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The Tools
There are a great many tools or hardware devices and software applications that are used to create the automated home. In this section we will take a look at some of the hardware and software used and developed by me.
H | = Hardware | S | = Software |
H | Homevision | A description of the hardware and some of it's functions | H |
H | X10 modules | The available types and their functions | H |
H | FirM Hardware | A description and explaination of the best (IMHO) hardware add-on for Homevision | H |
H | Temperature probes | Pico temperature probes used by me | H |
H | Rocket port | A network serial hub allowing almost endless serial ports | H |
H | Rio/DDAR | MP3 hifi component for music all around the house | H |
H | EPODS | Wonderful little windows CE touchscreen device | H |
H | Fujitsu PT510 | Windows 98 flat panel PC | H |
H | Ethernet over powerline | A God send for those who don't have CAT5 everywhere | H |
H | Pronto and Pronto PRO | Touchscreen IR remotes with PC interface | H |
S | HomeAutomator | Visual Basic DCOM interface to Homevision, ASP, VBscript and other applications | S |
S | Asterisk | Linux based PBX supporting SIP H.323 and IAX protocols | S |