stakach / Example-Control-Interface

An example HTML interface for em_control

Example Interface for em_control

This is an example interface that could be used as the basis for understanding or building your own interface for a control system built with em_control

How to integrate

1. Download, fork or directly link to this interface in your em_control gem file
   • Bundle install
2. From the admin interface http://localhost:3000/interfaces/dashboard
3. Add the example interface logic code as a dependency
   • Actual name: Flexible demo
   • Module name: Interface
   • Class name: FlexiInterface
   • Filename: flexible_interface.rb
   • Click Save
4. Create a new Control System (name it what ever)
5. Create a new Controller logic mapping
   • Link the control system to the dependency you just added

Active the control system

If the control system is not already running just start it:

• rake control

If the control system is running do the following:

1. press the tilda key anywhere in the dashboard: ~
2. Click the console to give it focus
3. Login to the control system
   • authsource name\username (for login)
4. type
   • new “control system name”
5. The control system has been started

Browse to the interface

The URL is: http://localhost:3000/interfaces/flexible_interface/1

• Where ‘1’ is the control system id

Open multiple windows with the same url (differnet browsers and devices too) to see it in action.