From: Robert R. <ro...@fr...> - 2005-04-08 20:58:16
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Hi, sorry- will lead you maybe OffTopic, but: I'm currently working intensively with Pluto system - www.plutohome.com - (in one sentence: they are trying to bring all best open source apps (also MH) under 1 roof, with decent GUI possibilities) and guess what - bluetooth identification and tracking included - for now, they have working implementation for Symbian 60 phones. Their code is GPL in majority, so can take a peek. They also have nice feature (didn't tried it yet) "follow me", when music/video is moving with you and your phone across the house (they have media clients that do measure Bluetooth signal strentgth from your phone and can locate you this way)... If you ask me, maybe Pluto is pretty much close to what we described when we discussed MH beyond ver 3.... HTH, regards, Rob. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Kvalvaag" <jk...@ne...> To: <mis...@li...> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] Bluetooth proximity >> After accidentally stumbling across a piece of software yesterday >> (Google brought up a line of their open source code in response to a >> query), I am now actively pursuing something that I've thought made >> sense for quite some time: using my bluetooth phone as my "occupancy" >> trigger. >> >> The software (FMA: http://fma.sourceforge.net/index2.htm), is used to >> interface with bluetooth enabled phones, primarily the Sony Ericsson >> T610 and Z600. I'd like to start using my Z600 with MisterHouse. >> >> FMA basically monitors when the phone is within range and triggers a >> scriptable event for "Proximity = Near" and "Proximity = Away" when you >> leave the area. There are also events for disconnects where somehow the >> proximity didn't get triggered, etc. > > I am planning to use l2ping (part of blues-utils) for the same task. > >> >> So, I really have 2 questions: >> >> 1. Are there any recommended class 1 bluetooth adapters that will >> adequately cover my house (split level 950 ft/2 foundation) and possibly >> (a definite stretch, I know), the rest of my 12,000 ft/2 lot. I"ve got >> several short range bluetooth adapters, but, at 30 feet in open air and >> less indoors, they're really only good for "J is in his office" type >> proximity rather than "J is home" and the former can easily be done >> already with a motion sensor. > > I dont know, but in my local shop they have two different Belkin USB > dongles. > One is labeled 30 ft range, the other is labeled 300 ft range, so there > are > obviously some differences. > >> 2. The best way to hook up the FMA proximity event to trigger a >> MisterHouse event. While I'm sure I can hack something together, I'd >> rather see what the "best" way to do this might be. > > Good luck > Joran Kvalvaag > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > ________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list, go to: > http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=1365 > |