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March 26th , 2010: HomePlanner 3.1.6 is launched!

HomePlanner 3.1.6 has been released, including many new features:

  • New support for integrated security. You can now define your own users/passwords and secure your website with standard DIGEST authentication.
  • Better support for Windows 7 and Vista: full support for non-admin users.
  • Some bugfixes related to event management.
  • A few other minor updates.

December 22nd , 2009: HomePlanner 3.1.5 is launched!

HomePlanner 3.1.5 has been released, including a few fixes and improving installation and support for curtain controllers. The new features and fixes included in this release are:

  • Improved the installer. Installer does not allow you to continue now if you have a previous version installed. It used to abort with many errors in previous versions.
  • The installer now configures folder premissions automatically. This task needed to be done manually in previous versions, specially under Windows Vista.
  • Introduced much better support for Curtain Controllers. You can now configure devices as curtain controllers, which improves the way they are represented in plans. Two types of curtain controllers are now supported: standard nd without acknowledgement verification. The latter should be used in installations in which ACKs are unreliable.
  • A few other minor updates.

 Do you like X10 Commander ? Would you like to use it in your iPhone to control your PLCBus devices? A HomePlanner plugin is coming soon!

November 16th , 2009: HomePlanner 3.1 is launched!

HomePlanner 3.1 has been released, including a few fixes and incorporating the ability to embed HTML in plans. The new features and fixes included in this release are:

  • Fixed a problem editing plans with high resolution.
  • Fixed a problem configuring scenes in PLCBus devices. 
  • Added support for embedded HTML. You can now include your own DIVs in plans, with the HTML content you want. The empty sample database contains now an example plan displaying video "Fireflies" by Owl City. 
  • A few other minor updates.

October 13th , 2009: HomePlanner 3.0 is launched!

HomePlanner 3.0 has been released, including many fixes and laying the basis to support other tecnologies (XBee and ZigBee). The new features and fixes included in this release are:

  • Fixed and improved the PLCBus 1141 interface code.
  • Added support for the new PLCBus 1141+ interface.
  • Improved HomePlanner Server performance.
  • Added support for XBee devices (experimental). We are working on do-it-yourself automation modules (dimmers, switches, motion detectors, light sensors and infrared emitters) to be released to the community.
  • Improved and updated help files.
  • Added many new features requested by HomePlanner users.

Important note:  a change in the architecture of HomePlanner 3.0 introduces an imcompatibility with the scripting engine used in previous versions. If you are upgrading from a previous versions and you have written HomePlanner scripts, please make sure to read this section . 

Feb 19th , 2009: HomePlanner 2.3 is launched!

HomePlanner 2.3 has been released, including many new features to allow you to further customize the plans you design. The new features included in this release 2.3 are:

  • Added support for animated gifs on all objects.
  • Devices can now have custom images so that they look the way you like (separate images for on and off states). They can even be animated gifs!
  • Plans can now be aligned anywhere in the browser window.
  • New support for events (OnClick and OnDblClick) on labels, images, and buttons. You can fire scenes, macros and scripts directly from there.
  • New support to link to external pages by using labels or buttons.
  • Plan screen-saver timeouts are now configurable.
  • New alarms pane to troubleshoot device installation problems.
  • Improved and faster scene-configuration process.
  • Created a new installer with InnoSetup (much smaller setup file, faster and more reliable installation process).
May 18th , 2008: HomePlanner 2.0 is launched!

HomePlanner 2.0 has been released, together with many improvements in the website and more extensive support. The new features included in this release 2.0 are:

  • HomePlanner 2.0 is completely free! Now you can use HomePlanner without any limits on time or number of PCs.
  • New scripting engine. You can now use HomePlanner in your own scripts and batch files!
  • You can now include weather information from any location in the world in your maps, for free.
  • New support for multi-program events. 
  • Many bugfixes and improvements.
  • New support forum .
  • New context-sensitive help in HTML format (CHM).
  • New bug tracker  included in the HomePlanner Designer, and also online.  

What is HomePlanner?

HomePlanner is a software product that allows you to control PLCBus devices installed at your home, be them lights or other appliances.

Once installed, HomePlanner runs on your PC and communicates with your existing PLCBus devices, effectively allowing you to:

  • Turn your lights and other devices on and off, according to different events (sunset, sunrise, status changes, or many other custom events).

  • Program your lights to automatically turn off after a certain period of time.

  • Control all of your lights and appliances with any web browser, including PocketPC devices and cellular phones.

  • Use any PDA as a remote control to manage all your lights and other PLCBus appliances.

  • Design your own maps and plans of your house, by fully customazing the user interface.

  • Monitor and control your home through internet, PDAs, and cellular phones.

Apart from this software, you will need to buy one or more PLCBus devices. Please check this list  to make sure you have all that's required.

Ok, but what is PLCBus?

PLCBus is a new and exciting technology which allows your lights and other appliances to be controlled by computers and other devices. PLCBus devices are typically electronic switches and dimmers which communicate between themselves by transmitting a signal over the power wires.

This effectively means that if you want to automate your house, yo don't need to re-wire! Once the devices are in place, you can also connect your computer to the network by using a PLCBus computer interface (for instance, PLCBus 1141 USB interface, commercially available).

That's where HomePlanner comes in. With one or more PLCBus devices at home, and the USB interface, HomePlanner can now monitor and control all your devices, and make them available to you via Internet, PDA, cellphone, etc.

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