....that I'm an engineer working on a home automation interface for a well established company looking to expand into the HA market.
This interface is basically an on-screen(TV screen that is..) menu capable of communication with any third-party devices via (so-far) IR, RS232, UDP, TCP, and ZWave. User configuration allows any button (on-screen or on-remote) to perform any desired function or series of functions. On screen menus can be totally user-customized, as all backgrounds and button images are .png images.
The plan with this product is to make it as universally compatible with third-party devices as possible, while also allowing complete customization of the interface. I'm posting this to find out what features/functionality are most important to you guys, the end-user. I come from a Home-Automation/Integration background myself, so I've used many of the products this will compete with. I can tell you, that I've never used anything as flexible and powerful as this at the projected price-point. Think mid- to high-end universal remote pricing with 10 times the power and flexibility.
I'm the guy who'll be adding support for new protocols, functionality, etc. So give me the wish list. Lighting control? Distributed Audio? Security? IP cameras? Give me products, functionality you need, etc. Anything you think a good interface should have. I'm going to be relying on user input to determine functionality priorities, so let me have it.
Thanks in advance......
-mbuster
*edit: I'm also on the lookout for beta testers, though we're probably a couple of months away from beta.
This interface is basically an on-screen(TV screen that is..) menu capable of communication with any third-party devices via (so-far) IR, RS232, UDP, TCP, and ZWave. User configuration allows any button (on-screen or on-remote) to perform any desired function or series of functions. On screen menus can be totally user-customized, as all backgrounds and button images are .png images.
The plan with this product is to make it as universally compatible with third-party devices as possible, while also allowing complete customization of the interface. I'm posting this to find out what features/functionality are most important to you guys, the end-user. I come from a Home-Automation/Integration background myself, so I've used many of the products this will compete with. I can tell you, that I've never used anything as flexible and powerful as this at the projected price-point. Think mid- to high-end universal remote pricing with 10 times the power and flexibility.
I'm the guy who'll be adding support for new protocols, functionality, etc. So give me the wish list. Lighting control? Distributed Audio? Security? IP cameras? Give me products, functionality you need, etc. Anything you think a good interface should have. I'm going to be relying on user input to determine functionality priorities, so let me have it.
Thanks in advance......
-mbuster
*edit: I'm also on the lookout for beta testers, though we're probably a couple of months away from beta.