Re: Building a Smart Home
From: Alan Connor (zzzzzz_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 10/26/03
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Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 07:29:04 GMT
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 14:47:32 +0800, Terence Parker <terence@cyberparker.nospam.com> wrote:
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> This isn't strictly linux related, but alt.home.automation only has three
> posts in it!!
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> I will be moving house in the not-too-distant future, and while i'm at it
> will want to integrate as many things as possible with a computer... yet
> without paying too much (i.e. getting one of those "smart home providers" in
> to redo everything for thousands). I am thinking, to begin with, a linux
> server tucked away nicely in the corner running some software that will
> control various devices. As part of the decoration for the house, I will be
> ensuring that nearly every corner of the house has access to the LAN. The
> thing I have in mind at the moment is not a one-off replacement of
> everything, but I want to be sure the house is sufficiently wired so that I
> can gradually introduce things in the future (well... I could even use
> wireless).
>
> Basically - does anyone have any pointers towards cheap solutions? I know
> you can buy fancy coffee makers, microwaves etc.. that have built in web
> servers in them - but anything else? At the most basic level, I suppose I
> can control any power driven device by getting a smart power adaptor that
> can be plugged into a computer and controlled (turned on / off). Do such
> things exist? How about alarm systems - can those be interfaced with a
> computer?
>
> And of course there's surveillance systems. Unfortunately, most of these
> things are all individual separate proprietary products - is there a nice
> way I can get everything / nearly everything in the house to work through a
> central linux server and some good 'ol open source software?
>
> I've tried searching the net, but with so many keywords possible on this
> topic, I didn't really know what to look for - and haven't found much of
> use.
>
> Any pointers would be much appreciated!
>
> Terence
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>
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Hey! What a great idea!
Then you can get a little embedded-linux implanted under the skin of
your temple, and learn how to tell your toothbrush to moisten itself
and acquire a load of toothepaste in advance of your first trip to the
bathroom in the morning, and warm up the toilet seat and turn the
coffeemaker on and...........
Just think of it! Someone IMs you and you get a popup right in front of
your face!
(don't forget to run car.sh before you leave the driveway, patch available
at http://opencasket.org. And we are VERY sorry about all those gruesome
accidents, but it's FREEE SOFTWARE and there was NO guarantee.)
And when the power goes out. Man that is going to be ROMANTIC: Absolutely
nothing will work. You'll be 10X as helpless as you would be right now.
Sounds like Heaven to me. Just how much time and money are you going to
put into what sounds like Bill Gates' dream home?
But look at the bright side: with all that electricity running everywhere
you just might get the electro-shock therapy you so obviously need.
8-|
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