ronluna/altui

Enhancement Interface for VERA home automation system

ALTUI

Alternative user interface for MCV Vera Home Automation controllers

• More information: http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,33309.0.html
• Installation: from MCV app store on http://apps.mios.com/plugin.php?id=8246

##Value Proposition

• improves standard UI5 UI7 user experience
• add new functionalities to VERA controllers
  • Workflows (logical state machines)
  • Device watches to trigger scene
  • Ability to construct custom user panels
  • Integration with Cloud Data storage to store variable history ( thingspeak, emoncms )
  • Integration with pushingbox notification
• works with openLuup ( open source Vera-like controller )

##Features

• Skinnable, localized user interface
• display and act on devices
• display all devices variables and UPNP actions
• display and act on scenes, ability to trigger scenes based on device variable changes
• display device variable history
• Ability to create custom user pages with widgets, drag and drop editor
• Ability to create Logical State Machines (workflows) to create complex sequence of home automation actions
• Various backend control features ( debug log )
• Remote access possible via the remote access servers ( MMS ) of Vera using the same credentials
• Automatic detection and update to new versions ( only for registered users )
• Multicontroller mode ( can work with several VERAs and display all in one user interface )
• graphical representation of your network/ routes

##Licensing

• open source for personal use
• optional registration & licensing fee ( 2 € per month ), order from within the application, available as 6m, 1y and 2y package
• commercial resseling requires a commercial contract with the author , amg0

##Backend Home Automation Controllers ALTUI works with the following backend home automation controllers

• openLuup : OpenLuup is an opensource, Lua based, Vera like controller which runs most of the VERA plugins. More information here: https://github.com/akbooer/openLuup
• MCV Vera3, Vera Lite, Vera Edge, Vera Plus : http://getvera.com/