BCO User Documentation

Initial Setup

  1. Download BCO Runtime
  2. Install BCO Runtime
  3. Install BCozy on your desktop pc
  4. Start BCozy and login:
    • Use the default credetials (User:admin Password:admin) for the initial login.
    • Afterwards a assistant guides you through the initial setup (not implemented yet).

BCozy (Desktop Application)

GUI Overview Managing your devices in a menu structure is a well known aproach but can end up realy bad when dealing with to many entries and levels. Since inhabitans are perfectly familiar with their physical structure of their environment we thought about using such representation for the management and control purpose. Therefore, we developed bcozy to oranize and control your smart environment via a 2D map. More Details about BCozy

BComfy (Android App)

GUI Overview This Android app can be used create a 3D representation of your environment. When scanning our rooms and your devices, their shape and aragement are stored within the bco database. Afterwards those information are used as baseline for automation routines and the visualization purpose. Once the 3D informations are available, BComfy augments the smartphone camera view with virtual control elements. Those augmented reality interface is especially usefull to maintain your environment. Checkout battery levels and sensor events in realtime while walking throug your home. More Details about BComfy

INFO

Because the augmented reallity framwork is build on top of Google Tange, BCozy is currently limited to Android devices with Tango support. Developer with knowlege about AR Core are highly welcome to join our taskforce to port BComfy to the AR Core Framework.

Last Updated: 3/27/2019, 3:07:24 PM