[clug] X10 Home Automation + Linux

[Brian Morris]

Happy to do so once I finish integrating my new Playstation PSP into the 
house control network :)

My mission... play games, see who's at the front door, let them in,  and 
control the temperature of the spa all from the PSP!




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Henman" <henman at pobox.com>
To: "Brian Morris" <brian at netspeed.com.au>
Cc: "Matt Smith" <Matt at Coolchilli.com>; <linux at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [clug] X10 Home Automation + Linux


> Brian,
>
> I too would be interested to have a look at, dare I say it, the "Bill 
> Gates House of the South".  Perhaps a mini tour for interested Cluggers... 
> ?  Tell me to p#%#$%^  if I am being too invasive.
>
> Regards,
> Chris Henman
>
> Brian Morris wrote:
>
>> Hi Matt,
>>
>> Not sure how you have gone with your X10 project, I hope it is working 
>> out well for you.
>>
>> I decided to go for C-BUS in my new place and it has been quite an 
>> 'experience'.  Suffice to say that it's like 'toys -r-us' for hackers 
>> like me but even the commercial products tend to have some ghosts in the 
>> machine.
>>
>> Nevertheless, my house won NECA 'House of the Year' this year for its 
>> home automation work.  I'd be happy to show you around one day if your 
>> interested in what I've done.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Brian Morris
>> Manager,
>> NetSpeed.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Smith" <Matt at Coolchilli.com>
>> To: <linux at lists.samba.org>
>> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:31 AM
>> Subject: [clug] X10 Home Automation + Linux
>>
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with X10 home 
>>> automation
>>> style products, and their interaction with Linux?
>>>
>>> I'm looking into some retro-fit units from www.eon3.com.au (see links
>>> below), and they have a url which points to some free software for it's
>>> control (http://heyu.tanj.com/heyu2/index.html).  The prices don't seem 
>>> too
>>> bad for the hardware; providing it works as documented, it seems like
>>> something that would be fun and should in theory be quite easy to 
>>> interact
>>> with a PC + linux in a realtime situation.
>>> If anyone can share their experience with either X10 (or similar) and 
>>> linux,
>>> or any good/bad feedback from eon3 it would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> The products i'm looking at playing with:
>>> Basic starter setup (PC interface, lamp and appliance module, cable, 
>>> windoze
>>> software)
>>> http://www.eon3.com/content/products/product-detail.asp?intProductID=1
>>> Bayonet light kit (bayonet light fitting, RF transceiver interface, 
>>> remote
>>> control)
>>> http://www.eon3.com/content/products/product-detail.asp?intProductID=290
>>>
>>> Thanks, and appreciate any feedback/experience people have to offer,
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
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>>
>
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