RE: PC interface to door push

["David Yeend" <david.yeend@xxxxxxx>]

You could simply use an X10 PIR to detect presence, although the alert
would be raised for the postman etc.

Alternatively you could use a PIR to detect presence and turn on an outside
light during the hours of darkness - justifies the PIR. Then modify the
PIR, remove the light sensor and wire the button across it.

This would give 2 levels of alert if you wanted - movement in the area
covered by the PIR and someone pressing the button.

David.

-----Original Message-----
From: kinchyuk [mailto:kinchyuk@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 28 May 2002 13:19
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] PC interface to door push



Sorry if this one has been covered recently, I've been a bit missing 
>from
I want to hook up a door push to Homeseer, which then does the 
necessary alerting. I've looked at the X10 powerflash, but that seems 
a bit of a waste of time (and money!) to go from button to X10, then 
X10 back to Homeseer - even more so considering the run from the 
Homeseer box to the door is < 10m.

So I guess I'm after some way of getting an external trigger into 
Homeseer via a PC. I'm sure it's stupidly simple but I just can't 
quite get my head around it. Would I need some sort of PCI 
interfacing card?

Alex



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