Pilot: Home Automation Control (iOS app)

[Bikey]

Now that I'm using it more often I notice a missing feature (two actually):

First of all I miss the ability to quickly see which lights (devices) are on. In the lists, the current value is dimmed and there is no way to distinguish on from off. I use the web version to quickly check if all the lights are off. It's a visual scan.
Danny

Exactly, juist like I mentioned earlier. In the screenshots I see that this is still the same for the 1.6 version.
@Patoo: Can you implement highlighting for devises that are switched on?

[patoo77]

Now that I'm using it more often I notice a missing feature (two actually):

First of all I miss the ability to quickly see which lights (devices) are on. In the lists, the current value is dimmed and there is no way to distinguish on from off. I use the web version to quickly check if all the lights are off. It's a visual scan.
Danny

Exactly, juist like I mentioned earlier. In the screenshots I see that this is still the same for the 1.6 version.
@Patoo: Can you implement highlighting for devises that are switched on?

Trying something simple to display which switches are on.
Also implemeting evohome control.

[Bikey]

Looks good!

[Bikey]

o you're using HTTPS on the outside and HTTP in the local network?
I think that might be an issue. As far as I can remember, the way I implemented it is that both should use the same encryption: HTTP for both, or HTTPS for both.

Do you have a way to test it on your side?
That way we can check if the issue really comes from i

Yes I use HTTPS on the outside and HTTP in the local network.
If I use both HTTPS inside and outside my network, I get the same result, I get one error "Failed login attempt from 127.0.0.1 for 'xxxxx' !" each time a start Pilot up after shutting it down completely.
After that switching works and no further errors until i restart Pilot again.

@patoo77 I'm still having this issue, any chance this can be solved?

[patoo77]

o you're using HTTPS on the outside and HTTP in the local network?
I think that might be an issue. As far as I can remember, the way I implemented it is that both should use the same encryption: HTTP for both, or HTTPS for both.

Do you have a way to test it on your side?
That way we can check if the issue really comes from i

Yes I use HTTPS on the outside and HTTP in the local network.
If I use both HTTPS inside and outside my network, I get the same result, I get one error "Failed login attempt from 127.0.0.1 for 'xxxxx' !" each time a start Pilot up after shutting it down completely.
After that switching works and no further errors until i restart Pilot again.

@patoo77 I'm still having this issue, any chance this can be solved?

Yup.

[patoo77]

[Bikey]

Ok so you implemented the self signed certificate for local connections as well? Great. However I have disabled the settings for the local connection and only use the settings for external access. However I still have the error at initial startup, after that no problems.

[BBI_home]

Hi,

Does somebody have experience to connect a Pilot app thru a Dutch KPN Experia Box V9?
I think I’m struggling with the correct NAT setting.
I’ve put the Lan host by IP address in the DMZ,
Enabled UPnG IGD,
Set port forwarding to Start Port 80 and End Port 8080
Also the Start Mapping Port to 80 and End Mapping Port 8080
SNTP is according standard KPN rules
The settings for Custom HTTP/Action are filling according tutorial
Also the test looks successful: “ Notification send! Should arrive at your device soon…’
And the settings on the app are accepted and seems to be oke too!

Looking forward for ideas

Machiel

[Bikey]

Hi,

Does somebody have experience to connect a Pilot app thru a Dutch KPN Experia Box V9?
I think I’m struggling with the correct NAT setting.
I’ve put the Lan host by IP address in the DMZ,
Enabled UPnG IGD,
Set port forwarding to Start Port 80 and End Port 8080
Also the Start Mapping Port to 80 and End Mapping Port 8080
SNTP is according standard KPN rules
The settings for Custom HTTP/Action are filling according tutorial
Also the test looks successful: “ Notification send! Should arrive at your device soon…’
And the settings on the app are accepted and seems to be oke too!

Looking forward for ideas

Machiel

The App uses the standard Domoticz API, so first test if you can use the basic Domoticz web interface from an external location, preferably using HTTPS and a username/password.
I would NOT recommend to put the IP address of your home automation computer in the DMZ. This exposes every ports and every protocol to the wild wild internet. Just use port forwarding and forward port 443 external (or any other if you like) to the IP-address and port 443 of the Domoticz system.
Sending notifications from Domoticz to the Internet has nothing to do with al this (access from the Internet to Domoticz), so that does not prove anything.

[BBI_home]

hi,

good to know, I've put everything outside the DMZ.
I also can confirm that I'm able to setup a connection to my Domoticz server from an external environment, but I still don't receive a notification in test modus .
I wonder if the notification function is already implemented at all in the Pilot app.

[patoo77]

hi,

good to know, I've put everything outside the DMZ.
I also can confirm that I'm able to setup a connection to my Domoticz server from an external environment, but I still don't receive a notification in test modus .
I wonder if the notification function is already implemented at all in the Pilot app.

Receiving notifications has little to do with how your server is setup actually.
Can you make sure that you entered the private API key correctly in your Domoticz settings? Some users already reported some errors with the letter "I" (capital "i") being mistaken with l (lower "L").

If it is still not working, please PM me your private API key, I'll see if there's anything wrong server-side.
P

[Bikey]

I also think that primarily you should use the notification options from your Domoticz-system and not from the Pilot App, except perhaps for Geofences applications. That is because only the Domoticz server has a direct overview of all your sensors and switches and is able to trigger at (near) real time status changes. The App only updates these statuses if it is open and able to periodically poll the server.

[patoo77]

I also think that primarily you should use the notification options from your Domoticz-system and not from the Pilot App, except perhaps for Geofences applications. That is because only the Domoticz server has a direct overview of all your sensors and switches and is able to trigger at (near) real time status changes. The App only updates these statuses if it is open and able to periodically poll the server.

@Bikey: it's much more simple

Pilot uses the standard Domoticz notifications system with the "Custom HTTP/Action" setting.
Simply put, that's how it works: Domoticz sends a notification to Pilot's API server, which then routes the notification to the correct user. It's real PUSH in this regard.

All the explanations in my tutorial:
http://pilot.patrickferreira.com/domoti ... fications/

[Bikey]

You are right! I stand corrected

[BBI_home]

I'm still trying to setup a test situation according the documentation: If everything is correctly setup, you can click on “Test”. This will send a test notification to your iOS device. It should be sent to your device immediatly ;
On my Domoticz server everything seems to be ok, there is a message that a notification is send to the app, but a notifiction doesn't show up on the app.

[patoo77]

I'm still trying to setup a test situation according the documentation: If everything is correctly setup, you can click on “Test”. This will send a test notification to your iOS device. It should be sent to your device immediatly ;
On my Domoticz server everything seems to be ok, there is a message that a notification is send to the app, but a notifiction doesn't show up on the app.

Please PM me your private key.

[patoo77]

Also working on cameras support btw.



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[erik4281]

I like the app, but as mentioned before: It would be nice if a quick scan of a page would show you the state of your home. Colors (instead of just on/off) do help a lot there!

[patoo77]

I like the app, but as mentioned before: It would be nice if a quick scan of a page would show you the state of your home. Colors (instead of just on/off) do help a lot there!

Yup, that will definitely be in the next version
I put a screenshot of it in this thread

[patoo77]

Just posted a little question on this topic if you guys wanna take a look. It's about the security panel, put it elsewhere so that people not using Pilot might also help.
Feel free to post your feedback
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