Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:54 pm
The coolest thing I have done with my home automation system is to incorporate my cell phone.
I installed Proximity ( http://reduxcomputing.com/proximity.php ) on four computers on my network and sync'ed them with my iPhone. Whenever the phone is in the vicinity or leaves the area, Proximity triggers a script and a variable change in Indigo. Certain lighting scenes and camera settings change as a result of a change with the variable.
Indigo runs a script every two hours to detect whether one of the computers is offline and changes the appropriate variables accordingly.
It's a cheap substitute for RFID detection.
Now when I leave the house (with my cell phone) Indigo sets the cameras to record motion when it is detected. It turns the lights off if it is day time or turns on the night time lighting scene if it is night time.
I also recieve text messages when someone calls my house, motion is detected when I am away from home, or if my IP address changes.
I installed Proximity ( http://reduxcomputing.com/proximity.php ) on four computers on my network and sync'ed them with my iPhone. Whenever the phone is in the vicinity or leaves the area, Proximity triggers a script and a variable change in Indigo. Certain lighting scenes and camera settings change as a result of a change with the variable.
Indigo runs a script every two hours to detect whether one of the computers is offline and changes the appropriate variables accordingly.
It's a cheap substitute for RFID detection.
Now when I leave the house (with my cell phone) Indigo sets the cameras to record motion when it is detected. It turns the lights off if it is day time or turns on the night time lighting scene if it is night time.
I also recieve text messages when someone calls my house, motion is detected when I am away from home, or if my IP address changes.