Hey guys, I've been away for a while and haven't updated... that's because I bought a house!!
Home Automation key ingredient: A house.
Got just that now. Along with all sorts of toys and gadgets. List of new toys:
Asus RN-N16 Gigabit Router
TrendNet 5-port Green Gigabit Switch
1000FT Cat5e cable
Samsung 7.2 Audio Video Receiver
5.1 Bose Surround speakers
Yamaha Outdoor Speakers
Some other floor standing speakers
Samsung Blueray Wireless Player w/ apps
DroidX 2.2 rooted
That's all the toys... gotta wire them all up, and start the long programming sessions, testing, and all the wiring.
I have found a nice Solid State Relay (from now on refer to as SSR) that are zero cross-over and cost about $5, which is how much I was gonna pay for the normal mechanical relays! Score. They're also VERY easy to use, and offer much quicker reaction with no "clicky" noise of mechanical relay. - Thanks to Kevin Johnson for the SSR, and the Temp Sensor.
I have successfully created a working prototype of a digital "thermostat" program with the Arduino, so the HVAC system will probably be the first to be automated... we'll see.
That's all for now... lots and lots more to come in the next few weeks.
