Have a read through this post of mine.
I haven't tried IFTTT.
From any browser you should be able to toggle devices.
Josh
Mobile phone location as a trigger?
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CasualSurveyor
posted this
16 May 2014
monkey-magic
posted this
16 May 2014
Is there a way to use my mobile phone's location as a trigger? I have an iPhone 5S running iOS 7.1.
I would like some lights to turn on when I come home after dark and turn off once I drive away.
Going from memory there may have been something for an iphone here on the forums, you may have to search. Not sure if there is an iOS app that can get the phone to send http requests on change of states, if so it may be possible.
It can be done on Android...... sorry.
Josh
CasualSurveyor
posted this
16 May 2014
What about using IFTTT?
What is the means of sending a command over IP to the InControl HA server?
monkey-magic
posted this
17 May 2014
Have a read through this post of mine.
I haven't tried IFTTT.
From any browser you should be able to toggle devices.
Josh
CasualSurveyor
posted this
17 May 2014
Thanks for that information...it's encouraging.
Two questions:
1) How is a virtual Device created?
2) Can I use the virtual Device as a Trigger for a Scene?
3) How can I activate the virtual Device remotely from the internet, e.g. send it a command or an SMS or an email etc.?
CasualSurveyor
posted this
17 May 2014
OK that's three questions, lol.
CasualSurveyor
posted this
17 May 2014
Actually, this would be super easy if the feature was built right into the mobile app.
monkey-magic
posted this
18 May 2014
Thanks for that information...it's encouraging.
Two questions:
1) How is a virtual Device created?
2) Can I use the virtual Device as a Trigger for a Scene?
3) How can I activate the virtual Device remotely from the internet, e.g. send it a command or an SMS or an email etc.?
Virtual devices, pretty sure you have to have the paid version and it is under plugins, InControl Virtual device.
yes you can use it for a trigger for a scene.
what exactly are you trying to do with activating it remotely from the internet? You mean for a webbrowser or from a phone. If from a phone, isn't that waht the app does?
Josh
CasualSurveyor
posted this
18 May 2014
Thanks, that's a big help.
The way I look at InControl HA, it's a home automation program. It's not really automated if I have to trigger things with my fingers on the phone. That's simply remote control. Maybe I want my home automation system to turn lights on and off, operate my coffee pot, play the kind of music I like, etc. based on me doing things in my life like waking up, leaving home, being 30 minutes away from arriving back at home, arriving at home, etc. Since my phone is a connected device with location tracking, it can act as a proxy for me. Wherever I go, whatever I do, my phone does with me. So I want to use my phone as an important input for home automation, not just manual remote control.
monkey-magic
posted this
18 May 2014
I think that can be one of the limitations of the iphones. With android getting root and access to all the those things makes it easier.
Tasker for android is one of the best apps out there. I've got it toggling devices at the moment that indicate when I've left the home, when I wake up and when I sleep.
I don't have too many physical devices at the moment due to costs and I'm trying to get a few other things going first but so far it seems to link in well. Z wave devices here in Australia cost a fair bit more than the US.
Josh
CasualSurveyor
posted this
18 May 2014
I look forward to hack-free solutions that are engineered for non-rooted devices. Every hack that I've ever done eventually breaks when something else changes in the system that renders it non-functional.
On iOS, IFTTT probably has the most potential right now. Phillips HUE and the Belkin Wemo devices have IFTTT channels and can be recipe-triggered.
CasualSurveyor
posted this
18 May 2014
