I/o module for homeseer?
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:51 pm
I intend to install a few of these cameras for surveillance and security purposes (that is: to record images in case of any alarm, not to replace a true security system). This model features some nice extras: a passive infrared sensor (PIR), and input and output ports allowing connectivity to external devices such as IR sensors, switches, and alarm relays.
This got me thinking. Most of the setups discussed here and on the homeseer website use wireless tech such as Z-wave or rfxcom to communicate presence, motion detection, the opening of doors, pushing of switches etc. to homeseer. This makes sense in a situation where any cabling would be installed later, but in our recent remodeling I installed 50mm ducts in walls and ceilings to almost everyplace where I might conceivably run a cable. I prefer hardwired solutions to wireless any day, because I expect them to be more reliable and less costly. To get to the point: I'm looking for an i/o board that works with Homeseer, so that traditional motion sensors and such can be hardwired to the server closet where homeseer lives. Preferably with USB so I don't have to kludge a USB-serial converter in, most low-power systems don't have com-ports nowadays. I'm not too comfortable with a soldering iron or learning a new programming language at this stage.
So far I've found the Digibee which works with Jon00's plugin, and this pricey interface from Homeseer:
Any suggestions?
TIA,
Art
This got me thinking. Most of the setups discussed here and on the homeseer website use wireless tech such as Z-wave or rfxcom to communicate presence, motion detection, the opening of doors, pushing of switches etc. to homeseer. This makes sense in a situation where any cabling would be installed later, but in our recent remodeling I installed 50mm ducts in walls and ceilings to almost everyplace where I might conceivably run a cable. I prefer hardwired solutions to wireless any day, because I expect them to be more reliable and less costly. To get to the point: I'm looking for an i/o board that works with Homeseer, so that traditional motion sensors and such can be hardwired to the server closet where homeseer lives. Preferably with USB so I don't have to kludge a USB-serial converter in, most low-power systems don't have com-ports nowadays. I'm not too comfortable with a soldering iron or learning a new programming language at this stage.
So far I've found the Digibee which works with Jon00's plugin, and this pricey interface from Homeseer:
Any suggestions?
TIA,
Art
