RE: Hello all

["Brett" <brett@xxxxxxxxx>]

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I have an NSLU2 and I'm very familiar with hacking this device.  They are
indeed very small and quite capable devices in fact I run one as my DNS
cache, openvpn client/server, ftp and httpd on my LAN.
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The software for opnode looks interesting I've not seen this before so I'll
have a dig around.   I really like the idea of xAP as a glue layer to
control the behaviour and interactions of xAP compliant devices.  This is
very attractive.
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I've been thinking about using the LiveBox to interface with custom serial
devices.  By default the livebox has only a single serial port however the
number of RS232 ports on the Livebox can be easily extended by using a
PL-2303 USB/RS232 dongle, the driver compiles easily for the Livebox and
I've tested that it works.  From this I was going to use an AVR micro,
programmed up with BASCOM, to control RF units.  I like the idea of no
wire=
s
and RF is well suited for the job.  Consumer RF units are cheap these day
with LIDL selling 4 points and an RF transmitter for =A313.  Tapping into
t=
he
remote you can easily decode the RF pulse train and reproduce this from an
AVR.  Interfaced with the LiveBox and you now have IP to RF capability. 
Yo=
u
couldn't build this from scratch for this price so I figure hacking off the
shelf items is much quicker way to add value.
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Brett
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From: xap_automation@xxxxxxx [mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx=
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On Behalf Of max barker
Sent: 14 October 2008 21:36
To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [xap_automation] Hello all




There's a lot of linux based xAP applications at http://patrick.
<http://patrick.lidstone.net/haweb/ha/>
lidstone.net/haweb/ha/ That might
get you started and give you a few ideas.=20
There's an embedded xAP controller based around a hacked Linksys NSLU2
whic=
h
is pretty feature rich and stable http://www.opnode. <http://www.opnode.org=
>
org The code for the OPN-MAX project might be something you can reuse on
th=
e
livebox.

The xAP developers mailing list is at http://tech.
<http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/xAP_developer/>
groups.yahoo.com/group/xAP_developer/

What uses do you have in mind for the livebox?

Max



2008/10/13 dbzoo_com <brett@dbzoo. <mailto:brett@xxxxxxx> com>


I'm a new member so I thought I'd drop a quick email to say "Hello
world".  It works for new languages so what not for email!

How did I run across this forum?
I've been hacking away on this
http://www.dbzoo. <http://www.dbzoo.com/wiki/livebox/livebox>
com/wiki/livebox/livebox and got to the point where I
could re-write all the firmware.

Then I thought "What I really need is a good home automation protocol
that could be used to control serial devices from it".  I bit like the
rabbit node I guess.  However I've got more grunt and capability.
Bluetooth, Wifi, USB and 2x 10/100Mb NICS.

That got me onto the xAP protocol and here I am.

I think these devices would be a great candidates for turning into
xAP-in-a-box solutions.  They can bought very cheaply and are readily
hackable.

What do you guys reckon?  Anyone won't to point in the right direction
to getting one of these kitted out as an xAP appliance.

Brett


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