From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 5 10:03:01 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11E70106566B; Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:03:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) Received: from smadev.internal.net (host3.dynacom.ondsl.gr [62.103.35.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7536A8FC0A; Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:03:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smadev.internal.net (localhost.internal.net [127.0.0.1]) by smadev.internal.net (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id p65A2tPC097874; Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:02:55 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by smadev.internal.net (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id p65A2tSa097873; Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:02:55 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) From: Achilleas Mantzios Organization: Dynacom Tankers Mgmt To: Bernt Hansson Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:02:55 +0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <201107041339.22470.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> <4E12CE42.20305@bah.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <4E12CE42.20305@bah.homeip.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <201107051302.55404.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and controlling an alarm via relay X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:03:01 -0000 =CE=A3=CF=84=CE=B9=CF=82 Tuesday 05 July 2011 11:41:38 =CE=BF/=CE=B7 Bernt = Hansson =CE=AD=CE=B3=CF=81=CE=B1=CF=88=CE=B5: > 2011-07-04 12:39, Achilleas Mantzios skrev: > > Hello, sorry for the cross-post but i believe this question might seat = in both lists. > > I am the guy who had the done the old 1.23.3 zoneminder port some years= ago, and i am thinking of installing/testing > > the new 1.24.4 port, submitted by bsam@FreeBSD.org. > > Besides the basic functions, i am thinking of re-using some old techniq= ues by which i controlled > > the home alarm via a NC/NO circuit (basically it was an enhanced door c= ontact), > > driven by an old zyXel modem, which in turn was driven by a small perl= program driving the com port, and > > which was called by a deamon reading zoneminder shared memory info dire= ctly. > > That way i could trigger the alarm system getting into alarm state, whe= never zoneminder detected motion, > > in a fully controlled and programmatic way. >=20 > Is this what you you are looking for >=20 > http://www.telldus.se/products/tellstick >=20 Basically i am thinking of something like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Eight-Channel-Relay-Board-RS232-Serial-Contro= lled-/110710829016?pt=3DUK_BOI_Electrical_Components_Supplies_ET&hash=3Dite= m19c6e12fd8 a USB controlled 8-channel relay board, rs232 serial controlled What would be my chances with this on FreeBSD 8.2? =2D-=20 Achilleas Mantzios