[HH] Home remote control - not exactly hardware hacking.

[Federico Lucifredi]

I recently ran into this 

http://www.nutech.com/online-store/35.html

I haven't tried it personally, and I haven't heard of anyone who used this yet, but it seems like an interesting concept:  owners of those alarm systems can tap into the movement sensor data, and use that from the home automation framework to trigger actions based on room occupancy.

I do wonder if this interferes with the system's nominal security use, but I guess not.

Best -F


On Dec 5, 2011, at 6:43 PM, Tom Metro wrote:

> Jerry Feldman wrote:
>> Home remote control - not exactly hardware hacking.
> 
> Home automation fits the charter of the list.
> 
> 
>> Years ago I looked into X10...
> 
> I've written about X10 on BLU (see archives). I'm not a fan. Never
> worked reliably for me except in very limited use (i.e. a RF wireless
> switch talking to an RF receiver; no power-line communication involved).
> 
> 
>> I've looked at Insteon...
> 
> A viable choice, but it still mostly depends on power-line
> communication, which I had had enough of, so I put my bets on Z-Wave,
> with uses a mesh RF network.
> 
> 
>> What I am looking for is a couple of wireless outlets so I can
>> program a couple of lamps that are currently running on manual timers.
>> 
>> ...decided it was not worth it at the time.
> 
> I recommend starting small and simple. If you go Z-Wave start with one
> of these:
> http://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-HA07C-Settings-Wireless-Control/dp/B000BRGU2E/
> 
> It's a simple timer/controller. Doesn't handle DST time changes
> correctly (hard wired for the old schedule) as I noted in my Amazon
> review, and has a clunky UI, but it's cheap and does the job (I've been
> using one for a couple of years). You can find one for about $12 at the
> Ocean State Job Lot down the road from you.
> 
> Alternatively get the version that comes bundled with a couple of lamp
> modules:
> http://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-HA101K-Home-Settings-Wireless/dp/B000BRMMDU/
> 
> or separately purchase some modules:
> http://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-HA02C-Settings-Heavy-Duty-Appliance/dp/B000BJSDZO/
> 
> I went with the appliance modules (use a relay instead of a TRIAC) as I
> don't really have any incandescent lamps that could make use of the
> dimming functionality the lamp module provides.
> 
> Anyway, this will get your basic need met for under $50 ($40 if you shop
> carefully). You;ll get your feet wet with Z-Wave and determine whether
> it works reliably for you.
> 
> 
>> What I want to do is to control a lamp (and later a thermostat) from
>> Linux or Android via WiFi.
> 
> When you are comfortable with the above, work your way up to this using:
> http://code.google.com/p/open-zwave/
> 
> The list archives and the wiki has recommendations for computer Z-Wave
> interfaces.
> 
> I haven't had time to implement the Linux side of my Z-Wave setup, but
> hope to do it in the coming year. I'd like to build a dedicated home
> automation server on a router platform.
> 
> -Tom
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