Has anyone seen or done an XML phone application integration using Z-Wave or Zigbee (or legacy Crestron) for Office or Home automation, lighting & thermostatic control, alarm systems etc?
If you've seen Crestron systems you may know that they are VERY expensive, and proprietary control panels (some with color screens) and special wiring add up to many tens of thousands of dollars. Times are changing, and it's now becoming obvious that this would be MUCH easier, cheaper, more flexible, and reconfigurable etc using XML browser screen phones back to a control interface on the MESH network using technolgies like Zigbee & Z-Wave (or Crestron if already present). You could even integrate a control IVR using DISA. "Press 1 to ask Alison what's turned on". If you're doing thermostatic control, you could "Press 2 to ask Alison what's hot or not" :-) Does anyone have any experience with an integration like this? Care to share your story, or point us to your blog? Thanks -Karl p.s. Here's a possible programmable interface for programmatic control: http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=43&FamID=119&ProdID=392 Using it may be a kludge. No idea. _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
