Re: powerlinc usb control api

[Pan galactic gargleblaster <noid@xxxxxxxx>]

"John" <weekender_ny@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:1130874436.839563.264890
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

>
>
> Does anyone have a way to control the powerlinc usb api using
> python on cygwin? python on linux? Perl or any other scripting
> language on windows? Smarthome doesnt seem eager to supply
> the apis for the powerlinc usb i just bought.
>
> Thanks a lot for your help,
> --j
>

If you are willing to have a 3-rd party application running and use
windows, you can use girder (www.promixis.com) with the powerlinc USB v1
(i.e. the X10 only version NOT the new inssteon one). Girder v3.x has a
working powerlinc plugin that can accept and send standard and extended
x10 commands. Girder has a command line tool that allows you to send
events to it so it can be used from any scripting language.