[RELEASE] HomeControl Script for Homeseer and X10

could you not just put in lets say 5 small buttons beside each device.

i.e:

kitchen lights "off" "33%" "50%" "66%" "on"

and have a little icon appear above the appropriate button if its active. so there would be a list of all the devices with all the buttons beside them and instead of having the icon apear to the left of the device it would appear to the right above the appropriate button..

hrm.. what whould happen if homeseer had it set at like 10% though..

i see where a xbmc volume type slider whould come in handy here :oops:

sure... though easier said then done with python.

:nuts:

i'm interested in this script as well. i have several x-10 devices, and ibm's homecontrol software as well as activehome, but i haven't had a good device to interface with the pc (serial port). what are you using to plug into the xbox?

(orijonl @ feb. 10 2006,13:39 Wrote:i'm interested in this script as well.  i have several x-10 devices, and ibm's homecontrol software as well as activehome, but i haven't had a good device to interface with the pc (serial port).  what are you using to plug into the xbox?

the xbox is connected to the ethernet (tcp/ip) network (i.e. lan).

the python sends all commands over the lan via http to the homeseer server.

i don't know anything about ibm's software or activehome. if it has the ability to receive commands via http i may be able to support it.

if they do not and you want to use this script i'd reccomend getting homeseer. i prefer the old version 1.7 as it is solid and the 2.0 is new and reportedly buggy.

maybe someone will sell you an old version of homeseer cheap too.

Hey Affini,
it seems like every time I start searching for new ways to use XBMC, I find posts from you covering the same topic. I'd love to see your setup once in person

I just bought a "little" 32 inch LCD for our bedroom which I'll be setting up this evening. This will be the first time I'll see XBMC in 720p and I'm looking forward to it like a kid before Christmas !

Anyway, with a new tv and new bedroom furniture I've gotten an interest in X10 stuff and was thinking it would be cool to have some simple light control features available from within XBMC. Based on your posts I'll be looking for some HomeSeer documentation on the web, and if all goes well you'll probably have a new HomeControl "customer" before long.

SandmanCL,
Very cool. I have not worked with Homeseer v2 so I'm not sure if the script works with it. Someone on the HS forum said they got it working though. I just have no way, or desire, to install HS2 and test. If you have any X-10 questions soot me a PM. I've been doing it for 5 years and have tried lots of different things. If you are in AZ you are welcome to come by.

Asteron Wrote:hehe... you realize that you are making a third party extention for a home automation server which runs on a homebrew media center that only works on a modified xbox? don't expect it to be the biggest market in the world things like this you make mostly for yourself but then there are those few for which it fills a desperate need and makes it all the better, hopefully a couple of them are registered.

anyway congrats on the release! don't forget to upload it to xbmcscripts.com

Thanks for the one good laugh I've had all day.