Announcing Automation Engine v0.7, with Infrared support

[johnnynine]

I'm proud to announce the release of an update to the j9 Automation Engine software. This release focuses on infrared support including a new infrared command library, learn and edit tools for infrared commands, and support for sending and receiving infrared commands. It is available for immediate download here.

Here is a list of the major enhancements: (A longer, more detailed list can be viewed here.)

Configuration Editor
This release includes a new infrared library for storing infrared commands. These commands can be learned from a compatible infrared receiver device or manually entered. Once infrared commands are in the library, they can be sent using a compatible infrared blaster device or rules can be triggered by received infrared commands.

Built-in Web Site
Fixed an issue in the Media Player web page that caused an error message to be displayed on the page.

Driver Updates
Added a new Global Cache Driver, and USB-UIRT Driver for sending, receiving, and learning infrared commands. Added X10 CM15A USB PLC & RF transceiver driver to supplement the existing X10 drivers. Added Log File Driver to log device properties to a csv file at timed intervals.

Driver SDK
Added more customization features for third party drivers as well as a new infrared base class. Third party developers can use this base class to ease the creation of consistent infrared drivers.

Screenshots
Visit the screenshots page to see more infrared library screenshots.


Thanks,
Johnny

 

[myyaz33]

FYI- Just downloaded and tried to install 0.7 on a Windows XP SP3 machine with firewall disabled via Group Policy. No luck. Firewall must be enabled to allow the install routine to create the port exceptions or the install will not continue.

 

[johnnynine]

FYI- Just downloaded and tried to install 0.7 on a Windows XP SP3 machine with firewall disabled via Group Policy. No luck. Firewall must be enabled to allow the install routine to create the port exceptions or the install will not continue.

Thanks for the quick feedback, it is always appreciated.

I'll add this to my "hot" list and have it corrected in a patch release for those of you not using the Windows Firewall.

Thanks again.

Johnny

 

[johnnynine]

FYI- Just downloaded and tried to install 0.7 on a Windows XP SP3 machine with firewall disabled via Group Policy. No luck. Firewall must be enabled to allow the install routine to create the port exceptions or the install will not continue.

Are you using the Group Policy "Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections" setting to disable the firewall, or some other means?

 

[myyaz33]

FYI- Just downloaded and tried to install 0.7 on a Windows XP SP3 machine with firewall disabled via Group Policy. No luck. Firewall must be enabled to allow the install routine to create the port exceptions or the install will not continue.

Are you using the Group Policy "Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections" setting to disable the firewall, or some other means?

Here is the GP object settings-

Computer Configuration
Windows Settings|Security Settings|System Services
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (Startup Mode: Disabled)

Administrative Templates
Network/Network Connections/Windows Firewall/Domain Profile
Policy Setting
Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections Disabled

Network/Network Connections/Windows Firewall/Standard Profile
Policy Setting
Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections Disabled

User Configuration
No settings defined.

 

[johnnynine]

I've released an updated version (0.7.0.1) which better supports a disabled windows firewall. The update is located here.

I don't have a "System Services" folder under Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings in the group policy editor for some reason on my Windows XP SP3 test machine. So I wasn't able to test the update with your exact configuration, but I was able to successfully test it with the firewall disabled via the Administrative Templates folder settings.

Please let me know if you are still having problems and I will track down a Windows XP SP3 machine that has the "Security Settings" group policy folder.

Johnny

FYI- Just downloaded and tried to install 0.7 on a Windows XP SP3 machine with firewall disabled via Group Policy. No luck. Firewall must be enabled to allow the install routine to create the port exceptions or the install will not continue.

Are you using the Group Policy "Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections" setting to disable the firewall, or some other means?

Here is the GP object settings-

Computer Configuration
Windows Settings|Security Settings|System Services
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (Startup Mode: Disabled)

Administrative Templates
Network/Network Connections/Windows Firewall/Domain Profile
Policy Setting
Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections Disabled

Network/Network Connections/Windows Firewall/Standard Profile
Policy Setting
Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections Disabled

User Configuration
No settings defined.

 

[myyaz33]

It works on the affected computer now. Thanks for addressing this.

 

[johnnynine]

It works on the affected computer now. Thanks for addressing this.

That's good news. Thanks for your detailed notes.

Johnny

 

[johnnynine]

Version 0.7.0.2 is available for download, which addresses an issue introduced 0.7.0.1 with can cause an error when creating a new rule.

Johnny