Re: Re: RFXCOM and xPL

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

'see Idratek can work with xPL :

http://www.idratek.com/SWPackages.htm

which could be interesting for us ... not least for dealing with the=20=20
RS232 links to our hi-fi ... as well as xPL, we'd need a GUI, too -=20=20
not sure how that would be done (previously, on the 'Mac, we did it=20=20
via a QuickBasic program, which worked well, until MS discontinued=20=20
it, when the 'Mac moved to OS8, IIRC) ... of course, 'wouldn't be=20=20
'Mac this time, but 'Windows !

Chris

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Wednesday, 11 Apr=9207 - 11:14:34 BDT

Thanks ... I'll follow the leads !

Chris

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On 11 Apr 2007, at 10:32, Mal Lansell wrote:

> 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



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