Re: XAP integrated into web page

["reubendog4" <reubendog4@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That does look like what I am interested in doing.  I do, however
require documentation.  My programming skills are pretty much limited to
html and basic java (not the compiling kind).  I don't mind learning new
things and following directions to get things going, but I have thus far
found xAP applications to be conspicuously "techy".

I'm hoping that I have the premise of xAP correct.  My understanding is:
- a plugin sends a message to a xappable device (in my case, a 1-wire
thermostat)
- the plugin is returned a value (in my case a string that defines the
device serial, and temperature - I believe in binary)
- xap (through the hub) assigns that returned value a name and broadcasts
it throughout the network

If my understanding is correct, I am just looking for a way to read that
value in a web page that I can customize (maybe through a java
subroutine?), but I don't know how to call it, or even what it's name is. 
I guess I am looking for something a little more turnkey (or a VERY simple
sample code that I can learn from and emulate).

Am I walking into something that's more hardcore than I can handle, or is
there hope for an aged newbie?

Thank you again, Chad

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, Patrick Lidstone <patrick@...> wrote:
>
> This will depend on the device concerned - many (most?) xAP devices
> spontaneously broadcast status, not all will respond to a proactive
request
> for information (called targeted addressing in xAP parlance).
> My xAP cache utility was written to capture specific xAP messages and
allow
> them to be rendered in an html page - so it does what you are after -
but I
> think you're after a turnkey solution, and this may well not be the
easiest
> route to achieve what you want to do, as it isn't especially well
documented
> and requires a bit of technical background to get it up and running.
> If the device supports a targeted addressing, then you should be able
to use
> a simple command line utility invoked as a cgi-script to send a canned
> message and capture the response synchronously. There's many ways of
> skinning this cat - python, perl, php - whichever web scripting
language you
> feel most comfortable with.
> If you want to have a go, xAP cache is here:
> http://www.lidstone.net/cache.htm
> Patrick
>
> On 8 November 2010 15:44, reubendog4 <reubendog4@...> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am looking for a *simple* way to retrieve 1-wire thermometer
> > temperatures in to a web page.  I have installed the mscxap1wire
and
> > hub, and I can view the temperatures in the built in xap browser
that
> > came with it, so I know that it is working.
> >
> > What I want to do is build a page that has the temperatures
displayed
> > aesthetically along with some Insteon control buttons for the
devices I
> > have in my home.  This is a sample of what I would like it to
look like:
> >
> > http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m570/reubendog/screen.png
> >
> > Is there a simple c&p script or something that I can use to
call the
> > value from device "00552GHGA000D" (or whatever Serial
my device is
> > using)?
> >
> > Thank you in advance, Chad
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>




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