My Remote Home
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:16 pm
or: how I’ve decided to move all the switches into my tablet.
I’ve been exploring the possibilities of creating a home automation system using Raspberry Pi. It seems a great experience to do something like that on your own, not just buy special equipment (which is rather expensive). Since I’ve got now three R-Pis, I’ve decided to commit another one for a bigger project. One is already used as a web, NAS and print server, and I didn’t want to risk any disruptions on the machine caused by other equipment. My another Pi, with project alias SecurityPi, will be performing several tasks.
I’ve already created the Google Calendar API alarm clock for a non-convenient way of getting me out of bed (and, by chance, found a great command-line music player called cmus), so why not take it to another level and automate a bit my household? I’ve started implementing PiFace Digital into my project, making it respond to door/windows state, yet, it’s not a perfect solution. Then I’ve come across an interesting automation project – heimcontrol.js.
[Read more...] @ http://www.bartbania.com/index.php/remote-home/
I’ve been exploring the possibilities of creating a home automation system using Raspberry Pi. It seems a great experience to do something like that on your own, not just buy special equipment (which is rather expensive). Since I’ve got now three R-Pis, I’ve decided to commit another one for a bigger project. One is already used as a web, NAS and print server, and I didn’t want to risk any disruptions on the machine caused by other equipment. My another Pi, with project alias SecurityPi, will be performing several tasks.
I’ve already created the Google Calendar API alarm clock for a non-convenient way of getting me out of bed (and, by chance, found a great command-line music player called cmus), so why not take it to another level and automate a bit my household? I’ve started implementing PiFace Digital into my project, making it respond to door/windows state, yet, it’s not a perfect solution. Then I’ve come across an interesting automation project – heimcontrol.js.
[Read more...] @ http://www.bartbania.com/index.php/remote-home/