From: "jtb@..." <jtb@...>
Date: 2006-11-01T12:25:04+09:00
Subject: Re: x10 and ruby?

Is there a way to use Ruby to control/monitor actions on a PC using a
RS-232 connection?
If so, that might be one way to build home monitoring devices without
having to pay for the homeseer products.

Hal Fulton wrote:
> Paul Lutus wrote:
> > Hal Fulton wrote:
> >
> > / ...
> >
> >
> >>But, considering it runs on Windows, HS is good software. It's the best
> >>home automation software I've seen -- better than misterhouse,
> >>smarthouse, Cyberhome, HAL, Home Director, the X10 thingy, or anything
> >>else I've looked at. Just my opinion.
> >
> >
> > Well, thanks for setting me straight on HomeSeer. I didn't realize the
> > effort level they've gone to. It sounds quite powerful.
> >
> > Too bad it's married to Windows, as so much is these days.
> >
>
> Yes... I'd love to have a Linux equivalent.
>
> I dreamed of using Festival for speech synthesis and Sphinx for
> voice recognition... trouble is, I couldn't get these to work
> on their own, much less integrated with each other and a third
> controller.
>
> I once outlined something I called "Domo" -- but it will never
> be written. I removed the link from my page, but it's still at
> http://rubyhacker.com/domo.html
>
> Some people were confused by my use of the word "server" -- I
> meant it in the software sense, not the hardware. Although
> the processes could be split among boxes, they could also all
> run on the same box.
> 
> 
> Hal