Re: HomeSeer control using gameport.

["Marc Mosthav" <marc@xxxxxxx>]

That would be exactly what I nned ...

Marc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil F" <automated@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] HomeSeer control using gameport.


> someone posted a script to use the gameport on the homeseer message
board
a
> good few months back (might have even been Justin!). What I would
really
> like to see is a script that allows x-y analogue inputs too. I seem to
> remember reading there were big calibration / stability problems when
> someone tried it :-(
>
> Neil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 11:49 AM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] HomeSeer control using gameport.
>
>
> > <VICTOR MELDREW MODE>
> > I don't believe it.
> > </VICTOR MELDREW MODE>
> >
> > NO sooner do I reply to one post saying you can use the game port
for
> > attaching sensors than someone posts that they have done it. :-)
> >
> > Pity it wont be any use to Marc on his Linux box but maybe one of
our
> > Bi-ComputerLingual ( is there such a word ???? - there is now!!)
members
> > would be able to port it to the Linux world.
> >
> > Be interesting to see what other HomeSeer users think of your
program. I
> > have Homeseer but dont have it operational at the moment.
> >
> > Well done Justin. Every new option available to us helps make
UKHA more
> > adaptable and customisable to our individual needs.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Justin [mailto:justin@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 17 August 2001 11:25
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] HomeSeer control using gameport.
> >
> >
> > I have been working on a small app to control HS using devices
connected
> to
> > a gameport. This will be released as freeware.
> > I wondered if any HS users on this list would like to test it
before I
> > release it to a wider audience?
> > Send me a mail off list and I will send you the files at some
point over
> the
> > weekend.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Justin.
> >
> > The (hastily knocked up) readme is as follows:
> >
> > HomeSeer Gameport Interface. 17/8/2001
> >
> > You will need the Visual Basic 6 runtime files (VBRun60.exe)
installed.
> They
> > are available here
> > (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q192/4/61.ASP
> >
> > This software allows you to send on/off commands to HomeSeer
using any
> game
> > device (joystick or gamepad) connected to your PC. You could also
wire
> > sensors, switches etc to the game device or do away with the game
device
> > completely and wire directly to the gameport*.
> >
> > The software will detect the number of buttons available on your
installed
> > device and present these in a list. By default the buttons will
be set
to
> > toggle mode (i.e press once for on and press again for off) you
also
have
> > the option to selectively choose a momentary operation (i.e press
and
hold
> > for on, release for off).
> >
> > The default housecode is A and unit number is 1, in this
configuration
the
> > buttons will send A1 to Ax (where x is the number of buttons
available).
> > You can choose any housecode A to z and unit number 1 to 50.
> >
> > This has only been tested under Win98 with HomeSeer version 1.5.2
> >
> > Planned additions:
> > Control over a network using TCP/IP.
> > Ability to use multiple game devices.
> >
> > Notes:
> > If a button is set to toggle mode but is held down no other
button
presses
> > will be detected until it is released.
> >
> > *Wiring directly to the gameport
> > Info to follow
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > For more information: http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
> > Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subscribe:  ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx
> > Unsubscribe:  ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx
> > List owner:  ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > For more information: http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
> > Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subscribe:  ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx
> > Unsubscribe:  ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx
> > List owner:  ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
> >
>
>
> For more information: http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
> Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subscribe:  ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx
> Unsubscribe:  ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx
> List owner:  ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>


For more information: http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subscribe:  ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx
Unsubscribe:  ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx
List owner:  ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/