[RELEASE] KNX Commander or how to control KNX home with XBMC video player

[NEW VERSION 0.1.1]
real debug option to reduce info in xbmc.log
The previous version didn't use the function correctly.

NEW VERSION : 0.1.0
New version for the summer.
Compatibility with preFrodo version of XBMC.
Debug mode
verbosity reduction
back to the icon (not xmas one).

NEW VERSION : 0.0.8
Last version for this year.
Compatibility with Eden beta 1 version.

NEW VERSION : 0.0.7

Hello,
Based on a very good idea from Shoop_NL and some others guys on the forum, I wrote a XBMC service to link XBMC and a KNX home automation solution.
The link between XBMC and KNX network is linKNX and EIBd, free solutions for home automation.

Like X10 Commander Lights, you can choose for each action on XBMC, which light you want to control, and at which level or state (on/off).
Every actions must be define as an object in linKNX with the correct DPT (datapoint type).

You can install the addon, like the others (from a zip file).
You can configure it directly, but to use this addon you must restart XBMC.

You can test it and give me a feedback. The documentation is still in progress.

The project is on Google code : http://code.google.com/p/knx-commander/


INFORMATION : You need a pre-Eden version to use it.

Download : all public versions

Link to X10 Commander Lights : http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=110392
Link to linKNX : http://linknx.sourceforge.net/
Link to EIBd : http://www.auto.tuwien.ac.at/~mkoegler/index.php/eibd

Have a good test.

Hi

Is ther any Change to modified the addon for IP-symcon.

IP Symcon is much more flexible because you can integrate much more hardware. Have a look at here. The comunication can be done over SOAP.

Links:

http://www.ip-symcon.de/service/dokument...nfuehrung/

and for Soap

http://www.ip-symcon.de/service/dokument...erbereich/

P.s.: download not working.

mfg

Hello and sorry for the missing link.

I really sorry but the site of IP-symcon is in german without translation is english.
Based on my experience, I think it is possible to adapt KNX Commander (or X10 Commander Lights) to work with your system.
I will study the IP-symcon this week-end to understand his behavior.
Regards

Hello I try to understant the product.
I think it is probably possible to build a new xxx Comander that use IP-symcon.
You need to modify the configuration structure and the way to send orders to IP-symcon, so it will be an other addon.

Regards

adm1024 Wrote:Hello I try to understant the product.
I think it is probably possible to build a new xxx Comander that use IP-symcon.
You need to modify the configuration structure and the way to send orders to IP-symcon, so it will be an other addon.

Regards

Hi

Thanks for answer. But I don´t can do this because I am not a coder.
I have also a look on this product but I don´t understand SOAP.

Perhaps anywone else will also have a addon for it.

mfg

Hi,

This was also my idea to incorporate knx and xbmc, unfortunately my lack of familiarity with python blocked me.
If you need help regarding knx and eibd linknx and I can give you help as I use them.
My idea was instead to create a real display and control for home automation.

Emanuele

Hi, adm1024

Trying to install the add-on, but no pop-up window in my XBMC...
Other .zip add-on's do give a pop-up.
Do I need to prepare something before installing?

Regards

Hello.
Like X10 commander, you need a pre-Eden version to use this addon.
The addon is build as a XBMC service only present on pre-Eden version.
Sorry for the missing information.

Regards

New version : 0.0.7
Fix on startup actions
Fix : avoid python error stack on XBMC log when linknx is offline (warning)
Fix : for windows version at initialisation

This a new version of this addon to enforce the compatibility with Eden beta 1 version.

See the first port for more informations.

Regards