Crestron: Mobile Pro
No newbie, Crestron has nevertheless just
announced the latest updates to its Crestron Mobile and Crestron Mobile Pro
control apps. While remaining intuitive and simple to use, the new apps have an
improved scope for design, while continuing to deliver an unparalleled user
experience.
Having added more features, such as
built-in support for gauges and sliders, programmers are now able to easily
create intuitive touch-control effects in no time. Lowering shades in the
bedroom with a finger swipe on the iPad or iPhone, or setting and checking room
temperatures from animated graphical gauges is a breeze. Also, homeowners and
facilities managers can now stream video from security cameras, or from any
video source, through a Crestron Network Streamer or any MJPEG device, directly
on their mobile device.
The
latest version of the Crestron Mobile app elevates Apple touchscreen devices to
truly be a part of the Crestron touchpanel family
Larger GUI projects can now be loaded
directly onto the mobile device allowing smaller control systems to run full featured
touchscreen interfaces. The latest version of the Crestron Mobile app elevates
Apple touchscreen devices to truly be a part of the Crestron touch panel
family. Now, the full features of Crestron and Prodigy touch panels are
available in a mobile format.
Crestron Mobile and Mobile Pro apps turn
any Apple mobile device into a powerful Crestron or Prodigy touch screen,
enabling reliable, whole home and building control from anywhere in the world.
Users can control lighting, thermostats, and audio settings and view streaming
video in multiple locations, such as a primary residence, holiday home and
office, or across a campus. The ultra-intuitive graphical interface also
provides real-time feedback, displaying status of room temperatures, audio
volumes and metadata including album, song and artist, shade positions and lighting
levels, all on the mobile device screen.
Available from the iTunes App Store, Mobile
Pro G was recently ranked #1 Top Grossing iPad Lifestyle App, and was the only
industry iPad App to achieve Top 100 status in the iTunes App Store ‘Top
Grossing iPad Apps’ category.
Pro control: ProPanel
Pro Control announced the launch of its
ProPanel app for Apple products back in May, addressing the requirement of many
users who wished to use their own mobile devices as controllers. ProPanel
offers the same intuitive control experience delivered by native Pro Control
devices. This is aided by the fact it can be customized to a huge degree using
the dedicated Pro Control Studio software.
A division of RTI, the Pro Control brand is
aimed at electronic systems professionals, enabling users to operate AV
equipment, security systems, lighting, heating systems and other devices
locally via Wi-Fi and remotely via 3G/4G.
ProPanel
offers the same intuitive control experience delivered by native Pro Control
devices
“There is a definite trend towards
convergence currently,” explains Michael Roberts, Invision UK Product Manager.
“With people discovering the versatility of smartphones as a means of managing
information, communications and entertainment, it’s not surprising that they
want to combine the array of controllers they use in to one convenient and
intuitive device.”
Compatible with the ProLink.z control
processor, ProPanel also boasts an auto-programming feature to enable fast
creation of a fully functioning system. It allows users to build both portrait
and landscape views with no extra programming required and it supports full
two-way feedback, including cover art, graphics, text, dynamic scrolling lists,
and more.
Carlo: Gavazzi
Carlo Gavazzi has introduced its first ever
smart-house App for iPod, iPhone and iPad users, bridging the gap between local
control and popular consumer technology. The intuitive, easy-to-use application
will allow iPad and iPhone owners with a smart-house system to configure,
either remotely or locally, lighting schemes to set the desired temperature,
roll blinds up/down, and run task-specific customized macros to check alarms
such as intruders in their home or detection of leaks such as water or gas… and
much more.
Carlo
Gavazzi has introduced its first ever smart-house App for iPod, iPhone and iPad
users, bridging the gap between local control and popular consumer technology
Available now from the iTunes Store, the
iPhone can double up as a remote control interface whilst the iPad can also work
as a touch screen wall mounted device. Simply download the app and search for
the controller, once the controller has been selected the app reads all the
pre-configured set points and provides an easy to use graphical user interface.
