Remote Service

Introduction

Screenshot of the remote.bvsystems.be page

The K80555 remote service allows everyone to control his K8055 card over the Internet. This can be done trough some webpages on http://remote.bvsystems.be.

All you are required to do is to create an account on this website. This account is completely anonymous: no name or e-mail address has to be given.

You also need to install a small program on the computer that has the K8055 connected to it. The download for this program will be provided after you create an account on remote.bvsystems.be. This program is not a server program: it doesn't work with incoming connections so no special configuration is required.

The application contacts my website every minute. Then it sends the status of your K8055 card to the Internet: the value of all I/O channels. Optionally you can allow your K8055 to be controlled over the Internet as well: this option must explicitly be activated on the K8055 program.

Please note this is not a real time service: the website is update only once a minute.

The image at the left shows how the webpage looks like when you logged on. It shows the read only values and has some checkboxes to set your desired output values. Click "Send Digital Values" to send them to the server. They will be processed during the next update cycle of your local K8055 program.

Security/Privacy Issues

The service is completely anonymous so privacy is not an issue. No records are kept in any way. The site only holds your username/password and the current output of your K8055 card. I advise you to use a meaningless username.

When you allow your K8055 to be controlled to this website you should be aware the card and any hardware connected to it is potentially exposed to hackers. You are advised not to control any critical devices with it.

I am not responsable for any problems that might occur if you ignore this advise.