home automation

Crash893 · 04-25-03, 12:09 AM

Im takeing a survey of home automation projects

so far ive got my home network with wireless
i have a project in the works to use an old clunker for caller id and voice messge boxes

and i was thinking about having some sort of computer controled thermostat ( i dont know how to do it exactly)

anyother ideas youve been thinking of doing around your house

and a breife explanation of how you would make your project happen

hardware, general ideas

thanks

UberBlue · 04-25-03, 12:16 PM

Alarm system, video survelance, and lighting. You could also interface with one of those home weather stations. Example, your away on vacation, a huge storm comes up, winds atart to gust around 60 mph, the house automaticly closes all the shutters and sends you an E-mail telling you what it did.

Mark620 · 04-25-03, 01:13 PM

As far as I know home automation is still rather expensive to do. Besides you either have to run wires or use RFI wich is even more expensive

Crash893 · 04-25-03, 03:49 PM

yea i wanted to keep away from rewireing

anyone have any idea how i couuld do like a security cam that i can look at threw my network or something

hrdwrjnkie · 04-25-03, 04:38 PM

check out x-10.com. They have a ton of automation products, along with how-to's, etc.

04-25-03, 12:09 AM	Thread Starter #1
Crash893 "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 22033	home automation Im takeing a survey of home automation projects so far ive got my home network with wireless i have a project in the works to use an old clunker for caller id and voice messge boxes and i was thinking about having some sort of computer controled thermostat ( i dont know how to do it exactly) anyother ideas youve been thinking of doing around your house and a breife explanation of how you would make your project happen hardware, general ideas thanks __________________ My Prime95 stats Huzza 1004.793 Years total Noli turbare circulos meos! i'm moving to Theory, Everything works there ' I want to be the unwobbling pivot at the center of an ever-revolving universe; I want to be still.'
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04-25-03, 12:16 PM	#2
UberBlue Completely NUTS Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Huffing Water Wetter	Alarm system, video survelance, and lighting. You could also interface with one of those home weather stations. Example, your away on vacation, a huge storm comes up, winds atart to gust around 60 mph, the house automaticly closes all the shutters and sends you an E-mail telling you what it did.
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04-25-03, 01:13 PM	#3
Mark620 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spencer Mountain, TN	As far as I know home automation is still rather expensive to do. Besides you either have to run wires or use RFI wich is even more expensive __________________ Fold for Team32 I'm going to bite the bullet, too! President Obama ordered the cabinet to cut $100 million from the 3.5 trillion federal budget. I'm so impressed by this sacrifice that I have decided to do the same thing with my personal budget. I spend about $1,000 a month in household expenses, but it's time to get out the cutting axe. I'm going to cut my spending at exactly the same ratio! It looks like instead of spending $1,000 a month, I'm going to have to cut that number by three cents. Yes, I'm going to have to get by with $999.97, but that's what sacrifice is all about. I'll just have to do without some things, that are, frankly, luxuries – three cents worth. "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation...One is by sword...The other is by debt."John Adams, 1826
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04-25-03, 03:49 PM	Thread Starter #4
Crash893 "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 22033	yea i wanted to keep away from rewireing anyone have any idea how i couuld do like a security cam that i can look at threw my network or something __________________ My Prime95 stats Huzza 1004.793 Years total Noli turbare circulos meos! i'm moving to Theory, Everything works there ' I want to be the unwobbling pivot at the center of an ever-revolving universe; I want to be still.'
	QUOTE Thanks

04-25-03, 04:38 PM	#5
hrdwrjnkie Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Middle of Nowhere and getting lost fast!	check out x-10.com. They have a ton of automation products, along with how-to's, etc.
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