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!
[Mark
Harrison] D 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