#Homeseer forums driver#

At that time, the technology was in its infancy with only a handful of lighting products available from Advanced Control Technologies and Sylvania.

#Homeseer forums driver#

In 2003, driver support was added to HS1 for Z-Wave, a wireless mesh network technology. In 2002, Helmke left his position at Enterasys to focus solely on HomeSeer. As sales of HS1 increased, a message board forum was implemented to provide community-based support for HS1 users. HS1 included support for remote internet access and voice control using Microsoft speech technology (SAPI). An open API coupled with a freely available SDK was added to encourage 3rd party development of plug-in (drivers) for support of additional technologies and products. Over time, support was added for additional products such as the ADI Ocelot, JDS Stargate controller and WGL W800 wireless receivers. At first, the software was compatible with X10 light switches, plug-in modules and controllers. Shortly after release, Keware was renamed HomeSeer and AutoHome was renamed HomeSeer v1 or HS1 for short. After trying several programs, Helmke elected to create his own program (initially named AutoHome), and launched that effort, as a part-time pursuit, under the company name 'Keware'.

Helmke developed an interest in home automation and set about to find a software program that would fit his needs. At the time, Helmke was employed as Software Project Leader for Cabletron (later becoming Enterasys) in Rochester, New Hampshire. HomeSeer was founded in 1999 by company president Richard Helmke.