Rabone Systems, a leading control solutions company has implemented its proprietary touch panel tracking system into its Residential v2.0 software.

The system allows users to roam freely within the home and provide automatic configuration of the control environment. The software identifies the location of AMX MVP series wireless touch panels and configures the appropriate control pages.

In addition to the auto configuration of the control environment, the software provides a number of features that can be enabled or disabled whilst a user is roaming with a touch panel.

Active lighting tracking with override and last zone restore provides automatic lighting when a user enters into the room, the ability to override a room’s current active state, and return a room to its previous state when the user leaves. This allows a user in transit to walk around the home without needing to manually turn on a single light or push a single button.

Active media tracking monitors the current media source being watched in one room and will route the source to the next media zone entered. With Rabone Systems residential software built around resource management and the infrastructure supporting native signal distribution for all media devices, it is now possible for someone to start watching a DVD in the family room which is being sourced from any player in the house, activate the tracking mode, walk into the bedroom and continue the same DVD whilst having the option to automatically shutdown the previous zone or leave it running.

Byron Rabone, Director and Founder of Rabone Systems commented “Automation in the home is about true resource management, squeezing the most out of these resources whilst building in redundancy and system stability.

Our residential software has been developed over the past four years and further development continues every day. It offers our customers a solution that is not obtainable from traditional programming methods, provides a more feature rich environment and a thoroughly tested platform.”

The proprietary tracking system utilizes two existing technologies, (Dynalite and AMX), requires no additional hardware costs to implement and does not utilize RFID technology, which is now making its way into the automation industry with additional costs to implement. It is extremely accurate and is not limited to AMX wireless panels.

The system functions by instructing networked devices to pulse discrete IR codes which are picked up by Dynalite panels and sensors located around the home. Dynalite broadcasts these messages along with the Dynalite device ID across the network which is received by the AMX control system. The software interprets the data, identifies the device, and stores its location in an array. Each touch panel is unique, including the tracking system options that can be enabled or disabled.

Communications between wireless touch panels and AMX are still handled by standard WIFI eliminating the limitations of IR but providing a unique method of identifying the location of devices.

Potentially any device that has the ability to pulse an IR code such as a watch could be used allowing a user to get up in the middle of the night for a midnight snack or a trip to the toilet with only the requirement of opening the fridge door or lifting the seat on the toilet.

Byron Rabone commented,” In the short term, Rabone Systems has provided a low cost and effective method of achieving an intelligent tracking system.

In the long term, we see short and long range RFID technology playing a big part and offering even more functionality to the home user like automatically reclining the home theatre chair to the user’s favourite position without having to lift a finger, just like luxury cars do with driver seat adjustment today.

However further progression and use of such technology will occur, such as setting your desired water temperature for a shower or bath based on user and ambient temperature but instead of having to configure a system manually, the system should be intelligent enough to monitor a user’s habits and set accordingly.

With the reading and writing capabilities of RFID technology, a user will eventually be able to take some of these creature comforts with them to a hotel or friend’s house.

The possibilities are endless which is what makes this industry so exciting.”

For further information please contact Rabone Systems.

Ph: 1800 722 663

Email: Info@rabonesystems.com.au

Web: www.rabonesystems.com.au

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The EPG delivers AMX user’s full access of Free to Air, Foxtel and Optus programming information Australia wide.

In addition to programming information, the software simplifies the way people search, preview, watch and schedule content.

Integrated with Rabone Systems residential software, selection of a decoder has become a thing of the past. A user simply views the channel programming information from the EPG, and then selects whether to record or watch the program, the system handles the rest.

The ability to preview the broadcast channel before committing to watch or record is available and integration with High Level Interface DVR’s such as the Digital View DVR-810 is standard.

Scheduling programming is not limited by one decoder or DVR like other systems and archived content is easily retrievable without having to search through multiple DVR’s.

SMS notification to individual users when favourite programs are starting shortly is achieved with the addition of an SMS gateway. The ability to record the program if you are not already is as simple as an SMS reply.

For further information please contact Rabone Systems.

Ph: 1800 722 663

Email: Info@rabonesystems.com.au

Web: www.rabonesystems.com.au