Not trying to double post, but I posted the stuff below in the Premise forum, but I'm not sure how many using Premise also use NFC tags... Please feel free to comment on how you are using NFC tags...
So, I came across an Android app called NFC Task Launcher. The free app may be a neat way to launch tasks in Premise using my new phone (Galaxy S3)! This is entire project is less than $6 depending on which tags you order...
To get it to work, all that is be required is to program an NFC tag with a URL. The URL is formatted for minibrowser as shown under 123's minibrowser module.
Some ideas so far (still waiting for the NFC tags to come in the mail so I haven't tried any of this):
1. Have Premise announce when I'm heading home from work provided: I put my phone in my car near enough to the NFC tag and the time is between 3-5 pm on a weekday.
This may require an Android app called Tasker along with NFC Task Launcher. Tasker would limit the event to between 3-5pm on a weekday and then NFC Task Launcher would attempt to launch the Tasker activity. The announcement would be triggered by Premise using a hidden panel button. The hidden panel button would be accessed in this manner:
Where 8408B069-1D56-4AE1-9585-AC850BC266BB is the object id for the hidden panel button and ipaddr the Premise servers address. The scripting required would be inside a script macro under the hidden panel button.
A text message could also be sent automatically (using Tasker, NFC Task Launcher or Premise) along with the announcement over my Elk M1G's speakers... Since memory space may be a limitation on the stickers, it may be better to have Premise do the extra stuff like send text messages.
2. Put some NFC stickers on light switches to toggle them on/off.
3. Have NFC stickers to trigger scenes throughout the home.
4. Since I have Tasker installed on my phone to automatically turn on wifi when I'm near my home (using the cell network, not GPS as it uses more battery), it could be "safe" to use a NFC sticker to open a garage door.
My reasoning is the web address required would be a local ip address, so the phone would have to be connected to the wifi network at home to perform the task. A thief could hack a wireless network, but would they?!? Also, I plan to use mac address filtering if I go this route so the thief would have to also spoof a valid mac address.
So, I came across an Android app called NFC Task Launcher. The free app may be a neat way to launch tasks in Premise using my new phone (Galaxy S3)! This is entire project is less than $6 depending on which tags you order...
To get it to work, all that is be required is to program an NFC tag with a URL. The URL is formatted for minibrowser as shown under 123's minibrowser module.
Some ideas so far (still waiting for the NFC tags to come in the mail so I haven't tried any of this):
1. Have Premise announce when I'm heading home from work provided: I put my phone in my car near enough to the NFC tag and the time is between 3-5 pm on a weekday.
This may require an Android app called Tasker along with NFC Task Launcher. Tasker would limit the event to between 3-5pm on a weekday and then NFC Task Launcher would attempt to launch the Tasker activity. The announcement would be triggered by Premise using a hidden panel button. The hidden panel button would be accessed in this manner:
Code:
http://ipaddr/sys/%7B8408B069-1D56-4AE1-9585-AC850BC266BB%7D?d??mbFireMacro
Where 8408B069-1D56-4AE1-9585-AC850BC266BB is the object id for the hidden panel button and ipaddr the Premise servers address. The scripting required would be inside a script macro under the hidden panel button.
A text message could also be sent automatically (using Tasker, NFC Task Launcher or Premise) along with the announcement over my Elk M1G's speakers... Since memory space may be a limitation on the stickers, it may be better to have Premise do the extra stuff like send text messages.
2. Put some NFC stickers on light switches to toggle them on/off.
3. Have NFC stickers to trigger scenes throughout the home.
4. Since I have Tasker installed on my phone to automatically turn on wifi when I'm near my home (using the cell network, not GPS as it uses more battery), it could be "safe" to use a NFC sticker to open a garage door.
My reasoning is the web address required would be a local ip address, so the phone would have to be connected to the wifi network at home to perform the task. A thief could hack a wireless network, but would they?!? Also, I plan to use mac address filtering if I go this route so the thief would have to also spoof a valid mac address.