[ale] X10 Cameras and Linux?

[Christopher Fowler]

Firecracker+Apache+CGI script.


On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 08:55, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> 
> I used smarthome to poke around.  They have a good comparison chart
> which actually showed X10 having the cheapest price on wall light
> switches I was looking for.  I called X10 directly and found the 4
> devices for $39 sale (items normally $13 ea).   I placed my order Sunday
> via phone.  The 8 units (bought 4 appliance moduels for fans and lamps
> also :>)  arrived last night.
> 
> My wife was shaking her head until she saw the boy's bedroom light dim
> 30% at 8, 8:30 and 9, same with the hall way light, both of which stayed
> just barely on until 10:00pm when their bedroom went out completely and
> the hall stayed on as a nightlight.  She's a happy camper now.
> 
> Next is some motion sensors so that if one of them gets up after 9:00
> it'll turn the hall light back on for 30'ish mins, etc....
> 
> I haven't gotten any X10 spam in quite a while, spam assassin may be
> blocking it, haven't checked.  I am though oddly enough getting spam to
> stop spam emails...... </scratch head>
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> Thus spake Christopher Bergeron (christopher at bergeron.com):
> 
> > Also, smarthome tends to be _more expensive_ than necessary (I have a 
> > stack of their catalogs in my bathroom - I've done my homework).  I 
> > would check out x10.com [even as obnoxious as the website is] they have 
> > some good components for very good prices.   BE WARNED THOUGH:  _Don't_ 
> > use your real email address.  They spam like crazy (at least daily).  
> > Use a faux or spam specific email address if you buy from them.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > CB
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Keith R. Watson wrote:
> > 
> > | At 02:01 PM 3/23/2003 -0500, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > |
> > |
> > |> I'm in the process of wiring my house with Various X10 components form
> > |> smarthome.com.  One thing I'd like to do is put a couple cameras with or
> > |> without sound where I can watch my boys and feed a slow stream into a
> > |> server, preferably one running a web server, etc.
> > |>
> > |>   Has anyone done anything like this or used a wireless/X10 camera with
> > |> a Linux box for remote monitoring of the cameras?  I'm looking for a
> > |> good cheap starter set or such preferably.
> > |>
> > |> Robert
> > |>
> > |> :wq!
> > |> 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > |> Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: E344DA3B
> > |>                                          @ x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu
> > |> DISCLAIMER:
> > |>       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> > |>
> > |> Diagnosis: witzelsucht
> > |>
> > |> IPv6 = robert at ipv6.rdlg.net     http://ipv6.rdlg.net
> > |> IPv4 = robert at mail.rdlg.net     http://www.rdlg.net
> > |
> > |
> > | Robert,
> > |
> > | Most people are not aware that X10 type cameras can be monitored by 
> > anyone with a receiver. People have been known to get really upset when 
> > they find out they have been broadcasting private family life the local 
> > neighborhood.
> > |
> > | keith
> > | -------------
> > |
> > | Keith R. Watson                        GTRI/ITD
> > | Systems Support Specialist III         Georgia Tech Research Institute
> > | keith.watson at gtri.gatech.edu           Atlanta, GA  30332-0816
> > | 404-894-0836
> > |
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> :wq!
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: E344DA3B
>                                          @ x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu 
> DISCLAIMER:
>       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> 
> Diagnosis: witzelsucht  	
> 
> IPv6 = robert at ipv6.rdlg.net	http://ipv6.rdlg.net
> IPv4 = robert at mail.rdlg.net	http://www.rdlg.net


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