Doberman BMS 2.1

Doberman BMS 2.1 offers you an easy to use ‘floor-plan style’ Drag and Drop interface to inspect and control devices and sensors in their homes – while they are at work, on vacation or elsewhere.  Doberman BMS™ is designed for use on connected Desktop and Tablet PCs as well as Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, and the new Windows Mobile-based Smartphone.  Lights, motion sensors, humidistats, thermostats, and security cameras are just some of the items that can be controlled remotely, on command using wireless devices.

Doberman BMS Server™ (the Brains of the system) not only acts as a server to the Doberman BMS clients and web pages -- but acts as a protocol bridge, allowing different devices to talk to each other.  All this adds provides for ease of operation, expansion, comfort and savings.

Major Features:

1. Requires automation hardware -- see compatible Hardware
2. Delayed entry and instant alarm modes
3. Supports video and 2-microphone audio capture during alarm.
4. Control automation via on-screen 'blueprint' mode (visual blueprint of your house)
5. Supports 4 alarm types: Security, Fire, Flood, Temperature
6. Sends up to 4 email messages for an alarm
7. Can update the system clock from the web
8. Update from the web (as new releases become available)
9. Color coded status symbols
10. Instant action interface. Visually twist a dimmer or flip a switch to control a device.
11. Modern GUI interface
12. Visual drag and drop macro builder (no programming knowledge required.)
13. Action Spider (macros) support conditions: And, Or, Device state and/or change (X10), Date (complex dates such as every 2nd Weekend), Time, Dusk/Dawn.
14. Action Spider (macros) support start/stop actions: Device change (X10), email, sound (wav), program execute.
15. Lighting Wizard helps you quickly create scene lighting and 'gang' lighting
16. Build your own floor plans with blueprint editor, or supply your own scanned/CAD images (800x600 PNG or JPEG).
17. Supports 'MotionLock (tm)' mode, where motion sensors do not activate alarms, but assist you in moving around the darkened house by turning on lights (for when the house is occupied, but still secure.)
18. Enthalpy energy saving module
19. Supports 'panic button' mode.
20. Advanced 'BASIC-like' macro programming language designed for automation.
21. Remote connectivity
    • Use the same interface as on your server from any Windows 95+ machine in your house.  Or around the world.  Uses standard internet connectivity to your server. Why use a clumsy web page interface when you can interact with your floorplan in real-time.
    • Use a slightly modified interface (same floorplans) on your Windows CE and PocketPC devices around your house, on in your briefcase. Many WinCE web appliances can install extra software.  Install, connect to the internet and go!
22. Chat/ Intercom -- The different messenger services are fine.  But Home Automation really needs something different.  Do you want to send a message to a person? Or a location?  Or broadcast it everywhere?  And it needs to be private.  From the kitchen, send "Dinner's Ready" around the house.  Send a quick message to your spouse, wherever they're logged in...
23. Remote clients
    • Picture frame mode (shows family and vacation photos when not in use)
    • Kiosk mode (you provide HTML web pages with tags that Doberman replaces with status and values. Links back to Doberman operations.)
    • Shows still frames from the security cameras.
    • PocketPC
    • DesktopPC
    • • Skinnable
      • News, weather, sports, TV programs
    • Microsoft Smartphone
    • Nokia Series 60, Symbian

Enhancements:

• Pentium 200 (minimum) as a Home Automation server
• Windows 98SE or better
• 20 MB Hard Drive
• 64 MB Ram
• Shared internet connection (wired or wireless)