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General Discussion / Re: paging an android phone?

« on: July 09, 2014, 11:08:06 PM »

thanks for the fast replies!

yes i /my wife/my kids tend to lose my phone somewhere in the house about once a week, and it always seems to be when im running late for something

usual process is to find my wifes phone (a job in itself), call my phone and pray it isnt on silent. so its definitely not a gimmick function for me  

now i need beacon, rfid, or btle tech to hurry up, so i can do the same thing with my car keys and tv remote

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General Discussion / paging an android phone?

« on: July 09, 2014, 09:29:37 AM »

i would like to ask VC "wheres my phone?" and have the phone ring

ideally, this would be done through something like android device manager, which rings the phone at full volume even if the phone is on silent

a less ideal workaround would be to call the phone

having a look at adm, i dont think you can form an http request to make it page a lost device

any thoughts about a good way to do this?

cheers

cb

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VoxCommando Basics and Core Features / Re: focused.idle when using VC on a headless PC

« on: July 09, 2014, 06:44:53 AM »

thanks for the replies

i logged in with chrome remote desktop, which solved the logging out problem, but changed the audio outputs so that audio playback was on the local client, not the server

so just ended up connecting a monitor in the end ... will  need to setup VNC i think

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VoxCommando Basics and Core Features / focused.idle when using VC on a headless PC

« on: July 08, 2014, 07:56:38 AM »

i have VC installed on a rackmounted headless server in an AV closet. i log in with remote desktop on my desktop PC. everything works okay, until i close remote desktop. VC gives unfocused.voxcommando and then focused.idle, and then stops listening for any further commands

once i log back in with remote desktop, it returns unfocused.idle and then focused.voxcommando, and works again

obviously i dont want to have to be logged in remotely all the time, how do i get VC to maintain focus after i close remote desktop?


thanks
cb

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Integration Ideas / Loxone home automation

« on: July 07, 2014, 11:54:47 PM »

Hi all

I have just started with VC and have had some good results integrating with my HA setup

The system I am using is Loxone (www.loxone.com)

I am setting up an open-air array based on aussie mate's post here: http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=1425.msg12382#msg12382 (thanks aussie mate)

just a single mic in the lounge so far, ceiling mounted in the centre of the room. the MC22 is cardiod so its directed toward the couch

feedback is an array of these screwed to the ceiling: http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/products/6520-70mm-flat-panel-exciter-speaker-

getting around 80-90% of the commands to work, without any tweaking, in a quiet room. maybe 50-60% when the tv is on, so i will have to adjust some of the gating levels etc

commands ive setup so far are turn on the lights, open the gate, open the door, and run a bath ... video to come