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Touchscreens and Pocket PCs
The HomeTroller can also be controlled through touchscreens and pocket computers (or PDAs),
or the iPhone These interfaces are similar to controlling the HomeTroller through web browsers,
but the layout of the screens is adjusted for easy control through touchscreens or PDAs.
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.
HomeTroller Operating System Protection (HSProtect™)
The operating system (OS) of the HomeTroller is stored on drive C on the internal Hard Disk.
The system will allow you to write to any file on the disk, but some directories are protected
from saving the information. The windows system folder is protected in this manner. Any writes
to the system folder are temporay. To commit any changes, use the HSProtect system tray icon.
Right click on this icon and select the "Save Files" icon. This will commit any changes that you
made. Note that under normal operation you do not have to save. For example, the program
files folder and desktop are not protected and any changes are saved immediately.
HSProtect on the HomeTroller III is different from earlier versions of the HomeTroller. Earlier
versions used a version of HSProtect that protected an entire volume, this version can protect
files at the file and directory level.
Committing data to the C drive
1. This only needs to be done if you make any changes that affect the Windows folder or
the Windows registry.
2. Right click on the HSProtect system tray icon and select "Save Files". This will
immediately save any files that you have changed.
3. Note that the program files folder and desktop are not protected and do not need to be
saved in this manner.
Advanced Settings
If you want to totally disable the file protection for some length of time, you can do so with the
command line tool "fbwfmgr". To run this tool, bring up a command prompt and type one of the
following commands (YOU MUST REBOOT THE SYSTEM BEFORE ANY OF THESE
COMMANDS WILL TAKE AFFECT)
1. To totally disable the protection: fbwfmgr /disable
2. To re-enable the protection: fbwfmgr /enable
When do I need to commit data to the drive? This list will help you determine when you need to
commit changes:
1. Whenever you change any system settings from the Windows control panel
You do not need to commit these changes:
1. Changes from within HomeSeer. HomeSeer is installed in the program files folder, which
is not protected. Any changes from within HomeSeer are typically saved to the HomeSeer
folder.
HomeTroller Getting Started Guide – rev 4.1 08/10/2012
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