Thom Paine wrote:
On 10/11/05, Mat Kyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I
have come to assume that the people that frequent this list have
interests
similar to my own. (The ever-persistent desire to make one thing do many
things). So I am looking for some advice. I would like to automate
various
appliances around my house using X-10 modules, but have them controlled
by
my computer. I am aware of Mister Home, and it looks cool, but it
doesn't
seem to do what I am looking for.
What I would like to do is call my computer, and via touch-tones
control the
X-10 devices. I have DSL, and NEVER use my home phone line. So if I
hooked
it up to a cheap $10 modem card, would it be possible to do this? An
example
might be to call home and turn on the AC on the way home from school by
punching in *9. Or be able to call home as I am pulling out of the
drive way
in the morning to turn off the porch light by pushing *8.
It seems to me that this is old technology, so it might already be out
there
- maybe even so old that no one knows about it any more. (Like Windows
3.1)
Any pointers as to where to look would be greatly appreciated. -Mat
Oh, I'm all over this. I had this working fantasically when I rented an
apartment, but now that I bought a house, I haven't had the time to get
it set up on a larger scale.
You want to use Heyu, and basically everything can be controlled from
cron or commands via ssh. I didn't have the phone part, as I was more
happy with being able to ssh in and turn the module on or off.
I also had motion sensors in the spare rooms, the hallway, the
bathroom, and other seldom used rooms to turn the lights on and off.
And I had the outside light controlled from the remote keychain. I
programmed in an advanced feature for my then girlfriend, now wife that
when she went to the bathroom after 11pm, the light would gradually
brighten up to 50% and after she left it would dim back down to off.
This was alot better for her eyes. I was also into homepower.com and
was looking at saving money.
Since this isn't anything to do with mythtv, feel free to email me off
list and I'll gladly help you out all I can.
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I think that controlling home automation from a MythTV menu is a great
Idea and should stay on the list. Keep replying to the list, but
always find a way to tie it back in.
Here's somethings that I'd like to see.
1. A home automation menu in MythTV, where you could get information
from sensors or control modules placed around the house. this would
open the gateway to...
2. A sensor that lets you know when the garage door is up.
3. A list on the lights that are currently on in the home.
4. A UI for setting crons that would turn on/off modules.
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