Home Automation Control GUI interface in XBMC with API - Dimming the Lights and such?
#45
Big Grin 
Thanks for your reply !

I actually managed to use XBMC and xPL to control my appliances.. Cool

I installed xPL-perl which runs perfectly in Linux and provides nice xPL command line tools.

I used this python script to get the XBMC video playing states (play/pause/stop), then i used batch scripts to send xPL messages through xPL-sender which is part of xPL-perl.

The messages are received on my server PC, running windows 7 and eventghost with xPL plugin, and it fires events.
In my case i use a Tellstick, a USB dongle which can control RF appliances, lamp etc.. in the 433,92 range (used by many cheap brand in europe : chacon, nexa, intertechno, elro, klikonklikuit, homeeasy..) to create light scenes.

I was worried about the delays (catch XBMC states, send xPL message through command line on the network, receive message, send actions Eek), but it's actually really fast !

I'm discovering xPL and homeautomation and i's great ! Hope it will be integrated somehow within XBMC (natively or with python scripts) since it opens a lot of nice functionality !
Reply


Messages In This Thread
[No subject] - by topfs2 - 2008-10-27, 08:42
[No subject] - by Geeba - 2008-10-27, 18:25
[No subject] - by Rocketman - 2008-10-29, 05:11
[No subject] - by a_madman - 2008-10-29, 18:14
[No subject] - by nixterrimus - 2008-10-29, 19:22
[No subject] - by Rand Al Thor - 2008-10-29, 19:40
[No subject] - by nixterrimus - 2008-10-29, 20:37
[No subject] - by Rand Al Thor - 2008-10-29, 21:23
[No subject] - by nixterrimus - 2008-11-13, 07:19
[No subject] - by sicon99 - 2008-11-13, 09:08
[No subject] - by nixterrimus - 2008-11-13, 09:12
[No subject] - by waldo22 - 2008-11-16, 16:46
[No subject] - by sicon99 - 2008-11-17, 00:50
Internship - by nixterrimus - 2008-11-17, 23:01
[No subject] - by sicon99 - 2008-11-17, 23:06
[No subject] - by nixterrimus - 2008-11-17, 23:10
[No subject] - by sicon99 - 2008-11-18, 00:19
[No subject] - by ficklma1 - 2008-11-25, 20:53
[No subject] - by Rand Al Thor - 2008-11-26, 00:35
[No subject] - by waldo22 - 2008-11-26, 16:14
[No subject] - by miamiwice - 2008-11-26, 19:18
[No subject] - by Rand Al Thor - 2008-11-26, 22:03
[No subject] - by waldo22 - 2008-11-27, 01:53
[No subject] - by b7ll - 2008-11-27, 13:07
[No subject] - by waldo22 - 2008-11-27, 15:14
[No subject] - by miamiwice - 2008-11-27, 17:53
[No subject] - by waldo22 - 2008-11-28, 03:25
[No subject] - by b7ll - 2008-11-28, 10:16
[No subject] - by miamiwice - 2008-11-28, 20:19
[No subject] - by waldo22 - 2008-11-29, 07:24
[No subject] - by miamiwice - 2008-11-29, 17:18
[No subject] - by waldo22 - 2008-11-29, 17:34
[No subject] - by timdog82001 - 2008-12-03, 14:52
[No subject] - by ToddW7 - 2008-12-18, 03:56
[No subject] - by ahreno - 2009-11-16, 06:13
[No subject] - by nixterrimus - 2009-11-16, 07:39
[No subject] - by ahreno - 2009-11-16, 07:45
[No subject] - by nixterrimus - 2009-11-16, 08:00
[No subject] - by rickardkk - 2009-12-31, 16:02
[No subject] - by giantpopples - 2010-03-26, 01:21
[No subject] - by JabberwockPL - 2010-03-26, 23:54
[No subject] - by giantpopples - 2010-03-28, 16:47
[No subject] - by JabberwockPL - 2010-03-28, 19:27
Home automation system - by user123 - 2010-05-20, 11:31
[No subject] - by giantpopples - 2010-05-23, 18:11
[No subject] - by retret66 - 2011-01-02, 06:13
[No subject] - by XMBC_FREAK - 2011-10-14, 21:21
[No subject] - by Livin - 2011-10-15, 00:17
[No subject] - by XMBC_FREAK - 2011-10-15, 06:25
[No subject] - by XMBC_FREAK - 2011-10-15, 06:43
[No subject] - by Livin - 2011-10-15, 07:43
Logout Mark Read Team Forum Stats Members Help
Home Automation Control GUI interface in XBMC with API - Dimming the Lights and such?1