iPhone application for IHC control® Mobile grænseflader til intelligente bygninger 18 november Jesper Plass og Mark Folkenberg

Schneider Electric 2 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control The situation then ● The trend within home automation is that easy access to the system is mandatory. ● Our competitors are launching smart access solutions – if we want to stay in the game and still be the market leader – we have to do the same!!! ● This can be solved through touch screens and portable devices like smart phones. ● This presentation is focusing on iPhones, but future applications for android and Windows Mobile phones is easy to implement later.

Schneider Electric 3 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control The sales of applications for smart phones is growing rapidly and App store is selling 99,4% of all!!! (Figures from 2009) Why choosing iPhone application?

Schneider Electric 4 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control ● The IHCRemote application will allow LK IHC Control® owners, to use their Apple device as a remote to their LK IHC® installation. ● It will act as an extension to the existing input units in the LK IHC® installation by triggering them on the IHC Controller/Viewer, through a wireless connection. ● The application can be used both at home (intranet) and globaly (internet).

Schneider Electric 5 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control Objectives: ●Minimize user setup / maximize user friendliness ●Emphasize responsiveness – use local caching. ●Realtime interaction ●Connect through WIFI, 3G, EDGE, GPRS. ●Easy to personalize. ●Hide unnessasary information. ●Simplified interface to the IHC system

Schneider Electric 6 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control How does it looks like?

Schneider Electric 7 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control Implementation options ● IHCRemote had two options of implementations: Karakteristik Web AppNative App HastighedLangsomHurtig Netværks dataMegetMedium AppStoreNejJa Animation kontrolLidtFuld PlatformeDe flesteiOS LatencyHøjLav

Schneider Electric 8 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control Lessons learned: ●Consider performance from the beginning ●Overhead in the Network Protocol ●Work with the platforms design patterns, and not against. ●Maximize the screen real estate for the purpose at hand; ●Avoid functionalities not regarding the purpose of the current view. ●Use Depth Disclosure instead. The more specific functionality, the deeper the user must go. ●Be aware of Apple’s approval review. ●An App is not static. It requires ongoing updates and maintenance. ●Be aware of localization of texts. Choose a strategy from the beginning.

Schneider Electric 9 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control ● Android has in Q overtaken Apple in numbers of sold devices. ● Be aware of different screen formats and processors. Next step - Android

Schneider Electric 10 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control LK/Schneider Electrics will handle first level support: Basic setup and connection problems. Support Comet Peole will handle second level support: Advanced technical issues. No direct contact to the customer.

Schneider Electric 11 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control ●New established company with big experience in gaming business. ●Huge experience within mobile units, real time systems, graphical programming and GUI design. ●In total more than 20 years professional experience with software development. ●Experience with launch of iPhone and windows mobile applications. ●The customer portefolio contains CBS, British Chamber Of Commerce and Thomas Cook Airlines. ●Officiel microsoft partner. Who is the partner?

Schneider Electric 12 - PM – Jesper Plass iPhone application for IHC control ● Regularly updates is better than one big update once a year. ● Listen to the costumers – feedback is very useful It’s important to keep it alive!!!