[clug] X10 Home Automation + Linux

Chris Henman henman at pobox.com
Wed Nov 9 21:14:30 GMT 2005


Sorry! Did I get that correctly or is my dslixai getting the better of 
me again.

Did you mean :->

"Open the front door, invite the missionaries in, control the 
temperature of PSP and play games with them all in the spa !!!"

csh

Brian Morris wrote:

> 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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>>>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>>     Christopher Henman
>>
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