Started on the installation of the electronic lock for the front door today.
Eventually the plan is to have RFID control as well as integrate it with the Insteon system for control from the smart phones, computers, etc.
Is pretty rough around the edges atm but it will have to come out for cables to be run to the back soon so I’ll file the edges and put some paint on make it a little prettier but for now it’s in and functional ready for the next lot of parts to arrive 😀
Electric Strike LockOf course had to open it and see how it work 🙂Removed the old lock part and start making the hole biggerHole expandedInstalledInstalled and closed
First read about the Chumby a few years ago but at the time it was quite expensive to get one here in Australia and so mostly forgot about it until I read an article the other week mentioning that the Chumby was back!
The Chumby is a bedside clock replacement with over 1000 apps you can cycle through from clocks, weather, Facebook, picture slide show, etc.
Shipped from the USA on Tuesday and arrived Friday morning, time to unpack it 🙂
What do we have here? All the way from the USAAll wrapped upChumby One FrontChumby One BackChumby up and running
Now time to load some “apps” up and have a play.
Eventually hope to write an app to integrate into my Insteon system allowing bedside table control of the whole house.
The Insteon Hub allows HTTP requests to be used to control devices and the Chumby uses Flash Lite so shouldn’t be too hard.
Ordered 2:20pm yesterday and on my desk 9am today, can’t complain with that 🙂
First one I thought I’d change is the power point on the Kitchen bench, nice central location to access and have phones out of the reach of little ones.
Installation took less than 10 minutes only hampered by having to cut a bit more plaster away to fit the SockIT back into the wall.
Will be sure to report back after a few months of use but so far loving them 🙂
Ordered parts for front door automation/security including RFID reader and electronic latch which will get tied in with the other systems to allow opening from smart phone, etc as well.
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Also ordered a pair of Sockitz which are a double power point with 2x USB charging.
Few new Insteon parts ordered.
I have another two deliveries expected this week or next as well 🙂
When the house was getting built I made sure to get power and a phone jack run into the top of the linen cupboard in anticipation of networking, storage and home automation requirements .
It quickly became quite a mess with cables hanging everywhere so it was decided it was time to clean it up and get it into a rack.
1RU blanking plate with 3x 20w per channel class D amps.
(To Drive Bathroom, kitchen and deck speakers)
Still a bit more to do on cable tidying and I’m going to get some blanking plates to cover the bottom up and then possibly build a second rack next to it to house the NAS and drives.
Before the rack/tidy upAll cleared outRacking the amps into a 1U face plateFirst parts racked upEverything racked upEverything racked up and powered up
After the speakers were installed it was quickly decided that we best have a screen as well.
I had a spare 17″ lcd lying around which I paired with a Raspberry Pi running XBMC.
12v and VGA run from the back of the screen back to the main rack keeping all the mains voltage well away from the bathroom.
The wall before we beganHole all cut outBracket, cables and plaster in placeRaspberry Pi to drive both the screen and ceiling speakers. Screen is via a HDMI -> VGA converter through the roof.Initial testingTinted glass and tiles in place
All Finished including chocolate stains from the kids…
Wasn’t long after I moved into the new house that I knew I wanted some sound in the bathroom while enjoying the spa bath so I got to cutting some holes….
Cables run through the roof back to the main rack where they are powered by a cheap class D chip amp.