tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post1773093319719685427..comments2024-03-28T15:43:04.548-07:00Comments on Desert Home: My Tiny Timer Classdavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-33629486450551072622014-10-12T16:40:07.380-07:002014-10-12T16:40:07.380-07:00Thanks for the pointer. That is a really nice pro...Thanks for the pointer. That is a really nice project. I've got one of those super microwaves that has menus and everything else on it. However, the washing machine and dryer are old style simple devices. One day ...davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-10690308043798308972014-10-11T15:32:14.919-07:002014-10-11T15:32:14.919-07:00have you heard of the raspberry picrowave. the guy...have you heard of the raspberry picrowave. the guy ripped out the controller of a microwave and then used a RPi to interface it with the internet as well as voice control and several other things. It might be of interest as his voice command system was actually working fairly well. Also just finished reading your blog and am very impressed.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295034132610999542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-42075420188143798352014-10-08T11:57:29.107-07:002014-10-08T11:57:29.107-07:00Those little things are pretty good for taking the...Those little things are pretty good for taking the serial output of something and sending it over wifi to something that can work with it. I have a device I use for that. The problem is always that relying on wifi is a path to a nervous breakdown.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-31523493039109256492014-10-08T10:46:23.164-07:002014-10-08T10:46:23.164-07:00I'm pretty sure that Einstein, in addition to ...I'm pretty sure that Einstein, in addition to coming up with e=mc^2, also came up with HA=$^12. As far as reliability (or lack of), I started with commercial HA in the late 70s/early 80's with X10. Prior to that, it was AC relays, switches and ladder diagrams.<br /><br />Speaking of new, fun little devices, have you checked out <a href="http://hackaday.com/2014/09/17/a-proof-of-concept-project-for-the-esp8266/" rel="nofollow">ESP8266</a>? The little IoT modules are about $5/ea from China. The software is still immature but coming along nicely. I got two of the units but haven't found time to explore them.BobWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15802848891518070851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-12548338324857683512014-10-07T20:12:49.804-07:002014-10-07T20:12:49.804-07:00Actually I didn't switch. I started with the ...Actually I didn't switch. I started with the Wemo because it was a cool device ... and a lightswitch that mounted in the wall. Then I saw the Iris Smart Switch and wanted it because it could monitor power. Two different purposes. On the one hand I wanted to control the lights with a switch in the wall and on the other I wanted to monitor the power on some appliances. Besides, have you looked at Zigbee in-wall light switches? I think there's one or two and they're expensive.<br /><br />Go down to Lowe's and look at the rack. You'll see a couple of Zigbee devices and a ton of z-wave. If you go to Home Depot, you'll see Wemo. I'm just covering my bases.<br /><br />And besides, it's fun to play with new little devices.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-11618218596640979262014-10-07T17:11:45.923-07:002014-10-07T17:11:45.923-07:00Glad to see you're back in the saddle, so to s...Glad to see you're back in the saddle, so to speak. Sad to hear about the weather issues. You obviously had more rain than we had here in the desert of Southern California. Regardless, I'm glad someone is discussing the Wemo stuff, but not being reliable and having to check on the Wemo devices constantly seems a definite "no-go". Out of curiosity, have you/why did you change from the Iris/XBee products?BobWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15802848891518070851noreply@blogger.com