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I sure hope that isn't the case. I just looked at the picture they have and it shows a guy with a ipad in front of a aquarium, like he can change the lighting with no cable. Not a big deal I guess becaues you don't need to be fooling with your lights all the time anyways, more of a cool feature than anything.
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09/20/2012, 01:04 PM | #105 |
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Thankfully I was invited to join the Beta program but I can't get the Connection Manager to launch on my old Mac Mini running 10.6.8, the only computer I have near the tank. The app bounces once and dies, the Console logs indicate a Java problem but I have the latest release of Java and all. I sent a note via the contact link on the EcoSmart Live page but I haven't heard back.
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09/20/2012, 03:25 PM | #106 |
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when i go to down load connection manager the link takes me to java
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09/20/2012, 03:28 PM | #107 |
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i all ready have java i need to update connection manager
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09/20/2012, 08:32 PM | #108 |
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I installed the connection manager on my Mac and connected to my Radion no problems. This has completely eliminated the need for a PC so I can finally toss my mini laptop in the trash! From what I can tell, as long as the fixture is connected by USB to either a PC or a Mac, you can then log in from another device or another computer and make changes because the Radion will then be wired to the cloud, and accessed wirelessly by a second device. I haven't tried this yet, as the site isn't yet optimized for iPhone.
I would like to know, is there ANY way to make the USB connection wireless from the Radion to a Mac? I have found a couple different USB dongle kits that transmit USB data do things like printers and external hard drives but none seem to be compatable with Mac. I don't care if I have to buy something, I would just prefer to eliminate the USB cord. I have heard of people converting adapters to do different things, any ideas or tips? |
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Connect it to the Mac Connect the other to the radion You are now connected wirelessly Since I did mine, I don't even need the beta verion unless I'm away and want to control my lights when I'm not home. |
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09/21/2012, 05:12 AM | #110 |
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U know its kinda shocking to me that ecotech hasn't got a product with wireless capabilities like the apex in the current techno environment. U would've thought that would've come as a standard feature these days!!!
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09/23/2012, 07:02 PM | #111 |
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Finally got a chance to try the new version of the software and it's still completely unusable for me.
1) Connection Manager doesn't show up in my dock (mac) or in the Force Quit window. So it appears like its not even open. But in Ecosmart Live it says i'm connected. And if I try to toss the app in the trash it says it's running. So i have no way of quitting it without restarting my mac. 2) In ecosmart live I get connection errors 3) All my radions are grayed out, and the only option i have under the gear icon is firmware update which I did several times in the last version of the software. Tried it this time and it completely screwed up the first radion which took me an hour to get running again using the old software. So as of right now, I still haven't gotten ESL to work. At all. And to top it off, the desktop version is no longer working for me either tonite. It takes a couple minutes to query devices and then tells me the only one connected is the one connected via USB. If it finds any devices at all. Some times it just keeps querying.
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The connection manager appears on the bar above at the top of the screen. You have to install it after downloading it. I found that if I chose the folder to install it into it did not work but if I let it install into the default area it did work for me.
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09/25/2012, 06:05 PM | #115 |
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is the iOS out yet ?
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I'm not sure if there was, or ever will be an app or program for Apple products. Ecosmart Live is designed to be a browser based program that can run on any portable device, thus giving you control on an iPad or phone. So from what I understand, there is no point in waiting for an improved interface to come out. ES live is what you have to deal with.
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09/26/2012, 09:10 AM | #119 |
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It would be nice if the browser could detect a mobile device and change to a mobile format.
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10/01/2012, 02:54 PM | #121 |
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I have had my radions for a few days now and love them to death but the software is not the best. At least for me on my Windows XP system. I have a wireless USB box that only uses WINXP. its on 32bit and as far as i can tell its does not work. JVM java virtal machine error bologna. I will end up installing a 64bit version of XP to see if thats truly the case. I installed every version of java I could find and it did not work. It also could have something to do with the filepath, I really have no idea except install WINXP 64
Anywho I got EcoSmartLive on my Macbook fine. I did notice a difference in Demo Mode appears to work different? Has anyone else noticed this? And I thought that EcoSmartLive was supposed to control the lights without the usb cable. But I guess I am wrong there too arent I? I would like to know the difference between EcoSmart Live and the Config Utility because at this point I would say the are a lil different.
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10/01/2012, 06:27 PM | #123 |
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Finally got my activation email.
programmed the lights in 10 minutes no problems. Software is great AT last i can control Radions with my MAC 10.8 Mountain Lion |
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Tried it for the 1st time today and it worked perfectly! About time I can use my Mac to program my light though lol
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Ok, a few issues. Just received my activation email. When i got to ecosmartlive.com it said you have not downloaded the connection manager. I downloaded it and opened it and all that BS, just to have it say it again and again. It keeps saying my device is not Connected.
I got it to connect one time, and then it wnet back to saying disconnected. Any ideas? |
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