iphone application for ihc control® af jesper plass og mark folkenberg, lauritz knudsen
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iPhone application for IHC control®
Mobile grænseflader til intelligente bygninger
18 november 2010.
Jesper Plass og Mark Folkenberg
Schneider Electric 2- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
The situation then
● The trend within home automation is that easy access to the system is mandatory.
● Our competitors are launching smart access solutions – if we want to stay in the game and still be the market leader – we have to do the same!!!
● This can be solved through touch screens and portable devices like smart phones.
● This presentation is focusing on iPhones, but future applications for android and Windows Mobile phones is easy to implement later.
Schneider Electric 3- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
The sales of applications for smart phones is growing rapidly and App store is selling 99,4% of all!!! (Figures from 2009)
Why choosing iPhone application?
Schneider Electric 4- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
● The IHCRemote application will allow LK IHC Control® owners, to use their Apple device as a remote to their LK IHC®
installation. ● It will act as an extension to the existing input units in the LK IHC®
installation by triggering them on the IHC Controller/Viewer, through a wireless connection.
● The application can be used both at home (intranet) and globaly (internet).
Schneider Electric 5- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
Objectives:
●Minimize user setup / maximize user friendliness●Emphasize responsiveness – use local caching. ●Realtime interaction●Connect through WIFI, 3G, EDGE, GPRS.●Easy to personalize.●Hide unnessasary information.●Simplified interface to the IHC system
Schneider Electric 6- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC controlHow does it looks like?
Schneider Electric 7- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
Implementation options
● IHCRemote had two options of implementations:
Schneider Electric 8- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
Lessons learned:
●Consider performance from the beginning●Overhead in the Network Protocol●Work with the platforms design patterns, and not against.●Maximize the screen real estate for the purpose at hand; ●Avoid functionalities not regarding the purpose of the current view.●Use Depth Disclosure instead. The more specific functionality, the
deeper the user must go.●Be aware of Apple’s approval review.●An App is not static. It requires ongoing updates and maintenance.●Be aware of localization of texts. Choose a strategy from the
beginning.
Schneider Electric 9- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
● Android has in Q2 2010 overtaken Apple in numbers of sold devices.
● Be aware of different screen formats and processors.
Next step - Android
Schneider Electric 10- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
LK/Schneider Electrics will handle first level support: Basic setup and connection problems.
Support
Comet Peole will handle second level support: Advanced technical issues.No direct contact to the customer.
Schneider Electric 11- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
●New established company with big experience in gaming business.●Huge experience within mobile units, real time systems, graphical
programming and GUI design.
●In total more than 20 years professional experience with software development.
●Experience with launch of iPhone and windows mobile applications.●The customer portefolio contains CBS, British Chamber Of Commerce
and Thomas Cook Airlines.●Officiel microsoft partner.
Who is the partner?
Schneider Electric 12- PM – Jesper Plass
iPhone application for IHC control
● Regularly updates is better than one big update once a year. ● Listen to the costumers – feedback is very useful
It’s important to keep it alive!!!