Looking for a few brave souls to start beta testing the new OpenRemote Boss 2.0 iPhone console.
Because of Apple's restrictions when it comes to testing, please take note:
If you're a developer with Mac OS X toolset and know how to compile and deploy iPhone apps (and have your own account), please work your way through the source code instead. The integrated codebase is available in SVN over here: iPhone_Console_2_0_0_Alphas branch – trunk will be kept more or less in sync with this as well. So, please consider this option so we can save more slots for people who will not be able to do this themselves.
Our account has quite a limited number of tester slots available so first come, first served. You need some technical skills but you won't need Mac OSX or Xcode or to compile anything. You will need to be able to use iTunes and be able to install the latest OpenRemote Boss controller (which means you will need to install Java 6, if it is not already present in your system).
To Install, Follow These Steps:
Go to http://composer.openremote.org/demo and create an account for yourself. You will get an email confirmation and can then log in. Create a few UI designs on your own. To get the hang of it, you can check out the video:
Unzip the file, go to /bin and type 'sh openremote.sh run', Windows users do the same with .bat – to make sure what Java version you have installed, type 'java -version' first.
Adding testers is somewhat cumbersome, so expect to have to wait a little while to get the files. You will need to send your iPhone hardware UID which you can extract for example with a help of this app: http://itunes.apple.com/app/ad-hoc-helper/id285691333?mt=8
Quick note on OpenRemote Boss 2.0 Developer Release 7 – it has been tagged and can be found in the subversion under /tags/OpenRemote_B0ss_2_0_0_Alpha7.
There are no changes to existing components but OpenRemote 2.0 Android console has been added as an integrated component. You can see it in action with KNX setup (side-by-side with iPod Touch) on this video:
The Android app supports Android API from 1.5 ("Cupcake") and up. We've tested it with HTC hardware on Android 1.5 and 1.6 and Samsung hardware with Android 2.1 (update 1). Also we've tested it with an Archos 7 tablet running Android.
We'd be interested in additional user feedback on various hardware and Android OS combinations you've used the app with, and any issues you've encountered. Also, will be making the APK binary available for download (for devices that do not have access to Android Market) and enabling the OpenRemote app directly from Google's Android Market in the coming weeks.
2010/09/01
