Re: User interface

[Clive Dilley <clive@xxxxxxx>]

I can help you with question 2.

There is a product from ATM called the MovieStar Security Patch which
enables up to four CCTV cameras to be triggered and recorded onto a PC hard
drive (I think it is an AVI file).

http://www.atmltd.co.uk

The initial trigger mechanism can be anything (12v - PIR, pressure pad
etc). Once triggered the ATM will write the CCTV image to hard disk and
date/time stamp the file name for easy access.

There is another ATM product called VGA-2-PAL converter which can then send
the captured image (on disk) to a normal VHS video. I plan to use this
product in conjunction with HomeVision - so that HV overlays video text
onto the Video image (etc. date/time/location etc). This is for normal
security use - to check who has been at the front door etc.

Finally (depending on the situation), I want to get HV to email the AVI
file to me. I figure that if someone breaks in, the first thing they will
take is all the HA equipment/TV/video etc. Therefore if it's emailed to me
first, at least I will have something.

I have not tried this yet, but the guys at ATM assure me their products
will do this.

Clive
-----Original Message-----
From:	peter.white@xxxxxxx [SMTP:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
Sent:	Friday, January 14, 2000 12:57 AM
To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject:	[ukha_d] Re: User interface

As I am not a programmer, I'm more dependant on off the shelf products to
get my HA working seamlessly.  Currently I just have a bunch of X10 lamp
and appliance modules, plus an IR and a Pronto to control the X10.

Ideally, what I'd like is a package that is a reasonable cost, and supports
the following features:

1. Remote X10 control over the WWW
2. Security recording of visitors to the house - much like the IR cams that
link to a video, but instead of tape they write the pictures to a PC hard
drive.  If it was really cleaver, it would email the picture to wherever I
happen to be at the time.
3. Remote monitoring of house web cams over WWW

Above all, it's got to be user friendly - perhaps just a picture of the
house floorplan with buttons for each of the controllable appliances.

Is this wishful thinking, or does something close to this exist?  Something
that allows me to smuggle all the gadgets past my less-than-impressed wife
would also be extremely handy!

Pete


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Subject: [ukha_d] Re: User interface
Author:  MIME:james@xxxxxxx at INTERNET
Date:    13/01/00 8.55 PM


On Sun, 9 Jan 2000 22:49:16 -0000, you wrote:

>So what is everyone's views on the best way to control Home Automation
>systems then?  I'm looking for something that is fairly housewide,
discreet >and easy to use.
>

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