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Thanks Scott, I've done a couple of things using dynamic images and will see how far I can take them, given other peoples success. I think I could do quite a bit with a browser window, and would be interested to follow or pilot any development. Agreed it would need a few properties, including those ...

Hi Scott, Hoping you're well. I haven't logged on to the Housebot website for a while, and I see you've been busy! I'm looking forward to see what can be done with the new Kodi update and Node-Red integration (looks really interesting). Beleiving everything to be possible, I'm interested to know if ...

Thanks Scott,

Always good to have the facts...

First item on my list is an RSS news feed that also extracts images to display alongside the article.

"JScript as a language option for the Script Device and all HouseBot scripting" Hi Scott, before I start exploring JScript in Housebot, I would be interested in learning what you had in mind when you released this? Does it offer new functionality or is it "just" an option alongs...

Hi Richard, Your explanation was complex, but useful. Thanks for sharing. Multiple security cameras, and the incorporation of video streams (in general and not directed at Housebot) does appear to be a challenge and I can see the attractions of keeping with something that works reliably. I will star...

Richard, one more question: How do you display security camera video on your touchscreens? So far, I haven't seen a way to display a video stream directly within a Housebot panel using say DirectShow.

Thanks Richard for sharing your experience and advice. I had been considering using the latest generic wifi based HA devices that have come onto the market, having dismissed ZWave as an expensive, out-dated, and proprietary standard (more of a gut-feel than knowledge based perception). Since reading...

Dear HB experts, I've been using Housebot in my campervan for the last 7 years, and now it's time to build a second server for the home. I'm quite excited about this as I shall be basing my solution on something I'm familiar with (HB), and feel "now is the time" with regards the availabili...

Thanks Richard, It looks like some further work on alpha lists is required, and I'll look at this at the weekend. Essentially, I'm trying to create a "10-foot interface", where we can 1) view the status of all things automated, but 2) also control them using a simple (think 6-button) remot...

Dear All, I'm trying to find a way to create a scrollable menu / options list on a panel. Menu/Options list essentially a list or sub-group of buttons calling tasks Controlled by an IR remote / Cursor Keys / External Command (HTTP would be ideal for my requirement). Commands: Up / Down /Select / Exi...

Like the rest of the documentation of this software it is nonexistent! I'm not in any mood for conflict, and I'm nothing more than a fee paying customer myself, but I would question the usefulness of writing a post like yours - in the style chosen. Your contribution to this community for example, s...

Assigning another serial port is difficult. Housebot's list of ports in the hardware serial port interface setup is different than that of what Windows sees as available ports. Steve, not sure if you already do this, but I had similar issues for Housebot serial connections that connect to "vir...

Not sure if this helps, but I had issues with Arduino boards and serial connection with Girder 6. I lost the serial connection but could fix by reboots or a little reset routine using putty. The problem was dependent on the type of Arduino. Standard Uno type were OK, but hit the issues with the newe...

Working! ' Get the full string Property Value. This will be formatted something like : LastPosition = GetPropertyValue("IP Socket Mapfactor Position.Received Data") ' Let VB break out the received components into its own format arrData = Split(LastPosition, ",") intLat = arrData(...

Thinking this may not need to be a plugin, "just" a script. I'm using the new IP Socket Device Scott attached earlier in this thread - now working well with the right terminators. I've set up a sleep timer to drive a repeating task to send the command $last_position. I get back 5 values se...