RE: Touchscreen (DIY) + Comfort + HomeSeer

["Mike Griffiths" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Clipsal have an interesting take on the ctouch approach to talking to
Comfo=
ert

They call it "Dirty Programming"

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What works in Ctouch doesn't work at all in Homegate

Only Ctouch seems able to read any of the Application 208 info

Mike

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areth Cook
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Mind you, if CTouch can send keypad emulation, then there must be=20
something already in HomeGate that can do the same ? or mebe the CTouch=20
has an enhanced Comfort UCM built in that you cant buy off the shelf ?

G.

Gareth Cook
Tools and Process Architect
IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
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I keep telling you Gareth

Comfort>Cbus>homegate>liniTX touchscreen>cheap silent PC=20
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;-)

Mike

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Gareth Cook
Sent: 15 November 2005 22:58
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Touchscreen (DIY) + Comfort + HomeSeer



Anyone here thought of , or tried, how to get your own touchscreen
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work with Comfort (via the HomeSeer plugin).

As the CBUS Touchscreen is rather expensive, one possible route is one
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the =A3120 8" touchscreens to a simple PC - and then use a simple
HomeSeer=
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built web page to send Comfort commands.

Ony thing I cant see is how you could use the web interface as a virtual=20
keypad. ie if youwant to sign in, you need to type in your 4 digit code=20
followed by # - so you'd need to send each code at a time.

Easy enough you say - but will the UCM be clever enough to know it's being=
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send a "keypad" signal rather than just a generic comms signal
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serial port.

Just scoping out wether this is plausable or not - if so, I'll get a=20
screen and fab up a surround.=20

G.

Gareth Cook
Tools and Process Architect
IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
email: g@xxxxxxx









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