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Thom Paine wrote:
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cite="mid9e1340d20510111338q36344335od235e6d8494ab5d8@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">On 10/11/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mat Kyne</b> <<a
href="mailto:matkyne@hotmail.com">matkyne@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:
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style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I
have come to assume that the people that frequent this list have
interests<br>
similar to my own. (The ever-persistent desire to make one thing do many<br>
things). So I am looking for some advice. I would like to automate
various
<br>
appliances around my house using X-10 modules, but have them controlled
by<br>
my computer. I am aware of Mister Home, and it looks cool, but it
doesn't<br>
seem to do what I am looking for.<br>
<br>
What I would like to do is call my computer, and via touch-tones
control the
<br>
X-10 devices. I have DSL, and NEVER use my home phone line. So if I
hooked<br>
it up to a cheap $10 modem card, would it be possible to do this? An
example<br>
might be to call home and turn on the AC on the way home from school by
<br>
punching in *9. Or be able to call home as I am pulling out of the
drive way<br>
in the morning to turn off the porch light by pushing *8.<br>
<br>
It seems to me that this is old technology, so it might already be out
there
<br>
- maybe even so old that no one knows about it any more. (Like Windows
3.1)<br>
Any pointers as to where to look would be greatly appreciated. -Mat<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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 <a
href="http://homepower.com">homepower.com</a> and
was looking at saving money. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
-=/>Thom<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
Here's somethings that I'd like to see.<br>
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...<br>
2. A sensor that lets you know when the garage door is up.<br>
3. A list on the lights that are currently on in the home.<br>
4. A UI for setting crons that would turn on/off modules.<br>
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