Plugin: InControl For SageTV/HomeSeer - Version 1.2.0 BETA

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UPGRADE PROCEDURE FROM 1.0.x:

• Access HomeSeer Updater and download/isntall InControl version 1.2.0.
• Go to Sage TV and update the UI Mod plugin for InControl to version 1.2.0 through the Sage Plugin options
• Select Control from the Sage main menu, you will be prompted to correct any settings that were not previously set.

Description:

InControl is a plugin for HomeSeer and SageTV. It provides a real-time interactive interface between SageTV and Homeseer. With InControl, you are provided with easy to use, graphical interface in SageTV to control and monitor any HomeSeer devices. In addition, you can use HomeSeer to broadcast messages to SageTV.

Features:

• Control and/or monitor any device in HomeSeer from within SageTV
• Send messages and alerts from to Sage from HomeSeer with Events or Scripts
• Custom graphic library included for SageTV
• Secure connection with SageTV via HomeSeer user id and password

Requirements:

• SageTV 7.0.8 or higher
• InControl For Sage Plugin (available through SageTV plugin library)
• HomeSeer 2.0 or higher
• InControl For HomeSeer Plugin (available through HomeSeer store and updater)
• HomeSeer and SageTV must be on the same PC or connected via a network

Installation:

• Be sure to download and install the InControl Plugin for HomeSeer first. It is available through the HomeSeer Updater and Store.
• Once InControl is running on your HomeSeer server, you can download and install the SageTV component through the plugin manager.
• Please be sure to review the links below for more information.

More Information:

• Installation Guide
• User Guide
• Screenshots within HomeSeer
• Screenshots within SageTV

Feeback:

• Enhancment Requests - There are many other features I am planning to add to this plugin. However, please feel free to post any enhancment ideas and I will do my best to add the capability.
• Defect Reports - This is the first public version, please feel free to report defects and I will do my best to correct and update as soon as possible. Please note that this version has only be tested on Windows platforms.

Version Information:

1.0.8

New Features:

• Initial version

1.0.9

Bug Fixes:

• Added additional debug tracking capability

1.1.0

New Features:

• Reconfigured SageTV and HomeSeer Pairing process to eliminate false connections and multiple entries in HS
• Added capability in HomeSeer to clear all Sage connections
• Modified each Sage UI to access its own Sage properties fileAdded additional debug tracking capability

1.2.0

New Features:

• Added capability to Control Events with InControl. To select the Events that Sage will see, click on the "Events" link on the main InControl plugin page. The events will by default go to Sage with the group name being the location and the name of the event being the device. This can be changed to provide a more Sage friendly name. (HomeSeer and Sage)
• Significantly improved and added step by step progress indication as the Sage configuration is being performed. This will significantly assist in selecting the correct settings for HomeSeer and Sage to communicate (Sage)
• Added port to the Sage Server/Clients listing in the initial InControl screen Sage Listing (HomeSeer)
• In Options menu, will automatically try changed port if listner is not active, otherwise will prompt to restart Sage. This eliminates the need to restart Sage while trying to find an available port. (Sage)
• Added configuration parameter to set custom text for the button that appears in HomeSeer (HomeSeer)
• Added check for Client vs. Server to set RecPort to different numbers (to avoid conflict of Sage running as a service and running Sage Client on the server)

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected issue where plugin is being set up initially through an extender prevents the settings to be saved correctly for the server.
• Corrected issue where running Sage as a service and then starting the Sage UI on the same server as the service would conflict in the port they are using.