Re: X10 Computer Interface

[Dave <dju@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:31:06 GMT, shb*NO*SPAM*@comporium.net
(Si Ballenger) wrote:

>The below link shows how I use the free webcam2000 program to
>save pix when a bat file is executed. I can also have it take a
>pix and email it using a command line email program called
>sendemail. The bottom two links have small command line
>applications for operating an x10 firecracker which controls the
>x10 devices. If your application can execute a batch file, then
>that batch file can call a number of other batch files and run
>them. You just need to add a place in your application where the
>user can specify the batch file or the path to the batch file to
>run when motion is detected.
>
>http://www.geocities.com/zoomkat/webcamsetup.htm
>http://www.ubasics.com/adam/electronics/cm17.shtml
>http://mscm17a.sourceforge.net/
>

I'm looking at the links right now. I think it's very clever
to use the existing utils to make something bigger out of
them. I like the email from a command line concept. I've
been windows programming (and using) too long and almost
forgot there was a command line at one time. <g>

You and Paul have given me some good info and ideas. Looks
like I found a good forum for suggestions on what people
want in their automation software.

I am hoping to have something that others can help me to
test in the near future. I realize that people who have a
setup already don't need to buy another tool to do the same
thing.

I'm planning to have something others software doesn't: One
item I'm working on is voice messages spoken when motion is
detected. I'm working on the details but I already have
text-to speech built in and I also have motion position
tracker working. Together I can marry those concepts into
something smart enough to say something like "Movement
Alert: Tracking human sized object moving towards the
camera." And "Object is still present......Object is still
present........Object is still present.....Object has now
moved out of camera range."

Something like that I hope.

Dave