OmniPro II - Custom Programming to get Weather?
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Desert_AIP
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No real method to display in via the OmniPro keypads.
Any method to display it does not rely on the Omni
Haiku does this readily, and will use local temperature data mixed in with web based forecasting info.
I grab a jpg from the local TV station website and display it on my 5.7e touchscreens.
But that is done over the web by the touchscreen itself.
Any method to display it does not rely on the Omni
Haiku does this readily, and will use local temperature data mixed in with web based forecasting info.
I grab a jpg from the local TV station website and display it on my 5.7e touchscreens.
But that is done over the web by the touchscreen itself.
What the goal was was to get the temperature from a weather site vs using the sensor as the sensor has been problematic with giving false temps. due to the exterior house colour and radiant heat. I was curious if something could be coded to goto an external site to bring in the current temperature to be used for different events already coded to react in accordance to the current outside temperature.
Desert_AIP
Senior Member
I think it would just be easier to apply an offset.
If the sensor is routinely off by 10 degrees, adjust your setpoints and conditionals by 10 degrees.
If the sensor is routinely off by 10 degrees, adjust your setpoints and conditionals by 10 degrees.
I'm using weather underground in conjunction with a custom Windows 8.1 touch screen. Development is being done with the .Net SDK from Leviton and another .Net SDK for my Dahua DVR CCTV security system.swalsh said:
Here is a link to a complete example of how to use Weather Underground in a .Net (C#) environment.
http://samueltoepke.com/?p=218
pete_c
Guru
Very nice Bob!
I have read that the Intel Atom Baytrail quad core chips were originally meant for the new generation of Windows 8.1 tablets.
Here purchased a tiny low powered PiPo X7 and its small enough to be velcroed to the back of a new test 17" 16:9 capacitance screen I purchased (open frame) for mounting on a wall. That said testing it on my office LCD TV (~36"). The one I am playing with runs 32 bit Windows 8.1 (stock wise). It does fine and I prefer it over using Android/Apple at this time. (still do like the speed of Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit running on the PiPo X7). Also playing with running the Wintel touchscreen software in Ubuntu Mono or Wine. I do like the Metro touchscreen stuff. (switched my phones over to W81 and now wanting to play with Windows 10). Been running embedded XP on my OpenPeak tablet top capacitance touchscreens fine these days (Atom / 512 Mb of RAM). Windows 8.1 does OK on these too.
Here my integration is via Homeseer 3. (Cumulus, WUN, NOAA, CWOP, 1-Wire environmental sensors, Davis (and Fine Offset) weather stations plus doing a NOAA satellite SDR weather map thing). Dislike the RF propagation stuff but also using it today for weather alerts in conjunction with what is on the internet.
Looking to migrate the Wintel Cumulus software to something a bit smaller in Linux or Windows. Been using Zone Minder now for a few years for integration. (moving towards Grandstream everything though).
I could probably fit the Intel Baytrail computer inside of the HAI Omnipro II can. (currently in Florida using a dedicated Wintel PC for running Cumulus - been fine now for years)
Can you show us some touch screen pictures of your integration of WUN, OPII and the Windows 8.1 tablets?
I have read that the Intel Atom Baytrail quad core chips were originally meant for the new generation of Windows 8.1 tablets.
Here purchased a tiny low powered PiPo X7 and its small enough to be velcroed to the back of a new test 17" 16:9 capacitance screen I purchased (open frame) for mounting on a wall. That said testing it on my office LCD TV (~36"). The one I am playing with runs 32 bit Windows 8.1 (stock wise). It does fine and I prefer it over using Android/Apple at this time. (still do like the speed of Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit running on the PiPo X7). Also playing with running the Wintel touchscreen software in Ubuntu Mono or Wine. I do like the Metro touchscreen stuff. (switched my phones over to W81 and now wanting to play with Windows 10). Been running embedded XP on my OpenPeak tablet top capacitance touchscreens fine these days (Atom / 512 Mb of RAM). Windows 8.1 does OK on these too.
Here my integration is via Homeseer 3. (Cumulus, WUN, NOAA, CWOP, 1-Wire environmental sensors, Davis (and Fine Offset) weather stations plus doing a NOAA satellite SDR weather map thing). Dislike the RF propagation stuff but also using it today for weather alerts in conjunction with what is on the internet.
Looking to migrate the Wintel Cumulus software to something a bit smaller in Linux or Windows. Been using Zone Minder now for a few years for integration. (moving towards Grandstream everything though).
I could probably fit the Intel Baytrail computer inside of the HAI Omnipro II can. (currently in Florida using a dedicated Wintel PC for running Cumulus - been fine now for years)
Can you show us some touch screen pictures of your integration of WUN, OPII and the Windows 8.1 tablets?
My touch screens are very basic, providing only the required functionality in the area that they are assigned to. This is done to accommodate my many non technical guests.
Unfortunately, the size of my pictures exceeds the limit of the forum. So, I posted two pictures on my One Drive account http://1drv.ms/1IH85RZ
The first picture is the main form which has minimal Weather underground info and temp/humidity info. It also has very basic button functionality so as not to overwhelm my guests. The status bar at the bottom displays push notifications such as zones tripped/ready states, thermostat changes etc. Hitting the "Display Camera View" button brings up the second form, the camera form which displays four of my CCTV analog security cameras. It also allows the user to turn on/off all the exterior lighting.
The app provides a popup form for two cameras located at the front and rear entrance to the house. I'm not a big fan of the popups since I get a lot of false triggers especially very early in the morning. I live in woods of NE PA and I do get a lot of critters such as black bear, white tail deer, wild turkeys, foxes, coyotes etc. passing thru my property that tend to generate a lot of false triggers.
To reiterate, the forms were designed to be functional and intuitive for the most inexperienced technology user. IOW, Keep It Simple for the end user.
pete_c
Guru
Thanks Bob
Curious if you have added play back functions of events recorded with your CCTV stuff and how is the resolution / fps stuff for the 4 views. Are you time syncing the HAI variables / CCTV / tablet stuff?
Personally here use a clock (analog or digital) for checking out speeds of the consoles (remote clock versus internal clock stuff). BTW how is the HAI clock behaving for you?
Here relating to changing / resizing images I utilize an old Wintel program for photo / image stuff called Polyview.
It works well at image conversion / pixel edits and I use it for multiple picture sheets (well like old negative contact sheets).
I started to use it in the 1990's. The author retired in 2014.
I like it better than Gimp so running it today in Ubuntu. I have included a link to Polyview. Author closed up his web site and released it for the public.
I utilize it here on the CT forum for changing images / screen shoots.
Polyview
Here is a combination variables thing with the cameras and weather and OPII using Homeseer Touch on embedded Wintel on an 8" tabletop tablet. Now calling this legacy sort of.
Currently also looking at a conversion to a metro like console view. (well also playing with XBMC themes - which could also work).
Curious if you have added play back functions of events recorded with your CCTV stuff and how is the resolution / fps stuff for the 4 views. Are you time syncing the HAI variables / CCTV / tablet stuff?
Personally here use a clock (analog or digital) for checking out speeds of the consoles (remote clock versus internal clock stuff). BTW how is the HAI clock behaving for you?
Here relating to changing / resizing images I utilize an old Wintel program for photo / image stuff called Polyview.
It works well at image conversion / pixel edits and I use it for multiple picture sheets (well like old negative contact sheets).
I started to use it in the 1990's. The author retired in 2014.
I like it better than Gimp so running it today in Ubuntu. I have included a link to Polyview. Author closed up his web site and released it for the public.
I utilize it here on the CT forum for changing images / screen shoots.
Polyview
Here is a combination variables thing with the cameras and weather and OPII using Homeseer Touch on embedded Wintel on an 8" tabletop tablet. Now calling this legacy sort of.
Currently also looking at a conversion to a metro like console view. (well also playing with XBMC themes - which could also work).
Touchscreen doesn't have any playback functionality. The four camera views are live feeds from my Dahua DVR at 30 fps each. Feeds aren't jerky but if you watch them closely, they aren't totally smooth. Not doing any time syncing with HAI and/or CCTV. It's a very basic touch screen designed primarily for non technical users. Although I plan to add peer to peer communications to all my touch screens. This will allow me to disable/enable the popup feature on all touch screens from any touch screen. Just about all of my popups are triggered by wild critters traipsin' thru my property. Never had a prowler etc in ten years of CCTV usage. The enable/disable feature will allow me to control the nuisance popups. I have seven cameras as popups.
Pete, thanx for the tip on PolyView. Will be using it in the future.
Looks Good!. It's a lot more professional looking than my stuff. I'll probably migrate to Windows Presnetation Faciility (WPF)from Win Forms to get a more pleasing user experience (UX).
pete_c
Guru
Thank-you Bob.
Yup here it's just some coyotes / rabbits / cats that roam around the small subdivision. The cats eat the rabbits and I think the coyotes eat the cats. I have seen an owl or two around and for a time wanted to build an Owl box.
Today and relating to the OPII utilize Omnitouch 5.7's. These are connected to a combination legacy HAI Omnitouch / video hub. I am feeding analog video to the hub with split video from ZM box, Axis Server and a Grandstream decoder/encoder. The newer Omnitouch 5.7e's are just getting their video from the IP stuff and while it's only a 4:3 look I have left it in testing mode of 15 feeds and not broken it yet.
The tablet top's run Omnitouch Pro just fine although its a bit featureless; looks fine. I have the issue of always adding too much to my custom Homeseer touchscreens slowing them down a bit (they are today Gb connected which helps). I am bad here at screen designs, color coordination and any kind of nice flow to the images. I can run HSTouch client today though in Windows or Linux. In Linux via Mono or Wine these days.
Wife prefers Omnitouch 5.7/5.7e simplicity over my stuff though. Personally tablets are used for wireless consoles but really never left on and used only for some web surfing. Testing a couple of wireless Wintel tabletops and they do work OK.
Yup here it's just some coyotes / rabbits / cats that roam around the small subdivision. The cats eat the rabbits and I think the coyotes eat the cats. I have seen an owl or two around and for a time wanted to build an Owl box.
Today and relating to the OPII utilize Omnitouch 5.7's. These are connected to a combination legacy HAI Omnitouch / video hub. I am feeding analog video to the hub with split video from ZM box, Axis Server and a Grandstream decoder/encoder. The newer Omnitouch 5.7e's are just getting their video from the IP stuff and while it's only a 4:3 look I have left it in testing mode of 15 feeds and not broken it yet.
The tablet top's run Omnitouch Pro just fine although its a bit featureless; looks fine. I have the issue of always adding too much to my custom Homeseer touchscreens slowing them down a bit (they are today Gb connected which helps). I am bad here at screen designs, color coordination and any kind of nice flow to the images. I can run HSTouch client today though in Windows or Linux. In Linux via Mono or Wine these days.
Wife prefers Omnitouch 5.7/5.7e simplicity over my stuff though. Personally tablets are used for wireless consoles but really never left on and used only for some web surfing. Testing a couple of wireless Wintel tabletops and they do work OK.
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