Re: New Member Intro

["Rob Iles" <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim,

Welcome to the list! :-)

You'll find we're a friendly bunch; lots of people with experience in
various aspects of HA.

I'm primarily a Systems/Software guy, with a background in systems
administration and network engineering.

I have a lot of experience with X10 - in fact, I'm sure pretty much
everyone
on here has / had some X10 kit at some point - it's a comfortable entry
level solution - and for some, it does everything they need.

I'm also familiar with RFXCom - nice units - and they tie in well with the
Oregon Scientific kit too if memory serves.

I'm (still) ignorant of all things MAC - (hey, I know it's a shame, but
I'll
be up front about it!) - my software is Win32 / the occasional *nix shell
script. I keep meaning to find time to join the Mac Brigade, but time and
money are always in the way. will get the one day! :)

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Again, Welcome to the list - and a Merry Christmas to you too.

Kind regards,

R.

2008/12/27 Tim Ramsdale <tim@xxxxxxx>

>   Hi all,
>
> I thought I would send a quick note to introduce myself, as suggested
by
> the
> moderator! I have been gently interested in HA for a while, but have
> recently put together a system in my house in Cambridge. It consists
of:
> * XTension running on a Mac (www.shed.com) controlling the house
> * X.10 modules for lights, power hungry appliances
> * RFXCom to receive RF transmissions
> * Oregon Scientific RF temperature/humidity meters
> * Electrisave RF energy meter
> * Alarm system, linked through RS-232 to Mac to monitor activities
> * Various scripts picking temperature/calendar/weather/appointment/TV
info
> from websites
> * Mac text-to-speech with per-user settings for info presented
> * CH monitored by Mac (but not yet controlled)
>
> Currently looking to add more lighting controls, but don't want to use
the
> X.10 units as I am not a huge fan, and don't want to use the separate
LD11
> modules.
>
> I would also like to hook up the under-floor heating to the mac so,
for
> example, I can turn off all the heating when the alarm is set in the
> morning, rather than heating the house until a pre-set time when I
have
> definitely left. This requires some form of controllable thermostat
(or an
> X.10 appliance module with a temperature transmitter). Any ideas ?
>
> Merry Christmas all,
>
> Tim.
>
> --
> --
> Tim Ramsdale.
>
>
>
>



--
Rob Iles

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Software Development - www.rob-iles.co.uk/rmidevelopment


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