Hi all. This is my first post and I am new to the whole home automation thing...lots of structured wiring and audio/video.....
I am building a remote telescope observatory (cool huh!). I have already constructed my building with the exception of the the interior walls. The primary automation challenge is to control a 4 amp motor that will roll-off the roof of the observatory (this is to expose the scopes to the night sky). I'll need other controls like lighting, photoelectric sensors, security.....and the key here is it must be controlable remotely (i.e. via the internet) and without relying on a local PC (in case the power or DSL goes out). There is also a requirement that I communicate with the mount (serial commands) to be sure the scope is in the correct position before I roll the roof open/close.
I've been primarily looking at a HAI Omni IIe. It has some nice features and includes a pretty nice web interfaces. I am a bit disappointed with the programing language, not very robust, and it is kinda expensive...
I just started looking at the ELK products. Looks like the programming logic might be better but I haven't seen thier remote web interface yet.
Any thoughts?
Regards,
Chris
http://hetlage.com
I am building a remote telescope observatory (cool huh!). I have already constructed my building with the exception of the the interior walls. The primary automation challenge is to control a 4 amp motor that will roll-off the roof of the observatory (this is to expose the scopes to the night sky). I'll need other controls like lighting, photoelectric sensors, security.....and the key here is it must be controlable remotely (i.e. via the internet) and without relying on a local PC (in case the power or DSL goes out). There is also a requirement that I communicate with the mount (serial commands) to be sure the scope is in the correct position before I roll the roof open/close.
I've been primarily looking at a HAI Omni IIe. It has some nice features and includes a pretty nice web interfaces. I am a bit disappointed with the programing language, not very robust, and it is kinda expensive...
I just started looking at the ELK products. Looks like the programming logic might be better but I haven't seen thier remote web interface yet.
Any thoughts?
Regards,
Chris
http://hetlage.com