From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 5 12:54:46 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 177EB1065674; Tue, 5 Jul 2011 12:54:46 +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 66B6B8FC14; Tue, 5 Jul 2011 12:54:44 +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 p65CseqI099815; Tue, 5 Jul 2011 15:54:40 +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 p65Cse0a099814; Tue, 5 Jul 2011 15:54:40 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) From: Achilleas Mantzios Organization: Dynacom Tankers Mgmt To: Bernt Hansson , freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 15:54:39 +0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <201107041339.22470.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> <201107051302.55404.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> <4E12F5E7.3020905@bah.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <4E12F5E7.3020905@bah.homeip.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <201107051554.40256.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> Cc: 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 12:54:46 -0000 =CE=A3=CF=84=CE=B9=CF=82 Tuesday 05 July 2011 14:30:47 =CE=B3=CF=81=CE=AC= =CF=88=CE=B1=CF=84=CE=B5: > 2011-07-05 12:02, Achilleas Mantzios skrev: > > =CE=A3=CF=84=CE=B9=CF=82 Tuesday 05 July 2011 11:41:38 =CE=BF/=CE=B7 Be= rnt 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 sea= t in both lists. > >>> I am the guy who had the done the old 1.23.3 zoneminder port some yea= rs 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 techn= iques by which i controlled > >>> the home alarm via a NC/NO circuit (basically it was an enhanced door= contact), > >>> driven by an old zyXel modem, which in turn was driven by a small pe= rl program driving the com port, and > >>> which was called by a deamon reading zoneminder shared memory info di= rectly. > >>> That way i could trigger the alarm system getting into alarm state, w= henever zoneminder detected motion, > >>> in a fully controlled and programmatic way. > >> > >> Is this what you you are looking for > >> > >> http://www.telldus.se/products/tellstick > >> > > > > Basically i am thinking of something like this: > > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Eight-Channel-Relay-Board-RS232-Serial-Co= ntrolled-/110710829016?pt=3DUK_BOI_Electrical_Components_Supplies_ET&hash= =3Ditem19c6e12fd8 > > a USB controlled 8-channel relay board, rs232 serial controlled >=20 > OK. Velleman has 8 & 16 channel relay boards, K8056, K6714 (8channels)=20 > and K6714-16 (16Channels). I have an schematic from elektor/elektuur=20 > with which you can control 64+ outputs from the printerport. >=20 Thanx, this one looks a little pricey, @ 119$, the USB i refered to is in t= he ranks of 30euros. > > What would be my chances with this on FreeBSD 8.2? > > >=20 =2D-=20 Achilleas Mantzios