Okay, but: Did the author find the configuration for the energy cost (money and CO2) and update it, so that the touchscreen shows the proper info now?
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#12I really hope we'll look back at this fad of android powered wifi domestic IoT devices one day and laugh about how silly it all was.
Not an IoT hater. I've worked for IoT companies, and there's a lot of very smart embedded engineers doing very cool things in the space. But an old android tablet installed in the wall with a WiFI point? oh dear.
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#13You should host your write-up on the device itself in case your domain succumbs to the sands of time
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#14Very nostalgic, I have developed several apps before with Lollipop and was surprised with their choice of using WebView. I believe they set the NetThings app as a “launcher” app?
I also assumed that they would, but weirdly no. When the tablet booted up, I was greeted with stock launcher.
Also, WebView is only part of the app, they used something else (which did not look like Android native UI) for the WiFi network picker.
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#15Hey Nikita, that was an excellent read. It felt like a pivotal scene in a movie that would change the course of the succeeding narrative. I envy the ability to write so nicely and clearly, making it enjoyable for most generally technical people and keeping us engaged. I will watch out for more articles.
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#16Okay, but: Did the author find the configuration for the energy cost (money and CO2) and update it, so that the touchscreen shows the proper info now?
He did! :) It was located in the `/srv/server/bin/cfg` file.
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#17Weird to see some micromuse thing listed as the service listed for 1534. I worked for them back in like 2006 and we got eaten by IBM/Tivoli and I don't believe they kept the name for anything? I always knew nobody really updated those but man, really nobody updates those.
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#18Small bit about that Wi-Fi remark. Yes in your case it’s close to the server but Wi-Fi lets you mount the touchscreen anywhere. Wi-Fi completely makes sense here.
Absolutely. Try retrofitting this into a multi unit home and "just run a digital data cable up there". With some bad luck, this can easily cost as much as the whole unit.
I don't like getting everything on WiFi, too. OTOH I have ~30 devices on an VLAN isolated IoT WiFi network. This easily saved us a 4 digit expense and a lot of time(!) as opposed to installing new additional wire (redoing all the old ones was bad enough). Plus, I can do dumb stuff like control my office's window blinds individually, which is nice when only one of them has the sun blinding me while using the PC (temporary desk location due to ongoing renovations).
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#19I really hope we'll look back at this fad of android powered wifi domestic IoT devices one day and laugh about how silly it all was. Not an IoT hater. I've worked for IoT companies, and there's a lot of very smart embedded engineers doing very cool things in the space. But an old android tablet installed in the wall with a WiFI point? oh dear.
To be fair, that particular Android device is still installed and at least marginally useful. How many other Android devices from that era can say that?
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#20I like the part where you flip the neighbor’s power off for a couple seconds. That’ll teach ‘em to get a UPS!