On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 08:54:47AM -0400, Mark Richards wrote: > Hi Robert, > > On 10/20/2011 08:41, Robert Conway wrote: > >1wire is great however I want to switch AC voltages. Although I can easily > >build devices capable of mains switching either solid state or relay I liked > >the idea of buying something off the shelf that has appropriate approvals > >for insurance reasons. I am not sure about the reliability of X10, plus its > >expensive. > > > >I was thinking of hacking a wireless remote controlled power socket (See > >link below) and control through a 1wire switch. It turns out $10.00 per > >point so its cheap and a consumer device which is certified for my country > >for 240VAC applications. The remote has an ON and OFF button per socket. > > Control of individual appliances would be a wonderful application, > particularly through owfs. But, consider this lesson... > > My extended family has a similar application running as a commercial > product. The idea may have been good but the implementation was > abysmal. During one visit someone pressed a button to turn off an > entry light and every single bulb in the place lit up. They had to > "reboot the lighting control" to bring things back to normal, which > I learned was a frequent occurrence. Reminded me of a Three Stooges > episode where someone turned on a light switch and water poured > forth from a socket.
To all in this thread. owfs can be used by home automation (I use it to decide whether to control my HVAC system one way or another way), but owfs is not a home automation system. If you want to control lights in a multi protocol way, you should use something like misterhouse and Insteon (or Xbee or other solutions in 220V countries): http://misterhouse.wikispaces.com/Insteon http://misterhouse.wikispaces.com/ As for HA going haywire, I recommend using one that you've programmed yourself, so that you can debug it if things go wrong as opposed to rebooting a black box you don't control :) Mine works pretty well until the actual insteon control devices have themselves died and need to be replaced. Hope this helps. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Owfs-developers mailing list Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers
