Re: New embedded controller: opn-max

["Daniel Berenguer" <dberenguer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim,

That's indeed one of the interests of having an opn-max in your network :)

Daniel.


--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Tim Hawes" <timsyahoo@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Daniel,
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> This sounds pretty cool :-)
> If I understand you correctly, I can run a xAP controller on a slug
> and not have to have a PC on 24/7...did I get that right?
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> Cheers,
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> Tim.
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> On 9/21/07, Daniel Berenguer <dberenguer@...> wrote:
> > Hi xAP community!
> >
> > I'm proud to introduce opn-max =96 a new generation of embedded
network
> > controllers aimed to work as high-level xAP masters (good
> > introduction, don't you think so?).
> >
> > http://www.opnode.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=3Dopn-max
> >
> > This controller is based on a Linksys NSLU2 and only needs an
external
> > drive (memory stick or hard disk) to store applications, web
pages and
> > custom files. The NSLU2 typically costs less than 80 =80 (VAT
apart).
> > Just add the price of a memory stick, install the necessary
software
> > into it and=85 voil=E0, you have an opn-max.
> >
> > Opn-max, as any other opnode, is an open source design. This
means
> > that you can download the source code from sourceforge (not
yet=85) in
> > case you want to contribute to this project. This also means that
you
> > can buy your NSLU2 from your local supplier and then convert it
into
> > an opn-max controller for free.
> >
> > I'm going to need a lot of help to fine-tune opn-max so those
> > volunteers=85 be ready to spend some time on the project because
it has
> > plenty of features:
> >
> >  - xAP BSC interface (I'll try to add support for other schemas
in a
> > near future)
> >  - Web server for configuring and controlling opn-max
> >  - Event manager
> >  - Perl scripting with access to endpoints
> >  - Customizable web PHP pages with access to endpoints
> >  - SQLite database. Possibility of saving endpoint values into
SQLite
> > tables
> >  - Web graphs and charts
> >  - SSH server for administration and installation purposes
> >  - FTP server
> >
> > These features are already implemented and opn-max is
operational.
> > However, so many functionalities need a deep validation process
in
> > real applications. I'm just running opn-max on my workbench and
my
> > current requirements in terms of home automation are pretty
limited.
> >
> > Moreover, Alicia, my personal web developer, has been very busy
these
> > months so she couldn't help me on this project as she wanted.
This
> > means that some web pages could need some rework. Anyway, we'll
see
> > this during the beta-tests.
> >
> > During the next weeks I'll try to fix some minor bugs and prepare
the
> > necessary documentation to guide the first beta-testers during
the
> > installation of opn-max on their Slugs. I also have to upload
opn-max
> > to opnode's sourceforge repository and create a yahoo group for
the
> > opnode project.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Daniel.
>




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