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© Copyright 2006 Autonomic Controls, Inc
How is this different than HAI’s Home Control for Media Center
Software?
HAI’s Home Control for Media Center is an add-in for MCE that allows you to control
your HAI system from within Media Center. Conversely, integrating Autonomic Control’s
MCE-CS software with your HAI system allows the HAI system to control Media Center.
This enables the inclusion of media management into your home or facility automation
macros and conditional programs.
Getting Ready
MCE Control Server requires Windows XP Media Center Edition, rollup 2, or Windows Vista
in order to run.
This integration has been tested with a HAI Omni Pro II controller, running firmware version
2.7. It should work on other Omni controllers and likely will work with some earlier
firmware versions, but this has not been tested.
Serial communications is utilized to facilitate communication between the HAI system and
Autonomic Controls’ software. In order to integrate these systems, there must be an open
serial port available on the Omni controller or an expansion board. The Media Center PC
must also have an open serial port. A USB-Serial adapter may be utilized on computers that
do not have a standard 9-pin serial port. Our integration was tested using a Belkin USB-Serial
adapter.
The examples in this guide utilize HAI PC Access software. This application allows you to
create the HAI program on a PC, and then transfer it to the Omni device. It also enables you
to back-up the HAI program and save it on your hard drive or external media. While it is
possible to program the integration using the HAI keypads alone, we strongly recommend the
use of PC Access. For more information on this and other software, contact your HAI
authorized dealer.
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