Tasks set by the client in the project:
- Full control of lighting, including dimming control
- Devision of lighting into 4 zones: Living room, Listening room 1, Listening room2, Home theater room.
- Control of lighting from iPad, Android smart phone, as well as physical button control
- Control of home theater devices: screen, projector, receiver amplifier, BluRay player and Airconditioning system via Global Cache by iRidium.
- Scenarios of work for the whole system.
Project description:
- The dimming system : PTN PTDM6 2 units (6 channel dimming control by RS485 communicaiton)
- Button control : PTN WP8
- IP to RS232,485 converter : PTN PTNET
- Net adapter: Global Cache GC100-18
Difficulties you faced while working on the project:
Hard to implement 2 way communication between iRidium and devices, i.e. RS232 Volume etc. Simpler GUI is necessary for consumer users
Сontrol panels: iPad3, Samsung Galaxy4s