Hi,
Not sure if anyone has tried this before? I
thought
I’d share some ideas I’m having about integrating Home
Automation
with Instant Messaging.
I’ve found a Perl module that interfaces with MSN
messenger:
http://www.adamswann.com/library/2002/msn-perl/index.html
I think this could be an interesting way to interact
with the
house? I’m pretty much online on MSN all day at
work
and at home, so I thought it’d be pretty cool if I could use it for
Home
Automation too.
I’m not the best at Perl, but the site includes a
sample script which is easy to modify. So far I’m
impressed!
I’ve registered a new username for the house (how
odd
does that sound!). Once the perl script is running the server,
the
house appears online to me as a user. From here I can now send
commands to the house which can be executed on the server and the responses
sent back to me.
Using this I should be able to interface with HomeSeer,
so I
can give a command like “Turn on porch light”. I should
also
be able to Interface with Meteor so it sends me an message with the caller
ID when
I get a call and I’m out.
My next step is to interface to HomeSeer through
Perl.
Has anyone done this before who can give me some tips?
I see a few late nights playing with Perl coming
up!
Cheers,
Nick