From: Shu-Wai C. <sc...@al...> - 2010-01-26 22:51:17
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Hi, I'm just starting to research some home automation solutions. I'd like to start off with a few Insteon motion detecting flood lights (In-LineLinc Relay - INSTEON Motion Sensor Floodlight Kit #2494MSWH). I'd like to have misterhouse email me when one of the lights are triggered. It looks like I can just get the floodlights and a PowerLinc Modem, correct? For the modem, I'm going to be forced to use the USB version (2412U) because I'm running this on a small form factor PC without a serial port. The box is running Ubuntu and I'm already running Zoneminder on it. Are there any issues with the 2412U on Linux and misterhouse? Thanks for any advice on this! |
From: Rick S. <mis...@co...> - 2010-01-26 23:52:05
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At 05:51 PM 1/26/2010, Shu-Wai Chow wrote: >For the modem, I'm going to be forced to use the USB version (2412U) >because I'm running this on a small form factor PC without a serial >port. don't forget you can always use a USB > Serial device, and then use serial. (I've got 4 of them on my system) Rick |
From: Joel D. <jr...@io...> - 2010-01-27 00:10:55
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On Tue, 26 Jan 2010, it would appear that Rick Steeves wrote: > At 05:51 PM 1/26/2010, Shu-Wai Chow wrote: >> For the modem, I'm going to be forced to use the USB version (2412U) >> because I'm running this on a small form factor PC without a serial >> port. > > don't forget you can always use a USB > Serial device, and then use > serial. (I've got 4 of them on my system) > > Rick I'm using a Byterunner USB-8COM 8 port usb-serial adapter with my MSI Wind system for mh. The adapter is a bit pricey ($168) but it only comsumes 1 usb port and it works flawlessly with Fedora 11. Joel -- Joel Davidson Austin, TX |
From: Shu-Wai C. <sc...@al...> - 2010-01-27 02:07:39
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On Jan 26, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Rick Steeves wrote: > At 05:51 PM 1/26/2010, Shu-Wai Chow wrote: >> For the modem, I'm going to be forced to use the USB version (2412U) >> because I'm running this on a small form factor PC without a serial >> port. > > don't forget you can always use a USB > Serial device, and then use > serial. (I've got 4 of them on my system) > > Rick > Cool, thanks for the info. Do you mean a Serial to USB adapter like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812107956 Seems kind of goofy that the serial to USB would work, but a straight USB wouldn't. |
From: Charles S. <cws...@tr...> - 2010-01-27 21:15:46
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On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:07:29 -0600 Shu-Wai Chow <sc...@al...> wrote: > > On Jan 26, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Rick Steeves wrote: > > > At 05:51 PM 1/26/2010, Shu-Wai Chow wrote: > >> For the modem, I'm going to be forced to use the USB version (2412U) > >> because I'm running this on a small form factor PC without a serial > >> port. > > > > don't forget you can always use a USB > Serial device, and then use > > serial. (I've got 4 of them on my system) > > > > Rick > > > > Cool, thanks for the info. Do you mean a Serial to USB adapter like this: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812107956 > > Seems kind of goofy that the serial to USB would work, but a straight USB wouldn't. USB-Serial adapters with a FTDI brand chipset are generally preferable to those with a Prolific chipset. For one thing, each FTDI adapter has a unique serial number. ByteRunner provides more complete information about the products they sell than most other vendors. See: http://www.byterunner.com/byterunner/new_frontpage=usbserialadapters In particular: http://www.byterunner.com/byterunner/product_name=USB-COM-CBL |
From: Daniel D. <da...@ma...> - 2010-01-27 21:23:27
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I Bought mine from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001V6N1XK/ref=oss_T15_product FTDI and PLM combined. Worked out the box. -Dan On 01/27/2010 03:26 PM, Charles Sullivan wrote: > On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:07:29 -0600 > Shu-Wai Chow<sc...@al...> wrote: > >> >> On Jan 26, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Rick Steeves wrote: >> >>> At 05:51 PM 1/26/2010, Shu-Wai Chow wrote: >>>> For the modem, I'm going to be forced to use the USB version (2412U) >>>> because I'm running this on a small form factor PC without a serial >>>> port. >>> >>> don't forget you can always use a USB> Serial device, and then use >>> serial. (I've got 4 of them on my system) >>> >>> Rick >>> >> >> Cool, thanks for the info. Do you mean a Serial to USB adapter like this: >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812107956 >> >> Seems kind of goofy that the serial to USB would work, but a straight USB wouldn't. > > USB-Serial adapters with a FTDI brand chipset are generally preferable > to those with a Prolific chipset. For one thing, each FTDI adapter has > a unique serial number. > > ByteRunner provides more complete information about the products they > sell than most other vendors. See: > http://www.byterunner.com/byterunner/new_frontpage=usbserialadapters > In particular: > http://www.byterunner.com/byterunner/product_name=USB-COM-CBL > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > ________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list, go to: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=1365 > |
From: Shu-Wai C. <sc...@al...> - 2010-01-27 21:29:38
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On 1/27/2010 3:23 PM, Daniel Durgin wrote: > I Bought mine from Amazon: > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001V6N1XK/ref=oss_T15_product > > FTDI and PLM combined. Worked out the box. > > -Dan Thanks for all the responses. Nobody has any problems with misterhouse and the USB PLM, even though the Linux Home Automation's Insteon support page says it isn't supported by misterhouse? http://www.linuxha.com/common/iplcd/ That site hasn't been updated since 2007. However, I haven't seen anything on misterhouse.sourceforge.net nor the wiki that says specifically yes, the USB PLM will work. |
From: Daniel D. <da...@ma...> - 2010-01-27 21:39:39
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I thought the same thing, but took a chance. My guess is that site is pretty old. -Dan On 01/27/2010 04:29 PM, Shu-Wai Chow wrote: > On 1/27/2010 3:23 PM, Daniel Durgin wrote: >> I Bought mine from Amazon: >> >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001V6N1XK/ref=oss_T15_product >> >> FTDI and PLM combined. Worked out the box. >> >> -Dan > > > Thanks for all the responses. Nobody has any problems with misterhouse > and the USB PLM, even though the Linux Home Automation's Insteon support > page says it isn't supported by misterhouse? > http://www.linuxha.com/common/iplcd/ > > That site hasn't been updated since 2007. However, I haven't seen > anything on misterhouse.sourceforge.net nor the wiki that says > specifically yes, the USB PLM will work. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > ________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list, go to: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=1365 > |
From: carl m. <cmc...@co...> - 2010-01-28 01:11:17
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> I have been using the USB PLM with good success - follow Marc Merlin's how-to to designate the correct port, e.g /dev/ttyUSB0.<br> <br> You may want to review the thread on this forum" [mh] Linux automatic USB serial port assignment".<br> If you are an aggressive USB user and/or use suspend, the port may change .<br> MH supports only a static assignment at the moment.<br> <br> Daniel Durgin wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:4B6...@ma..." type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I thought the same thing, but took a chance. My guess is that site is pretty old. -Dan On 01/27/2010 04:29 PM, Shu-Wai Chow wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On 1/27/2010 3:23 PM, Daniel Durgin wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I Bought mine from Amazon: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001V6N1XK/ref=oss_T15_product">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001V6N1XK/ref=oss_T15_product</a> FTDI and PLM combined. Worked out the box. -Dan </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Thanks for all the responses. Nobody has any problems with misterhouse and the USB PLM, even though the Linux Home Automation's Insteon support page says it isn't supported by misterhouse? <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.linuxha.com/common/iplcd/">http://www.linuxha.com/common/iplcd/</a> That site hasn't been updated since 2007. However, I haven't seen anything on misterhouse.sourceforge.net nor the wiki that says specifically yes, the USB PLM will work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com">http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com</a> ________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, go to: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=1365">http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=1365</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com">http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com</a> ________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, go to: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=1365">http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=1365</a> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html> |
From: Marc M. <ma...@me...> - 2010-01-28 05:32:01
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On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 03:29:21PM -0600, Shu-Wai Chow wrote: > Thanks for all the responses. Nobody has any problems with misterhouse > and the USB PLM, even though the Linux Home Automation's Insteon support > page says it isn't supported by misterhouse? > http://www.linuxha.com/common/iplcd/ No, it says the USB PLC (not PLM) isn't supported. The USB PLM is just the serial PLM with a USB to serial chip bundled with it. It works fine. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ |
From: carl m. <cmc...@co...> - 2010-01-28 01:23:54
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I have Misterhouse running currently on a SuSE 11.1 platform, headed soon to a NSLU2/OpenWRT micro. I am using a 2412U PLM. The basics work well, I have not tried email or voice I/O. I suggest you read http://misterhouse.wikispaces.com/Insteon several times. It is a very good intro to getting it all to work. Motion sensors seem to be a bit unique. Also, depending on your underlying AC wiring, the basic power line control communications can be a start up challenge. You need at least a passive phase coupler and probably two (or more) RF couplers. Shu-Wai Chow wrote: > Hi, I'm just starting to research some home automation solutions. > > I'd like to start off with a few Insteon motion detecting flood lights > (In-LineLinc Relay - INSTEON Motion Sensor Floodlight Kit #2494MSWH). > I'd like to have misterhouse email me when one of the lights are > triggered. It looks like I can just get the floodlights and a PowerLinc > Modem, correct? > > For the modem, I'm going to be forced to use the USB version (2412U) > because I'm running this on a small form factor PC without a serial > port. The box is running Ubuntu and I'm already running Zoneminder on > it. Are there any issues with the 2412U on Linux and misterhouse? > > Thanks for any advice on this! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > ________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list, go to: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=1365 > > > > |
From: George F. <fa...@sh...> - 2010-01-28 03:49:48
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On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 20:23 -0500, carl mcgrath wrote: > I have Misterhouse running currently on a SuSE 11.1 platform, headed > soon to a NSLU2/OpenWRT micro. > I am using a 2412U PLM. > The basics work well, I have not tried email or voice I/O. > > I suggest you read http://misterhouse.wikispaces.com/Insteon several times. > It is a very good intro to getting it all to work. > > Motion sensors seem to be a bit unique. > Also, depending on your underlying AC wiring, the basic power line > control communications can be a start up challenge. > You need at least a passive phase coupler and probably two (or more) RF > couplers. If you using just Insteon and no X10, you don't need the passive couplers, just the Insteon RF copulers. Cheers George |