HomeSeer Technologies HomeTroller SE Edition, Getting Started Manual

Page 1: ...10 12 2011 Page 1 Getting Started Guide HomeSeer Technologies 35 Constitution Drive Suite C Bedford NH 03110 Phone 603 471 2816 Fax 603 471 9128 Email sales homeseer com Web www homeseer com Copyright 2011 HomeSeer Technologies All Rights Reserved ...

Page 2: ...printed in this manual it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you change this password ASAP upon receiving the unit to reduce the possibility of a security breach Please refer to the section of this manual entitled Using RealVNC for Remote Access and connect to the unit using RealVNC Once you ve connected right click on the RealVNC system tray icon lower right hand portion of the RealVNC screen and selec...

Page 3: ...ogies and Manufacturers 13 Configuring Devices 14 Creating Devices 15 Controlling Devices with Events 17 Elements of an Event 17 Creating an Event 18 Voice Recognition 19 The Speaker Client Application 19 Voice Recognition Events 21 Command Syntax 21 HomeSeer Phone 24 Connecting the Telephone Voice Interface 24 Enabling the Phone Feature 25 Running Events by Phone 25 The Address Book 25 Receiving ...

Page 4: ...tem on the hard disk You must read and understand how HSProtect works in order to operate the system properly See the section on HSProtect for more information What s Included The HomeTroller SE is shipped with the following parts One HomeTroller SE Home Automation Controller Unit One Power Supply Unit One Power Cord One HomeTroller SE Getting Started Instruction Sheet The following HomeSeer brand...

Page 5: ...igned to run MS Office Key Features Reliability The HomeTroller SE was designed to be very reliable The embedded operating system is locked write protected to prevent unwanted changes and to guard against file corruption from virus spyware and malware attacks Web Based Management The system may be managed via any web browser This allows for easy unit management and configuration on or off site Eas...

Page 6: ...n also be sent to any computer on the home network LAN or on the internet WAN The unit includes one of the best sounding voices available which is very natural and easy to understand Voice Recognition Voice Control Any computer on the home network LAN or on the internet WAN can be used to control your HomeTroller SE system with voice commands Voice commands may also be issued by telephone using Ho...

Page 7: ...aScript Python and Perl Scripts provide a quick way to add custom functionality using complex if then else logic or for sending binary or ASCII text to a serial port The user interface and custom interfaces are built or modified using simple web HTML technologies Add Ons Software add ons are referred to as plug ins They enhance the operation of the HomeTroller SE by adding functionality such as in...

Page 8: ...ty Port Layout A description of each port is included below Figure 1 Rear Panel of HomeTroller 1 USB 2 0 Allows the HomeTroller SE to monitor and control USB style home automation interfaces and peripherals 2 ports are provided 2 Audio Out Connect this jack to any audio system for broadcast of text to speech alerts announcements and reminders May also be used with Windows Media Player or iTunes fo...

Page 9: ...n on the unit The blue LED on the front should be on 2 If connected to a monitor and keyboard the startup screen will appear and the unit will automatically log in The default login is administrator for user and hsthst for the password If connecting remotely from another computer launch the web browser and enter the URL of the box using its name or IP address The default name set for the unit is H...

Page 10: ... launch Internet Explorer and type http localhost or http 127 0 0 1 in the Address bar and press Enter or click Go On a computer on the same network as the HomeTroller SE home network type http hostname where hostname is the name of the HomeTroller SE HomeTroller alternately type http 192 168 0 n where n is the last number of the IP address of the HomeTroller SE on the home network This IP address...

Page 11: ...ot have to save For example the program files folder and desktop are not protected and any changes are saved immediately HSProtect on the HomeTroller SE is different from earlier versions of the HomeTroller Earlier versions used a version of HSProtect that protected an entire volume this version can protect files at the file and directory level Committing data to the C drive 1 This only needs to b...

Page 12: ...Network 1 Open any Java compatible browser and in the address box enter http HomeTroller 5800 Alternately you may use the LAN IP address for your HomeTroller Example http 192 168 0 100 5800 2 If a security message appears click the run button 3 A small box titled VNC Viewer Connection Details Click OK in this box 4 Another small box titled VNC Authentication now appears Use the password hsthst and...

Page 13: ...e use of software plug ins or scripts This allows for easy upgrades in the future A software API Application Programming Interface is available for developers to create their own plug ins The following technologies and manufacturers are supported Please check our website for the latest supported hardware list as support for new hardware is constantly being added Technologies Lighting Security HVAC...

Page 14: ...rface see page 10 click the Setup button beneath the time and date bar and then click the Interfaces tab Buttons appear under the columns for the type of hardware or software the particular plug in supports By default the button will be labeled Disabled which indicates that the plug in is not enabled or not active Click the button to enable the plug in By default this screen will be empty Select t...

Page 15: ...evice The Device Type normally only pertains to X10 type devices and thermostats Most other lighting systems will create devices automatically See the Climate section for more information about thermostat devices To create devices for other lighting systems make sure that system is enabled on the Interfaces tab in Setup Once enabled devices for that system will be automatically added or click on t...

Page 16: ...asic support is through a script file This file may be modified by you if required Once a thermostat device is created one device appears on the status page and displays the current status of the thermostat Buttons are also provided for setting the mode and temperature setback Some thermostats may also be controlled though a special software plug in Thermostat plug ins provide more control over th...

Page 17: ...e added to each event Multiple conditions can be set up so that they re all required to be true conditions separated by AND or only one condition is required to be true conditions separated by OR Conditions can be added to events when the Apply conditions field is enabled in the Trigger screen for that event Event Actions There are several types of actions that can be carried out in an event and e...

Page 18: ...k the Trigger tab from the Event Properties or Event Actions screens In this screen select the type of trigger that will run the event such as a specific point in time an email message is received a device changes status etc Select which days of the week the event can run whether the trigger has additional conditions that must be met and whether the events start time is to be randomized based on t...

Page 19: ...peaker Client pre installed However the Speaker Client may also be installed on any remote computer to allow remote voice recognition remote text to speech announcements and remote audio file playing from the HomeTroller To install the Speaker Client on a remote computer go to www homeseer com and click on the Downloads link Download the latest FULL version of HomeSeer and run the installer on the...

Page 20: ... Speaker client may be accessed from ANY OTHER COMPUTER in the word This will allow you to receive text to speech announcements and control your HomeTroller SE by voice from your work computer for example To configure the speaker client for remote connections you must follow these guidelines 1 Install the speaker application client on the remote computer This is accomplished by running the install...

Page 21: ... txt in the scripts folder and remove the launch command For telephone use HomeSeer Phone software and the Way2Call Hi Phone USB voice interface must first be installed and configured To control an event by voice go to the Event Properties screen for that event see page 18 type the voice command to use to run the event and specify whether the command has to be spoken through a microphone or a tele...

Page 22: ...an action to the event that contains the TV Channel voice command sub main dim s get the last voice command recognized s hs lastvoicecommand hs SendIR tv 3 4 5 end sub The tell the system to substitute the proper voice command string into the infrared command In this case the first channel number is at location 3 in the voice command So the first channel number will be inserted where 3 is located ...

Page 23: ...n bacon mushrooms and Although the operators can also be used with the optional square brackets grouping character doing so may reduce the efficiency of the Speaker Client as it processes the grammar Word Spotting You can also use ellipses to support word spotting Word spotting is where you tell the speech recognition engine to ignore words spoken in this position in the phrase sometimes called ga...

Page 24: ...ents in the HomeTroller SE that are triggered by phone events such as o When the phone first rings o On each phone ring o When a caller leaves a voice message o When a voice message is read o When caller ID information is available o When a phone goes off hook Caller ID can be used to play special greetings to callers or hang up on the caller Caller ID information can be announced by the Speaker C...

Page 25: ... use to run the event and specify whether the command has to be spoken through a microphone or a telephone or either Click the SAVE button to save the changes to the event The Address Book HomeSeer Phone software includes an Address Book for maintaining contact information for family friends colleagues and companies The feature allows dialing by voice ie call Mom call Steve at work call the pizza ...

Page 26: ...then close the COM port Sub Main open com port 2 at 9600 baud Check the result for errors e hs OpenComPort 2 9600 n 8 1 1 if e then hs writelog Error opening com port e end if send the text string CH12 carriage return hs SendToComPort 2 CH12 vbcrlf close the com port hs CloseComport 2 End Sub Scripting See the complete documentation for the HomeSeer software for details on all the scripting comman...

Page 27: ... This limitation may restrict what software packages may be installed on the system It is recommended that the user limit what third party software they install For example since the unit includes the HSProtect technology virus software is not required If a firewall is required the Windows firewall may be enabled Larger software packages such as Microsoft Office will most likely not install on thi...

Page 28: ...omeSeer Technologies determines that you need a replacement part or unit HomeSeer Technologies will ship the part and installation instructions to you Replacement parts and products will be new or serviceably used comparable in function and performance to the original part and warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or if longer 30 days after they are shipped to you You authori...