Indigo 4.1 Features
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Coupling Indigo 4.1 with SmartHome.com.au's X10 home automation technology you can:
- Remotely control lights, fans, appliances, thermostats, sprinkler systems, and more from your iPhone or iPod touch using its native X10 iPhone application.
- If you don't have an iPhone or iPod touch you can use Indigo 4.1 from from any Web browser, and from a variety of handheld remote controls.
- Incorporate motion detectors to turn on lights or other devices, or even to detect the direction someone is walking.
- Automatically send emails based on events, like power failure or motion detection.
- Automatically turn on landscape or holiday lighting at sunset and off at sunrise.
- Create different lighting scenes, for example "Party", "Movie", "Sleeping", and "Away", for perfect multi-room lighting levels at the touch of a button.
- Save money and reduce water usage by automating your sprinkler usage. (Pro only feature)
- Remotely control any appliance or light, even your hot tub, from your mobile phone by sending Indigo an email, by using a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone. (Pro only feature)
- Remotely control iTunes and dozens of other applications. (Pro only feature)
In addition to having a built-in Web server, Indigo Pro also provides custom Control Pages allowing the graphical creation of powerful Web pages capable of controlling lighting, appliances, sprinklers, and more. Indigo Pro's Control Page editor allows you to create and edit Control Pages without the need to understand HTML, CSS, or JavaScript programming. Rich AJAX-driven Web pages are automatically created providing you a quick way to access, control and receive real-time status of your home.
Indigo's intuitive user interface allows you to create complex home control logic without complex scripting languages. And for advanced users comfortable with AppleScript, Indigo Pro provides a thorough and powerful AppleScript object model and dozens of AppleScript verbs.
Find Out More
- Indigo 4.1 Lite vs. Pro: feature comparison
- Can I upgrade between Lite and Pro?
- iPhone Application
- Client/Server Architecture
- Starter Kits
- Remote Location Control
- AppleScript & Plugins
Indigo 4.1 Lite vs. Indigo 4.1 Pro
To run your automated home from your Apple Mac you need Indigo, and that means making a decision between Indigo 4.1 Lite and Indigo 4.1 Pro. To make that decision an easier one we've put together this feature comparison tool, which compares 4.1 Lite, 4.1 Pro, and also includes a comparison with Indigo 1.8 (now discontinued) for those of you who may be looking to upgrade.
| Feature | 1.8 | 4.1 Lite |
4.1 Pro |
| iPhone/iPod touch native client | X | X | |
| Devices Controlled | 20 | Unlimited | |
| X10 Device Support | |||
| Down Lights | X | X | |
| Lamps | X | X | |
| Appliances | X | X | |
| Curtains & Blinds | X | X | |
| Sprinklers & Irrigation | X | ||
| Security Systems | X | X | |
| Log Message Supression | X | X | |
| Remote Mac Client Access | X | ||
| Email Scanning (POP) | X | X | |
| Authenticated SMTP Support | X | ||
| SSL and TLS Support | X | ||
| Email Sending | X | X | X |
| Authenticated SMTP Support | X | X | |
| SSL and TLS Support | X | X | |
| Manual Device Operation | X | X | X |
| SQLite/PostgreSQL Logging | X | ||
| General Improvements: | |||
| Increased Server Performance | X | X | |
| UI Usability Improvements | X | X | |
| Organize items into Folders | X | X | |
| Upload to Controller | |||
| PowerLinc 1132CU (x10) | X | X | X |
| PowerLinc 2414U (Insteon/x10) | X | X | |
| Basic Web Interface | X | X | |
| Custom Control Pages | X | ||
| Python Web Page Plugin Support | X | ||
| Bonjour Web Server Access | X | X | |
| Advanced Trigger Actions | |||
| Interface Connection States | X | X | |
| Device State Changes: | |||
| On/Off State Has Any Change | X | ||
| Brightness Equal to | X | ||
| Brightness Not Equal to | X | ||
| Brightness Greater Than | X | ||
| Brightness Less Than | X | ||
| Brightness Has Any Change | X | ||
| Advanced Time/Date Definitions | |||
| Days of month | X | ||
| On a Specific Day (1st, 3rd, etc) | X | ||
| Repeat every X weeks/months/years | X | ||
| Start Date | X | ||
| End Date | X | ||
| AppleScript Support | X | X | |
| Variables | X | X | X |
| Action Groups | X | X | X |
| Log Window | X | X | X |
| General Improvements: | |||
| Increased Web Server Performance | X | X | |
| iTunes Integration Improvements | X | ||
| User-settable remote display of items | X | X | |
| Future-Proof Insteon Functions | |||
| Basic Insteon Support | X | X | X |
| Sprinklers | X | ||
| Thermostats | X | ||
| Remotely Manage Insteon Links | X | X | |
| Trigger Insteon Scenes with PowerLinc | X | X | |
| Trigger From Any Device | X | ||
| Trigger Status Changed Broadcast | X | ||
| Trigger Any Command | X | ||
| Trigger All On Double Tap | X | X | |
| Trigger All Off Double Tap | X | X | |
| Advanced Device Support | |||
| Simple I/O Devices (I/O-Linc) | X | ||
| Multi I/O Devices (EZIOxx) | X | ||
| RemoteLinc | X | X | |
| EZSnsRF Wireless Sensor Receiver | X | X | |
| EZX10RF Wireless Sensor Receiver | X | X | |
| Infrared Control Devices | X | X | |
| Buy | Buy |
What if I buy 4.1 Lite and then change my mind?
Yes, you can upgrade from Indigo 4.1 Light to Indigo 4.1 Pro at any time.
iPhone Application
Client/Server Architecture
Indigo 4.1 was developed from the ground up to be a robust, Apple Mac OS X native, home automation server. Mac OS X, with its preemptive multi-tasking and protected memory, makes for an outstanding home automation operating system. When idle, Indigo uses a very small percentage of your computer's CPU cycles. This means you will not have any problems running Indigo in the background while you use your computer to do other tasks.
Indigo's client/server architecture allows remote control and configuration from any local or remote location that has network access to your Mac running Indigo 4.1. The server supports local network access through a native Universal Binary Mac OS client as well as Web browser access provided by the Indigo server's built-in Web server (Note: client network access is only allowed in Indigo Pro). The Indigo server can be installed on any Mac running OS X 10.4.11 or higher and can run in the background with no UI visible.
Starter Kits
We know that not everyone has X10 home automation already installed in their house; despite how cheap it is. That's why SmartHome.com.au has put together Indigo 4.1 starter kits and stocks hundreds of add-on modules so you can control your house from your Mac exactly as you want.
Remote Control and Notification
- Built-in web server with customizable graphics Control pages
- Client/server architecture with remote Mac GUI client
- Native support for scanning email via POP3 (including SSL/TLS)
- Native support for sending email via SMTP (including SSL/TLS)
- Trigger action events based on email subject lines and/or sender address
- Send email actions for remote notification of triggers, such as motion detection or power failure
- Integrated support with Salling Clicker application. Control Devices and execute Action Groups from your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone or handheld PDA
- Integrated support with OvolabŐs Phlink telephony device. Control Devices and execute Action Groups from any phone using the intuitive menu-driven system
AppleScript and Plug-Ins
- Define embedded or externally linked AppleScript actions
- Script menu for quick access and editing of all scripts
- Extensive AppleScript dictionary, including object model and plug-in architecture
- Indigo Web Server plug-in architecture for Browser control enhancements
- SQLite and PostgreSQL integration for efficiently saveing Device state changes, Variable value changes, and Event Log messages
