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10-foot user interface, 106
24-hour rolling news, 201
433MHz range, 4
5812 series plug adapters, 30
802.11 wireless protocol, 31
abcde tool, 86
abstractions, 222–225
access files, 168
active distribution, 107
AD10 module, 82
Add-a-Motor 80 (CM80), 15
addminervaapplet script, 256
addr directory, 226
addresses
assigning, 5– 6
network, 32–35
for X10-controlled devices, 2
administration applets, 249
aerial cable, IR relays over, 42
albumart tool, 200
aliases, 25
all-in-one remotes, 42 AM12U module, 8, 12–13 AM12W module, 81 AND gate, 8–9 Apache server, 166–174 apcupsd package, 134 APIs, data through, 189–190 applets directory, 251 appletUtils class, 256 appliance control, 1–48 C-Bus, 28–31 infrared remote control, 41–48 networked devices, 31–41 X10, 1–27
about, 2–3 computer control, 23–27 device modules, 6–15 gateways, 20–23 general design, 4–6 stand-alone controllers, 15–20 appliance hacking, 49–83
hardware hacking, 58–83 Arduino, 61–78 input controllers, 80
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joysticks, 79– 80
laptops, 80
Lego Mindstorms, 60–61
Linksys NSLU2, 58–59
mains-powered devices, 81–83
software hacking, 49–57
developing on the Slug, 51
game consoles, 52–57
Linksys NSLU2, 49–51
appliance modules, 12–14
AM12U, 8 , 12–13
AWM2, 11, 13
C-Bus, 30
X10, 2
application abstractions, 223–224
Arduino
as I/O device, 61–78
benefits, 62
communication with PC, 70–72
creating audio outputs, 70
Dictaphone (example), 76–78
hardware, 72–73
installation and setup, 62–63
reading analog inputs, 67–68
reading digital inputs, 64–66
sending analog outputs, 69
sending digital outputs, 68
shields, 72
software, 63–70
Welcome Mat (example), 73–76
Arduino Diecimila, 61 Arduino Duemilanove, 61 Asterisk, 151
at command, 213 Atmega168 chip, 61 Atmega 328 chip, 61 attic, as location for Node0, 122 Audacity, 90
audio cabling, 146–147 audio mixer, 244 auth directory, 226 authentication certificates, 169–171 enabling, 168–169 automated devices, assigning addresses to,
5–6 automation, 210 error handling, 213–214 teakettle example, 216–218 timed events, 211–213
AV connections, 146
AV distribution, 107–108, 119 splitting and merging, 108 switching, 108
wireless, 110
AV source selector box, 108
AV switch box, 108 AWM2 module, 11, 13
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back-EMF, 13
backups, 93, 136–139
bandwidth, 124
bayonet lamp module (LM15EB), 8– 9
Bearskin, 222–223, 260
Bearskin commands, 224, 240–244
bedroom, as location for Node0, 121
binary messages, 180
BitTorrent clients, 41
Bleb, 191
Bluetooth address, 113
Bluetooth communication, 113
Bluetooth control apps, 113
Bluetooth monitor software, 236
Boxee, 57
bridges, 22
broadband adapter (BBA), 52
broadband modems, 118
c1–c8 scripts, 239
cable modems, 118
cables
audio, 146–147
Cat5, 119, 143–145, 147
in ceiling, 142
installation of, 142–143
pulling, 142
star configuation, 142 wired networks and, 143–145 caching, 256
calendars, 204–206, 246 cameras, 38–41, 147 camserv, 41
cassette tapes, 90–91 Cat5 cables, 119, 143–145, 147 C-Bus, 28–31
about, 28 appliance modules, 30 compared with X10, 28–29 controllers, 30
devices, 29–30 dimmers, 30 gateways, 31 installation, 28 remote control using, 29 wireless, 28
C-Bus Toolkit, 31 CCTV cameras, 38–41
CD data, 199–201
CD player, 243 cdplayer abstraction, 223 cdplayer command, 243, 258 Centre for Speech Technology Research
(CSTR), 161 certificate authorities, 169 cineDISK NAS, 95
CM11 control, 5, 23–24
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cmd directory, 226
cocktail party effect, 163
combination devices, 14–15
communication, 149–184
between Arduino and PC, 70–72
e-mail, 151–157
IP telephony, 150–151
messages
location-based, 236
relays, 234
receiving, 231–233
time-based, 234–236
transmission, 229–231
methods of, 149–150
Short Message Service (SMS), 174–183
two-way, 10, 24
voice, 157–165
Web access, 165–174
compact discs (CDs), 86
compact fluorescent lamps, 7
computer controls, 23–27
computer interface, 5
computer names, 35–36
computer-to-human communication, 150
conduits, 226–234
administration of, 228
building, 233–234
directory hierarchy, 226
echo, 227
email, 227
infrared remote control, 227 input, 226, 231–233
logging, 227 message relays, 234 output, 226, 229–231 sms, 227
twitter, 227 vox, 228 web gateway, 240 weblog, 228 winalert, 228 conf directory, 251 consumer electronics bus (CEBus), 28 contacts applet, 247
control direct, 112 local, 112 relay, 113 remote-control methods, 112–115 server, 114–115
control codes, for IR transmission, 46 control hubs, 215–267
Cosmic, 237–239 integration of technology, 215–216 Minerva, 218–262
topology, 262–266 web applets, 239–256 controller modules, physical size of, 6 cookery applet, 247
copyright, 185