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I'm very pleased to announce that my long-running project to xAP-enable
HouseBot has finally reached production quality. I started on the first
prototype way back in 2006, and there's been two complete
re-designs/re-writes since then. See www.erspearson.com/xAP/HouseBot.
A huge thanks to the beta testers:
If you are not aware of HouseBot by CeBotics, it's an affordable HA
controller application for Windows that allows you to monitor and control
lights, appliances, A/V equipment etc using customizable graphic interfaces
for PCs, touchscreens, and wireless PDAs. HouseBot includes an intuitive
task scripting engine where tasks are created using a point-and-click
wizard
for sophisticated events without manual programming.
xAP Plugins for HouseBot is a set of software components that lets HouseBot
work with any xAP-enabled device. This allows HouseBot to significantly
extend the number of technologies it can work with such as SqueezeCenter,
C-Bus, Dynalite, 1-Wire, UK caller ID etc.
The plugin can also be used to integrate HouseBot with other home
automation
platforms such as HomeSeer and Comfort providing user interfaces that can
look as good as those from high-end manufacturers for a fraction of the
price.
The xAP plugin adds additional devices to HouseBot:
xAP Network Interface - An intelligent network interface
that constructs a dynamic network view of xAP devices. It can automatically
configure HouseBot for any xAP Basic Status and Control (BSC) device on the
network.
xAP Listener Device - Listens to all messages sent by a xAP
device automatically creating HouseBot properties for xAP messages
received.
xAP Sender Device - Send any xAP message. Define the
structure of the message using HouseBot custom properties.
xAP BSC Binary Device - Simple on/off control for switches,
relays etc.
xAP BSC Level Device - Analogue control using a numeric
level for dimmers, volume controls etc.
xAP BSC Stream Device - Input or output of text or numeric
information.
All these are fully compatible with other HouseBot devices. They can be
scripted, used in triggers and tasks as well as working with HouseBot's
graphical remote control development tools.
HouseBot can be evaluated free for 30 days (visit www.housebot.com) and
costs just $69US for a full licence. The xAP plugin can be used in trial
mode with a limited number of devices for any period; an unlimited version
costs just $10US via PayPal.
Visit www.erspearson.com/xAP/HouseBot.
I'm currently running a special offer for UKHA members - see
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/xAP-Plugins-for-CeBotics-HouseBo
t.html
Edward Pearson
ersp - design, London
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas">m very
pleased to announce that my long-running project
to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT
FACE="Consolas">xAP-enable HouseBot has finally reached
production quality. I started on the fir</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas">t
prototy</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas">pe way back
in 2006, and there</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LAN
G="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas">s been two
complete re-designs/re-writes since then.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"> <FONT
FACE="Consolas">See</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.erspearson.com/xAP/HouseBot";><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"
FACE="Consolas">www.erspearson.com/xAP/HouseBot</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">A huge thanks to the beta
testers:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">If you are not aware of HouseBot by CeBotics,
it's an affordable HA controller application for Windows that allows you to
monitor and control lights, appliances, A/V
equipment</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb">
<FONT FACE="Consolas">etc</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> using
customizable graphic interfaces for PCs, touchscreens, and wireless PDAs.
HouseBot includes an intuitive task scripting engine where tasks are
created using a point-and-click wizard for sophisticated events without
manual programming.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">xAP Plugins for HouseBot is
a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT
FACE="Consolas">set of software
components</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> that lets
HouseBot work with any xAP-enabled</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"> <FONT
FACE="Consolas">device</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">This
allows</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas"> HouseBot</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">to
significantly extend the number of technologies it can work
with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=&q
uot;en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">such
as</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT
FACE="Consolas">SqueezeCenter</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> C-Bus,
Dynalite</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"> <FONT
FACE="Consolas">1-Wire</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas">,
UK</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT
FACE="Consolas">caller ID
etc.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">The plugin</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> can also
be used to integrate HouseBot with other home automation platforms such as
HomeSeer and Comfort providing user interfaces that can look as good as
those from high-end manufacturers for a fraction of the
price.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">The xAP plugin adds additional devices to
HouseBot:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<UL DIR=LTR><UL DIR=LTR>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT
FACE="Consolas">xAP Network
Interface</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> - An
intelligent network interface that constructs a dynamic network view of xAP
devices. It can automatically configure HouseBot for any xAP Basic Status
and Control (BSC) device on the network.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT
FACE="Consolas">xAP Listener
Device</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> - Listens
to all messages sent by a xAP device automatically creating HouseBot
properties for xAP messages received.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT
FACE="Consolas">xAP Sender
Device</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> - Send any
xAP message. Define the structure of the message using HouseBot custom
properties.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT
FACE="Consolas">xAP BSC Binary
Device</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> - Simple
on/off control for switches, relays etc.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT
FACE="Consolas">xAP BSC Level
Device</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> - Analogue
control using a numeric level for dimmers, volume controls
etc.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT
FACE="Consolas">xAP BSC Stream
Device</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> - Input or
output of text or numeric information. </FONT></SPAN></P>
</UL></UL>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">All these are fully compatible with other
HouseBot devices. They can be scripted, used in triggers and tasks as well
as working with HouseBot's graphical remote control development
tools.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">HouseBot can be evaluated free for 30 days
(visit</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb">
</SPAN><A HREF="http://www.housebot.com";><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"
FACE="Consolas">www.housebot.com</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas">) and costs
just $69US for a full licence. The xAP plugin can be used in trial mode
with a limited number of devices for any period; an unlimited version costs
just $10US</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> via
PayPal</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">.</FONT></SPAN><
;SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">Visit</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.erspearson.com/xAP/HouseBot";><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"
FACE="Consolas">www.erspearson.com/xAP/HouseBot</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas">m
currently</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb">
<FONT
FACE="Consolas">running</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> a
s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">pecial offer for UKHA
members</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb">
<FONT
FACE="Consolas">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"> <FONT
FACE="Consolas">see</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb">
</SPAN><A HREF="http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/xAP-Plugins-for-CeBotics-HouseBot.html";><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"
FACE="Consolas">http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/xAP-Plugins-for-CeBotics-HouseBot.html</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">Edward
Pearson</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT
FACE="Consolas">ersp - design,
London</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
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