Today I have picked up my Albatron 7″ Touch Screen after a combined purchase order organized by Chak (thank you!). Albatron is not a known touch-screen manufacturer but they did offer a good deal on this Windows CE based (YUCK!) device. More information is available on the Touchscreen project page.
read more...Project to monitor the presence of my car (i.e. is it in front of the house or not). This project will also provide temperature information (inside the car) when ‘home’. Goal: Know if the car is in front of my house or not. How: I have placed an Oregon … read more…
I just finished my project to see if my car is home or not. HomeSeer now has a device that tells me if the car is there. To see if the car is home I’m using a cheap Oregon Scientific Temperature sensor. Combined with the RFXCOM plugin Homeseer can see … read more…
Goal Track car real-time. Integrate into HomeSeer and create location based services. UPDATE March 30th 2013: Because of changes on the GPS Trace website I have updated the script to version (0.4) it is posted below. UPDATE: Just received a second tracking device, the Xexun TK102-2 HOW? Tracking device Xexun … read more…
Goal Completely turn off several devices in the house to limit energy consumption. How Using LW12 device modules or integrate similar Xanura modules in the wall outlets. Which devices? – TV in bedroom – TV and all media players downstairs (how would I know if these aren’t recording anything?) How … read more…
NOTE: also check out this post: “how to start as cheap as possible“. How much does it cost? What do I need? Here’s some pointers. A basic setup that allows you to control lights (X10) and receive X10 & Temperature/Humidity (Oregon) you need: PC with Windows € 250 (Asus EEE … read more…
Details Challenges Links HS Touch tips (nice!) Albatron tips (nice!) Screenshots News August 2011: Looking at the current market you should NOT buy a Windows based touch-screen. Go with Android which is also supported by Homeseer Touch. May-01 2009: Most things are working. Check out the Albatron TeePC tips at … read more…
NOTE: Update available! (0.3) This makes it a LOT easier! This script allows you to capture Webcam images. You have multiple options to define the directory, filename, auto-numbering, etc. After grabbing an image it updates the HomeSeer device so it shows a small version of the image. When you … read more…
You might wonder why I do this, which is normal. Let’s call it a hobby. Using these new technologies we know what’s going on in our house. How many power, water and gas do we use. Knowing your weight and seeing a trend allows you to adjust the way you … read more…
Goal Integrate IP phones with: Voicemail, HomeSeer, Gmail, Webcams, etc How Using Cisco IP phones and a webserver (Homeseer) Services for Voicemail (Done), HomeSeer (need update), Gmail (test), Webcams (test) Integrates with X10 via HS Cost €0 – all devices in place Todo Collect more information XML services SiprNut Phone … read more…
