Re: xAP Newbie

[Stuart Booth <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:44:43 -0000, "Martyn Wendon"
<mailing.lists@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>My first goal is to use a Quasar 3145 temperature sensor to provide
>temperature feedback from around the house.  I found a xAP application
for
>it (from http://www.edjo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/edward/xAP/Quasar3145.htm)
and
>I can see the xAP messages from it in xAP Message Viewer.
>
>But now I'm a bit stumped as to what I need next to get the info from
the
>Quasar into MCxAP?

You need something that knows how to read the messages sent out by the
Quasar app, and knows how to translate them into OSD messages as
output. A 'shim' as MarkH describes them:

Quasar message => Shim => OSD messages

In actual fact the xFx Email OSD app is just that, a terribly simple
thing that translates email notifications into suitable OSD messages.

Now, you need something to fill the role of the shim in this context.
You can either roll your own if you're a coder, or use an existing
rules engine such as one of the xAP-enabled home automation control
software applications, like HomeSeer for example.

I started writing something generic to fill just that gap, but then
xAP Floorplan came along which does the same job I think, so I
stopped. Thus xAP Floorplan might be a good place to look:

http://www.mi4.biz/

HTH,

S
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