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A port of Unix’s heyu & xtend
/* If it's after 10PM and Unit B2 is off, then dim A7 by 20%, wait five minutes, then turn A7 off. /*
% [ `date +%H` -ge 20 ] && [ $(($X10_B2)) -lt 128 ] && heyu turn
a7 bright 5; sleep 300 ; heyu turn a7 off](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mworldbostonpreso-140423094107-phpapp01/75/Home-Automation-for-the-Rest-of-Us-41-2048.jpg)
![Hacking the hack
Make it smarter
• If you’re not at home, because you’ve left earlier or are on vacation,
skip the whole process.
if (status of "Gordon Home”) is true then
dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 10
dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 20 in 3 * minutes
[...]
end if
• Reverse the technique to dim the lights when you go to bed.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mworldbostonpreso-140423094107-phpapp01/75/Home-Automation-for-the-Rest-of-Us-56-2048.jpg)
Uploaded byGordon Meyer
Home Automation for the Rest of Us
The document discusses home automation using X10 technology. It describes how X10 allows devices connected to the power lines in a home to communicate and be controlled remotely. Basic X10 components are motion detectors, lamp modules, and interfaces to connect a computer. The document provides examples of automating lights and appliances around the home and discusses some challenges with X10 reliability. It also presents some unique home automation projects including simulating a sunrise, detecting unauthorized access to areas in the home, and generating power from a hamster exercise wheel. Resources for learning more about X10 and home automation are provided at the end.
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Home Automation for the Rest of Us
- 1. Gordon Meyer MacWorld ExpoBoston July 2005 Automation For The Rest of Us
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- 3. House, wake meat 6AM. If I’m not up by 6:05, try again. OK
- 4. If my wifeisn’t out of town, wake her at 6:30.
- 5. Unless it’s aweekend, then let us both sleep until 8:00.
- 6. Start the coffeepot before I go downstairs, and turn on some lights if it’s still dark.
- 7. Turn everything offafter the last person leaves for work. Bye
- 8. Send me anemail if anything happens while I’m gone.
- 9. Turn on theyard lights a few minutes after sunset.
- 10. And if nobodyis home yet, make the house look occupied.
- 11. When I arrive,tell me how many email messages I have from friends.
- 12. And remind methat it’s garbage night.
- 13. If the phonerings during dinner, tell me who is calling.
- 14. Dim the lightsfor me while I watch a DVD.
- 15. It’s time forbed. Tell me tomorrow’s weather.
- 16. Tell me thatI left the garage door open. Close it for me.
- 17. Turn off thelights. Adjust the thermostat. Be quiet until morning. G’nite
- 18. The home oftomorrow, today.
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- 20. Your house asthe ultimate peripheral Your computer needs to talk to your house. To do this you need to make your house smarter. But you don’t need a new house. You don’t need new lamps. What you need is…
- 21. Your house asthe ultimate peripheral Your computer needs to talk to your house. To do this you need to make your house smarter. But you don’t need a new house. You don’t need new lamps. What you need is…
- 22. X Your house asthe ultimate peripheral Your computer needs to talk to your house. To do this you need to make your house smarter. But you don’t need a new house. You don’t need new lamps. What you need is…
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- 24. Powerline Carrier (PLC) Sendsdata over household AC Since 1978, now public domain Dozens of brand names Hundreds of devices X10 Technology
- 25. • Serialized commandssent over the AC power line • X10 modules are connected to power line and listen for commands • All modules are always listening for commands • Modules respond when they see a command with their X10 address – House codes: A-P – Unit codes: 1-16 – Example X10 address: B5 X10 Details
- 26. X-10 Powerhouse The BSRSystem X-10 Magnavox Leviton Manufacturing Co. HomePro Advanced Control Technologies Stanley GE Homeminder PCS Safety First IBM Heath Kit - Zenith Wesclox NuTone RCA HomeLink SmartLinc Universal Electronics One-For-All Sears Radio Shack Plug 'n Power A rose by any other name... PLC (x10) label names
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- 28. Lamp & ApplianceModules • Modules let you control: – Lamps – Fans – Coffee Pots – Radios
- 29. Motion Detectors • PassiveInfrared Detection • Battery-operated • Sends wireless signal to a nearby transceiver • Transceiver relays signal to the power line • Not exactly instantaneous
- 30. Sending X10 Commands •Mini-controllers let you manually send X10 commands • Turn lights on or off • Dim lights • Trigger a macro in your home automation software
- 31. Can’t I justturn on a light like a normal person? Common non-geek reaction to home automation
- 33. control is notautomation
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- 36. Makes your housea peripheral • USB device • Plugs into wall socket • Receives all X10 commands • Sends X10 commands • ActiveHome Pro CM15A - $50 • SmartHome PowerLinc 1132U - $40 X10 to Computer Interface
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- 41. www.shotton.com/muscle MUSCLE A port ofUnix’s heyu & xtend /* If it's after 10PM and Unit B2 is off, then dim A7 by 20%, wait five minutes, then turn A7 off. /* % [ `date +%H` -ge 20 ] && [ $(($X10_B2)) -lt 128 ] && heyu turn a7 bright 5; sleep 300 ; heyu turn a7 off
- 42. The Zen ofX10
- 43. X10 is lessthan perfect • Transmission timing means it takes 1.5 seconds to send commands. – Longer if you’re using wireless devices, like motion detectors • Electrical noise can block commands – Power supplies, electric toothbrushes, fluorescent lights • Normalize your electrical environment – Filters & signal boosters – www.smarthome.com/x10troubleshoot.html • Relax, take a deep breath – Do you drop AirPort because the microwave knocks you offline?
- 44. Three Fun Hacks SMART HOME HACKSTM 100Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools Gordon Meyer FREE COPY!
- 45. Detect a BeerThief
- 46. What it does Keepan eye on the babysitter, or your teenagers, while you’re away from home. Courtesy of Michael Ferguson
- 47. Motion detector • Mountedon inside of the door • Opening door sends two signals: – motion – dusk-to-light • Silently write message to log • Say“You’re busted!” • Sound an alarm
- 48. In the liquorcabinet • Mounted on inside of the door • Opening door sends two signals: – motion – dusk-to-light • Silently write message to log • Say“You’re busted!” • Sound an alarm
- 49. In the liquorcabinet • Mounted on inside of the door • Opening door sends two signals: – motion – dusk-to-light • Silently write message to log • Say“You’re busted!” • Sound an alarm
- 50. Hacking the hack •Use this technique to monitor: – The fridge, for dieters. – The gun cabinet. – Your car, parked in the garage. – The furnace closet, to log when you last changed the air filter.
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- 52. What it does Gentlybrightens the bedroom lights so you wake up naturally. Starting 15 minutes before the time that you want to wake up, raise the light level in the room.
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- 54. XTension script Scheduled tobegin 15 minutes before your wake-up time dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 10 dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 20 in 3 * minutes dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 30 in 5 * minutes dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 50 in 7 * minutes dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 75 in 9 * minutes dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 80 in 11 * minutes dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 100 in 14 * minutes
- 55. XTension repeating event Monday—Friday,15 minutes Early
- 56. Hacking the hack Makeit smarter • If you’re not at home, because you’ve left earlier or are on vacation, skip the whole process. if (status of "Gordon Home”) is true then dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 10 dim "Bedroom Lamp" to 20 in 3 * minutes [...] end if • Reverse the technique to dim the lights when you go to bed.
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- 58. What it does Harnessyour hamster’s nocturnal running to power a night light. Courtesy of Dan Fink
- 59. The specifications • Avisit to the pet store showed that most rodents achieve between 40 and 60 RPM on their exercise wheels. • Cheap exercise wheels are noisy, which means they’re wasting energy. Use a ball-bearing mount instead. (Scavenged from a skateboard.)
- 60. The specifications • Buildan alternator into the exercise wheel – mount the wheel on stand – add a circle of magnets around the outside perimeter – wind two coils of enamled magnet wire (connected in series)
- 61. The light • Twobright red LEDs. • Wired backwards to each other, so one is lit, depending on which direction the wheel is spinning. • Plenty bright for lighting the way to the bathroom during the night.
- 62. Why stop there? •Calibrate the bicycle computer to the circumference of the exercise wheel. • Skippy regularly achieved 2 to 3 MPH. • The computer keeps track of peak speeds, elapsed time, and how many Hamster-Miles (hM) are run each night.
- 63. Skippy the Hamster Inmemoriam
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- 65. Where to turnfor help and information XTension website and Discussion List • A treasure-trove of ideas, scripts, and an excellent mailing list – www.shed.com Indigo website and forum • Sample scripts and helpful users – www.perceptiveautomation.com Books • Home Hacking Projects for Geeks • Smart Home Hacks
- 66. Best Deals Hardware Package ActiveHome Pro Starter Kit - $99 Includes computer interface and modules Interface supports both wireless and power-line commands Works with XTension and Indigo
- 67. Best Deals Discounted versionof XTension if you buy Smart Home Hacks Like getting the book for free! ($25 off) contact: [email protected] SMART HOME HACKSTM 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools Gordon Meyer +
- 68. www.gordonmeyer.com Thank You Booth 433-“Meet the Speakers”- 1:00 to 2:00 Today