LIGO - Free visualisation software (Windows/Mac/Linux)

[eborges]

Hi all


I know an interesting KNX visualisation software that I would encourage you to test. It is called LIGO
It is FREE for private use and you can download it from http://www.ligo.tv.
There's a verson for Windows and for Mac ( and Linux on request, according to the author) and the user interface is touch enabled so you can run it on a touch screen or x86 tablet.
There's also an Android version on the roadmap according to the author.



The software is not very well known but I've been testing it for some time and so far I'm quite happy with it.
There's a discussion forum about the software on http://knxforum.ligo.tv .
From what I know there's not yet a German language version. There's an English, Russian and Portuguese versions. German it's not my native language but I'm confident that if someone proposes it to the author and help with the translation he would incorporate it in the software.



I'm using it with a Weinzierl KNX/IP gateway for connecting to the KNX bus.



Have fun
Eurico

[MatthiasS]

I had a lok at it some times ago. It looks interesting, but:

I DO NOT LIKE AT ALL:

The webpage does not show all the things that I would like to know from a serious company. We call it "Impressum" and there are many regulations for companies to show their seat, name of the managing director, VAT-ID and so on...

Because of this strange behaviour, Ligo.tv FOR ME is an abolute NO-GO.


P.S: I do not like guerilla marketing, too

[eborges]

Everyone is free to have his opinion and I'm just an end user sharing information that I think it may be usefull for other KNX users.
I have no affiliation with the company that is developing the software but I do personnaly know the head developer.
The "impressum" you mentioned is required in Germany but it is a Portuguese company that is behind the development of the software and in Portugal that is not a mandatory information required on a web site. Nevertheless I don't disagree with you. It always looks better if you have full details about the company shown on the web site. Look at Ligo TV for the software and Ligo - Edificios Inteligentes Domotica Servi for a system integrator.

I can just tell that I've installed and configured the software at at my own home ( and still have not yet used to its full extent) and so far I'm quite happy with it.
I'm already controlling my ligths, temperature sensors, shutters, WC extractor fans, heating.

Ligo software is not difficult to configure once you understad its workings , the user interface is simple and clean. In addition to the usual ON/Off stuff you can have scenes triggered by on/off events or by calendar schedulling. You can configure a full alarm system just with KNX sensors. It allows you to interface wit GSM modems to send SMS , it can send emails... and it is free for private usage

Just use it if you want to.

[Joao]

Thank you

Hi MatthiasS

You have a very nice KNX forum. Congratulations.
I was wondering why Ligo was having such a big boom of downloading today when one of our users told me that he posted here. We are happy that your forum users start use our software.

Regarding your issues about Ligo TV has very little company detail I agree with you. LigoTV is a brand product and not a company, we didn't want to make big advertising of the company so our competitors could also use our software. But we didn't hide the mother company, you find it in the descriptions and also in the support link with the integrators list. Ligo TV Our company is called Ligo (do you think we are trying to hide who we are?) and the company web site with all the information needed is Ligo - Edificios Inteligentes Domotica Servi

We will be very happy to have your experience testing our software so we could make it even better.
Thank you!

Joao
Developer of Ligo Software

[Tom114]

Hallo!

ich weis, der Beitrag ist schon etwas älter, aber ich schreibe trotzdem mal.

Ich hab mir vor einiger zeit die Ligo software für mac runtergeladen. Sie funktioniert auch nicht schlecht und lässt sich relativ leicht programmieren. Das ganze Projekt lag dann einige zeit auf Eis, weil mal wieder andere Dinge dazwischen kamen.
Vor kurzem habe ich dann versucht, die Software erneut runterzuladen, für Win. Der Downloadlink wird auch zugeschickt, aber wenn man dann auf die Ligo.tv-Seite geleitet wird, kommt nicht mehr das was mal war. Auf Ligo.pt findet man eine andere Seite der Firma, die auch wieder auf Ligo.tv verweist. Den Downloadlink bekommt man auf Ligo TV.

Auf beiden Seiten habe ich schon via Formular und E-mail versucht Kontakt aufzunehmen, aber nie eine Antwort bekommen.
Weis jemand ob es diese Firma bzw die Software noch gibt? Oder ob man die Software noch iregendwie bekommen kann?

Vielen Dank schonmal!

[eborges]

Hello Tom

As far as I know the Ligo software main developer left its development on standby nearly two years ago. The last Windows copy I have is from April 2012. I have uploaded for you a copy of the installer to http://ovh.to/MuaYE6T
This URL link wil be valid during the next 10 days.
Beware taht it has a bug on the configuration program: when you exit the program it always has a Java exception but nevertheless still works.

Hope it can be usefull to you.
Greetings
Eurico

[Tom114]

Hello eborges!

Thank you very much for the upload of Ligo.

It's a pity to hear that the development is on standby. I think, it is a very good software. It is very easy to handle and has in my sight a great potential.

Greetings

Tom

[asun777]

I'm also interesting in downloading ligo tv does anyone have it?

[vladimirskakic]

I am also interesting in downloading ligo tv, web link is not working. If anybody have it please let me know.