Recent content by mistert

So Bucko, having read through some of your blog posting , I seem to have pick up on a theme which is that you pick a focal point  and then you build out your system around that focal point. Once that part is done you then build out your system again using the previous focal point.  a few...

Hey guys I think this question goes in here but if not I can move it.   Since 2007 I have been using URC CCP to manage my AV devices and it has done me well. unfortunately I am wanting to achieve a bit more control and feedback of these devices and that has become a challenge.   URC CCP does not...

Man  I really appreciate the perspectives you are bring to my thinking. Right now I am very busy, so time to really build stuff either comes from not hitting the gym or not spending as much time as I would like with the family. While I may want something that is significantly more polished and...

Pete   would I be able to run more than one automation software at a time on this small machines?

Hey Pete, Looking to get a mini PC, I know that I could build one, but I don't have the time or desire to do that part. I am interested in trialing a few automation system at the same time. Wou While I would like to eventually run my system on my NAS, I think this will be very helpful in the...

That is one of the things that forced me to pause on the project. Was I trying to create something that already existed, that while it possibly could some money would same me significant amounts of time.. You are spot on , Bill has been phenomenal at providing users with expedient support. So...

Pete, with the fall or projected fall of the Omnipro system, has does the ELK M1 compare? Does it allow me to write lines of code in the same way i could do it with the Ominipro? If I am fairly familiar with programming steps f and code lines for the Omni, could I with a short amount of training...

Sorry Mike, I should have been more specif; I was taking about the User interface. And yes the user interface is separate from programming, but for the people that  will be using it every day it is a lot more important to them then what is making all the cool or fun things happen. I would like...

Question   Which home automation software has the best high end looking and user friendly interface? Has anyone here heard of The Home Remote?

So I am not ruling out hubitat, but want to back up and make sure i am looking at the bigger picture in relation to the things I want to have the system accomplish. Right now the only I am focused on is outline the capabilities that I want to have to to software and hardware that will make it...

Pete, Are you maried? lol I ask because I wonder if you projects all pass the WAF? That is a lot of items and setup. I may be picking your brain quite often. lol just letting you know. The nas I was thinking of using is the Synology DS918+  and I am hoping that all the systems that I want to run...

So I looked into some of those small Intel boxes and they are quite small. I do not have much experience with linux or ubuntu, Windows and Android are my area of understanding , but from what i have read and heard; running linux or Ubuntu frees up a lot of memory for the services you actually...

Is Hubitat really that great? Why?  Have you tried any of the automation software?

Hey P  You build a special machine for your homeseer setup correct? I was hoping to run the various software I mentioned on a synology nas. I know I can run openhan on the Nas ,but I have not looked to see if homeseer can run as well. Any thoughts?

Hey Pete, nice to hear from you. So what I am gathering is that any hub out there will fall short , the best option is to use software such as homeseer/ homeassistant/OpenHab and add the radio needed for my devices.   Is that a fair and accurate summary?