RE:

["Simon King" <automatedhome@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could use a modified USB joystick, I=92ve currently got various
sensors
for doors and windows connected to these and they report the status of each
input to HomeSeer.  The joysticks that I have used provide 16 inputs per
joystick.  I=92m afraid I cannot help with how you would read these inputs
=
in
windows as I just use the free plugin provided by another HomeSeer user. =
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Simon

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Martin Howell
Sent: 02 November 2009 09:45
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d]

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Hi Kevin,

Thanks, I'll have a look at the Netiom. My original plan was to feed
via a parallel port, but as far as I can see it only has a max of 5
input lines available, so I'd need at least two of them. I'm assuming
that I could do something with a serial port, but I don't know how!

Cheers
Martin

Grizelli Associates Limited
IT Project Consultants


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
] On Behal=
f
Of Kevin Hawkins
Sent: 01 November 2009 23:26
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>=20
Subject: Re: [ukha_d]

Here's a lower cost solution that works over your network.=20

You could feed all the inputs into a xAP Netiom and then use it's built

in web server to display your information. You can also upload custom=20
graphics to the Netiom and it can even send you emails eg when your=20
washing machine leaks. Or you could use a PC based display application

like xAP Floorplan - which is a web based realtime (Ajax) display=20
system. Although it's named 'Floorplan' it can actually be used to=20
display any graphic layout.=20

The xAP Netiom has 16 inputs available (+16 outputs, a serial port, high

and low latches, counters, 4 analog inputs plus an Ethernet port with=20
inbuilt webserver and email). xAP Floorplan is free and a Netiom =A369 +
VAT

http://www.phaedrusltd.com/pages/html/netiom-xap.html

http://www.mi4.biz/modules.php?name=3DContent
<http://www.mi4.biz/modules.php?name=3DContent&pa=3Dshowpage&pid=3D37>
&pa=3Dshowpage&pid=3D37

There are even lower cost solutions eg by feeding the inputs into a=20
parallel port on a PC.

K

Martin Howell wrote:
> 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
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
] On Behal=
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> Of Paul Gale
> Sent: 01 November 2009 16:01
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:%27ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
'
> 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.
>
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>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx
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Behalf
>> Of Martin Howell
>> Sent: 01 November 2009 15:17
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>=20
>> 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
>>=20
> or
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>> 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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