It’s mControl for me!

Welcome back, and thanks for keeping tabs on what I'm doing! I hope that I've inspired you to do the same.

Ok, I’ve found the software that I will be using…. it’s mControl from Embedded Automation.

This system is written in Microsoft .Net (and I just happen to be a .Net developer)… it also works with all of the devices I already have or plan to purchase. One thing I’ll need to concentrate on is a good UI for the A/V stack in my living room. It’s not just enough to have my iPhone work as a remote control, with a few macros – I’d like it to be able to display a list of all of my online movies for example, and let me choose which to watch. Or… display logos for the different channels on DirecTV instead of having to move through the guide to remember the channel number.

mControl’s server has a built in webserver that will allow any web browser capable of running javascript to control the system. And surprise! They just came out with an iPhone interface… which is perfect for me

I’m also looking at picking up a Nokia800 Tablet PC to use for a controller in the living roomw, and mControl will be capatible with that as well.

And, since this is done in .Net, I will have little problem laying out webpages, or writing custom control modules for it.

Finally, they’ve recently released an mControl add-In for Windows Home Server… and I just received my 120 day eval of WHS today! So… looks like my system will be a Windows Home Server running mControl!

Let the games begin!