[mythtv-users] Home Automation + MythTV/Linux

Mw meatwad2021 at gmail.com
Thu Aug 7 23:37:33 UTC 2008


Tortise wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Has anyone achieved or looked into Zigbee integration with MythTV for Home Automation?
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZigBee Zigbee is a wireless system which is arguably more secure than X10 (Which to me can be simply 
> overcome by plugging into the mains of a external device such as a light....exposing the whole X10 system!  Sorry X10!)  A mains 
> filter is said to reduce security concerns however not the aforementioned exploit.
> 
> Zigbee on the other hand is a mesh network of low range wireless devices.  It may be that it is a better network than the 802.11 
> series as the radio mesh can be localised to the area of interest with minimised wider broadcast capability / exposure.

Take a look at a company called Control4. There should be a listing of 
the various other mfgrs with which they integrate with (light switches, 
t-stats, pool/spa, etc) on their website. Hopefully they haven't 
deviated the devices so they only play with C4.

--
mw



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