Re: RFXCOM and xPL

["Mal Lansell" <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm just one of many xPL developers, and xPLMonkey.com deals only
with my contributions.  The main project site is
http://www.xplproject.org.uk

The purpose of xPL is to provide a simple, common method of
communication between all the various kinds of HA devices.

Homeseer etc is not a requirement, because we have our own
central "brain" called xPLHal, which run scripts and rules (which
we
call Determinators) to trigger events in response to incoming
messages etc.

You are correct that you need xPL interface software for each
hardware device (we call them gateways or connectors), and that you
need a hub on each PC that is running xPL applications (the hubs are
needed because only one app can connect to a specific port - the hub
is there to receive messages on the xPL port and forward them to all
the local xPL applications).

List of supported devices:
http://wiki.xplproject.org.uk/index.php/XPL-enabled_Devices
(plus Z-Wave and RFXCOM - I haven't updated that page with those yet)

Other applications:
http://wiki.xplproject.org.uk/index.php/Applications

HTH

Mal



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@...> wrote:
>
> Mal -
>
> OK ... you prompted me to have a look at xPL ... 'have devoured
your
> monkey 'site ... have a few questions, please :
>
> + 'bit confused on the overall scheme of things ... if I
understood
> anything, it seems I need a main HA application (Homeseer, maybe,
but
> Idratek Cortex in our case, on a core PC) ... plus particular xPL
> interface software for each (hardware) device that is to be
utilised,
> on any (networked) PC ... all running 24/7 ... plus an xPL hub,
on
> each (networked) PC ... and the various hubs will talk with each
> other & with the main HA application, so that it can do its
job ...
> with all the devices ...
>
> + is there a list of devices somewhere that xPL will work with ?
>
> + ditto main HA aplications ?
>
> maybe I ain't got it yet !
>
> Chris
>
>