alarmdecoder.com

Is anyone working on a complete self-contained Pi image that provides the following:
-Communications with panel
-Runs a web server that provides:
1) Web page with GUI showing current status (similar to Windows app)
2) Exposes a web service (REST, JSON) for external access
3) ability to configure triggers/limits to automatically email notifications/alerts

Optionally:
-Android/iPhone app that interacts with aforementioned web service (Of course this requires router/firewall changes to allow remote access to the Pi running the web service)

Seems to me all the components are there to implement this. It would lower the barrier to entry significantly as you simply plug in the wires to the panel, an ethernet cable, power and point your web browser to the assigned IP address and you're done. No software to install.

Any interest in this? With some help in the graphics department I could implement all of the above in about a week.

Hey Mike,

We're definitely thinking the same thing and a webapp is currently in the works. I pretty much just need to finish up the setup wizard and do some polishing and it should be ready to go. It'll be open-sourced at that point.

As for Android, there's an alpha that's been sent out to a few people, and after I get the webapp released I'll likely be resuming work on that to finish up TLS support and get it ready for release. An iOS version is planned but we haven't begun work on it at this point.

Here's a little sneak-peak screenshot of the webapp:

Awesome

Any progress on the web app?

It's coming together nicely! We're aiming for an initial release somewhere around the beginning of May.

At this point we're mostly just trying to make it user-friendly and usable across a variety of desktops, tablets, and phones. The last big bit left is a system to update without having to go poke around the OS.

Well, the day has finally come: we've released the first revision of the webapp!

I consider it beta at this point but from our use here in the office it seems relatively stable. The update system is really the only thing that hasn't been exercised much.

If you want to give it a go you can either:

• Easiest: Download the beta RaspberryPi image from here. Everything is pre-configured. Username/password for the webapp are: admin/alarmdecoder
• Manual: Clone the repository found here and follow the install instructions.

As always, bug reports, feature suggestions, and pull-requests are more than welcome!

Scott,

Very timely! I just got my little "appliance" up and running and check your new package out. Super!

My software is setup primarily to support things like Vera, Control4, etc as opposed to a standalone UI but it might be nice to be able to access it directly with what you've done. Have to think about that. Anyhow, good work!

Thanks,
Ron