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HomeSeer HomeTroller Series 4 Getting Started Manual

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HomeTroller
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Series 4

Getting Started Guide

HomeSeer Technologies
35 Constitution Drive, Suite C
Bedford, NH 03110
Phone: 603-471-2816
Fax: 603-471-9128
Email: sales@homeseer.com
Web:
www.homeseer.com
Copyright ©2012 HomeSeer Technologies
All Rights Reserved
HomeTroller Getting Started Guide – rev 4.1 08/10/2012
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  • Page 1: Getting Started Guide

    Series 4 Getting Started Guide HomeSeer Technologies 35 Constitution Drive, Suite C Bedford, NH 03110 Phone: 603-471-2816 Fax: 603-471-9128 Email: sales@homeseer.com Web: www.homeseer.com Copyright ©2012 HomeSeer Technologies All Rights Reserved HomeTroller Getting Started Guide – rev 4.1 08/10/2012 Page 1...
  • Page 2 Important (Read First)! Important (READ FIRST)! You may occasionally need to access the HomeTroller Windows interface when installing new device drivers or related software. To assist with this, HomeTroller units are configured with RealVNC software (freeware edition) to facilitate desktop access remotely from another computer.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Voice Recognition ....................19 The Speaker Client Application ..................19 Voice Recognition Events ....................21 Command Syntax ......................21 HomeSeer Phone ....................24 Connecting the Telephone Voice Interface ..............24 Enabling the Phone Feature ..................25 Running Events by Phone ..................... 25 The Address Book ......................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The HomeTroller™ is a hardware-based home automation controller designed to incorporate all the power and flexibility of HomeSeer HS2 software into a very compact, rugged, and easy-to- install unit. The HomeTroller is designed to control lighting, appliances, security, HVAC, and infrared (IR) devices, such as home theatre equipment.

  • Page 5: Key Features

    Z-Wave USB Drivers And More • Party plug-ins are also available for use with the HomeTroller. For a complete listing of these plug-ins, visit homeseer.com or use the HomeTroller updater. Additional Software: RealVNC (Remote Access Tool) • MS Internet Explorer •...
  • Page 6 Any computer on the home network (LAN) or on the internet (WAN) can be used to control your HomeTroller system with voice commands. Voice commands may also be issued by telephone using HomeSeer Phone software (optional). Voice may also be used to create automation events! Powerful event mechanism •...

  • Page 7: Control Unit Specifications

    Customizable Software HomeTroller is designed for easy installation and configuration by any homeowner. The unit features an easy-to-use, menu-driven interface for setup and configuration. For those who wish to venture a bit further, the system software is totally customizable! The user interface is web-based and may be changed using cascading stylesheet (CSS) commands.

  • Page 8: Installation

    • from power outages or line voltages fluctuations. Locate near other home automation equipment for easier connectivity. • Mounting brackets are available for wall mounting, see homeseer.com for details. • Port Layout A description of each port is included below.

  • Page 9: Perform A System Test

    necessary for home network (LAN) or internet (WAN) control. 4. Serial Ports: Thermostats, controllers, security systems and other technology interfaces can communicate with the HomeTroller through these RS-232 serial ports. Four ports are provided. Additional ports may be added by using USB-to-serial port converters. 5.

  • Page 10: Accessing The Hometroller

    Accessing the HomeTroller There are several graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for controlling the HomeTroller. Some interfaces, however, are only available in certain situations, as explained below. Web Browser The HomeTroller can be controlled using a web browser on the HomeTroller unit itself, or from any other web browser anywhere in the world.

  • Page 11: Hometroller Operating System Protection (Hsprotect)

    Download our HSTouch software from our download page. See the documentation that is included with the Designer software. This will document how to control HomeSeer using a Windows PC with a touch screen, a Windows CE device such as our IW7 in-wall touch screen, or from an iPhone/iPod Touch.

  • Page 12: Setting The Time Zone

    Setting the Time Zone The HomeTroller is pre-configured for the correct date and time for Eastern Standard Time (US). To change the time zone for your unit, follow these steps: 1) Double Click on the clock in the lower right hand corner of the screen. Set the time zone from the Time Zone tab.

  • Page 13: Adding And Configuring Devices

    Adding and Configuring Devices About Devices Devices are objects that hold information. Often these objects are tied to a real, physical device in your home, such as a light switch, garage door, or television. The information the device object holds is the status of that real device. A device can also hold information such as a weather forecast or the winning lottery numbers that were downloaded from the Internet.

  • Page 14: Configuring Devices

    Configuring Devices Specifying Device Types Before adding devices to the HomeTroller, you must first specify the types of devices that will be used. The Interfaces Setup screen is where you enable and configure plug-in programs that can be used with the HomeTroller.

  • Page 15: Creating Devices

    Creating Devices The Add Device screen is where you create devices in the HomeTroller. Once a device has been added, it can be used in events and controlled by voice. For the Z-Wave system, devices are automatically added to the HomeTroller through the Interfaces tab (see page 14).
  • Page 16 Security In the Add Device screen (see page 15), select from the Device Type field the type of security device you’re creating, such as “Motion Sensor”. Give the device a name, such as “Porch Sensor”; specify its location (front porch, sidewalk, etc.); and select its House Code and Unit Code from the drop-down menus, if the security device is an X-10 device.

  • Page 17: Controlling Devices With Events

    Controlling Devices with Events Events are one or more actions that are carried out in response to specific trigger, such as an absolute time, Dawn or Dusk, push of a button, change in status of a device (something turned on or off), voice command or receipt of an email. Events are sometimes referred to as “macros” by other programs.

  • Page 18: Creating An Event

    Creating an Event Naming the Event The Event Properties screen is where basic options for the specified event can be set, such as the name of the event, whether or not it will respond to voice commands, and so on. To get to the screen, click Add Event from the Events screen to create a new event, or click the...

  • Page 19: Voice Recognition

    Speaker Client on a remote computer, go to www.homeseer.com and click on the Downloads link. Download the latest FULL version of HomeSeer and run the installer on the PC where you want the speaker client installed. When the installer starts, select the Speaker Client only install option.
  • Page 20 3) Run the speaker application client on the remote screen and open the “Options” screen (see Figure 9 below). In this screen, enter the static IP address or your ‘MyHomeSeer-Connect’ address. For information about HomeSeer’s ‘MyHomeSeer-Connect’ service, visit homeseer.com. 4) For security purposes, you’ll need to enter a “Connection Username” and “Connection Password”...

  • Page 21: Voice Recognition Events

    HomeTroller. If the client is not needed on the HomeTroller system, edit the file startup.txt in the scripts folder and remove the launch command. For telephone use, HomeSeer Phone software and the Way2Call Hi-Phone USB voice interface must first be installed and configured.
  • Page 22 For instance, say you would like to give a command that changes your television to a specific channel. You could do this by creating a voice command for every possible channel, but that’s impractical. Instead, your voice command can contain ranges of words. The recognition engine will accept any one of the words.
  • Page 23 expression results in grammar that supports “try this”, “please try this”, and “please please try this”, with unlimited iterations of “please”: please* try this The following grammar format excludes “try this” (spoken by itself) because the + operator defines at least one instance of “please”. So, the only allowable phrases are “please try this” or “please please try this”: please+ try this The repetition operators follow normal rules of precedence and apply to the immediately...

  • Page 24: Homeseer Phone

    The Way2Call Hi-Phone USB or Hi-Phone Lite Voice Interface is required to enable the telephone functions of HomeSeer Phone software. The Voice Interface is designed to connect to one of the HomeTroller’s USB ports and the phone connections may be configured for whole-home use or for use with one specific telephone.

  • Page 25: Enabling The Phone Feature

    SAVE button at the bottom of the page. Running Events by Phone Events can be run by voice command spoken over a telephone if the HomeSeer Phone Software and Way2Call Hi-Phone Voice Interface are installed. To control any event for voice control by telephone, go to the Event Properties screen for that event (see page 18), type the voice command to use to run the event, and specify whether the command has to be spoken through a microphone or a telephone or either.

  • Page 26: Caller Announcements

    HomeSeer Phone software is installed, and additional mailboxes can be created in the Mailbox Admin screen. Caller Announcements The HomeTroller can be set to announce an incoming call. The HomeSeer Speaker Client application must be installed and configured on the HomeTroller (or any PC on your home network) in order for it to announce the caller.

  • Page 27: Advanced Programming

    Windows software. However, the operating system is a subset of Windows XP Professional and only includes resources required to run the HomeSeer software. This limitation may restrict what software packages may be installed on the system. It is recommended that the user limit what third party software they install.

  • Page 28: Warranty Information

    7 days after you receive the replacement parts or products. HomeSeer Technologies will charge you for replacement parts or products if you fail to do so. If you live outside the United States, you will be charged the cost for returning the product to you from our service facility.

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