[misterhouse-users] How-To's, How about the MHT file 1st.

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Can we start with a HOW-TO or TWIKI on the .MHT file.  Mine looks pretty
much identical to bruce's,  I put item.pl and item.mht in my code
directory and then MH won't run till I remove it.  It does create the
items.mhp file and acts if nothing is wrong in the logs.  I'm running on
a RH Linux machine.

Here is a copy in case someone might find something wrong with it:

Format = A
#
# See mh/lib/read_table_A.pl  for definition of Format=A items
#

#
# Type		Address		Name			Groups
Other Info
#

X10A,		F5,		fishtank_light,
Appliances|Downstairs|Fishtank
X10A,		H8,		projector,
Appliances|Upstairs|Media_Rm
X10A,		H7,		equipment,
Appliances|Upstairs|Media_Rm
X10A,		N2,		niesho_computer,
Appliances|Upstairs|Game_Rm
X10A,		B4,		master_fan,
Appliances|Downstairs|Master

X10I,		H5,		h5_light,
All_Lights|Upstairs|Media_Rm	
X10I,		H6,		h6_light,
All_Lights|Upstairs|Media_Rm	
X10I,		B2,		master_lamps,
All_Lights|Downstairs|Master
X10I,		B3,		master_commode,
All_Lights|Downstairs|Master

#Media Room Control
SERIAL,    	XH2HJ,  	mr_button_01_on,
, on             
SERIAL,    	XH2HK,  	mr_button_01_off,
, off
SERIAL,    	XH3HJ,  	mr_button_02_on,
, on             
SERIAL,    	XH3HK,  	mr_button_02_off,
, off
SERIAL,    	XH4HJ,  	mr_button_03_on,
, on             
SERIAL,    	XH4HK,  	mr_button_03_off,
, off

HELP,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: mis...@li...
[mailto:mis...@li...] On Behalf Of
Ernie Oporto
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 8:17 PM
To: Tim Doyle; mis...@li...
Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] Motion Detection How-To

TWiki it...
http://tifster.tzo.com/wiki/bin/view/Misterhouse

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Doyle" <ti...@gr...>
To: <mis...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 10:59 AM
Subject: [misterhouse-users] Motion Detection How-To

> All:
>
> I've not played with MH for nearly two months now as my MH box's
motherboard
> died.
> I now have it repaired and MH is back up and running. MH is great for
those
> of us
> who love to tinker, but I think it can be difficult to set up for many

> people. I think that one way we could make it easier for people to use

> would be to create
> a series of 'How-To' documents to outline a common MisterHouse project
and
> the
> steps needed to get things working. I see such How-To documents for
things
> like
> motion detection, lighting control, caller ID, etc. As an example of
what
I
> am
> talking about, I've put together a rough draft of one for motion
detection.
> I'd
> like to know what people think, if anyone finds this sort of thing 
> useful
or
> not,
> etc. I also know that there are alternate ways of doing this, so I'd 
> also like to ask for these alternatives to be sent to me. This will 
> allow me to flesh
out
> the
> document and give users all of their options.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Doyle
>
>
>
> MisterHouse How to: Motion Detection
>
> A fun and popular MisterHouse project is to add motion detection to 
> your house. This project is fairly simple to set up and works well.
>
> In order to begin, you'll need to have previously done the following:
>
>  - MisterHouse set up and configured.
>  - ActiveHome X-10 unit installed and running (this unit pulls the 
> signals off of
>    the electric lines and sends them to the computer's COM port)
>  - A Transceiver (i.e. part number RR501 or TM751) installed and 
> running (this unit
>    pulls the radio signals sent by the motion detector out of the air 
> and sends
>    them to the ActiveHome unit over the electrical lines.)
>  - An alternate solution to the ActiveHome/Transceiver solution listed
above
> would
>    be to have PC Receiver installed and running (part MR26A, about 
> $30).
>
> Purchase one or more X-10 HawkEye Motion Detectors (part number MS13A,
about
> $20).
> These can be purchased from several online sources such as 
> http://www.x10.com/ and may also be found at your local Loews Hardware

> Store.
>
> Select an unused set of two adjacent unit codes within a house code 
> for
the
> detector,
> for example, F3 and F4. The first will be used by the motion detector 
> to send signals announcing that motion has been detected, the second 
> will be used to send signals
> announcing that it has detected a change from light to dark, or vice
versa.
> Note that
> if you are using the ActiveHome/Transceiver method to receive the 
> signals, you must have a transceiver listening on the house code that 
> you choose (i.e. 'F'
in
> this
> example). The PC Receiver listens to all house codes, but its range is

> limited without modifications to the MR26A's antenna.
>
> Set the house and unit codes for the detector. Slide open the detector

> and add two AAA batteries. Set the house code with the left button and

> the unit code with the right.
> As you hold down the button, it will flash rapidly, then stop and
blink a
> certain
> number of times to indicate its current setting, once for house code
A,
> twice for B,
> etc. Once it has stopped, press the button the appropriate number of
times
> for the
> house code you wish it to have. In our example we want the house code
to
be
> 'F' so
> we would press the button 6 times. The tricky part here is to note 
> that on the last button press, you need to hold it down. As you hold 
> it, the unit will then blink the
> number of times it thinks you pressed the button. Count the blinks and
if
it
> is correct,
> stop pressing the button and you're done. Follow the same instructions

> to set the unit code. Slide the cover back on and place the motion 
> detector where you wish it to
> be located.
>
> Now you'll need to tell MisterHouse that there is a new item that it 
> needs to know about. One method is to add the following items to your 
> 'MHT' file. This file should be named
> 'items.mht' and will be located in your code directory. Edit the file
and
> add lines
> similar to the following:
>
>   X10A,   F3,     Kitchen_Motion,         Hidden
>   X10A,   F4,     Kitchen_Darkness,       Hidden
>
> Now that MisterHouse knows about this device, we need to write some 
> instructions for what should be done when motion is detected from the 
> device. I have a file that I
> have named 'x10items.pl' which I have created and placed in my code
> directory. This
> is where I put all of my personal code for motion detectors, switches,
etc.
> Create
> a file similar to the above and place the following code in it:
>
> my $Kitchen_Motion_timer = new Timer;
> my $Kitchen_Motion_state;
> if ($state = state_now $Kitchen_Motion) {
>   set $Kitchen_Motion_timer 120;
>   if ($Kitchen_Motion_state ne $state) {
>     if ($state eq 'on') {
>       speak "Someone's in the Kitchen.";
>     } else {
>       speak "The Kitchen is quiet.";
>       set $Kitchen_Motion_timer 0;
>     }
>     $Kitchen_Motion_state = $state;
>   }
> }
>
> #Sometimes the 'no more motion' signal is missed. This timer will 
> #ensure that we get the signal two minutes after the last motion #has 
> been detected and logs the fact that it had to do this. if ( expired 
> $Kitchen_Motion_timer ) {
>   set $Kitchen_Motion 'off';
>   print_log "Kitchen Motion Timer Expired.";
> }
>
> my $Kitchen_Darkness_state;
> if ($state = state_now $Kitchen_Darkness) {
>   if ($Kitchen_Darkness_state ne $state) {
>     if ($state eq 'on') {
>       speak "The Kitchen is dark.";
>     } else {
>       speak "The Kitchen is lit.";
>     }
>     $Kitchen_Darkness_state = $state;
>   }
> }
>
> After you save the above code in your file, you'll need to either 
> start MisterHouse, restart MisterHouse, or have MisterHouse reload its

> code. Once that has
been
> done,
> go try out your new motion detector.
>
> You can modify the above code which responds to motion or light being 
> detected to have MisterHouse do almost anything. Here are some 
> examples:
>
>  - Turn on lights when it gets dark.
>  - Turn on lights when someone is in a room.
>  - Send an email or AIM message when motion is detected in your house 
> on a weekday
>    during hours you're at work.
>  - Turn off your MP3 player when someone is at the front door.
>
>
>
>
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