Hi all,
Being new to this group I
dont
know if this may have been asked before, but here goes,
Does anyone know of software/hardware available that
perform's
ALL of the following?
Actively monitoring X10 status(s),
eg
if a lighting mood set, the software should change the Lamp module's to go
to
the new setting based on the current setting(not simply raise them to max
and
then dim them to the new level).
Telephone response,
Tone (DTMF) I/P
from remote dial in user, with either voice or tone (DTMF) confirmation of
action.
Telephone/SMS/E-mail alert,
Based
on
user defined conditions, eg alarm event
Variety of inputs,
IR, X10,
Video(composite),Telephone,etc (remote access via IP for the future?),
Voice
recognition not required(yet)
cheers
John
-----Original Message-----
From:
Mark
Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 April 2001 09:59
To:
'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d]
Help!!
Peter,
I started with something "smaller/less expensive",
specifically:
- A few modules
(mix of AM, LM and LW)
- A CM12 controoler
- The software
bundled with the CM12
- Then I added
more
modules, including some PIRs
- Then, I
downloaded a trial version of Homeseer.
I found Homeseer great, but increasingly got worried about
relying on my PC
for the control. It's not that
it's
ever crashed (well - not since I
upgraded to
Win2k),
but that I already thrash it quite a lot, and I don't
want the house to stop working because I'm shooting the alien slime
;-)
- Therefore,
when
the Homeseer eval ran out, I thought long and
hard,
and went for a Homevision.
I _don't_ regret getting the CM12, even though it currently
isn't used. I
can see how it could well be useful
for
integrating "other stuff" later.
Now, my background and requirements will inevitably vary
from
yours:
- I've not been a programmer for a LONG time, so the
Homevision condition
statements, variables and
flags
made perfect sense, but writing VB macros
felt like
a
BIG learning curve.
- I am not anticipating incorporating Voice Control for a
long
while, say, 2
years, and expect the market to
change a
lot in that time. Therefore I'm not
going to plump
for
a voice-controllable system now.
Regards,
Mark Harrison
Head of Systems,
eKingfisher
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-----Original Message-----
From:
Peter
Felt [mailto:peterfelt@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 April 2001 17:05
To:
ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Help!!
Dear All,
I am novice here in the Home Automation Market. I'm going
to
comence my
first ever project and thus i thought i
would start small (and
cheaply,something to do with
walking before i can run) by attempting to
automate
my
bedroom first, through voice control. I.e curtains, lights etc.
I am thinking of using Homevision...Is this a good
idea? Or should i use
something smaller (and less
expensive?)
If anybody can offer any guidance and a product/software
shopping list i
would really appreciate it.
Many thanks
Peter
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