GraysonPeddie
Active Member
Hey you guys. It's been a while since I've been in CocoonTech since I no longer have interest in home automation until late last year when I purchased Philips Hue Starter Kit since I'm interested in doing programming from my server. I have created a web application once that gets the light information and allows me to set the temperature and hue/saturation. Plus, I setup a cron job to turn on and off the lights depending on certain time of day. This is all done in a Linux Container (LXC).
Attached is a homeautomation,zip file that you can take a look.
If you have Philips Hue and you try this out in your own server, the "roll-your-own cloud" is what I am referring to "private cloud."
Okay, sort of changing subjects, but I don't know what ever happen to Ninja Blocks that sell starter kits. When I went into Ninja Blocks website, it turns out they sell spheres or something, which don't look like Ninja Blocks per se. But then I don't want IoT devices to require me to create a cloud account just so I can put them to use.
So here is my question: Are there any open-source wireless solutions that can be controlled by BASH scripting? I did not mind creating an account with Philips Hue Developers area just so I can get to the API documentation and I also did not mind setting up all of the devices such as door/window sensors, motion sensors, push-button sensors, and all that from my smartphone, but once it's setup, I want to be able to control and have my server know if a door/window sensor has been activated or the button has been pressed.
Later on, when I plan to buy a house (hopefully I don't mind having wired sensors), I'm planning to add thermostat and smoke detectors, although I don't want to deal with burning my fingers with soldering ion when it comes to building an open source version of a Nest thermostat. Plus, I don't know what's become of Birdi, which is in pre-order state right now.
But because I live in my mom's house after I resign from work in Bainbridge over at Georgia Industries for the Blind mid-August, I'm planning to go to Arkansas to get certified in Desktop Support Technician. It's at World Services for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas. And then I will buy a house (probably next Fall) once I get certified. So yeah, I'm not in a hurry to buy devices that requiring wiring.
And last, but not least, I only run Linux at home, so no Windows in my desktop. Other than games that require Windows, my life has been great without Windows since November 2012.
Please pardon my long post. I wanted to get my point across that I care for flexibility and not wanting devices that lock me on to specific platform or locking me on that require me to use the "public cloud" in order to make use of them.
Attached is a homeautomation,zip file that you can take a look.
If you have Philips Hue and you try this out in your own server, the "roll-your-own cloud" is what I am referring to "private cloud."
Okay, sort of changing subjects, but I don't know what ever happen to Ninja Blocks that sell starter kits. When I went into Ninja Blocks website, it turns out they sell spheres or something, which don't look like Ninja Blocks per se. But then I don't want IoT devices to require me to create a cloud account just so I can put them to use.
So here is my question: Are there any open-source wireless solutions that can be controlled by BASH scripting? I did not mind creating an account with Philips Hue Developers area just so I can get to the API documentation and I also did not mind setting up all of the devices such as door/window sensors, motion sensors, push-button sensors, and all that from my smartphone, but once it's setup, I want to be able to control and have my server know if a door/window sensor has been activated or the button has been pressed.
Later on, when I plan to buy a house (hopefully I don't mind having wired sensors), I'm planning to add thermostat and smoke detectors, although I don't want to deal with burning my fingers with soldering ion when it comes to building an open source version of a Nest thermostat. Plus, I don't know what's become of Birdi, which is in pre-order state right now.
But because I live in my mom's house after I resign from work in Bainbridge over at Georgia Industries for the Blind mid-August, I'm planning to go to Arkansas to get certified in Desktop Support Technician. It's at World Services for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas. And then I will buy a house (probably next Fall) once I get certified. So yeah, I'm not in a hurry to buy devices that requiring wiring.
And last, but not least, I only run Linux at home, so no Windows in my desktop. Other than games that require Windows, my life has been great without Windows since November 2012.
Please pardon my long post. I wanted to get my point across that I care for flexibility and not wanting devices that lock me on to specific platform or locking me on that require me to use the "public cloud" in order to make use of them.
