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From: Ben S. <be...@bu...> - 2002-03-11 23:12:31
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Usually the BIOS has a setting for this - something along the lines of "Fail on all but keyboard" - Ie. if the keyboard is not present, don;t fail the boot process. If it happens to be a Compaq, it may be more difficult, but there are ways - post again if the BIOS solution doesn;t cut it. Cheers, Ben On Tue, 2002-03-12 at 05:55, Lloyd Ferguson wrote: > I have acquired an old P100 tower and would like to use it as a home > automation server accessed via Telnet and/or web browser. Does anybody > know how to set it up so that it does not require a keyboard to boot? > > Lloyd Ferguson > llo...@us... > > > _______________________________________________ > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxha-misc > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe Linuxha-misc" > in the body of a message to Lin...@li... -- _____________________________________________________________ Ben Stringer Burbong Consultants P/L ACN 092 664 198 be...@bu... http://www.burbong.com ph 0402 211 638 |
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From: Lloyd F. <llo...@us...> - 2002-03-11 19:10:16
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I have acquired an old P100 tower and would like to use it as a home automation server accessed via Telnet and/or web browser. Does anybody know how to set it up so that it does not require a keyboard to boot? Lloyd Ferguson llo...@us... |
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From: Brian <br...@fu...> - 2002-03-06 13:56:07
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I have some Audrey's up and running as well. Most of my time has been taken up with work creeping into my home. Fortunately, "work" is a linux-based networked PVR (among other things). So, I can record and watch shows on one TV, and watch them on a remote thin-client connected device in another room. I've also got some un-official hacks on my box that let me send CallerID data and status info securely across the internet to an LCD display on my desk at work to keep an eye on what is going on at home. The Audrey's can access the EPG info, so I can schedule recordings from PC's or Audrey-type devices inside the house, or access the PVR server through an https connection remotely. At 09:07 PM 3/5/2002 -0500, Neil Cherry wrote: >Anyone have anything new? |
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From: Neil C. <nc...@co...> - 2002-03-06 01:55:36
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Well it has been a long time since I've done much with anything. I'm curious as to what others are doing and if anyone has come up with anything new. I've been playing with Mr. House and my Audrey. I haven't gotten very far as I have lots of studies for work. :-( I'm also working on my HCS project and keeping the pages up to date. I've started compiling the various code under RH 7.2 (Linux 2.4) so far it has only needed minor adjustments such as some header changes (every version that seems to happen, argh!). I've found a link to Linux and the RedRat 2 IR interface. I may try to get my hands on one soone (still the gadget collector). Anyone have anything new? -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@co... http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ncherry/ (Text only) http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/lightsey/52 (Graphics) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) |
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From: Ben S. <be...@bu...> - 2002-02-02 13:17:38
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On Sat, 2002-02-02 at 17:00, Lloyd Ferguson wrote: > I want to control an RS-232 device from my Linux box. It uses a very > simple serial protocol and ideally I would like to write to and read from > it in a shell script. > > Can anybody point me to some resources that explain how to access the > serial port from shell scripts. Eventually, I would like to do it in C or Sure. echo "Serial-protocol-commands" >> /dev/ttyS0 (/dev/ttyS0 is usually serial port 0 under linux) Also, check out stty, which should allow you to set the attributes of the serial port. Eg. To see the current setting of serial port 0, stty -F /dev/ttyS0 To set the speed: stty -F /dev/ttyS0 speed 38400 > Perl but that is beyond my ability with those languages right now, any > pointers to resources on this would be appreciated for future reference. > > Also, can anybody recommend a simple terminal emulator to allow me to > communicate with the box directly (something like hyperterm)? I have tried > mgetty and a couple of others but they all seem to want to configure a > Hayes modem, and make connections to other machines, maybe I just need some > help with configuration. minicom > > Thanks in advance. > > Lloyd Ferguson > llo...@us... > Cheers, Ben |
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From: Michael <ka...@th...> - 2002-02-02 06:31:21
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On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 22:00:17, Lloyd Ferguson said... > I want to control an RS-232 device from my Linux box. It uses a very > simple serial protocol and ideally I would like to write to and read from > it in a shell script. That's going to be very difficult, I'm not even sure it's possible. > serial port from shell scripts. Eventually, I would like to do it in C or > Perl but that is beyond my ability with those languages right now, any > pointers to resources on this would be appreciated for future reference. For C, a book called "Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment" by Stevens. Good book, he has a few more books that are similar, including some good ones on TCP/IP. I haven't done anything like this in perl yet, but I know there are a few modules on www.cpan.org dealing with serial ports. > Also, can anybody recommend a simple terminal emulator to allow me to > communicate with the box directly (something like hyperterm)? I have tried Excellent program called minicom. -- Michael Stella | Sr. Unix Engineer | http://www.thismetalsky.org "Thanks to modern chemistry, sleep is now optional." - The Descendents, "I Don't Want to Grow Up" |
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From: Lloyd F. <llo...@us...> - 2002-02-02 06:11:06
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I want to control an RS-232 device from my Linux box. It uses a very simple serial protocol and ideally I would like to write to and read from it in a shell script. Can anybody point me to some resources that explain how to access the serial port from shell scripts. Eventually, I would like to do it in C or Perl but that is beyond my ability with those languages right now, any pointers to resources on this would be appreciated for future reference. Also, can anybody recommend a simple terminal emulator to allow me to communicate with the box directly (something like hyperterm)? I have tried mgetty and a couple of others but they all seem to want to configure a Hayes modem, and make connections to other machines, maybe I just need some help with configuration. Thanks in advance. Lloyd Ferguson llo...@us... |
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From: John K. <jk...@pr...> - 2002-01-16 02:30:38
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I re-order this a bit to reply in context. On Sat, 5 Jan 2002, Jay Hogg wrote: > At 07:04 PM 1/5/02 -0500, Neil Cherry wrote: > >Jay Hogg wrote: > > > > > > Neil, > > > > > > At 03:46 PM 1/5/02 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > >You can go hardwire, ALC is selling a dev kit (meant for Windows), [snip] > > > I saw the press release several months ago but can't seem to find > > > the dev kit, rs232 interface, or other related pieces. > > > > > > Do you know where to find info/pricing/where to order? > >I've responded back to the list (I'm guessing that you're getting caught > >by the reply-to address like I am). > > > >The kit is $312 (not including S+H), you have to call Is this the "ALC System Developer's Kit"? As found on pg. 5 of http://www.onqtech.com/products/OnQNewProductsbrochure1307555.pdf If so, who do you have to call? > I was going to comment that it was a rather steep price until > I realized it included 3 switches (~$60/ea) + outlet + Software > + Interface. Assuming you're talking about the ALC kit, that's rather good pricing for the switches. Last time I checked, the cheapest one, the relay was $80-85 and the dimmer ran about $95-100. Sadly(?) I've got all I (should) ever need. > Since CeBus isn't looking so good, X-10 is X-10, > and I still fall in the must-know-status on some stuff it looks > like this is the next alternative. ALC should work well for "must-know-status" particularly if you don't need too high a resolution (sub-second on a fully loaded (31) branch would be a challenge). From my analysis of the protocol, it could have been better (much better), but it still beats the pants off X-10 (Hardwired for starters, the kicker is 9600baud vs. 60baud) > Have you worked with this or ALC at all? You could say that :) > >Here are some Links: > > > >http://www.onqtech.com/press/ALCProducts.html > >http://www.onqtech.com/products/OnQNewProductsbrochure1307555.pdf > >http://www.bass-home.com/faq/faq_alc-protocol.cfm My own page: http://www.projectplasma.com/ALC/index.html John |
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From: Mike B. <bap...@cc...> - 2002-01-06 15:02:11
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While Lon works does have promise, it IS expsenive. Take a look at A-10 from ACT. I saw some demos of this stuff at the Home Automation Expo and it was amazing. Its ability to handle line noise was astounding - I think they were pumping something like 1V of noise onto the line and the switches were still responding. Thier switches are very intelligent - you can program them do do various things at teh switch level. I highly recommend you check it out. Yes, its more pricey than X-10, but would be worth it. Plus they were planning on selling embedded modules for use in TW-523 like interfaces if OEMs wanted to roll their own - impressive stuff. The HCS could have handled an interface if memory serves - so long as someone made a reliable TW-523 like interface. Also I believe that one of A-10's selling points is it is compatible with existing X-10 stuff so you can migrate. http://www.act-solutions.com/PCC.htm Note they also have Lonworks stuff. Mike Neil Cherry wrote: > Jay Hogg wrote: > >>Neil, >> >>You missed the list also on the reply ;) I just hit reply-all >>3 times before I looked at the headers... >> > > Doh! (Banging head against wall) > > >>I've had parallel/related discussions going between this list, >>AppDig, and a private one. I'm having to watch the replies >>carefully. >> > > It's like tip toeing though land mines, I know the feeling. > > >>I was going to comment that it was a rather steep price until >>I realized it included 3 switches (~$60/ea) + outlet + Software >>+ Interface. Since CeBus isn't looking so good, X-10 is X-10, >>and I still fall in the must-know-status on some stuff it looks >>like this is the next alternative. >> > > I know there was somewhat of a push for CeBus recently on CHA but I > don't think it turned up anything useful. Lonworks definitely shows > more promise (used very heavily in industrial control). > > Agreed at $312 it's not bad and there's a site on the web that info > about the protocol. As of right now ALC is not on the top of my list > of things to do so it can wait. Right now the HCS stuff ranks pretty > high, the MachZ SBC running Mr House ranks ver high and getting more > stuff on X10 (and removing the black holes) ranks highest (according > to wifey). I just discovered that my cisco 500-cs has bee the source > of my most recent problems so I'll need a filter for that. > > The one thing I've noticed about X10 is that they've given up on their > PLC stuff. No quality improvement despite the fixes the community has > dropped in their lap (for free). They only seem to be playing with > wireles and it will get stomped on with the popularity of newer > wireless devices. They seem blind to their fate. > > >>Have you worked with this or ALC at all? >> > > No, but John Klar has. > > |
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From: Neil C. <nc...@ho...> - 2002-01-06 05:51:45
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Jay Hogg wrote: > > Neil, > > You missed the list also on the reply ;) I just hit reply-all > 3 times before I looked at the headers... Doh! (Banging head against wall) > I've had parallel/related discussions going between this list, > AppDig, and a private one. I'm having to watch the replies > carefully. It's like tip toeing though land mines, I know the feeling. > I was going to comment that it was a rather steep price until > I realized it included 3 switches (~$60/ea) + outlet + Software > + Interface. Since CeBus isn't looking so good, X-10 is X-10, > and I still fall in the must-know-status on some stuff it looks > like this is the next alternative. I know there was somewhat of a push for CeBus recently on CHA but I don't think it turned up anything useful. Lonworks definitely shows more promise (used very heavily in industrial control). Agreed at $312 it's not bad and there's a site on the web that info about the protocol. As of right now ALC is not on the top of my list of things to do so it can wait. Right now the HCS stuff ranks pretty high, the MachZ SBC running Mr House ranks ver high and getting more stuff on X10 (and removing the black holes) ranks highest (according to wifey). I just discovered that my cisco 500-cs has bee the source of my most recent problems so I'll need a filter for that. The one thing I've noticed about X10 is that they've given up on their PLC stuff. No quality improvement despite the fixes the community has dropped in their lap (for free). They only seem to be playing with wireles and it will get stomped on with the popularity of newer wireless devices. They seem blind to their fate. > Have you worked with this or ALC at all? No, but John Klar has. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@ho... http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II) |
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From: Jay H. <jay...@2i...> - 2002-01-06 05:08:51
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Neil, You missed the list also on the reply ;) I just hit reply-all 3 times before I looked at the headers... I've had parallel/related discussions going between this list, AppDig, and a private one. I'm having to watch the replies carefully. I was going to comment that it was a rather steep price until I realized it included 3 switches (~$60/ea) + outlet + Software + Interface. Since CeBus isn't looking so good, X-10 is X-10, and I still fall in the must-know-status on some stuff it looks like this is the next alternative. Have you worked with this or ALC at all? Jay At 07:04 PM 1/5/02 -0500, Neil Cherry wrote: >Jay Hogg wrote: > > > > Neil, > > > > At 03:46 PM 1/5/02 -0500, you wrote: > > > > >You can go hardwire, ALC is selling a dev kit (meant for Windows), I've > > >found some Lonworks stuff but the interface is expensive ($600+, US). I > > >haven't found much else yet. Though someone mentioned some wireless stuff > > >on CHA. > > > > I saw the press release several months ago but can't seem to find > > the dev kit, rs232 interface, or other related pieces. > > > > Do you know where to find info/pricing/where to order? > >I've responded back to the list (I'm guessing that you're getting caught >by the reply-to address like I am). > >The kit is $312 (not including S+H), you have to call > >Here are some Links: > >http://www.onqtech.com/press/ALCProducts.html >http://www.onqtech.com/products/OnQNewProductsbrochure1307555.pdf >http://www.bass-home.com/faq/faq_alc-protocol.cfm > > >I think what you want is in the catalog but it's ordered from somewhere >else (give them a call and they'll give you the number to order it from). > >-- >Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@ho... >http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only) >http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) >http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II) |
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From: Michael <kaz...@se...> - 2002-01-05 22:05:04
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On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 15:46:19, Neil Cherry said... > Which vendor and what appears to be wrong with the ethernet? I've had good > luck with the EA101 once I stopped trying to 'write eeprom' (only use the > update!). Since the Linksys had the wrong chip I didn't attempt to upgrade > it I just made sure it worked. It's the 3Com, the one they used to suggest you buy. It recognises that the adapter is connected, and gives me the options to configure it, but neither doing DHCP or assigning it a static IP address allows it to do anything on the network. I need to get un-busy and try again. > You can go hardwire, ALC is selling a dev kit (meant for Windows), I've > found some Lonworks stuff but the interface is expensive ($600+, US). I > haven't found much else yet. Though someone mentioned some wireless stuff > on CHA. That's what I was thinking, but $600 is VERY expensive. I've found a couple of neat little controllers for under $100, one that includes C source code. I don't use windows for anything at all, so I'd need specifications or sample source code. Two quick ones a friend of mine found: http://www.mpja.com/product.asp?product=8418+KT http://www.mpja.com/product.asp?product=6074+KT -- Michael Stella | Sr. Unix Engineer | http://www.thismetalsky.org "To dwell on the destination is to waste the journey" |
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From: Neil C. <nc...@ho...> - 2002-01-05 20:35:55
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Michael wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 20:55:31, Neil Cherry said... > > > it and now Audrey can talk locally but not through my gateway (argh > > again). Anyway I hope everyone's automation projects are going well. > > > > Anyone doing anything new? > > I'm still trying to make my Audrey's ethernet adapter actually work, it's not, > and I've no clue why yet. That and I haven't had a lot of time to mess with > it. Which vendor and what appears to be wrong with the ethernet? I've had good luck with the EA101 once I stopped trying to 'write eeprom' (only use the update!). Since the Linksys had the wrong chip I didn't attempt to upgrade it I just made sure it worked. > I have considered using some system *other* than X10 to signal my computer, > I'm not too happy with the reliability and speed of X10. Though I may just > start by messing with the Heyu source code. I'm looking to start by logging > motion sensor activations. You can go hardwire, ALC is selling a dev kit (meant for Windows), I've found some Lonworks stuff but the interface is expensive ($600+, US). I haven't found much else yet. Though someone mentioned some wireless stuff on CHA. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@ho... http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II) |
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From: Michael <kaz...@se...> - 2002-01-05 07:09:20
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On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 20:55:31, Neil Cherry said... > it and now Audrey can talk locally but not through my gateway (argh > again). Anyway I hope everyone's automation projects are going well. > > Anyone doing anything new? I'm still trying to make my Audrey's ethernet adapter actually work, it's not, and I've no clue why yet. That and I haven't had a lot of time to mess with it. I have considered using some system *other* than X10 to signal my computer, I'm not too happy with the reliability and speed of X10. Though I may just start by messing with the Heyu source code. I'm looking to start by logging motion sensor activations. -- Michael Stella | Sr. Unix Engineer | http://www.thismetalsky.org If Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashed... ..oh wait, he does. |
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From: Neil C. <nc...@ho...> - 2002-01-05 01:45:08
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Well I've been a bit busy, I've ordered the Rabbit 2K package (the new HCS III), bid on a Linksys USB10T (Pegasus II, wrong chip), purchased a Netgear EA101 (KLSI, right chip), brought up most of Mr. House (there's a LOT there), reprogrammed the EA101 to look like 3Com's USB NIC (I'm not bidding >$60 just to get a NIC!), writen one article, working on another, roofing (not mine) and rewrote the x10 sniffer (I need to debug it now, hardware crash, argh). I must say I should have read the entire thread before reprogramming the Netgear, I hosed it up royally (installing Device '0'). I fixed it and now Audrey can talk locally but not through my gateway (argh again). Anyway I hope everyone's automation projects are going well. Anyone doing anything new? -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@ho... http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II) |
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From: Jean-Claude T. <jct...@sy...> - 2001-12-25 00:26:18
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Neil, For more ideas, especially as HA front end, you may want to take a look at the Homeseer message board at http://homeseer.infopop.net/3/OpenTopic/a/cfrm . Enjoy JCT At 11:11 2001-12-23 -0500, Neil Cherry wrote: >I just received my Audrey (won on ebay), I'm working on getting a Netgear >EA-101 USB ethernet adapter (I know I've got to hack it to get it to work) >and I'll also be ordering a CF card. Anyone know anything about the CF >cards? > >I've check the various Audrey sites and they're not well detailed about >the cards or memory for the Audrey. But thay have lots of tips on how >to hack the box! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Claude Terrier, trad. a. SOGETRA - Translators & Consultants jte...@so... tra...@so... Voice : 514-842-3888 Fax : 514-842-3949 8090 San Francisco Ave BROSSARD Qc Canada J4X 1Y4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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From: John K. <jk...@pr...> - 2001-12-24 20:48:36
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On Mon, 24 Dec 2001, Neil Cherry wrote: > I'm seeing the CF for about <$1/M but the info included makes > me nervous. So I'm a little uncertain. Funny thing is that the CF's > interface is an IDE pin out (wonder where I learned that from ;-). Crucial was selling 32Mb CF's for $20/ea. slightly prior to TigerDirect selling out. > > Audrey's browser is servicible, but not completely up to date (no DIV > > support). > > Ouch, DIV's are important but I know the work around. Ooops, meant to add that Voyager (the full QNX browser) supports them IIRC. But I haven't had much chance to check it out yet. John |
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From: Neil C. <nc...@ho...> - 2001-12-24 18:21:12
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John Klar wrote: > > On Sun, 23 Dec 2001, Neil Cherry wrote: > > > Hmm that sounds really interesting, tattler ... What is tattler? > > Is that code you made available previously? > > No, that's the Java applet I wrote to add a means to inform a page of > system events instead of having the page poll the server. > > http://www.projectplasma.com/tattler/ > > What is it? > ----------- > Tattler is a Java applet intended to be embedded in an HTML page to > enable realtime notification from the page's server to the browser. > This is useful in cases where polling is impractical or an ugly page > reload needs to be avoided. Cool, now that sounds very useful! -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@ho... http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II) |
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From: Neil C. <nc...@ho...> - 2001-12-24 18:20:59
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John Klar wrote: > > On Sun, 23 Dec 2001, Neil Cherry wrote: > > > I just received my Audrey (won on ebay), I'm working on getting a Netgear > > EA-101 USB ethernet adapter (I know I've got to hack it to get it to work) > > and I'll also be ordering a CF card. Anyone know anything about the CF > > cards? > > How much was the winning bid? (I may be looking for another 2-4 myself). It was $109 (mine said heavily used) most bids are between $160 and $250. Mine did not come with CF or the ether. I bid on a Linksys USB10T for $13.50. I'm seeing the CF for about <$1/M but the info included makes me nervous. So I'm a little uncertain. Funny thing is that the CF's interface is an IDE pin out (wonder where I learned that from ;-). > Last time I checked, the rumor was that you need to write the CF from an > Audrey (or possibly a QNX6.0 i386 machine) at least once to 'format' it > correctly. > > I have successfully converted both a Netgear (EA-101c) and Xircom (PNET10) > for use with my Audreys. > > IMHO, by far, the easiest way to hack Audrey is to set up your own Marimba > server and your own DNS server. OTOH, it is fairly involved so this > option is only for the technically inclined or highly motivated newbies. I may go this route eventually, first a bit more investigation. > If you need help with either, drop me a line, I'd be happy to help. > > Also IMO, the CF's don't do much for it. Last I checked they could only > be used to flash the unit and not as a mountable filesystem. > > In addition, Samba and fs-cifs don't get along too well, but fs-nfs works > fine. Thanks good to know, the CF is mostly for backup. I would like to play with the OS a little so the CF will be a wise idea. I may also open it up to see what's inside. I won't be overclocking it. > > And of course it will be used as a front end to the HA system. > > Of course :) I don't know about your expectations, but the units are much > bigger than I had expected (wall embedding plans had to be abandoned). I figured the right size just the wrong depth. Man it has a lot of depth. > Audrey's browser is servicible, but not completely up to date (no DIV > support). Ouch, DIV's are important but I know the work around. Thanks -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@ho... http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II) |
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From: Michael <ka...@th...> - 2001-12-24 16:56:42
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On Mon, Dec 24, 2001 at 11:28:27, John Klar said... > How much was the winning bid? (I may be looking for another 2-4 myself). I got mine from TigerDirect for $99, when they still had them. I had to get the ugly green colour, since they were out of the ($10 cheaper) white. > I have successfully converted both a Netgear (EA-101c) and Xircom (PNET10) > for use with my Audreys. That's where I am right now. I have the 3com network adapter that supposedly is the one 3com made for the audrey, but I just can't make it work, I'm not really sure why yet. More hacking to do. > > And of course it will be used as a front end to the HA system. > > Of course :) I don't know about your expectations, but the units are much > bigger than I had expected (wall embedding plans had to be abandoned). Hah they are much bigger than expected, I had that problem too. So I'm going with a wall mount instead. -- Michael Stella | Sr. Unix Engineer | http://www.thismetalsky.org "The early bird gets the worm - but the patient coyote who waits can have them both." |
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From: John K. <jk...@pr...> - 2001-12-24 16:34:50
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On Sun, 23 Dec 2001, Neil Cherry wrote: > Hmm that sounds really interesting, tattler ... What is tattler? > Is that code you made available previously? No, that's the Java applet I wrote to add a means to inform a page of system events instead of having the page poll the server. http://www.projectplasma.com/tattler/ What is it? ----------- Tattler is a Java applet intended to be embedded in an HTML page to enable realtime notification from the page's server to the browser. This is useful in cases where polling is impractical or an ugly page reload needs to be avoided. |
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From: John K. <jk...@pr...> - 2001-12-24 16:28:35
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On Sun, 23 Dec 2001, Neil Cherry wrote: > I just received my Audrey (won on ebay), I'm working on getting a Netgear > EA-101 USB ethernet adapter (I know I've got to hack it to get it to work) > and I'll also be ordering a CF card. Anyone know anything about the CF > cards? How much was the winning bid? (I may be looking for another 2-4 myself). Last time I checked, the rumor was that you need to write the CF from an Audrey (or possibly a QNX6.0 i386 machine) at least once to 'format' it correctly. I have successfully converted both a Netgear (EA-101c) and Xircom (PNET10) for use with my Audreys. IMHO, by far, the easiest way to hack Audrey is to set up your own Marimba server and your own DNS server. OTOH, it is fairly involved so this option is only for the technically inclined or highly motivated newbies. If you need help with either, drop me a line, I'd be happy to help. Also IMO, the CF's don't do much for it. Last I checked they could only be used to flash the unit and not as a mountable filesystem. In addition, Samba and fs-cifs don't get along too well, but fs-nfs works fine. > And of course it will be used as a front end to the HA system. Of course :) I don't know about your expectations, but the units are much bigger than I had expected (wall embedding plans had to be abandoned). Audrey's browser is servicible, but not completely up to date (no DIV support). |
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From: Neil C. <nc...@ho...> - 2001-12-23 19:53:29
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I just received my Audrey (won on ebay), I'm working on getting a Netgear EA-101 USB ethernet adapter (I know I've got to hack it to get it to work) and I'll also be ordering a CF card. Anyone know anything about the CF cards? I've check the various Audrey sites and they're not well detailed about the cards or memory for the Audrey. But thay have lots of tips on how to hack the box! And of course it will be used as a front end to the HA system. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@ho... http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II) |
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From: Neil C. <nc...@ho...> - 2001-12-23 19:53:12
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Jay Hogg wrote: > > Hmm... > > May be time to post/swap some code :) > > I'm working in PHP on some stuff and have a status/control > page that can: > - Group to specific rooms > - send commands to a Ocelot/ADICON devices via a CGI URL in > an IFrame (read: no full screen refresh) > - Gets dynamic updates (using tattler as base code) from > devices in the network and refresh status/timestamp on > the screen (read: no full screen refresh) Hmm that sounds really interesting, tattler ... What is tattler? Is that code you made available previously? > I am finishing up getting my HVAC, Napco, Ocelot, and ADICON > stuff to broadcast updates via UDP (XML encoded) and a program > that listens for the UDP messages, manages a state table, and > forward messages to the browser (TCP, simple delimited). So what do you thik of UPnP? > It is just a beginning and rather simple... I've spent more time > researching style sheets and Java Applets (good books are hard > to find!) The worst part for me (other than the lack of time and too many projects ;-) is that I lack the imagination for a user interface. These table and link or row and column stuff lacks imagination but it is simple to do. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@ho... http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II) |
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From: Neil C. <nc...@ho...> - 2001-12-23 16:01:51
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I just received my Audrey (won on ebay), I'm working on getting a Netgear EA-101 USB ethernet adapter (I know I've got to hack it to get it to work) and I'll also be ordering a CF card. Anyone know anything about the CF cards? I've check the various Audrey sites and they're not well detailed about the cards or memory for the Audrey. But thay have lots of tips on how to hack the box! And of course it will be used as a front end to the HA system. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nc...@ho... http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II) |
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