On 4/1/08, Andy Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 31 March 2008 14:59, Flemming Richter Mikkelsen wrote: > ...
> All these peripherals should communicate using the same standard > > protocol. My problem is to choose a good one. It must support: > > - auto registration of devices (each device has a default ID and a > > device_type_id, > > it will be discovered on broadcast and assigned an unique ID, much > like > > DMLS (http://www.dmls.com)) > > - knowing what kind of device it is (device_type_id) > > (ligh (on/off or dimming, etc), TV (selecting channels, etc), etc) > > - ask the devices for status report > > - send control message to the devices > > > > My plan is to connect the divices to a micro controller, a multiplexer > > and then to a linksys wireless router (flashed) over rs232 or usb. A > > normal computer could of course also be used. > > > > I am not sure exactly how or when to do this, but it would be cool. Any > > ideas? The most important thing is that it is an open standard with low > > overhead. > > > > -- Flemming > > Perhaps taking a look at the xap and xpl protocols might be helpful > > http://www.xapautomation.org/index.php?title=xAP_Home_Automation_protocol > > http://wiki.xplproject.org.uk/index.php/XPL_Links > > > Andy Thank you Andy! I will have a look at them during the weekend:) -- Please don't send me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Join the FSF as an Associate Member at: <URL:http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=5774>
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