HS LEDAM Plugin source code?

[Squintz]

I read that the LEDAM Plugin for HS is open source. I would like to get my hands on it so that I can get some ideas for creating a CQC Driver for my BetaBrite. If anyone here has it please PM me so that I can get it from you.

Thanks
Dave

 

[mustangcoupe]

Dave what are you using the betabrite for? I am trying to imagin a HA app for it and can only come up with caller ID type of use

 

[Rupp]

mustangcoupe ,
You can use it for weather forcast and alerts as well as all of your reminders and appointments.

 

[Squintz]

All sorts of things. I am going to mount mine in my bedroom and in the mornings it will display weather. I will also set it up to display a love note on my anniversary. I will use it for Caller ID, E-mail Notification ect. It could be used for stock quotes or sports updates. Displaying current temperature, Time ect.

The possibilities are endless.

 

[electron]

Have you tried mounting it behind mirror glass yet, to see if it would make it more WAF friendly?

 

[mustangcoupe]

ok, I am starting to see....the led's

 

[Rupp]

Dave,
Are you using the older BetaBrite or the newer ones? I bought a newer one and had to take it back. It was so bright I could see it a mile away. The new colors are nice but make it really hard to read up close.

 

[Squintz]

I am guessing its a newer one. I think the protocol may allow for controlling the dim levels of the leds. I will have to look into that more.

 

[upstatemike]

Where is the best place to get BetaBrites? ebay?

 

[Rupp]

Mike,
EBay and Sam's club are your best bets. The newer ones at Sam's are (I believe) $199.99 as a reference price.

 

[Squintz]

Since it seems that nobody has the LEDAM Source code...

Do any of you guys who own a betabrite have the original software. Mine came with a cracked disk and I did not think it would be so hard to find the progam and DL it.

 

[upstatemike]

Mike,
EBay and Sam's club are your best bets. The newer ones at Sam's are (I believe) $199.99 as a reference price.

Thanks Rupp. I usually don't maintain a Sam's membership. (Last time I got one was towards the end of 1999 when they blew out LED countdown clocks for $10). I'll sign up again though just to get some LED signs if that is the best place to go. Is there a particular model I should look for?

 

[Rupp]

Mike,
The 213C-1 is a good model if you can still find them. The new one at Sam's is a USB device and the LEDAM plugin for HomeSeer doesn't work with these USB signs yet. The Pro-Lite signs are good ones as well.

 

[smee]

The USB ones don't use a USB<->serial adapter chip? Something like an FTDI chip. Most things like this just use an adapter because it's a relatively easy update to the hardware. It would still look like a serial port to software on the PC.

Of course, if other things have changed or they use a different type of interface, none of that would hold.