[PLUG] Home automation

[Julien Vehent <julien@linuxwall.info>]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking into building a home automation system, with surveillance 
sensors and temperature control. I found Bruce Momjian's presentation that 
has some interesting links: 
http://momjian.us/main/presentations/general.html#automation

http://www.x10.com/ has a lot of different equipments:
 * the AirSight Wireless IP cameras are rather cheap compared to the 
competition. Does anyone on the list have experience with them ?
 * The whole security systems at $150 is also super cheap compared to what 
I've seen (usually around $1000 + monthly fee)
 * They have transceivers and thermostat systems, but I'm not sure what 
would work with Linux, and how.
 * I couldn't find good sensors for temperature and humidity. Anyone has 
good references for that?

I would like to control the cameras and thermostats from a linux box inside 
the house, with open source software, and use the internet connection to 
forward me alerts. The alarm system can be autonomous and bypass the linux 
server. I am not particularly interested in controlling the coffee machine 
and the lights. For now :)

Anyone has experience building such a system ?

Thanks,
Julien

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Julien Vehent
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http://jve.linuxwall.info
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