[misterhouse-users] Released: get_tv_grid updates

[Tom Witmer <tmw@ev...>]

Hi all!

   I finished most of the changes I personally wanted from get_tv_grid, 
so it's now available for download if you'd like to try them out. I 
tried to write up all the important bits on the web page, but there 
might be errors somewhere, so please let me know if you come across 
something that I need to change.

   If this works out well, I'd like this to be added to the main branch 
of code, but I don't know how we go about doing that. I'd definitely 
appreciate any testing y'all are willing to do to let me know what kinks 
I still have to work out.

   http://members.tripod.com/mister_tom/

 - Tom

RE: [misterhouse-users] RE: Volume question Fix..

[David T. Chew <criinc@vo...>]

BCK  between chair and keyboard

was using () and not {}

ooops

-----Original Message-----
From: misterhouse-users-admin@...
[mailto:misterhouse-users-admin@...]On Behalf Of Bruce
Winter
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 10:13 PM
To: 'Misterhouse-Users'
Subject: RE: [misterhouse-users] RE: Volume question Fix..


Are you sure the problem is caused by the 2 lines (listed below)?   Does it
go away if you comment them out?  Do you get the error on startup?  I tried
them here and they work fine.

$::var or $var should be the same in user code ($:: points to variables in
the 'main' package, which is already where all the user code is).

Bruce

-----Original Message-----

It maybe as simple as adding a double colon before config_params, ie
$::config_parms{sound_volume} =  40 if time_now '8 pm';

Hope this helps.

...

        Fixed the typo but still getting the explicit issue.

...

Tried that ,,,
getting Global symbol $config_params requries explicit package name at
eval....

...

Try this:
 $config_parms{sound_volume} =  40 if time_now '8 pm';
 $config_parms{sound_volume} = 100 if time_now '7 am';
Bruce


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RE: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...

[Ron Klinkien <rklinkien@ch...>]

On 13 Feb 2002 at 17:14, Paulsen, Brian wrote:

> I didn't send Bruce the changes yet.  I need to add some more code becau=
se
> that needs to be a configurable option.  The changes that I sent you ren=
ders
> my 1-wire network unusable...

Hmm that's odd..., but ok we must make sure that no other side effects mak=
es more 
problems...

Why not add an config parm like:

ibutton_tweak_for_ron's_weird_freebsd_1wire-station_setup =3D 1
;-)

It's no problem, since I can keep those changes here for the time being.. 

FYI: I'm running on FreeBSD 4.5, with a ByteRunner TC-800 Multiserial card


Regards,
Ron
> 
> Brian
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Klinkien [mailto:rklinkien@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 5:01 PM
> To: Bruce Winter; misterhouse-users@...
> Subject: RE: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...
> 
> 
> On 12 Feb 2002 at 22:30, Bruce Winter wrote:
> 
> > Yes indeed, that debug was exactly what we needed to see.  This line:
> >
> >   http: running cgi script: /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> >
> > Told me that http_server was treating that script like a classic cgi
> script
> > and it tried to redirect STDOUT.   I hadn't looked at Ron's code close
> > enough to realize he was using the new 'classic cgi' where web data is
> > returned via STDOUT.
> >
> > To fix this, drop this header from web/bin/textbutton.pl:
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/perl
> >
> >
> > And return the last line of the script to this (i.e. change the print =
to
> > return):
> >
> > return $image->jpeg;
> 
> Bruce,
> 
> > Ron, ok with you if we change it?   Some older windows boxes can not
> > redirect STDOUT
> 
> Ofcourse, you are the boss ;-)
> 
> No problem, with your changes it still works ok here...
> Will sent my more complete changes on thursday..
> 
> Btw: Brian fixed my iButton problems yesterday, did he sent you the chan=
ges
> to
> Connection.pm?
> 
> I'm getting to like MH, this list and its readers more and more...
> 
> Regards,
> Ron.
> 
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Clive Freedman [mailto:scf@...]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:58 PM
> > > To: Bruce Winter
> > > Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...
> > >
> > >
> > > > If you don't have that variable set, I'm not sure what the
> > > problem is.  To
> > > > debug it, run: mh -debug http -debug test.log  , serve a page with
> > > > textbutton, then send me the log.
> > >
> > > In the end I hard-coded the logfile into mh, and got this output:
> > >
> > > http: client_ip=3D127.0.0.1 a=3D1.
> > > http: gr=3D/ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif ga=3D A=3D1 format=3D ua=3DMS=
IE h=3DGET
> > > /ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif HTTP/1.1
> > >
> > > http: print html file ./../web//ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif
> > > http: c=3D13 td=3D2 sop=3D0 soa=3D.
> > > Closing socket port http
> > > ----------
> > > http: client_ip=3D127.0.0.1 a=3D1.
> > > http: gr=3D/bin/textbutton.pl ga=3DThe%20Times A=3D1 format=3D ua=3D=
MSIE h=3DGET
> > > /bin/textbutton.pl?The%20Times HTTP/1.1
> > >
> > > http: print html file /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> > > http: running cgi script: /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> > > http: cgi redirecting socket fn=3D16 s=3DIO::Socket::INET=3DGLOB(0x4=
09846c)
> > > HTTP/1.0 200 OK
> > > Server: MisterHouse
> > > Content-Type: text/html
> > > Cache-control: no-cache
> > >
> > > =FF=D8=FF=E0 etc
> > >
> > > I hope this makes some sense.
> > >
> > > Clive
> >
> 
> 
> 
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RE: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...

[Paulsen, Brian <BPaulsen@le...>]

I didn't send Bruce the changes yet.  I need to add some more code because
that needs to be a configurable option.  The changes that I sent you renders
my 1-wire network unusable...

Brian

-----Original Message-----
=46rom: Ron Klinkien [mailto:rklinkien@...]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 5:01 PM
To: Bruce Winter; misterhouse-users@...
Subject: RE: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...


On 12 Feb 2002 at 22:30, Bruce Winter wrote:

> Yes indeed, that debug was exactly what we needed to see.  This line:
>
>   http: running cgi script: /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
>
> Told me that http_server was treating that script like a classic cgi
script
> and it tried to redirect STDOUT.   I hadn't looked at Ron's code close
> enough to realize he was using the new 'classic cgi' where web data is
> returned via STDOUT.
>
> To fix this, drop this header from web/bin/textbutton.pl:
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
>
>
> And return the last line of the script to this (i.e. change the print to
> return):
>
> return $image->jpeg;

Bruce,

> Ron, ok with you if we change it?   Some older windows boxes can not
> redirect STDOUT

Ofcourse, you are the boss ;-)

No problem, with your changes it still works ok here...
Will sent my more complete changes on thursday..

Btw: Brian fixed my iButton problems yesterday, did he sent you the changes
to
Connection.pm?

I'm getting to like MH, this list and its readers more and more...

Regards,
Ron.

>
> Bruce
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Clive Freedman [mailto:scf@...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:58 PM
> > To: Bruce Winter
> > Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...
> >
> >
> > > If you don't have that variable set, I'm not sure what the
> > problem is.  To
> > > debug it, run: mh -debug http -debug test.log  , serve a page with
> > > textbutton, then send me the log.
> >
> > In the end I hard-coded the logfile into mh, and got this output:
> >
> > http: client_ip=3D127.0.0.1 a=3D1.
> > http: gr=3D/ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif ga=3D A=3D1 format=3D ua=3DMSIE =
h=3DGET
> > /ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif HTTP/1.1
> >
> > http: print html file ./../web//ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif
> > http: c=3D13 td=3D2 sop=3D0 soa=3D.
> > Closing socket port http
> > ----------
> > http: client_ip=3D127.0.0.1 a=3D1.
> > http: gr=3D/bin/textbutton.pl ga=3DThe%20Times A=3D1 format=3D ua=3DMSI=
E=
 h=3DGET
> > /bin/textbutton.pl?The%20Times HTTP/1.1
> >
> > http: print html file /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> > http: running cgi script: /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> > http: cgi redirecting socket fn=3D16 =
s=3DIO::Socket::INET=3DGLOB(0x409846c)
> > HTTP/1.0 200 OK
> > Server: MisterHouse
> > Content-Type: text/html
> > Cache-control: no-cache
> >
> > =FF=D8=FF=E0 etc
> >
> > I hope this makes some sense.
> >
> > Clive
>




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Re: [misterhouse-users] Accessing the parallel port

[<kolalde@at...>]

So I probably know less perl than you (I try pretty hard 
not to learn it)....

I'm pretty sure Borland has made freely available a C 
compiler that may be useful for you.

This site may be useful in parallel port programming.

Finally, I'm assuming you're not going to drive the 
relay directly from the parallel, right?

Kevin

> Alrighty,
> 	A week ago I asked it there was any way to read and write to the 
> parallel
> port like the serial port.  The response was that it could not be done like
> a serial port.  So, I, have to find other ways.  What I have here is a
> little bit of code I found on the internet and a DLL also.  The code goes
> like this:
> use Win32::API; #load API module to interface DLL's
> 
> $GetPortVal= new Win32::API("inpout32", "Inp32", [I], I); #import Inp32 from
> DLL
> $SetPortVal= new Win32::API("inpout32", "Out32", [I,I], I); #import Out32
> from DLL
> $input= $GetPortVal->Call(0x378) & 255; #get and display current value of
> address
> 378 hex print "$input\n";
> $return=$SetPortVal->Call(0x378,35); #set pins 2,3,7
> $input= $GetPortVal->Call(0x378) & 255; #get and display updated value of
> address 378 hex
> print "$input\n";
> 
> So, since I know hardley anything about what I am doing, I need some help.
> 
> If I use this code exactly, mh, returns;
> 	Cannot use bareword "I" while strict subs.
> 
> If I put ' ' these around both I's it returns the value of 255.  But the
> number 255 is not the actual number that is there.  I know this by running a
> QBasic program that looks like this;
> 
> n=inp($H378)
> Print n
> 
> it would return the value of the parallel port that I actully set it to.  I
> am not sure if the ' ' actually chage somethime major withe the code.  More
> Information is available at http://www.lvr.com/jansfaq.htm
> 
> The whole reason I want to know this is that I am trying to control 12V
> relays with the parallel port.  I could make a simple  QBasic program that
> would read the address and return it to perl, but, I have no way to compile
> it.  I have searched the net for information with parallel ports and perl,
> but, there is none available. ( atleast I could not find it)
> 
> If anyone has the spare time to give me help, please let me know.
> 
> Thank You
> 
> Larry Roudebush
> 
> 
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RE: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...

[Ron Klinkien <rklinkien@ch...>]

On 12 Feb 2002 at 22:30, Bruce Winter wrote:

> Yes indeed, that debug was exactly what we needed to see.  This line:
> 
>   http: running cgi script: /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> 
> Told me that http_server was treating that script like a classic cgi scr=
ipt
> and it tried to redirect STDOUT.   I hadn't looked at Ron's code close
> enough to realize he was using the new 'classic cgi' where web data is
> returned via STDOUT.
> 
> To fix this, drop this header from web/bin/textbutton.pl:
> 
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> 
> 
> And return the last line of the script to this (i.e. change the print to
> return):
> 
> return $image->jpeg;

Bruce,

> Ron, ok with you if we change it?   Some older windows boxes can not
> redirect STDOUT

Ofcourse, you are the boss ;-)

No problem, with your changes it still works ok here...
Will sent my more complete changes on thursday..

Btw: Brian fixed my iButton problems yesterday, did he sent you the change=
s to 
Connection.pm?

I'm getting to like MH, this list and its readers more and more...

Regards,
Ron.

> 
> Bruce
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Clive Freedman [mailto:scf@...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:58 PM
> > To: Bruce Winter
> > Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...
> >
> >
> > > If you don't have that variable set, I'm not sure what the
> > problem is.  To
> > > debug it, run: mh -debug http -debug test.log  , serve a page with
> > > textbutton, then send me the log.
> >
> > In the end I hard-coded the logfile into mh, and got this output:
> >
> > http: client_ip=3D127.0.0.1 a=3D1.
> > http: gr=3D/ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif ga=3D A=3D1 format=3D ua=3DMSIE=
 h=3DGET
> > /ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif HTTP/1.1
> >
> > http: print html file ./../web//ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif
> > http: c=3D13 td=3D2 sop=3D0 soa=3D.
> > Closing socket port http
> > ----------
> > http: client_ip=3D127.0.0.1 a=3D1.
> > http: gr=3D/bin/textbutton.pl ga=3DThe%20Times A=3D1 format=3D ua=3DMS=
IE h=3DGET
> > /bin/textbutton.pl?The%20Times HTTP/1.1
> >
> > http: print html file /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> > http: running cgi script: /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> > http: cgi redirecting socket fn=3D16 s=3DIO::Socket::INET=3DGLOB(0x409=
846c)
> > HTTP/1.0 200 OK
> > Server: MisterHouse
> > Content-Type: text/html
> > Cache-control: no-cache
> >
> > =FF=D8=FF=E0 etc
> >
> > I hope this makes some sense.
> >
> > Clive
> 

Re: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...

[Ron Klinkien <rklinkien@ch...>]

On 13 Feb 2002 at 8:37, Clive Freedman wrote:

> Great, that fixed it.  And I do like the result.  However I am slightly
> disappointed that we don't have a cgi solution.  Currently I have to run
> apache to test my cgi scripts, and it would be easier if I could use mh.=
  Is
> there no hope of getting cgi running by changing the shebang (as opposed=
 to
> the current solution of deleting it)?

Hi Clive,

I'm testing a new version of button.pl with support for the on / off butto=
ns for 
controlling your light added, great advantage is that it also displays oth=
er states +40 -
20 etc not just on/off (thats one of the advantages of using the GD button=
 routine..)

Now that we can create buttons on the fly; maybe it's time to create some =
sort of 
menu files which make up the ia5 menus.

like

Section
ButtonText, URL, Target
...                 ...

Cameras
Frontdoor Cam, main.shtml
Backyard Cam, backyardcam.shtml
Desktop Cam, desktopcam.shtml
etc...

Entertainment
TV Today, http://www.tvtoday.com
TV Guide, http://www.tvguide.com/list.html
etc..

Any suggestions anyone?


> 
> Now I have got the buttons working, I can focus on some problems I am ha=
ving
> with the ia5 formatting on my Audrey (text too wide for the screen).  I =
have
> had some problems with paths in the hypertext links.  The suggested path
> does not always work and I have had to play around with adding '../' in
> places.  So maybe the wrong style sheets are being used.  I seem to have
> various files called default.css, and I may be accessing the wrong one.
> They may be all the same, but if the version for ia5 is different, shoul=
d we
> not give it a different name?
> 

No stylesheet support on the audrey ;(

I will try to post the new version of button.pl on thursday...

Regards,
Ron Klinkien

 Sun 10/02/02 08:46:20 http_server time exceeded: time=3D2, lso=3D0, l=3D4=
72,
> ip=3D127.0.0.1, header=3DGET /list.css HTTP/1.1
> Sun 10/02/02 08:47:13 mh paused for 13 seconds
> 
> Will the debug log help on this?
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Clive
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Winter" <bruce@...>
> To: "Clive Freedman" <scf@...>
> Cc: <rklinkien@...>
> Sent: 13 February 2002 4:30 AM
> Subject: RE: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...
> 
> 
> > Yes indeed, that debug was exactly what we needed to see.  This line:
> >
> >   http: running cgi script: /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> >
> > Told me that http_server was treating that script like a classic cgi
> script
> > and it tried to redirect STDOUT.   I hadn't looked at Ron's code close
> > enough to realize he was using the new 'classic cgi' where web data is
> > returned via STDOUT.
> >
> > To fix this, drop this header from web/bin/textbutton.pl:
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/perl
> >
> >
> > And return the last line of the script to this (i.e. change the print =
to
> > return):
> >
> > return $image->jpeg;
> >
> > Ron, ok with you if we change it?   Some older windows boxes can not
> > redirect STDOUT
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Clive Freedman [mailto:scf@...]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:58 PM
> > > To: Bruce Winter
> > > Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] (Fwd) RE: Easy buttons in ia5...
> > >
> > >
> > > > If you don't have that variable set, I'm not sure what the
> > > problem is.  To
> > > > debug it, run: mh -debug http -debug test.log  , serve a page with
> > > > textbutton, then send me the log.
> > >
> > > In the end I hard-coded the logfile into mh, and got this output:
> > >
> > > http: client_ip=3D127.0.0.1 a=3D1.
> > > http: gr=3D/ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif ga=3D A=3D1 format=3D ua=3DMS=
IE h=3DGET
> > > /ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif HTTP/1.1
> > >
> > > http: print html file ./../web//ia5/buttons/browsenews.gif
> > > http: c=3D13 td=3D2 sop=3D0 soa=3D.
> > > Closing socket port http
> > > ----------
> > > http: client_ip=3D127.0.0.1 a=3D1.
> > > http: gr=3D/bin/textbutton.pl ga=3DThe%20Times A=3D1 format=3D ua=3D=
MSIE h=3DGET
> > > /bin/textbutton.pl?The%20Times HTTP/1.1
> > >
> > > http: print html file /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> > > http: running cgi script: /perl/mh/web/bin//textbutton.pl
> > > http: cgi redirecting socket fn=3D16 s=3DIO::Socket::INET=3DGLOB(0x4=
09846c)
> > > HTTP/1.0 200 OK
> > > Server: MisterHouse
> > > Content-Type: text/html
> > > Cache-control: no-cache
> > >
> > > =FF=D8=FF=E0 etc
> > >
> > > I hope this makes some sense.
> > >
> > > Clive
> >
> 

[misterhouse-users] Accessing the parallel port

[Larry Roudebush <lost1@co...>]

Alrighty,
	A week ago I asked it there was any way to read and write to the parallel
port like the serial port.  The response was that it could not be done like
a serial port.  So, I, have to find other ways.  What I have here is a
little bit of code I found on the internet and a DLL also.  The code goes
like this:
use Win32::API; #load API module to interface DLL's

$GetPortVal= new Win32::API("inpout32", "Inp32", [I], I); #import Inp32 from
DLL
$SetPortVal= new Win32::API("inpout32", "Out32", [I,I], I); #import Out32
from DLL
$input= $GetPortVal->Call(0x378) & 255; #get and display current value of
address
378 hex print "$input\n";
$return=$SetPortVal->Call(0x378,35); #set pins 2,3,7
$input= $GetPortVal->Call(0x378) & 255; #get and display updated value of
address 378 hex
print "$input\n";

So, since I know hardley anything about what I am doing, I need some help.

If I use this code exactly, mh, returns;
	Cannot use bareword "I" while strict subs.

If I put ' ' these around both I's it returns the value of 255.  But the
number 255 is not the actual number that is there.  I know this by running a
QBasic program that looks like this;

n=inp($H378)
Print n

it would return the value of the parallel port that I actully set it to.  I
am not sure if the ' ' actually chage somethime major withe the code.  More
Information is available at http://www.lvr.com/jansfaq.htm

The whole reason I want to know this is that I am trying to control 12V
relays with the parallel port.  I could make a simple  QBasic program that
would read the address and return it to perl, but, I have no way to compile
it.  I have searched the net for information with parallel ports and perl,
but, there is none available. ( atleast I could not find it)

If anyone has the spare time to give me help, please let me know.

Thank You

Larry Roudebush

Re: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR

[Rob Walker <rob@my...>]

On Wednesday 13 February 2002 08:34, Clay Jackson wrote:
> Interesting - but, IMHO, there are a few issues with this:
>=20
> 1)  The latency from RF->BX24->CM11->MH->Firecracker->BX24->CM11->X10
> Device is gonna be pretty severe.   I think the MR26A makes a much
> better RECIEVER, especially if modified to add the antenna=20
> 2)  The CM11 is a LOUSY device!  As with all X10 stuff, you get what yo=
u
> pay for.  I've just switched to a LynX10 PLC, and got rid of all SORTS
> of reliability issues.
>=20
> Other than that, this looks like an 'interesting' device; if for no
> other reason than all of the external interfaces it provides.

I found the LynX10 PLC at http://www.marrickltd.com .  Is it a direct=20
replacement for the CM11?  Does Misterhouse notice a difference?

rob

Re: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR

[Gaetan linny Lord <gaetan@sg...>]

On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 08:34:22AM -0800, Clay Jackson wrote:
> Interesting - but, IMHO, there are a few issues with this:
> 
> 1)  The latency from RF->BX24->CM11->MH->Firecracker->BX24->CM11->X10
> Device is gonna be pretty severe.   I think the MR26A makes a much
> better RECIEVER, especially if modified to add the antenna 
> 2)  The CM11 is a LOUSY device!  As with all X10 stuff, you get what you
> pay for.  I've just switched to a LynX10 PLC, and got rid of all SORTS
> of reliability issues.

OK my poor english again, let me diagram the way I'll have it done

RF->BX24->COMPUTER   to receive RF on the computer
RF->BX24->CM11A      to send RF command on the wire

Beside the DB9 connection to the PC, there is 3 external serial port
for the CM11A, LCD, etc...


and either
COMPUTER->CM11A               to send misterhouse X11 on the wire (with another CM11A)
COMPUTER->CM17->BX24->CM11A   because I only have 1 CM11A

The BX24 replace all the MR26A you could have in the house

The LynX10 could be another way to replace the UX17A, never work with it. And
it's probably simpler.

> 
> Other than that, this looks like an 'interesting' device; if for no
> other reason than all of the external interfaces it provides.
> 
> Clay Jackson
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: misterhouse-users-admin@...
> [mailto:misterhouse-users-admin@...] On Behalf Of
> Gaetan linny Lord
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 10:33 PM
> To: Jeff Burricelli
> Cc: Misterhouse
> Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR
> 
> If you're looking for a UX17A replacement, I just finish building the
> BX24-AHT
> project, and have some issue with the device and linux, but the gizmo is
> working
> very well.
> 
> Basically, this is a UX17A replacement. The AHT, means All Housecode
> Transceiver.I build it with the simple antenna diagram provided on the
> website ,
> and it's pretty  powerfull.
> 
> I will try to get something working with misterhouse during the
> week-end. I have
> to listen on the serial port to get the X10 command send via a palmpad.
> The
> string sequence has to be parsed before we could use it. It's something
> like
> RF: .... [A3 ON]
> 
> My setup will be different, and the CM11A will be plug on the BX24-AHT,
> and
> Misterhouse will send command via a CM17 (firecracker), which will be
> catch
> by the BX24-AHT and dispatch to the attached CM11A. Because I only have
> 1
> CM11A, and few firecracker.
> 
> Have a look at
> http://www.laser.com/dhouston/bx24-pcb.htm
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 07:19:08PM -0500, Jeff Burricelli wrote:
> > Im looking for ideas how to get Misterhouse to control my tv, vcr,
> etc.  I picked up the X10 IR Commander(UX17A) but the software for some
> reason or another doesnt like my pc, under WinXP and WinME it crashes
> out with dll errors.  Is there any way to program this thing without
> using X10's Commander software?  Does anyone have any other solutions
> how I could accomplish what I want to do?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Jeff
> 
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[misterhouse-users] Re: SSL and MH

[Thomas Nilsen <thnilsen@li...>]

Not a perfect way to do it, but one solution is to run Apache with the proxy
module. We use this to give https to Outlook WEB Access in work via a Linux
box. Since at least RedHat 7.x comes with  HTTPS support out of the box it
is very easy to set up.

Ok, it takes up extra resources on your WEB server, but by tuning Apache you
can remove any modules not needed to reduce memory usage. If anyones
interested, I can post a apache config file  for proxying to a HTTPS
connection for MH.

Regards, Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: misterhouse-users-admin@...
[mailto:misterhouse-users-admin@...]On Behalf Of
Harald Koch
Sent: 9. februar 2002 23:08
To: Neil Cherry
Cc: Mr. House
Subject: [misterhouse-users] Re: SSL and MH


> Has anyone come up with anything that uses SSL (https) with Mr House?
> I'd rather not reinvent the wheel.

There are two perl packages (Net::SSLeay and Crypto::SSLeay) that are
plugins for creating SSL connections using the LWP library.  However,
Perl and OpenSSL are both complicated and both constantly changing, so
the code isn't as stable as I'd like for a long-running server like
misterhouse.

(OpenSSL in Perl has been a thorn in my side at work for two years now,
but we're finally decomissioning that whole mess so I won't have to
maintain it anymore! yay! :)

--
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[misterhouse-users] Multicast Sockets?

[Wally Kissel <kissel@fn...>]

Can MH join a multicast socket?

- Wally Kissel

RE: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR

[Clay Jackson <clayj@nw...>]

Interesting - but, IMHO, there are a few issues with this:

1)  The latency from RF->BX24->CM11->MH->Firecracker->BX24->CM11->X10
Device is gonna be pretty severe.   I think the MR26A makes a much
better RECIEVER, especially if modified to add the antenna 
2)  The CM11 is a LOUSY device!  As with all X10 stuff, you get what you
pay for.  I've just switched to a LynX10 PLC, and got rid of all SORTS
of reliability issues.

Other than that, this looks like an 'interesting' device; if for no
other reason than all of the external interfaces it provides.

Clay Jackson


-----Original Message-----
From: misterhouse-users-admin@...
[mailto:misterhouse-users-admin@...] On Behalf Of
Gaetan linny Lord
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 10:33 PM
To: Jeff Burricelli
Cc: Misterhouse
Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR

If you're looking for a UX17A replacement, I just finish building the
BX24-AHT
project, and have some issue with the device and linux, but the gizmo is
working
very well.

Basically, this is a UX17A replacement. The AHT, means All Housecode
Transceiver.I build it with the simple antenna diagram provided on the
website ,
and it's pretty  powerfull.

I will try to get something working with misterhouse during the
week-end. I have
to listen on the serial port to get the X10 command send via a palmpad.
The
string sequence has to be parsed before we could use it. It's something
like
RF: .... [A3 ON]

My setup will be different, and the CM11A will be plug on the BX24-AHT,
and
Misterhouse will send command via a CM17 (firecracker), which will be
catch
by the BX24-AHT and dispatch to the attached CM11A. Because I only have
1
CM11A, and few firecracker.

Have a look at
http://www.laser.com/dhouston/bx24-pcb.htm



On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 07:19:08PM -0500, Jeff Burricelli wrote:
> Im looking for ideas how to get Misterhouse to control my tv, vcr,
etc.  I picked up the X10 IR Commander(UX17A) but the software for some
reason or another doesnt like my pc, under WinXP and WinME it crashes
out with dll errors.  Is there any way to program this thing without
using X10's Commander software?  Does anyone have any other solutions
how I could accomplish what I want to do?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff

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RE: [misterhouse-users] Bad checksum (redux?)

[Holly J. Sommer <sommer@mu...>]

On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Bruce Winter wrote:

> This may seem silly, but are you sure you are plugged into the correct COM
> port?  Most motherboards have 2, so you might try the other one.  I only
> mention this because several others have had problem where they had simply
> plugged into the wrong port.  Or maybe it is broke and you can try the other
> port??

I've tried permutations on ttyS0 and ttyS1 with both machines. In fact, I
tried different serial devices on the different ports.

-Holly

RE: [misterhouse-users] Sound Question

[Bruce Winter <bruce@mi...>]

> I have just spotted what seems to be an odd behavior..... or maybe not.
>  I dont use viavoice or festival to get Misterhouse to
> speak.  I was playing an MP3 with xmms, started from Misterhouse, but
> thats not relevant I think. I've been trying to get
> dialing to internet working and when I clicked on dial the volume
> dropped on the track I was playing.  I had similar behaviour
> when I tried other functions such as getting the weather.
>
> Is this because I did not have house on mute? I'd never even thought of
> that before. With the sound mixer running I could even
> see the volume slider go down on the mixer.  I put house into mute and
> it seemed to resolve it.  Is that correct behaviour?  If
> so thats fine by me, just need to know what to expect.

The volume is set and reset before and after speaking in
mh/code/common/mh_sound.pl.   In the case of linux, the perl module
Audio::Mixer is used.   This gets called anytime you do a speak or a play,
even if you don't have a speak engine installed.

Are you using mh without a speech engine??  What fun is that :)


Bruce

RE: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR

[Bruce Winter <bruce@mi...>]

No, sorry.  Someone quite a while back mentioned they might be onto the
secrets to programing, but I never heard back from them.  If the ir codes
are in a database that is transfered to the UX17A, programing them with non
X10 software would be a trick.  If they are stored in the UX17A and
programing simply selects which to use, it might be pretty easy.  X10 never
published any info on this, so I don't know which case we are dealing with.

Bruce

-----Original Message-----
Jeff,

Same problem here.  I contacted X10, but they have been pretty slow to come
back with a response.  Bruce, is there any way through perl to program the
IR commander so we wouldn't have to use X10's software?

Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: misterhouse-users-admin@...
[mailto:misterhouse-users-admin@...]On Behalf Of Jeff
Burricelli
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 6:19 PM
To: Misterhouse
Subject: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR


Im looking for ideas how to get Misterhouse to control my tv, vcr, etc.  I
picked up the X10 IR Commander(UX17A) but the software for some reason or
another doesnt like my pc, under WinXP and WinME it crashes out with dll
errors.  Is there any way to program this thing without using X10's
Commander software?  Does anyone have any other solutions how I could
accomplish what I want to do?

Thanks,
Jeff

RE: [misterhouse-users] Bad checksum (redux?)

[Bruce Winter <bruce@mi...>]

> > Are the file permissions on the device are the same.
>
> Yes, they are.
>
> > What does "fuser /dev/ttyS0" report
>
> Nothing.
>
> > Maybe pluging an external modem, and try to see if you could
> get to the prompt
> > "AT" with "cu", "minicom" or whatever communication program.
>
> No modems here. I've got ethernet access to the net.
>
> > Have you try to reinstall misterhouse, in case there was something wrong
> > during the install
>
> Yeah. I also installed heyu, and that was able to work fine with the one
> box, but not the other. I'm beginning to think there's something wrong
> with the serial card.

This may seem silly, but are you sure you are plugged into the correct COM
port?  Most motherboards have 2, so you might try the other one.  I only
mention this because several others have had problem where they had simply
plugged into the wrong port.  Or maybe it is broke and you can try the other
port??

Bruce

Re: [misterhouse-users] Bad checksum (redux?)

[Holly J. Sommer <sommer@mu...>]

On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Gaetan linny Lord wrote:

> Are the file permissions on the device are the same.

Yes, they are.

> What does "fuser /dev/ttyS0" report

Nothing.

> Maybe pluging an external modem, and try to see if you could get to the prompt
> "AT" with "cu", "minicom" or whatever communication program.

No modems here. I've got ethernet access to the net.

> Have you try to reinstall misterhouse, in case there was something wrong
> during the install

Yeah. I also installed heyu, and that was able to work fine with the one
box, but not the other. I'm beginning to think there's something wrong
with the serial card.

-Holly

Re: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR

[Gaetan linny Lord <gaetan@sg...>]

If you're looking for a UX17A replacement, I just finish building the BX24-AHT
project, and have some issue with the device and linux, but the gizmo is working
very well.

Basically, this is a UX17A replacement. The AHT, means All Housecode
Transceiver.I build it with the simple antenna diagram provided on the website ,
and it's pretty  powerfull.

I will try to get something working with misterhouse during the week-end. I have
to listen on the serial port to get the X10 command send via a palmpad. The
string sequence has to be parsed before we could use it. It's something like
RF: .... [A3 ON]

My setup will be different, and the CM11A will be plug on the BX24-AHT, and
Misterhouse will send command via a CM17 (firecracker), which will be catch
by the BX24-AHT and dispatch to the attached CM11A. Because I only have 1
CM11A, and few firecracker.

Have a look at
http://www.laser.com/dhouston/bx24-pcb.htm                                          


On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 07:19:08PM -0500, Jeff Burricelli wrote:
> Im looking for ideas how to get Misterhouse to control my tv, vcr, etc.  I picked up the X10 IR Commander(UX17A) but the software for some reason or another doesnt like my pc, under WinXP and WinME it crashes out with dll errors.  Is there any way to program this thing without using X10's Commander software?  Does anyone have any other solutions how I could accomplish what I want to do?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff

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Re: [misterhouse-users] Bad checksum (redux?)

[Gaetan linny Lord <gaetan@sg...>]

Here's my thought about that 

Are the file permissions on the device are the same.

What does "fuser /dev/ttyS0" report

Maybe pluging an external modem, and try to see if you could get to the prompt
"AT" with "cu", "minicom" or whatever communication program.

Have you try to reinstall misterhouse, in case there was something wrong
during the install

On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 07:47:31PM -0600, Holly J. Sommer wrote:
> I've had my mail suspended for a couple months, but have nosed around in
> the archives at sourceforge. Haven't yet seen anything definitive about
> this, so here goes.
> 
> I have two linux boxes, both have mh2.64 on them. Box #1 responds
> correctly tothe test_x10 script in mh/bin. Using the same exact test_x10
> file on Box #2, I get the bad checksum error messages. The serial
> "card" is installed -- ie:, physically pressed into the COM1 port on the
> mobo of Box #2. Obviously the CM11 works :)
> 
> setserial -a /dev/ttyS0 returns the same info for both machines, so I'm at
> a loss here. Anyone have suggestions? I'm not really familiar with
> debugging hardware issues under Linux, so if there are tools I can use to
> test ttyS0, I gladly welcome suggestions.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Holly
> 
> 
> 
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[misterhouse-users] Bad checksum (redux?)

[Holly J. Sommer <sommer@mu...>]

I've had my mail suspended for a couple months, but have nosed around in
the archives at sourceforge. Haven't yet seen anything definitive about
this, so here goes.

I have two linux boxes, both have mh2.64 on them. Box #1 responds
correctly tothe test_x10 script in mh/bin. Using the same exact test_x10
file on Box #2, I get the bad checksum error messages. The serial
"card" is installed -- ie:, physically pressed into the COM1 port on the
mobo of Box #2. Obviously the CM11 works :)

setserial -a /dev/ttyS0 returns the same info for both machines, so I'm at
a loss here. Anyone have suggestions? I'm not really familiar with
debugging hardware issues under Linux, so if there are tools I can use to
test ttyS0, I gladly welcome suggestions.

Thanks.

-Holly

RE: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR

[Brian Klier <klier@la...>]

Jeff,

Same problem here.  I contacted X10, but they have been pretty slow to come
back with a response.  Bruce, is there any way through perl to program the
IR commander so we wouldn't have to use X10's software?

Brian
  -----Original Message-----
  From: misterhouse-users-admin@...
[mailto:misterhouse-users-admin@...]On Behalf Of Jeff
Burricelli
  Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 6:19 PM
  To: Misterhouse
  Subject: [misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR


  Im looking for ideas how to get Misterhouse to control my tv, vcr, etc.  I
picked up the X10 IR Commander(UX17A) but the software for some reason or
another doesnt like my pc, under WinXP and WinME it crashes out with dll
errors.  Is there any way to program this thing without using X10's
Commander software?  Does anyone have any other solutions how I could
accomplish what I want to do?

  Thanks,
  Jeff

[misterhouse-users] Misterhouse and IR

[Jeff Burricelli <jefbur@bu...>]

Im looking for ideas how to get Misterhouse to control my tv, vcr, etc.  =
I picked up the X10 IR Commander(UX17A) but the software for some reason =
or another doesnt like my pc, under WinXP and WinME it crashes out with =
dll errors.  Is there any way to program this thing without using X10's =
Commander software?  Does anyone have any other solutions how I could =
accomplish what I want to do?

Thanks,
Jeff