Jack Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, said on Wed Dec 05, 2007 [04:48:55 AM]: } } Anyone know of any Home automation type of devices that work with FreeBSD? } Basically all I need to do is to toggle a power outlet from within } FreeBSD (from off to on and vice-versa)
There's X-10 and its derivatives; it's a powerline communication protocol which has pretty widely available plug-in modules (outlets/switches with the receiver built-in are available too). Most of the computer-side controllers these days seem to be USB-based; my setup is so old it predates widespread USB availability so I am not personally familiar with free software to drive the newer generation of controllers. There's also xtend which will drive a plug-in card, but those are pretty antique these days and hard(ish) to find. www.smarthome.com is one online source of X-10 compatable hardware online. Hopefully someone else has/will share more current hardware experiences. -- Jon Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
