From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 5 11:39:36 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 2181816A418 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:39:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bram@diomedia.be) Received: from adicia.telenet-ops.be (adicia.telenet-ops.be [195.130.132.56]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3F4B13C458 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:39:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bram@diomedia.be) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by adicia.telenet-ops.be (Postfix) with SMTP id 748562300F8; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:39:34 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.3.111] (d5152C2D6.access.telenet.be [81.82.194.214]) by adicia.telenet-ops.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F4592300F5; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:39:33 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <47569C87.3070105@diomedia.be> Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:41:43 +0000 From: Bram Van Steenlandt User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071029) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jon Hamilton References: <47568217.7000006@gmail.com> <20071205111716.GB1726@woodstock.nethamilton.net> In-Reply-To: <20071205111716.GB1726@woodstock.nethamilton.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jack Barnett , 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 11:39:36 -0000 Jon Hamilton wrote: > 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. > > The senna rhio is also very nice, you can connect it to your network, I have some sample programs in python. it has 12 outputs, 4 analog inputs and 10 digital input (i think), it cost about 250 $ I use it to control my music (amp on/off,next song etc.) with voip phones and asterisk.