General Presentations
Software Control of Home Automation Systems - Presentation
Duration: 45 minutes, 1 hour with questions
This is a followup talk to my Practical Computerized Home Automation
talk, with focus on the software used to control devices and
give them smarts. Practical applications include
turning off all the lights at night, summoning everyone for
mealtime, and broadcasting caller-id information to all computers.
The talk will cover the use of the 'heyu' open source home
automation program. Examples will include the creation of
'bash'-based stand-alone scripts, background daemons, and cron
additions.
- OSCON, July 23, 2010
Preventing Data Loss Through Prudent Archiving - Presentation
Duration: 45 minutes, 1 hour with questions
No one
likes the sinking feeling of having lost data - pictures,
documents, source code, or video that is gone and can never be
fully recreated. Though prudent archiving and risk analysis, it
is possible to avoid data loss in all but the most extreme
circumstances. Data longevity is also an important aspect of
archiving, including the use of open data formats.
- OSCON, July 22, 2009
Practical Computerized Home Automation - Presentation
Duration: 45 minutes, 1 hour with questions
You can
control devices in your home from your computer with no new
wiring. This session covers controlling lights, bells, and motors
using open source software. Wireless remotes can also control
devices. Sensors can provide information about motion, sunset,
temperature. Capturing caller id and auto-dialing is also covered.
X10 is an ideal system for home automation, and there are methods
to improve reliability. Computers can easily send X10 signals
across your electrical network. The session concludes with a
live demo showing a home with 38 computer-controlled devices
and sensors.
- OSCON, July 24, 2009
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