Indigo 2.0.0 Released

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Indigo 2.0.0 Released

Indigo 2.0 has been officially released and is no longer beta! Version 2.0 can now be purchased at a special introductory price ($20 off retail). Although v2.0 has a higher retail price than v1.8, all existing 1.8 customers can receive a $90 discount towards their purchase of v2.0.

2.0 Download and Trial

  http://www.perceptiveautomation.com/indigo/download.html

After you download Indigo 2.0 and register for the 30 day free trial, join us on our new 2.0 discussion forum.

Important

The location of Indigo settings and database files has changed. Read the ReadMe included in the download DMG for detailed information about migrating from Indigo 1.x to 2.0.

Indigo Client/Server Design

2.0 has been redesigned as a client/server application to allow remote control and configuration from anywhere. The server can run headless (no UI) in the background on your Mac while consuming minimal CPU resources. The GUI client can be run on the same machine or on a remote machine while still providing the same level of control and configuration.

Web Based Control Pages

In addition to now having a built-in HTTP web server, Indigo now supports graphical Control Pages allowing quick and powerful creation of Web controllable home interfaces. These Control Pages update in real time as device and variable states change. Here is an example floor plan Control Page that is included with the 2.0 Sample House file:

  http://goprism.com:8000/controlpage?name=1st_floor
  (this is a live example -- try clicking on various devices and buttons)

And here is an example of an iTunes controller that allows remote control of iTunes, as well as continuous updating to reflect changes to tracks, albums, artists, and volume:

  http://goprism.com:8000/controlpage?name=itunes_controller
  (this is a live example -- you are controlling what songs are being played on a Mac in a data center in Las Vegas)

Both of these examples were quickly created in Indigo by using the graphical Control Page editor. Live WYSIWYG browser previewing of Control Page editing is also possible (try the Browser Preview button in the Control Page editor).

And here are some example pages of text-only based web pages which can be viewed on lower end hardware (like mobile phones and some PDAs):

  http://goprism.com:8000/basicpage
  http://goprism.com:8000/basicpage?miniUI=1

Native Sprinkler Support

Powerful new UI and actions for controlling irrigation via the EZRain, Rain8, and IrrMaster controllers.

Universal Binary

Indigo (client and server) run native on both PPC and Intel Macs.

Indigo UI Makeover

The entire UI (all windows, dialogs, panels) has been redone for 2.0. In addition to providing a better appearance (note the brushed metal appearance is a preference in case you are antagonistic towards brushed metal), several other improvements have been added:
  • Live searching of Devices, Trigger Actions, Time/Date Actions, Action Groups, Control Pages, and Variables.
  • Embedded AppleScript compiling, error reporting, and syntax coloring.
  • Table column width adjustment via dragging.
  • Live window resizing.
  • Dialog window resizing.
  • Main dialogs are no longer modal.
  • Scroll wheel/ball support.
  • Improved text rendering.
  • Improved Upload Settings dialog.
Improved POP3 and SMTP Clients

The POP3 and SMTP clients have been replaced. Authentication and SSL/TLS are now supported. You can even use a Google GMail account now for scanning Triggers and sending notification emails.

New Time/Date Action Options
  • Day-of-month.
  • Start and end date limits.
  • Sunset/sunrise limits.
  • Repeating intervals (year, month, week).
  • And more!
New INSTEON and X10 Trigger Types
  • Trigger on "any" command.
  • Trigger on command from "any device."
Multiple Actions (without having to create Action Groups)

Trigger Actions, Time/Date Actions, and Control Page element click actions can now have multiple actions without having to create a named Action Group.

AppleScript
  • Added AppleScript device property type to correspond to the device type class: x10 or insteon. Previous type property has been renamed to model.
  • Added AppleScript device properties: supports all lights on and off, supports all off, supports status request.
  • Added AppleScript application properties: current time date action name, current trigger action name, current action group name.
  • Added AppleScript verbs: status request.
Miscellaneous
  • Added Trigger Action and Time/Date Action suppress logging option.
  • Added Reset Interface Connections action. Use this to force Indigo to attempt a reconnect to the interfaces.
  • Added log error message if system date/time becomes invalid.
  • Changed log files to use UNIX friendly line endings.
  • Increased Event Log window buffer size.
  • Main Window progress area can now show if multiple interfaces (X10 and RF) are connected.
  • Improved idle and busy CPU utilization.
  • Improved infinite loop detection.
  • Improved device sorting by type.
  • Improved reliability of communication with CM11 interface when power is interrupted and restored to the CM11.
  • Improved robustness when communication with interface fails (USB to serial adapter unplugged, PowerLinc USB unplugged, etc.).
  • Improved robustness of preference changes (preference file is now periodically auto-saved).
  • And more!

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