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<DIV dir=ltr>Hi,<BR><BR>I would like to start working in the home automation
area of Myth/Linux. Any one have some good reads or experience in the
area? I did some reading online but is very scattered/incomplete.
<BR><BR>Right now im looking to do some simple lighting control in my
Theater. Ie turn the lights off with a button push via lirc or turn
them off when video is playing, turn lamp on when viewing menus, etc.
<BR><BR>Suggestions?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Mitchell<BR><SPAN
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I just setup an X10 plug to a
power strip that has my usb hard drives connected to it. Since
they were powered on and most of the week running idle, i did this to save
electricity and extend their lifespan. What i bought from ebay was a
CM17A (serial connection) and a RR501. Plug whatever you want to control
into the RR501. Install Bottle Rocket (apt-get install bottlerocket in
ubuntu), then just run:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> br a1 on</FONT> </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>And power turns on.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>br a1 off</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>and power turns off.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>It cost me $20 total, including shipping. You could just get a few of
the RR501's and control all your lights.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>I made it so that the power button on my remote turns the drives on
(and cron turns them off at night) ---we only use the drives for movie
storage, so they're only really used once or twice a week
max.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Here's what i added to my lircrc:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>begin</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>button = Power</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>prog = irexec</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>repeat = 0</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>config = /home/steve/mounts.sh
&</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>end</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Works great. Make sure irexec is running at boot. Also, just change
the button to whatever button you want to use. Obviously don't have any
duplicate button entries in your lircrc file.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Hope that helps.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=066132922-07102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>-Steve</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV>
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