Home automation Server. What to choose?

[miuri]

Hi to everyone.
i'm looking for a device that allows me to supervise my home. It will be "at wall".
The basic requirements i need are:

- VERY LOW POWER COMSUMPTION
- VERY FAST RESPONSE TIME AFTER STAND-BY MODE (the device will be always on)
- TOUCH SCREEN
- ethernet link
- usb/serial link
- battery (as "electrical continuity" in case of black-out)
- Fully programmable OS.

Any idea or previous experience?
Kind of solution:
1- TABLET PC, something like ASUS Eee Top ET1602 or whatelse better?
2- A COMPOSED SOLUTION,
- a Network Access Server (NAS) linked with a touch screen..
- An assembled mini-pc (as the ATOM D5010) linked with a touck screen

Other solutions or suggestions? Product names?

Thank you very much. Bye

 

[mdonovan]

Maybe this: http://www.fit-pc.com/web/

Matt

Hi to everyone.
i'm looking for a device that allows me to supervise my home. It will be "at wall".
The basic requirements i need are:

- VERY LOW POWER COMSUMPTION
- VERY FAST RESPONSE TIME AFTER STAND-BY MODE (the device will be always on)
- TOUCH SCREEN
- ethernet link
- usb/serial link
- battery (as "electrical continuity" in case of black-out)
- Fully programmable OS.

Any idea or previous experience?
Kind of solution:
1- TABLET PC, something like ASUS Eee Top ET1602 or whatelse better?
2- A COMPOSED SOLUTION,
- a Network Access Server (NAS) linked with a touch screen..
- An assembled mini-pc (as the ATOM D5010) linked with a touck screen

Other solutions or suggestions? Product names?

Thank you very much. Bye

 

[electron]

What software will you be running? The software you pick will what dictates your hardware requirements. Also, what's your budget?

 

[miuri]

What software will you be running? The software you pick will what dictates your hardware requirements. Also, what's your budget?

I'll need to code a Gateway for supervisioning an alarm system (MyHome BTicino via OpenWebNet protocol). A Java VM need to be supported. I thoug at Win embedded, Linux or Android S.O.

 

[justinm001]

Any laptop would work great. Also I have a SmartQ5 tablet which is a little chinese MID and runs android, linux, and winCE 6.0. Maybe your software can use that? It's wifi enabled and has a USB OTG port (either USB port or USB device)

 

[pete_c]

I'm currently testing (playing) with mini-case (8"X8"), 12 PS (automotive style) Atom based MB for TS purposes now (connected to a 7" Mimo TS monitor).
I've been able to put the PC in suspend mod an wake it it via the TS PC. It takes about 5-8 seconds to wake up on TS Touch. Currently a couple of TS's set up to turn on monitors via IR room sensors. The case has a few means of mounting it on a wall. I am currently using a standard 100mmX100mm VESA mount in one of the vehicles. I also have modded an Asus 901A (Woot special) with larger SSD/2Gb of memory which will boot off SSD/SD/USB for dual/multiple OS boot. I've also installed an internal BT device inside of the case (very tight though). Runs decent, low power and very small (actually a bit difficult to type on). I use it for travel sometimes in that it fits in a portable CD case.

I've seen folks running HA off of these and they do a decent job. Previously played with VIA EPIA mITX MB's - small case 12VDC and they also did the job. The mini-case is tight but I was able to fit dual quiet cooling fans - but these can be subsituted for a second drive in a Raid1 array. The front of the case has a side mounted USB port (in addition to 4 on the back) which can be utilized for USB boot/BT or WLAN dongles.

My newest HA box (collecting dust right now) is a dual core mITX MB, in a small case but with a bootable CF card slot / DVD rom also with an automotive PS with the ability of running off a 12VDC battery on a charging circuit - 140W micro PS though.

Here are some pics (apologies for blur). I am not an artist

though when it comes to designing my TS's.

 

[miuri]

The touch screen is too much big/powerConsuming. I'll need a different one... Suggestions?
Aren't there models designed specifically for home automation use?

 

[Rupp]

The touch screen is too much big/powerConsuming. I'll need a different one... Suggestions?
Aren't there models designed specifically for home automation use?

A 7" touch screen uses too much power? I'm not sure you will find any system that uses less than a 7" TS.

 

[pete_c]

I have automotive style 7" and 9" TS's and they do utilize more power than this USB powered TS. Both of these utilize 12VDC small 1 AMP transformers. The USB TS uses less than 500Mw in that more would shut down the USB port.