Re: X10 / TINI

["Alan Shields" <alan@xxxxxxx>]

You'd better not be in a hurry for it, I ordered one over a month ago and
i'm not expecting delivery till next month at the earliest.

I seem to recall seeing an existing project on sourceforge for X10 via
Java/TINI.

Alan Shields
alan@xxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Christie" <homeautomation@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:32 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] X10 / TINI


>
> Hi folks,
>
> Joined the list a few days ago, have been lurking to try to figure out
the
> lay of the land, so to speak..
>
> Keith Doxey kindly pointed me in the direction of this list, as I am
> currently seeking more information about home automation, a subject
with
> which I am poorly acquainted. Let me explain a little about myself,
> and why I need your help.
>
> I'm a Computer Science student, currently in my honours year at The
Robert
> Gordon University. My course is mainly taught in Java, but I also have
a
> background in C, assembly, and playing about with computers since the
ZX
> Spectrum.
>
> The reason I'm looking for information about X10 is that I have
started
> work on my honours project, which involves the use of a small
Java-powered
> system called TINI (more information on this is at www.ibutton.com, if
> you're interested). I'm informed that TINI has been discussed here
> before, but a basic summary of TINI is that it has serial, parallel,
and
> Ethernet interfaces, as well as full onboard HTTP (with dynamic pages
> using servlets), FTP and telnet server implementations. It also has
it's
> own device bus, called 1-wire, which has stuff like locks, switches,
> sensors etc available.
>
> I had several choices of what to do with TINI, but after some
> consideration, I decided I want to create a combined home automation
and
> security system using only the TINI board and an X10 controller, which
> would hopefully occupy a box approximately the size of a VHS tape, and
> would be controllable on a local intranet, or possibly if security
> concerns can be addressed, over the Internet or via WAP. This might
also
> be useful for providing a gateway between an existing Ethernet network
> and X10 kit without having to have a full computer dedicated to it.The
> planned configuration for the TINI, board, and associated power
supply,
> etc, will probably cost about $150 after paying for shipping and stuff
-
> so may provide a fairly cheap, networked alternative to using a PC for
> this stuff.
>
> I would appreciate any input, feedback, suggestions, etc.. if anyone
has
> bought a TINI from the US, then information about your experiences
would
> be useful - the university has one, but I want one to play with at
> home. Also I'd be interested to know what kind of features would be
> required of a system like this.. I've looked at other systems, but
it'd be
> helpful to have a few people suggest a list of requirements. I am
planning
> on releasing the full source for my program as I write it, so others
may
> benefit from my work.
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
> ~Gordon Christie
> homeautomation@xxxxxxx
>
>
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