I got back into it after getting an electronic z-wave deadbolt. With the veralite controller you can have pincodes with options (like certain pin codes are 1 time only if you have someone coming to do work at the house, or only work during specified periods). I got the deadbolt for the ability to open it remotely with my phone, and to be notified when kids get home, etc.
The lights are on pre set schedules to turn on the large fish tank and faux fireplace, etc. Temperature sensors are for kicking on window fans when temp gets too high, etc. Fire alarm will text my phone when triggered lopaka Welcome back pard! Why all the home automation? Duncan On 10/17/2012 13:53, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: > Been out of the loop for a little. Pacbell shut down my e-mail account without > notice some time ago and I just got around to rejoining the group. > > > Latest project was migrating my home automation stuff (was doing misterhouse) >to > a veralite controller (based on OpenWRT) and getting camera's, squeezebox's, >X10 > and z-wave stuff all tied in. Veralite is marketed as a controller that does >it > all, but it is not. Most of the plugins including x-10 and 1-wire require extra > hardware and a lot of tweaking to get running right. Just about done though. > > Automation list includes > > -3 IP cameras > -lots of x10 modules for power/lights through mochad (controller CM15A on > pogoplug) > -z-wave deadbolt > -z-wave fire alarm hack > - 1-wire temperature sensors around the house through OWServer 1-wire to > ethernet > > - motion sensors > > lopaka >
