"A MythAutomation module or something that would let you control your lighting, voice mail, temperature, etc. all from Myth."
I had considered writing something like this before I started using MythTV, but as I started using MythTV, I just feel it would interrupt watching shows if in the middle of a show you wanted to kick off some X10 or other event -- you'd have to first pause it, or map a set of keys on the remote to do this blind -- unless you had a smart remote with an LCD display. Alternatively, I decided to leave MythTV alone and write a X Windows application to do home automation interface, log printouts, anouncements / (virtual) alarm clock / answering system interface / thermostat and external temperature readout / controls to flip through security camera captured events -- which would be displayed out a television port and in my case modulated onto the antenna cable so I could see/use the app/interface from any television in the home. I'm using a Matrox G400 dual head card to produce the NTSC signal, but this could be done with any free VGA port with a scan converter. If you are interested, let me know, and I will keep you informed of my progress. Otherwise, I'll just post it on my website when I'm finished for those that stumble upon my site. ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Segulja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, January 30, 2005 0:45 am Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] vonage caller id > What hardware are you using with Asterisk? I know this is getting > way > off topic, but I checked out Asterisk a few months ago after > reading > about it in Linux Magazine. I couldn't really figure out if it's > possible to use Asterisk with a regular phone or if it requires a > board > for the computer and a phone designed for a PBX or digital phone > system > or something. I guess I'm confused on how you make the connection > between your phone and Asterisk. I really like the idea of the > PBX and > voice mail because I run a home based business, plus I've been > running > Automated Living's HAL (automatedliving.com) for home automation, > and > have recently started looking into MisterHouse because I'm tired > of > having to pay for it every time they release an update. I use > Vonage as > well, but use the HAL software for voice mail because of the voice > control. I really love the call announcement. I would prefer to > use > open source wherever possible and not have to run a Windows > machine just > for HAL. It would be super cool to see some sort of control for > something like MisterHouse through Myth. A MythAutomation module > or > something that would let you control your lighting, voice mail, > temperature, etc. all from Myth. > > Anyway, just some thoughts. I'm unfortunately about as far from a > programmer as one could get, otherwise I'd see what I could do. > That's > one of the reason's MisterHouse is really intimidating because of > all > the Perl code that seems to be involved. > > Michael > > Robert Rozman wrote: > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Discussion about mythtv" <[email protected]> > >Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 4:50 PM > >Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] vonage caller id > > > > > > > > > >>>Asterisk is > >>>open source PBX, that can be easily connected to outside > scripts, that > >>> > >>> > >can > > > > > >>>then do mythnotifies .....Misterhouse that will send notifies > on more > >>>important events.... > >>> > >>> > >>So you have a PBX and a home automation system in your home? How > much>>do each of these projects cost? I took a good look at the > asterisk>> > >> > >he,he, they are both open source. they cost only your time... > > > > > > > > > >>project and it didn't look like much of an outlay, but what are the > >>advantages to having a PBX in your home if you have one line? Maybe > >>you have a business in your home? > >> > >> > >Well Asterisk isn't just plain PBX. It has also voicemail, > Interactive Voice > >Responses, it has VOIP functionality... So I can call my family > from work > >for free, also with others... I can control house over phone and > DTMF,>Festival (TTS) speaks back what's going on in the house, > etc... And yes, I > >have one line too, but like all these features... > > > >Regards, > > > >Rob. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >mythtv-users mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
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