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OS / SDK language
MilanVanDenMuyzenberg
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Let me be the first to ask some basic questions
- Can you please tell us what OS the Homey uses? Is it Raspbian?
- In what language will the SDK be provided? C? C++? (Would be nice to have a mono wrapper for the SDK)
- Can you please tell us what OS the Homey uses? Is it Raspbian?
- In what language will the SDK be provided? C? C++? (Would be nice to have a mono wrapper for the SDK)
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Let me be the first to answer them then
- The OS is our custom built linux distro, but it's based on Raspbian, yeah!
- The SDK is in JavaScript when you write an app for Homey, and HTTP or socket when you connect through your own application. So basically: you write a bridge on Homey in JS for custom functionality, or talk to the web API which we already provide.
Emile
Will your custom OS be available for download?
Would it work on a standard raspberry pi to develop apps?
Andrew
Just don't worry that you won't have enough access, we'll make sure you have
I wonder if it would be possible to add additional IO hardware to Homey (for example through USB) and provide the drivers, that requires more than JS but would allow people to add additional Home protocols etc.
I was thinking of 868MHz receiver for weather station data, or maybe a sundtek usb TV tuner.
This is also the way we envision possible new products from us that will extend protocol support.