upstatemike
Senior Member
Real name: Mike
Location: Central NY
PC's :
Automation Server: Runs Homeseer and xAP hub
Music Server: Runs Slimserver and xAP plugin
Weather and Miscellaneous Server: Provides weather station info on internal TV channel and feeds VWS plugin for Homeseer
Hardware User Interfaces:
Touch Tone control and paging announcements through Panasonic phone system
TV menu and status screens on internal TV channels
Several Stargate LCD and LED keypads
IR input through JDS IR Expander or any Squeezebox music player
Any PC with a browser
Automation Hardware:
Stargate with 4 I/O expanders
JDS IR Expander
Web-Expander Stargate Ethernet Interface
PIC-TV video menu interface
CADDX NX8e Security Panel (installed but not linked to Stargate yet)
Rainwise wireless weather station with several wireless display consoles
Several Stargate LCD keypads and 7-button LED keypads
RCS RS-485 hubs
RCS RS-485 Thermostats
A little over 100 X-10 modules
BSR Ultasonic X-10 Command Consoles
Various X-10 compatible RF devices
Leviton HCA02 phase coupler
Various types of motion sensors
Other Hardware:
Panasonic KX-TA624 Phone System
Radio Shack 70V Paging Amplifiers
Elk Speakers
Elk P412 Power Supplies
Elk PD9 Power Distribution Module
Elk 912B SPDT Relays
Alarm Controls 8012 Low Current DPDT Relays
VLinx Ethernet Serial Server
Video Hardware:
Channel Plus SVM-24 quad Stereo modulator
Channel Plus 5545 quad modulator
ReplayTV networked DVRs
ADS VGA to S-Video converters
Audio Hardware:
SliMP3 and Squeezebox audio players in 7 music zones
Local audio systems in each zone
Software:
WinEVM
Homeseer with JDS, VWS, and xAP plugins
TextAloud with AT&T voices
SlimServer
Some Applications:
Mailbox greets the mail carrier, pages all phones that mail has arrived, and announces that there is mail once per hour over the kitchen speakers until reset.
Stargate relays used to direct announcements to appropriate speakers that are usually shared with local audio systems.
Hourly status reports track lights left on during the day, garage door open, well pump cycle count, burner and air handler run times of all furnaces, etc.
When a thermostat is changed, manually or automatically, the new set point is confirmed by voice announcement.
Full status and control over the internet via browser interface.
TV Channels for system status and weather station display.
News ticker and automation system status messages on SliMP3/Squeezebox displays
When light switches at the stairs to the attic or basement are turned off, all other lights on those floors are automatically shut down also.
Seasonal effects for Halloween, Christmas, etc.
Many others
Location: Central NY
PC's :
Automation Server: Runs Homeseer and xAP hub
Music Server: Runs Slimserver and xAP plugin
Weather and Miscellaneous Server: Provides weather station info on internal TV channel and feeds VWS plugin for Homeseer
Hardware User Interfaces:
Touch Tone control and paging announcements through Panasonic phone system
TV menu and status screens on internal TV channels
Several Stargate LCD and LED keypads
IR input through JDS IR Expander or any Squeezebox music player
Any PC with a browser
Automation Hardware:
Stargate with 4 I/O expanders
JDS IR Expander
Web-Expander Stargate Ethernet Interface
PIC-TV video menu interface
CADDX NX8e Security Panel (installed but not linked to Stargate yet)
Rainwise wireless weather station with several wireless display consoles
Several Stargate LCD keypads and 7-button LED keypads
RCS RS-485 hubs
RCS RS-485 Thermostats
A little over 100 X-10 modules
BSR Ultasonic X-10 Command Consoles
Various X-10 compatible RF devices
Leviton HCA02 phase coupler
Various types of motion sensors
Other Hardware:
Panasonic KX-TA624 Phone System
Radio Shack 70V Paging Amplifiers
Elk Speakers
Elk P412 Power Supplies
Elk PD9 Power Distribution Module
Elk 912B SPDT Relays
Alarm Controls 8012 Low Current DPDT Relays
VLinx Ethernet Serial Server
Video Hardware:
Channel Plus SVM-24 quad Stereo modulator
Channel Plus 5545 quad modulator
ReplayTV networked DVRs
ADS VGA to S-Video converters
Audio Hardware:
SliMP3 and Squeezebox audio players in 7 music zones
Local audio systems in each zone
Software:
WinEVM
Homeseer with JDS, VWS, and xAP plugins
TextAloud with AT&T voices
SlimServer
Some Applications:
Mailbox greets the mail carrier, pages all phones that mail has arrived, and announces that there is mail once per hour over the kitchen speakers until reset.
Stargate relays used to direct announcements to appropriate speakers that are usually shared with local audio systems.
Hourly status reports track lights left on during the day, garage door open, well pump cycle count, burner and air handler run times of all furnaces, etc.
When a thermostat is changed, manually or automatically, the new set point is confirmed by voice announcement.
Full status and control over the internet via browser interface.
TV Channels for system status and weather station display.
News ticker and automation system status messages on SliMP3/Squeezebox displays
When light switches at the stairs to the attic or basement are turned off, all other lights on those floors are automatically shut down also.
Seasonal effects for Halloween, Christmas, etc.
Many others