Home Automation - Want to know more?

Since this is not a Home Automation Forum I would suggest signing up on one of the many Home Automation forums and asking this kind of question.

I chose a "brand" available from a local hardware store Home Easy. It had everything I could think of, sockets, lamp holders, switches, dimmers, PIR, mobile SMS control, outdoor sockets, digital timers, etc.

Only for it to be discontinued in store a couple of years later.

 

OK they do still seem to be available, but my suggestion is not to go for a proprietary brand, go open soure. Also do not bury any of the parts in a wall or floor - make sure they are accessible for repairs. Especially the "learn" button which may need to be pressed to re-train the devices after a power cut or other freak event.

 

The best bit about standards is there are so many to chose from.

 

Paul

You might want to look at this old post:
http://www.avsforum....for-itach-irule

And perhaps also this one:
http://itachtoolkit.codeplex.com/

And maybe this too:
http://forums.netdui...ased-ir-remote/

All in all you can build your own iTach emulator or HTTP listener on an NP or NP2 to carry out the commands against whatever h/w you want to control.

The thing is that the iRuleAtHome remote control and builder is just awesome, I use it for all kinds of stuff in my house. I even use it to turn the christmas tree on and off during that time of year. In this post there's a video on controlling a Netduino mini over ethernet:
http://forums.netdui...m-a-smartphone/

You can of course also do it with a PC, Raspberry PI or what have you.