Goal: Integrate HomeSeer with my Cisco Call Manager using the HS SIP plugin. How: Integrate HomeSeer with SIP telephony, for example using SIP, Skype or HSphone plugin Ideal: Direct SIP integration of HS with my CUCME system with Cisco IP phones. Cost: Skype plugin ($29), HSphone plugin ($49) or combined … read more…
I wish you all a healthy and happy 2010. My door-camera did not have a good start. It’s broken :-( Need to order a new one as replacing it under warranty (ordered in Hong Kong) would probably cost more than buying a new one. A new camera was ordered. When … read more…
Goal Control HomeSeer and Camera’s using Plex Media Center How Need to write a plugin for Plex that allows me to: View Webcams (done!) Turn lights ON and OFF View information from HomeSeer (counters, temp, etc) Cost €550 Mac Mini €0 Plex Media Center Todo re-write plugin, document, share UPDATE: … read more…
Yeah! Just received my new computer: Mac Mini! Yes, this is my first (personal) Apple computer. It’s a great little device with low power consumption that will play a central role in home entertainment. How? One of the things I want to use this for is: Music (through iTunes) Digital … read more…
Goal: LED lightning in Kitchen area, Kitchen drawers and Garden. How: Using (warm white) LED strips. Ideal: Get RGB LED strips and add PC control through DMX or another protocol/method. UPDATE: I have an RGB LED strip with RGB Infrared controller: I don’t see why I would want colored LED … read more…
Goal See who’s at the front door based on: Motion (using MS13) Doorbell press (using SM10) Door opening (using Visonic MCT-302) Mail delivery (using Visonic MCT-302) Where do I want to see this? EMAIL with picture based on an event. WEBSITE where I can select events, dates and then show … read more…
Goal Control Curtains through Homeseer. There’s a couple of problems with this: First of all I don’t have any curtains in my house ;-) which is kind of important. I should put that on my roadmap too. The other problem is the price. The AutoGordijn solution is cheap but nasty. … read more…
Normal (using configured profile/schedule) Tele program (pre-configured profile: 17 degrees centigrade (32F) Goal Control central heating and set it to a lower temperature when ‘away’. How Get a Marmitek UM7206 Universal receiver. When it receives an ON message (for example) D5, it will close a loop. This loop happens to … read more…
Something that was on my to do list for a long time: document one of my older projects: Heating Control. This project allows you to control your Central Heating system (actually, the thermostat). I have to define “control” because you don’t have full control. What can you do: Switch a … read more…
Today I have updated my Homeseer Twitter script. It includes a couple of bug fixes but the main new features is support for Apple’s Push Notification Service (APNS). This is kind of a ultra-fast free SMS to your iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch. VIDEO: understand Apple’s Push Notification … read more…
