RE:

["Martin Howell" <martin.howell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmm, hadn't thought of that approach. I have a spare Ameo pocket PC
(though you'd need a big pocket for it) which has a touch screen, built
in wi-fi and Windows Mobile, so I was planning to fit that to the wall
and use it as the user interface. If I run the software that checks the
status indicators on my server, I can dish up the results as a web page
that the Ameo can read and display. Has the big advantage of using bits
I already have, so no real cost.

Cheers
Martin

Grizelli Associates Limited
IT Project Consultants


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Paul Gale
Sent: 01 November 2009 16:01
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d]

One easy-ish way would be to use an HA controller like Homevision and
then a PC connected running Homeseer and the HS touch interface or for
even prettier graphics and display, something like MainLobby which would
also connect to HV and/or HomeSeer. Would be easier to setup than a
homebrew solution but more expensive.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Martin Howell
> Sent: 01 November 2009 15:17
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d]
>
> All the doors in my house and garage have LED indicators fed from a
> single central 12v power source over CAT5 to show if they are locked
or
> not.  In addition, I have water detectors under the dishwasher and
> washing machine.  I would like to show the status of all of these on a
> single screen mounted centrally in the house, coupled with an audible
> alarm in the event of a water leak or similar.
>
> There are around 10 of these indicators, and I need to find a way to
> feed these into a PC - I can write the code to interrogate the inputs
> and display the results, but I need a device that will sit between the
> door switches and present inputs to the PC.
>
> Has anyone come across such a device, either ready built or DIY? I'm
> happy to build the circuit, just not clever enough to design it
>
> Martin
>
> Grizelli Associates Limited
> IT Project Consultants
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