TouchPanelControl.com

TPControl is the most exciting project we have worked on to date. It allows its users to manage their AMX controllers for home automation through a mobile phone instead of using AMX touch panels.

AMX systems are configured from modular hardware, allowing systems to be customized to meet current needs. Typically, AMX equipment is used in room automation for “smart houses”.

In a simplified way, AMX controllers can be compared with a server that handles various devices connected to it – in the AMX world, the devices are all household appliances. AMX touch panels are much like a tablet with open browsers displaying “web pages” which are coming from the server (controller).

AMX uses its own language – NetLinx and/or Java Cafe Duet to program the controller. Touch panels use their own markup language called TP4 to process and display the information coming from the controllers.

Following this simplified method s of communication between AMX touch panels and AMX controllers, our multi platform application can be considered as the ultimate browser, able to replace AMX touch panels with the user’s favorite device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android or Win8) that has TPControl installed.

The added benefit to using our application is that the user doesn’t have to pay for expensive AMX touch panels.

Another benefit is that unlike common touch panels, TPControl is able to work with multi TP4 files and switch between them seamlessly with one touch. It is also possible to control household appliances via mobile connection.