From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 5 11:32:24 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C230616A418 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:32:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hamilton@pobox.com) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.123]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8840C13C4D9 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:32:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hamilton@pobox.com) Received: from woodstock.nethamilton.net ([72.135.240.24]) by hrndva-omta02.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20071205111716.LQTA29610.hrndva-omta02.mail.rr.com@woodstock.nethamilton.net>; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:17:16 +0000 Received: by woodstock.nethamilton.net (Postfix, from userid 500) id 5C0BE25C5565; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 05:17:16 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 05:17:16 -0600 From: Jon Hamilton To: Jack Barnett Message-ID: <20071205111716.GB1726@woodstock.nethamilton.net> References: <47568217.7000006@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47568217.7000006@gmail.com> Cc: Freebsd questions Subject: Re: Home Automation? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:32:24 -0000 Jack Barnett , said on Wed Dec 05, 2007 [04:48:55 AM]: } } Anyone know of any Home automation type of devices that work with FreeBSD? } Basically all I need to do is to toggle a power outlet from within } FreeBSD (from off to on and vice-versa) There's X-10 and its derivatives; it's a powerline communication protocol which has pretty widely available plug-in modules (outlets/switches with the receiver built-in are available too). Most of the computer-side controllers these days seem to be USB-based; my setup is so old it predates widespread USB availability so I am not personally familiar with free software to drive the newer generation of controllers. There's also xtend which will drive a plug-in card, but those are pretty antique these days and hard(ish) to find. www.smarthome.com is one online source of X-10 compatable hardware online. Hopefully someone else has/will share more current hardware experiences. -- Jon Hamilton hamilton@pobox.com