode stuff for ipod programming
2009-04-24 10:08:41 AM marcf2009   and the libraries that come with it
2009-04-24 10:08:59 AM marcf2009   you like developping you may get into xcode
2009-04-24 10:09:01 AM ncherry   Hmm, I'd guess it needs some knowledge but the server may be a better place for it
2009-04-24 10:09:33 AM ncherry   Eventually I will, one thing at a time otherwise my head will pop and my code will suffer
2009-04-24 10:10:06 AM ncherry   I'm still coming to grasp with JBoss and the Groovy/DSL stuff
2009-04-24 10:10:16 AM ncherry   BTW, very cool JBoss!
2009-04-24 10:10:45 AM ncherry   Finally we'll be able to manage (integrators will love that, more $$$) the home
2009-04-24 10:14:50 AM marcf2009   Hey I wanted to run something by you
2009-04-24 10:15:00 AM ncherry   Yes?
2009-04-24 10:15:02 AM marcf2009   you know remotecentral.com of course, do you know the owner
2009-04-24 10:15:13 AM ncherry   No, just the 'product'
2009-04-24 10:15:49 AM marcf2009   Juha and I were talking about talking to them to give them a beehive instance with CCF or LIRC output so we can go about building a IR codebase that we can clean in a DB like the phillips stuff
2009-04-24 10:16:13 AM marcf2009   right now it seems a lot of it is "over the counter" stuff in the forums and files that people upload
2009-04-24 10:16:22 AM ncherry   I remember, seeing that
2009-04-24 10:16:32 AM ncherry   A whole lot
2009-04-24 10:16:32 AM marcf2009   I don't know for sure that it makes sense
2009-04-24 10:16:46 AM marcf2009   what a DB interface or the OTC stuff?
2009-04-24 10:17:14 AM ncherry   I think it would be difficult as there are dozens of the same device with different CCFs
2009-04-24 10:17:46 AM ncherry   Should the DB matter? Just the front end is what the user sees
2009-04-24 10:17:59 AM ncherry   Oh, sorry the OTC stuff
2009-04-24 10:26:43 AM marcf2009   I think the DB matters, yes, think about Phillips and their "database" everyone wants it
2009-04-24 10:27:28 AM marcf2009   once we put the LIRC flat files in a mySQL instance, offering interfaces to the data can be programmatic
2009-04-24 10:27:33 AM ncherry   I meant the DB as in MySQL, Oracle, etc. the contents are the main point
2009-04-24 10:27:41 AM marcf2009   oh, what brand of DB, no
2009-04-24 10:28:10 AM marcf2009   the schema is important so that you have a clean DB
2009-04-24 10:28:17 AM ncherry   Yes
2009-04-24 10:28:50 AM marcf2009   think about how beehive is used in modeller
2009-04-24 10:29:19 AM ncherry   Treading water here, I'm just barely caught up with the Java terms
2009-04-24 10:29:19 AM marcf2009   we ping REST interfaces that were somewhat straightforward to build on top of the DB
2009-04-24 10:29:30 AM ncherry   got that
2009-04-24 10:29:37 AM marcf2009   that's all there is to it
2009-04-24 10:29:42 AM ncherry   Okay
2009-04-24 10:29:46 AM ncherry  
2009-04-24 10:29:49 AM marcf2009   but the advantage for installers could be big
2009-04-24 10:30:05 AM marcf2009   scan once use everywhere
2009-04-24 10:30:19 AM ncherry   Yeah, they can fine tune the DB contents and not the remote
2009-04-24 10:30:54 AM marcf2009   well one installer would upload the codes
2009-04-24 10:31:09 AM ncherry   Since they probably sell a limited set of equipment they'll only need to tune for extra devices that the custoemr may have
2009-04-24 10:31:09 AM marcf2009   think about how global cache is used today
2009-04-24 10:31:36 AM ncherry   GC has me a bit confused, do they need a PC behind them?
2009-04-24 10:31:52 AM marcf2009   yes, for the capture of codes, no for the runtime
2009-04-24 10:32:12 AM marcf2009   the point of the runtime is just to relay whatever text command you send it on a socket
2009-04-24 10:32:30 AM ncherry   That's interesting, wonder how much they can store and how much intelligence the GC device has
2009-04-24 10:32:32 AM marcf2009   but the content is what is extracted with this learning facility
2009-04-24 10:32:36 AM marcf2009   none
2009-04-24 10:32:40 AM marcf2009   and they don't store is the answer
2009-04-24 10:32:40 AM ncherry   ???
2009-04-24 10:32:54 AM ncherry   Where are the codes stored?
2009-04-24 10:32:58 AM marcf2009   you configure a remote to send strings over sockets
2009-04-24 10:33:03 AM marcf2009   whatever opens the socket
2009-04-24 10:33:06 AM ncherry   OH!
2009-04-24 10:33:19 AM marcf2009   (toggle == on)
2009-04-24 10:33:23 AM ncherry   It's jsut a repeater
2009-04-24 10:33:36 AM marcf2009   yes a bridgeway
2009-04-24 10:33:43 AM marcf2009   IP to serial/IR
2009-04-24 10:33:50 AM ncherry   TV <== GC ---net---GC == IR Device
2009-04-24 10:34:03 AM marcf2009   sure
2009-04-24 10:34:15 AM marcf2009   or PC-> net ->TV
2009-04-24 10:34:26 AM marcf2009   or touch screen -> net ->TV
2009-04-24 10:34:40 AM marcf2009   IRTrans is a similar thing if you think about it
2009-04-24 10:34:46 AM ncherry   Whish sounds more like what we're doing
2009-04-24 10:34:48 AM marcf2009   GC is pretty upfront about "we IP enable stuff"
2009-04-24 10:34:52 AM marcf2009   precisely
2009-04-24 10:34:53 AM ncherry   Do they have wireless
2009-04-24 10:34:58 AM jean-luc   hi
2009-04-24 10:35:01 AM marcf2009   they are coming with one
2009-04-24 10:35:05 AM marcf2009   hey jean luc
2009-04-24 10:35:07 AM ncherry   Hi Jean-Luc
2009-04-24 10:35:25 AM jean-luc   didn
2009-04-24 10:35:31 AM jean-luc   want to interrupt
2009-04-24 10:35:41 AM marcf2009   I think we are going to partner with them btw, it makes sense, we produce UIs that have teh codes that are relayed
2009-04-24 10:35:46 AM ncherry   You'll ahve a lot of reading to do, intersting stuff
2009-04-24 10:36:05 AM ncherry   Yippe new toys!
2009-04-24 10:36:31 AM jean-luc   basicly gc = alix+commandir ?
2009-04-24 10:36:33 AM ncherry   BTW, found a 28" flat screen, fits perfect in the hutch (high WAF there)
2009-04-24 10:36:50 AM ncherry   No, ALix and GC
2009-04-24 10:36:55 AM ncherry   I think
2009-04-24 10:36:58 AM jean-luc   to replace the BW 13?
2009-04-24 10:37:18 AM ncherry   No a 29" color TV, she gets the good stuff
2009-04-24 10:37:26 AM marcf2009   it is command-IR + IP connection (ethernet)
2009-04-24 10:37:28 AM ncherry   I miss my 13" BW
2009-04-24 10:37:43 AM jean-luc   no arm / linux inside?
2009-04-24 10:37:51 AM marcf2009   nope
2009-04-24 10:37:51 AM ncherry   Ah, Alix GC CommandIR
2009-04-24 10:38:19 AM marcf2009   focus neil, focus,
2009-04-24 10:38:31 AM ncherry   The GC can be in any one of many room, not extra interface on the EEE (sorry not Alix)
2009-04-24 10:38:32 AM marcf2009   the ADD is gaining, yes you loved that TV but it is gone, you have to let it go!
2009-04-24 10:38:44 AM marcf2009   (yes)
2009-04-24 10:38:45 AM ncherry  
2009-04-24 10:39:05 AM marcf2009   so the interface is the IP connection
2009-04-24 10:39:14 AM marcf2009   what we send to it comes from a database of codes
2009-04-24 10:39:21 AM ncherry   Yes, IP on everything!
2009-04-24 10:39:33 AM jean-luc   interesting possible fit
2009-04-24 10:39:43 AM ncherry   If you want to controll the TV in your summer home from your winter home, not a problem
2009-04-24 10:39:48 AM marcf2009   the database of codes is built manually by installers and you are probably right, if the installer already has a db of stuff he uses then he just goes with that
2009-04-24 10:40:03 AM ncherry   Easy to use!
2009-04-24 10:40:12 AM marcf2009   and community up to date
2009-04-24 10:40:21 AM ncherry   Yes, of course
2009-04-24 10:40:39 AM ncherry   One remote to rule then all
2009-04-24 10:40:46 AM marcf2009   which is why I was aslking in the first place if you knew the guy of remotecentral and how open he would be to the idea of us donating a beehive install
2009-04-24 10:41:04 AM marcf2009   the community is there, we have the software, it is GPL
2009-04-24 10:41:10 AM guest7338   quit the room
2009-04-24 10:41:11 AM ncherry   I could see that as being very good for us!
2009-04-24 10:41:31 AM marcf2009   it would be a good thing (tm)
2009-04-24 10:41:55 AM ncherry   If they don't shutdown their site (which I doubt they will)
2009-04-24 10:41:56 AM marcf2009   a phillips like quality on a database of codes, the community is hanging at RC.com
2009-04-24 10:42:31 AM ncherry   Hmm, your scaring me, start with the remote end seems like a great idea now
2009-04-24 10:44:01 AM ncherry   Hmm can we make the app on the apple work over SSH, for remote access? I don't like insecure access to my home stuff
2009-04-24 10:45:54 AM jean-luc   you don't have acces to begin with.
2009-04-24 10:47:06 AM ncherry   I have acces, within the home it's normal WPA2, outside, it's only SSH tunnels to a different port (not 22)
2009-04-24 10:47:51 AM ncherry   Of course I have hard wire for the servers and routers for the internt and lab net
2009-04-24 10:50:06 AM guest3938   enter the room
2009-04-24 10:50:17 AM jean-luc   for remote access you would need to configure your gateway. you reach the ORC.
2009-04-24 10:50:36 AM jean-luc   Using HTTPS instead of HTTP is trivial
2009-04-24 10:52:12 AM ncherry   No it isn't. Port 443 is constantly under attack and opening more ports on the firewall is not a good idea. A ssh tunnel is the best solution for my needs
2009-04-24 10:57:11 AM ncherry   BTW, with things such as the dsnalias.org services it's easy to get a 'domain' for the dynamic IP customers. I use it all the time
2009-04-24 10:58:12 AM jean-luc   i think with our current offering it's not an issue yet. My wife would go crazy if I would shut of the TV from a distance while she if watching
2009-04-24 10:59:23 AM ncherry   My wife would suspect me immediately. There is one lamp i use for testing and she is quite used to tht one going on and off when I'm not home.
2009-04-24 11:00:36 AM ncherry   Of course leaving her with a remote has caused interesting debugging problems. She once stood outside my door for 5 minutes turn off the lamp I was testing with after I turned it on. I didn't realize it was her until she started laughing!
2009-04-24 11:01:33 AM jean-luc  
2009-04-24 11:02:34 AM ncherry   Wifey rule number 1, don't kill him he won't learn nothing!
2009-04-24 11:03:03 AM ncherry   Wait that was Wifey is always right sorry (I'll learn . )
2009-04-24 11:05:25 AM marcf2009   Hey jean luc, did you start the PR?
2009-04-24 11:05:53 AM jean-luc   the document or the PR
2009-04-24 11:05:53 AM marcf2009   Nathalie offered to take it over and write it
2009-04-24 11:06:01 AM marcf2009   the PR document
2009-04-24 11:06:11 AM jean-luc   sure, I didn't ad to the one I send you content wise
2009-04-24 11:06:23 AM jean-luc   I was just working on some planning 'to do's'
2009-04-24 11:06:25 AM marcf2009   she needs "bullet point", Ok I will work from that then
2009-04-24 11:07:03 AM jean-luc   can't (and won't) compete with your cosyness
2009-04-24 11:10:21 AM marcf6310   well here is the thing: she saw how much traffic we get on the site and she went "hmmmmmm"
2009-04-24 11:10:36 AM jean-luc   mmm looks a something real.
2009-04-24 11:10:39 AM jean-luc   playtime is over ...
2009-04-24 11:10:41 AM jean-luc   good
2009-04-24 11:10:55 AM marcf6310   she said "you are not even trying that hard"
2009-04-24 11:11:01 AM jean-luc  
2009-04-24 11:11:24 AM marcf6310   so, let's try a bit harder and see what we get
2009-04-24 11:11:33 AM marcf6310   (good stuff yesterday btw)
2009-04-24 11:11:33 AM jean-luc   totally agree, this is why we need some serious planning I think for the May PR and launch + amsterdam
2009-04-24 11:11:56 AM jean-luc   (including the translations and other stuff.)
2009-04-24 11:12:02 AM jean-luc   busy month coming up
2009-04-24 11:14:22 AM ncherry   Dang this thing at the end of May sounds more tempting each day
2009-04-24 11:14:31 AM mredeker   hi guys
2009-04-24 11:14:37 AM ncherry   Hi
2009-04-24 11:14:46 AM marcf6310   hey marcus
2009-04-24 11:15:02 AM mredeker   i got everything compiled and running on my mac and iphone
2009-04-24 11:19:08 AM mredeker   test
2009-04-24 11:19:33 AM marcf6310   Hey Marcus.... gimme a minute on skype with jean luc
2009-04-24 11:28:48 AM ncherry   (I know you're on the 'phone' ) - You know what we really need for PR? An article in something like Wired or some other magazine (actually online stuff would be better as it would be sooner - dead tree format is too slow).
2009-04-24 11:31:03 AM ncherry   Of source a post to Slashdot wouldn't be a bad idea too (Juha you ready for the flood and frist posts? ) (6)
2009-04-24 12:56:22 PM LinuxHA   To the person who suggested that Groovy is a cult (they may still be right), I'm liking Groovy for my OpenRemote scripting language. The fact that I can overload the '+' is another notch on my gun. It's not perfect but useful.
2009-04-24 01:11:57 PM marcf6310   shoot missed marcus
2009-04-24 01:12:27 PM LinuxHA   C'est la vie
2009-04-24 01:35:57 PM guest1414   hey guys. how can I join the Skype chat? {}
2009-04-24 01:36:29 PM marcf   the skype chat is dead, this is the new chat
2009-04-24 01:36:40 PM ncherry   Thanks Marc
2009-04-24 01:36:41 PM guest1414   oh. is this an IRC chat? {}
2009-04-24 01:36:46 PM ncherry   no
2009-04-24 01:36:50 PM ncherry   Flash chat
2009-04-24 01:36:58 PM guest1414   ok. there's no more convenient way to access it? {}
2009-04-24 01:37:03 PM ncherry   Correct
2009-04-24 01:37:08 PM marcf   you can go full screen
2009-04-24 01:37:20 PM ncherry   Full screen works well
2009-04-24 01:37:30 PM niklas   thanks. its better this is me on fullscreen
2009-04-24 01:37:39 PM ncherry   Welcome!
2009-04-24 01:37:42 PM niklas   thanks
2009-04-24 01:37:54 PM niklas   I'm doing a project very similar to OpenRemote
2009-04-24 01:38:03 PM marcf   what's the name?
2009-04-24 01:38:09 PM ncherry   and In what ways?
2009-04-24 01:38:35 PM niklas   Its super unknown. It is called SupeRemote for now, can be found at http://code.google.com/p/superemote/
2009-04-24 06:38:48 PM niklas   it is also a software framework for digital homes
2009-04-24 01:38:53 PM niklas   plugins handle functionality
2009-04-24 01:39:15 PM niklas   Im looking into OR now, dont know the details about it yet
2009-04-24 01:39:27 PM ncherry   Can you add plugins dynamically?
2009-04-24 01:39:33 PM niklas   yes
2009-04-24 01:39:43 PM niklas   mine is using Qt toolkit
2009-04-24 01:39:51 PM niklas   thus cross platform
2009-04-24 01:40:08 PM ncherry   Java is cross platform, QT runs on Windows?
2009-04-24 01:40:14 PM marcf   Qt is the uI?
2009-04-24 01:40:15 PM niklas   OR is for Linux? aiming for a dist?
2009-04-24 01:40:28 PM marcf   OR is for Linux yes
2009-04-24 01:40:29 PM niklas   yes Qt runs on "all" platforms(Mac, Win, Linux etc)
2009-04-24 01:40:43 PM ncherry   It's C++ right?
2009-04-24 01:40:44 PM niklas   marcf: ul?
2009-04-24 01:40:46 PM marcf   Qt is for the server itself?
2009-04-24 01:40:46 PM niklas   right
2009-04-24 01:40:48 PM marcf   UI
2009-04-24 01:40:54 PM niklas   exactly. for the server back-end
2009-04-24 01:41:05 PM marcf   what do you use for the UI
2009-04-24 01:41:14 PM ncherry   QT is the UI, I don't think QT is the server
2009-04-24 01:41:16 PM niklas   I just started working on a web UI. it is for the first prototype
2009-04-24 01:41:21 PM niklas   its due in 2 weeks
2009-04-24 01:41:34 PM guest2704   quit the room
2009-04-24 01:41:54 PM niklas   Im using this project in my bachelor thesis. going to do a test with persons in 2 weeks so I have to be done by then prototype has to be done
2009-04-24 01:42:03 PM niklas   Qt is not only UI
2009-04-24 01:42:11 PM niklas   I don't have a Graphical UI yet
2009-04-24 01:42:16 PM ncherry   Learn something new every day
2009-04-24 01:42:21 PM niklas   Qt is a toolkit for everything
2009-04-24 01:42:38 PM niklas   http://doc.trolltech.com/4.5/
2009-04-24 01:42:49 PM niklas   I use it for plugin loading, networking etc etc
2009-04-24 01:43:18 PM marcf   how can we help you?
2009-04-24 01:43:39 PM niklas   dunno. Im just interested in OR since it is so similar. Im reading up on it to find out what the differences are
2009-04-24 01:44:22 PM ncherry   Sounds similar, I'm looking for world domination
2009-04-24 01:44:28 PM niklas  
2009-04-24 01:44:41 PM marcf   we start we the UI
2009-04-24 01:44:58 PM marcf   our goal is UI generation on iphone and Asus tablet (touch stuff)
2009-04-24 01:45:08 PM marcf   then we integrate with many runtimes
2009-04-24 01:45:10 PM marcf   X10, IR, KNX today
2009-04-24 01:45:20 PM marcf   many others in teh work, all Open Source like you did
2009-04-24 01:45:24 PM ncherry   Insteon, ZWave, ZigBee too
2009-04-24 01:45:32 PM marcf   we have a strong "professional" community feel
2009-04-24 01:45:43 PM niklas   marcf: agreed
2009-04-24 01:45:53 PM niklas   my project is quite the opposite hehe
2009-04-24 01:45:56 PM ncherry   I also want a scripting language
2009-04-24 01:46:02 PM ncherry   Opposite?
2009-04-24 01:46:16 PM niklas   I mean the community. your community seems professional and well established
2009-04-24 01:46:23 PM marcf   I didn't mean "student/professional" apologies if you take it like that
2009-04-24 01:46:24 PM niklas   my project is unknown
2009-04-24 01:46:26 PM guest6084   enter the room
2009-04-24 01:46:32 PM niklas   I know, I got it
2009-04-24 01:46:35 PM marcf   also we are a fairly new community
2009-04-24 01:46:48 PM marcf   we have a few students in teh community
2009-04-24 01:46:52 PM ncherry   But known
2009-04-24 01:47:13 PM niklas   the community of my project consists of me and an inactive member
2009-04-24 01:47:13 PM ncherry   We're all student in some way, just some of us get paid too
2009-04-24 01:47:15 PM marcf   what I meant was that we do cater to the professional world
2009-04-24 01:47:22 PM niklas   you get paid for coding on OR?
2009-04-24 01:48:34 PM marcf   we follow a professional open source model, meaning if there is a business around the codebase we will try to develop it
2009-04-24 01:48:43 PM marcf   so we can work on our passion and make a living
2009-04-24 01:48:49 PM niklas   ok cool
2009-04-24 01:48:53 PM marcf   who do you integrate with in the runtime?
2009-04-24 01:48:59 PM marcf   where are you based?
2009-04-24 01:49:04 PM niklas   who?
2009-04-24 01:49:07 PM niklas   Im in Sweden
2009-04-24 01:49:20 PM marcf   when you turn lights on and off, what hardware is that
2009-04-24 01:49:28 PM marcf   x10, KNX... Lutron?
2009-04-24 01:49:59 PM marcf   did you develop integration to runtime, we are always interested in these
2009-04-24 01:50:34 PM niklas   ah. that is handled on plugins. I have not done many plugins myself yet. got a media browsing plugin for browsing media files, a media playback plugin and about to develop a plugin for light switches, don't know the name of that protocol but its wireless
2009-04-24 01:50:54 PM marcf   zigbee probably
2009-04-24 01:50:57 PM niklas   I wonder what the OR interface for plugins look like?
2009-04-24 01:51:10 PM marcf   It is still under development by juha
2009-04-24 01:51:27 PM niklas   ah
2009-04-24 01:51:51 PM marcf   if you think you have some valuable in the interface definition, do let us via via a post on the forum so we can track it
2009-04-24 01:52:04 PM niklas   sure
2009-04-24 01:52:13 PM marcf   what are you going to do with teh code when you graduate?
2009-04-24 01:52:20 PM marcf   what are you going to do with yourself?
2009-04-24 01:52:22 PM niklas   plugins are jar-files?
2009-04-24 01:52:26 PM marcf   yes
2009-04-24 01:52:32 PM marcf   java
2009-04-24 01:52:35 PM niklas   I'm looking for jobs right now
2009-04-24 01:52:53 PM niklas   ok, so no scripting language. no limits great
2009-04-24 01:52:56 PM niklas   limitations
2009-04-24 01:52:59 PM ncherry   I like to call them modules (someone need to name them so I have a standard to work with)
2009-04-24 01:53:09 PM niklas   ok. true
2009-04-24 01:53:13 PM ncherry   Scripting a limit?
2009-04-24 01:53:30 PM niklas   could be. depends on the scripting language
2009-04-24 01:53:42 PM marcf   you are going to piss neil off
2009-04-24 01:53:46 PM niklas   why?
2009-04-24 01:53:48 PM ncherry   Technically scripting is another plugin
2009-04-24 01:54:05 PM marcf   he likes scripting language, (and he is right about that too)
2009-04-24 01:54:07 PM ncherry   I like scriptina nd have been nuts for it (along with the hardware)
2009-04-24 01:54:12 PM niklas   hehe
2009-04-24 01:54:37 PM ncherry   I'm looking at Groovy but JPython could just as easily be plug'd in
2009-04-24 01:54:50 PM ncherry   or Javascript ... you get the idea
2009-04-24 01:54:59 PM marcf   Qt is a library right?
2009-04-24 01:55:07 PM niklas   marcf: right
2009-04-24 01:55:24 PM niklas   a huge one
2009-04-24 01:55:36 PM marcf   At OR you will find UI generation
2009-04-24 01:55:38 PM marcf   UI deployment
2009-04-24 01:55:49 PM marcf   runtime integration for field deployment
2009-04-24 01:56:02 PM marcf   hardware for those that need it
2009-04-24 01:56:08 PM marcf   iphone directly to IP for those that don't
2009-04-24 01:56:16 PM niklas   string representations of UI widgets are sent to the panel(thats the word for the remote control software right?) and then it renders it?
2009-04-24 01:56:27 PM marcf   focus on touch interfaces
2009-04-24 01:56:32 PM marcf   pretty much yes
2009-04-24 01:56:36 PM niklas   ok. Im doing same
2009-04-24 01:56:58 PM niklas   are the UI going to become more customizable than it is now in the UI generator website?
2009-04-24 01:57:01 PM marcf   we have videos in the youtube section that you may find useful
2009-04-24 01:57:04 PM niklas   like specify size of buttons etc
2009-04-24 01:57:28 PM marcf   yes
2009-04-24 01:57:34 PM niklas   ok great
2009-04-24 01:57:47 PM marcf   you can see the log of today for an idea of what is being kicked around
2009-04-24 01:57:59 PM ncherry   BIG log today!
2009-04-24 01:58:03 PM niklas   okay I
2009-04-24 01:58:06 PM niklas   I'll have a look
2009-04-24 02:02:23 PM niklas   you guys have many plugins being developed?
2009-04-24 02:02:50 PM LinuxHA   I think Juha has three though I'm not certain
2009-04-24 02:03:10 PM LinuxHA   It's a little complicated and it's not the brunt of his work at teh moment
2009-04-24 02:03:22 PM marcf6310   current support (at different stages) X10, KNX, IR
2009-04-24 02:03:40 PM niklas   okay, I see
2009-04-24 02:03:42 PM marcf6310   I need to go out
2009-04-24 02:03:54 PM niklas   alright. bye bye marcf
2009-04-24 02:04:01 PM LinuxHA   I'll also be leaving soon
2009-04-24 02:04:22 PM marcf6310   niklas, nice meeting you, if you think you want to help us along and want to continue the work in open source let us know
2009-04-24 02:04:37 PM niklas   the iPhone IR demo, is it using IR through the computer?
2009-04-24 02:05:06 PM marcf6310   iphone -> Alix -> command IR -> Apple
2009-04-24 02:05:12 PM LinuxHA   Through the ASUS EEE B202 box we spec in the reference document
2009-04-24 02:05:13 PM niklas   marc: dito. I'm guessing the plugin interface will be very similar. if so I might port some
2009-04-24 02:05:35 PM marcf6310   sorry not alix asus, thanks neil
2009-04-24 02:05:39 PM LinuxHA   THe Alix is also a reference suggestion
2009-04-24 02:05:47 PM niklas   thank you. sorry, haven't learned how to find my way around the website quite yet
2009-04-24 02:05:49 PM LinuxHA   But it's older,
2009-04-24 02:06:39 PM LinuxHA   The Apple in this case is an device we can control (TV, Stero, etc)
2009-04-24 02:06:45 PM niklas   do you know how well it works? can computer in a room with other IR devices communicate? without being directed
2009-04-24 02:06:54 PM LinuxHA   AH, I need a spell chicken real bad
2009-04-24 02:07:13 PM niklas   spell chicken
2009-04-24 02:07:24 PM LinuxHA   (running joke)
2009-04-24 02:07:50 PM niklas   your community got running jokes and all
2009-04-24 02:07:57 PM marcf6310   if you are looking for an integratio nwith cheap hardware look at Global Cache, it will set you back 200 but you will test IR, Serial and contact closure
2009-04-24 02:08:10 PM LinuxHA   With the IR on either a ethernet attached device the main computer can be in a nother room and instruct the IR to send what's needed
2009-04-24 02:08:12 PM marcf6310   enough hardware to really test, otherwise you are not testing anything
2009-04-24 02:08:23 PM marcf6310   that is a open task at OR as well
2009-04-24 02:09:16 PM LinuxHA   I think I'm the running joke (well riding joke )
2009-04-24 02:09:17 PM niklas   thanks, did not know about Global Cache. seems like a good product
2009-04-24 02:09:48 PM LinuxHA   Which leads to my exit stage left ... bye
2009-04-24 02:09:56 PM niklas   bye LinuxHA
2009-04-24 02:31:10 PM juha2280   damn, even with all the register et al publicity, linuxha is still the top external traffic source
2009-04-24 02:31:32 PM juha2280   I am impressed.
2009-04-24 02:32:42 PM juha2280   eclipsing the register, pretty nice !
2009-04-24 02:34:46 PM juha2280   we get peaks from publications but steady stream from linuxha
2009-04-24 02:34:54 PM juha2280   steady wins the race so far
2009-04-24 02:50:46 PM Steff   Anybody out here? I am here the first time. Didn't know about OpenRemote before. Is it very popular yet?
2009-04-24 02:51:11 PM juha2280   yes, we are the sexiest thing on the Internets !
2009-04-24 02:52:06 PM Steff   I know two Juha from Helsinki. They have the same homour
2009-04-24 02:52:12 PM juha2280   (in reality we are still working towards our first release)
2009-04-24 02:52:25 PM juha2280   cool
2009-04-24 02:52:52 PM Steff   Looks like no company is envolved yet...
2009-04-24 02:52:59 PM juha2280   there is
2009-04-24 02:53:04 PM juha2280   OpenRemote Inc.
2009-04-24 02:53:36 PM Steff   Ok. But all the expensive player on the market will not join, right?
2009-04-24 02:54:04 PM juha2280   Sooner or later they will realize they have no other choice...
2009-04-24 02:54:17 PM Steff   Yes, I aggree.
2009-04-24 02:54:31 PM juha2280   (but our stated goal is to integrate with as many existing legacy systems as possible)
2009-04-24 02:54:48 PM juha2280   we are about software integration of HA at this point, hardware will come later
2009-04-24 02:55:45 PM Steff   Right now I am connecting my heating system, solar system, weather station and electric meter to lower my energy consumption. Looks like I could use some of your stuff...
2009-04-24 02:56:06 PM juha2280   cool, what do you use to do all that?
2009-04-24 02:56:22 PM guest4189   enter the room
2009-04-24 02:56:40 PM guest4189   quit the room
2009-04-24 02:56:59 PM Steff   Well, many different devices, hardware adapters and software is not finished yet
2009-04-24 02:57:53 PM juha2280   so you are building it all yourself?
2009-04-24 02:58:19 PM juha2280   (software is not finished yet -- thats the part we can do)
2009-04-24 02:58:53 PM Steff   I am only integration the propetary hardware and share the information on the web (www.pachube.com)
2009-04-24 03:00:01 PM juha2280   ahh I think I've been on your site
2009-04-24 03:00:44 PM Steff   pachube is not my side. I just provide one sensor feed there...
2009-04-24 03:00:51 PM juha2280   ok i see
2009-04-24 03:01:36 PM Steff   Does OpenRemote have software interface to heating devices?
2009-04-24 03:02:18 PM juha2280   no, we havent done generic device categories yet, integrating control protocols at the moment
2009-04-24 03:02:56 PM Steff   What does that mean? KNX and others?
2009-04-24 03:03:14 PM mredeker   enter the room
2009-04-24 03:03:14 PM guest2279   quit the room
2009-04-24 03:03:28 PM mredeker   hi guys
2009-04-24 03:03:57 PM juha2280   KNX, X10 etc... basically means we are still working on adding and integrating protocol level constructs such as addresses or protocol commands rather than higher level interfaces such as heating device
2009-04-24 03:04:40 PM juha2280   so we are talking 1/2/3 1 bit instead of heater.setTemperature(22);
2009-04-24 03:05:48 PM juha2280   and we dont have anything specific heater control protocols either
2009-04-24 03:06:10 PM juha2280   (dont know what heaters use?)
2009-04-24 03:06:15 PM mredeker   juha, did you see my posts in the forum?
2009-04-24 03:06:29 PM juha2280   not yet, sorry still traveling
2009-04-24 03:06:41 PM juha2280   dont have my usual mail notifications available to me
2009-04-24 03:07:13 PM juha2280   checking now..
2009-04-24 03:08:58 PM juha2280   my skype id is : juhalindfors
2009-04-24 03:11:49 PM juha2280   yes, generic IP socket even absolutely makes sense
2009-04-24 03:12:24 PM juha2280   its the first steps to generic scripting interfaces
2009-04-24 03:12:37 PM juha2280   s/even/event/g
2009-04-24 03:12:47 PM Steff   Enjoy your work!
2009-04-24 03:12:52 PM Steff   Bye.
2009-04-24 03:12:54 PM Steff   quit the room
2009-04-24 03:12:57 PM juha2280   laters steff'
2009-04-24 03:14:18 PM mredeker   my skype won't find you
2009-04-24 03:14:37 PM mredeker   do you have skype open? maybe you can try reach me?
2009-04-24 03:14:59 PM juha2280   ok send me your id, Im not on my usual laptop, maybe thats why
2009-04-24 03:15:39 PM mredeker   lt.cdr.data
2009-04-24 03:16:09 PM juha2280   star trek fan huh?
2009-04-24 03:16:34 PM mredeker   yepp
2009-04-24 03:16:46 PM guest640   quit the room
2009-04-24 03:16:53 PM niklas   hello juha. I'm wondering about the OR plugin interface. do you know roughly what it will look like?
2009-04-24 03:17:10 PM juha2280   not yet
2009-04-24 03:17:11 PM niklas   wondering because I'm developing a software VERY similar to OR it seems
2009-04-24 03:17:29 PM niklas   perhaps I could port some plugins(from mine to yours) later
2009-04-24 03:17:41 PM juha2280   that would be interesting...
2009-04-24 03:17:52 PM juha2280   where can I take a look at your SPI?
2009-04-24 03:18:02 PM juha2280   marcus: cant see you either
2009-04-24 03:18:11 PM juha2280   skype is funky
2009-04-24 03:18:23 PM juha2280   might need to wait until im back at the "office"
2009-04-24 03:18:29 PM niklas   basically what I want is to look more into OR. get to know it, and compare with my solution. I have to do that, as this is also the topic of my bachelor thesis at uni
2009-04-24 03:18:46 PM juha2280   ok

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