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iOS App Development for AV Programmers – Reference Only (Not Up To Date)

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Patrick Patrick Author

Patrick has been working with audiovisual systems in one form or another since 1995. After moving to Germany in 2005, he founded Controlhaus and began developing automation and control software for mega-yachts, luxury homes, command and control centers and a few conference rooms along the way. He loves to learn, hang out with his family and be creative.

 

iOS App Development for AV Programmers

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The Code-Free User Interface

Resizing Custom Icons
Renaming Custom Icons
Create a New Xcode Project
Importing Custom Navigation Bar Icons
Add a Tab Bar Controller and Test In The Simulator
Add New Tab Bar Items and Views
Background Colors and Background Images
Add Constraints To The Background View
Change Tab Bar Icon Title Text
Add a Label, Center It and Preview in the Assistant Editor
Add Buttons With Custom Graphics
Custom Image For Button Highlighted State
Add Button Labels
Add a Button and a Label To a Stack View
Nesting Stack Views
Add A Slider
Note on Small Screen Sizes
Working With Scroll Views
Make Your First Commit
Source Code

Build A TCP Stream Class

Create a TCPStream Class and Initialize Function
Create Function To Get Streams To Host
Open TCP Stream Function
Close TCP Stream Function and Optionals Discussion
Write To TCP Stream Function
Handling Write Errors With The Stream Event Delegate
Read TCP Stream Function
Use TCP Stream Events To Call Functions
Delegate Functions For Read TCP Stream and Stream Event
Source Code

Direct Network Device Control

Connect The Home View Controller and Create and Open a TCP Stream
Send a Command When a Button is Tapped
Use The TCP Stream Delegate For Polling and Debugging
Add Button Outlets, Debug With Breakpoints and Add Image for a Button’s Selected State
Source Code
Manage The TCP Connection With UIViewController Delegates
Create The TCPStream As A Global Variable
Use The Global TCP Stream
Close The Global TCP Stream When The App Terminates
Source Code With Global TCP Stream

How To Write A Device Driver

Create a class for the device commands
Create a new class for the device driver
Use a structure for the input select commands
Use an enum in an extension for the input select function
Replace the device TCP Stream class with the new driver class and test
Add the TCP Stream Delegate and a Poll Function
Finish The Poll Function
Parse Strings With Separate By Component
Track States With An Enum
Add A Delegate, Observing Variables And Access Control
Update The UI With Real Feedback
Input Select Code Review
Add Set Volume Function and Test With UISlider
Parse Volume Level and Update The Slider
Source Code

Network Converter Device Drivers

Create a Device Driver Template File
Global Cache Serial Port Driver
Global Cache Relay Port Driver
Global Cache Sensor Input Driver
Global Cache IR Device Driver Part 1
Global Cache IR Device Driver Part 2
Global Cache IR Learning Class
Source Code

Create A Class For The Global Cache Control Tower (IR Database)

Prepare HTTP Request For The Login Function
Send HTTP Request and Parse JSON Response
Make Login() A Closure Function
Get Brands Function
Get Types Function
Get Brands With Type Function
Get Types With Brand Function
Get Models Function
Get Ir Code Set Function
Replace IR Module and Port For All IR Codes
Source Code

Integrating With External Control Processors

Identify UI Elements With Tags
Create @IBAction Function and Connect The Buttons
Send Commands To The Control Processor
Parse Values From Control Processor
Create Outlet Collection For Feedback and Add Update Request
Detect Slider Value Changes and Update Slider Value
Send Text To And From Text Fields
Show And Hide Views
Testing With The Crestron Modules
Source Code

Infrared Codes App

Infrared Codes App Introduction
Create a New Project, Add MVC Folders and the Tab Bar Controller
Device Settings View | Layout the View
Device Settings View | Connect Outlets and Actions
Device Settings View | Get User Input From Text Fields
Create Class To Read and Write PList Data
Create Functions To Save Data To A File
Create Global Class, Write New Settings Data and Display Stored Data From File
Add and Connect TCP Stream For IR Device
Device Settings View | Create Functions To Validate Text Field Data
Device Settings View | Create Functions To Show Alerts
Device Settings View | Connect The IR Device TCP Stream
Search View | Layout the Search View
Search View | Connect Text Field Outlets and Populate With Data From File
Search View | Connect the Cancel Buttons and Clear The Text Field Data
Search View | Create Segues and Call Them From Code
Type Picker View | Connect Outlets and Actions
Type Picker View | Set Up The Picker View Data Source and Delegate
Type Picker View | Get Data From Online Database and Load it to the Picker View
Type Picker View | Save Selected Data and Dismiss the Picker View
Brand Picker View | Review
Control View | Add a Collection View and Collection View Cell
Control View | Set Up Collection View Delegate and Data Source
Control View | Start and Stop IR Commands
Source Code

The App Store

App Signing
Create New App and Bundle ID in iTunes Connect
Pricing and Making App Private with VPP
Create An App Icon
Resizing and Adding The App Icon
Upload The App To The App Store
Find Build Status and Select Build To Submit in iTunes Connect
Final Steps Before Submitting App For Review

10 thoughts on “iOS App Development for AV Programmers – Reference Only (Not Up To Date)”

  1. I am doing the resizing Icons from the uifx files that i downloaded and they are not all 125×125. So I am getting a error: Not a valid resample value after doing the sips -z *.png

    • Not sure about that error. I will have to look into it further (busy at ISE right now).

      But you do not need to resize the UIFX icons. The different sizes are already provided.

      The video showing you how to resize graphics is there in case you need to resize your own graphics.

  2. I am getting this warning on this line of code. Can you help me?
    ‘characters’ is deprecated: Please use String or Substring directly

    if output.write(writeString, maxLength: writeString.characters.count) < 0

    Thanks,
    Rick

  5. Hi Patrick,

    Hope you are well.

    Is the information in this course still relevant as it’s been a very long time since it’s release. How often do you update the information since creation?

    Kind regards,

    Sony

    • Hi Sony,

      This course is not kept up to date. It is still available only as a reference for concepts like classes, delegates, and using the storyboard. The TCP Client class may also still be useful once it is updated to the latest Swift version.

      Cheers,
      Patrick

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