Re: Need Controller Recommendations for Linux (alternative to Insteon)

[Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Take a look at Heyu (http://www.heyu.org).  You should be able to
download and install it in 10 minutes or less.  The four man pages
and running 'heyu help' (which will work without any hardware
connected) will show you its capabilities.

If you think Heyu will meet your needs, then get the CM11A controller
which it operates (and a Linux-compatible USB->Serial adapter if
you don't have an RS232 serial port on your system).

Regards,
Charles Sullivan

On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:49:52 +0000, Richard S. Smith wrote:

> I've been working with the Insteon V2 USB and it's becoming clear that
> getting it to work with Linux in a robust manner will be a royal pain.
> I mean just as a straight X10 controller, I'm not overly concerned
> about Insteon itself.
>
> I want to get people's opinions on what the best X10 controller is,
> given these priorities:
>
> 1. Must work and be reliable (that is, after making the allowances for
> X10 reliability in general).
>
> 2. Must support the full range of X10 commands, house/unit codes,
> querying of devices, etc.
>
> 3. Must be easy to program under Linux.  When I say "easy" I mean
> whatever API I use should already work and be well understood.
>
> I don't want to feel like I'm the first one trying to do something,
> and that's exactly what it's like with Insteon and USB.
>
> I also want to be able to do all my work in user-space and not have to
> build my own device drivers or hack on the kernel level (like what Neil
> Cherry is doing).  I've been trying to get the Linux USB HID interface
> to work but no one seems to know how to do it and I've got better
> things to do with my life.
>
> I am really interested to hear what other Linux users are doing with
> this issue and what the most popular controllers are.
>
> Thanks, as always.