Re: [Embedlets-dev] Global Light Blinker update (it works!)

[Brill P. <bri...@ro...>]

I love the idea!

I've been busy to the *extream* but I'll see if I can make some time to set
up a GLB Node.

- Brill Pappin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Kosan" <tk...@ya...>
To: <emb...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 1:37 AM
Subject: [Embedlets-dev] Global Light Blinker update (it works!)


> Topic tags:[ARCH][JAPL][WIRING][DOCS][MGMT][STRATEGY][NEWBIE]
> _______________________________________________
>
> After putting in the standard 'amazing amount of work' in over the past 3
weeks
> I am pleased to announce that:
>
> 1) The Global Light Blinker project has now been officially accepted by
the
> JXTA community:
>
> http://globallightblinker.jxta.org
>
>
> 2) The software actually works!  At 9:51 PM EST on Monday the latest
version of
> the software successfully controlled a remote simulated light through the
> internet.  The amazing thing is that the light was at a friend's house, I
was
> at my house and we were both behind NAT boxes!  To me the success of this
> experiment means that we can now monitor and control any device in almost
any
> home or business from out on the internet.  If we switch to JXTA's secure
> transport then we can also do this securely.  As far as I am aware, we are
the
> first group on the planet to achieve this using an open, secure and
scalable
> networking technology and I think that we are well-poised to meet the
demand of
> the potentially huge market that we have just opened up.
>
>
> The software is currently in the project's CVS (at jxta.org) and I hope to
have
> the first alpha release ready to go by the end of the week.
>
>
> Andrzej:  Thanks for all of the work you did on submitting
well-thought-out and
> well-documented build.xml files (Ant Rocks!  ;-) and directory structures
for
> Embedlets, Outpost and Outhouse.  I used these as models for the
> GlobalLightBlinker project with excellent results!  I also relied heavily
on
> your 'programming guidelines' document which I think made a significant
> difference too.  The code still needs to be cleaned up a bit but this
cleanup
> should be done by the end of the week.
>
>
> Chris:  I had promised that as soon as I had the GLB project and software
> running that I would get back to you about the Embedlets software and
ideas
> that you have submitted recently.  I will be ready to pick this thread
back up
> as soon as the GLB alpha release is finished later this week.
>
> My next area to focus on is to create a JXTA/Outpost interface and to
build an
> Outpost based application that can be used to remotely monitor and control
> physical devices in the home (or business).  I think that we need to work
> through the materials and issues you submitted earlier before we can move
> forward with this.
>
>
> James:  It is still looking like an RS232/muvium based appliance
controller is
> a good initial inexpensive way to go for the open lamp/appliance
controller
> hardware.  My thought is to make and disseminate an initial batch of 10
boxes,
> then follow this up with 100 boxes, then 1000 boxes.  If we can actually
hit
> the 1000 box goal I suppose that any further goals will take care of
> themselves.
>
>
> Bruce:  In my mind the next logical step beyond the RS232/muvium boxes is
> Ethernet/TStik based boxes using HTTP based JXME.  I think that as soon as
> people see the RS232 based boxes remotely controlling and monitoring
things
> inside their homes (and businesses) that they will come up with all sorts
of
> ideas for things to be remotely monitored and controlled that RS232 can
not
> easily reach.  TStik seems to be an excellent way to meet this need.
>
>
> Anyway, project JXTA's 'marketeer' has contacted me about doing a front
page
> 'spotlight' article on the Global Blinker Project as soon as I am ready to
> submit the information.  I think that the GLB project is extremely
marketable
> and that it will be fairly easy to get articles about it into almost any
or all
> of the major Java news sites (Java.net, JavaWorld, JavaLobby, etc.) and
> probably many non-Java news sites (like slashdot), but not just yet.  I
want
> move forward step-by-step so that if and when large numbers of people
start
> taking notice of us that we have rock-solid software and hardware
technologies
> to give them.
>
>
> Ted
>
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