Roomie Remote - Software Configuration; Room Concept; Device Concept; Activity Concept

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Roomie Remote Version 3 Quick Start Guide

SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION

This demonstration shows how to configure Roomie Remote to create a virtual remote that

controls a Panasonic TV, a Motorola STB, and an Apple TV.

This demonstrates three core Roomie Remote concepts: Rooms, Devices, and Activities:

• Room: A room is a physical space in a facility. If you use Roomie Remote at your home,

then a room could be a bedroom or your Living Room (which is the default room that

Roomie Remote creates for you). In most cases, the devices you control and the activities

you create are done on a per-room basis. You can create as many rooms as you want and

name them whatever you want.

• Device: Devices are the components you want to control. For example, a TV, a receiver, a

Nest Thermostat, and many others. Once added, devices are the building blocks for

activities.

• Activity: An activity is what you want to do with the devices you are controlling. For

example, watch TV or listen to music. When you finish adding a device, Roomie Remote

asks if you want to create an activity for it. The general rule is: create an activity for a

device that provides content. When you tell Roomie Remote to create an activity, it

configures the activity for you automatically based on the options you set when adding

your devices. You can always open an activity and make sure it is configured correctly or

change settings if necessary.

For this demonstration, we will be configuring one room, three devices, and two activities. The

room is the default Living Room, the devices are a Panasonic TV, a Motorola STB, and an

Apple TV, and the activities are Watch Motorola and Watch Apple TV.

Note: The Panasonic TV is part of both activities.

The Roomie Remote app is Version 3.x running on an iPod Touch 5 with iOS 8.x. The Roomie

Remote app includes the 10 Device Pack and a Roomie Service Subscription.