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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Raspberry pi controlling remote power sockets -
views/experience? (Martin)
2. Re: Raspberry pi controlling remote power sockets -
views/experience? (Peter Hemmings)
3. Re: LUG Meeting this Saturday! 28/06/14 (Ben Everard)
4. Re: LUG Meeting this Saturday! 28/06/14 (Ben Everard)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:36:23 +0100
From: Martin <inkubus@interalpha.co.uk>
To: bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [bristol] Raspberry pi controlling remote power sockets -
views/experience?
Message-ID: <1403692583.9635.70.camel@raphael>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

On Wed, 2014-06-25 at 01:02 +0100, Nigel Sollars wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> Have you not looked at Z-Wave devices?, using a mesh approach.
> Friend of mine in Norway is playing with this from a Pi.

Thanks for this; I've looked at home automation technology before but I
think this is the first one that meets the criteria of 1. only software
hacking needed, 2. has reasonably low level and versatile access to the
actual network and 3. this can be done from a standard Linux box with
open source software. Very interesting...

Cheers,
- Martin






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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:58:33 +0100
From: Peter Hemmings <peter@hemmings.eclipse.co.uk>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Raspberry pi controlling remote power sockets -
views/experience?
Message-ID: <53AAAB59.30307@hemmings.eclipse.co.uk>
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On 25/06/14 11:36, Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-06-25 at 01:02 +0100, Nigel Sollars wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> Have you not looked at Z-Wave devices?, using a mesh approach.
>> Friend of mine in Norway is playing with this from a Pi.
>
> Thanks for this; I've looked at home automation technology before but I
> think this is the first one that meets the criteria of 1. only software
> hacking needed, 2. has reasonably low level and versatile access to the
> actual network and 3. this can be done from a standard Linux box with
> open source software. Very interesting...
>
> Cheers,
> - Martin
>
>
>
>
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A couple of links for those interested:

http://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34091

http://www.uk-automation.co.uk/categories/Z%252dWave-Automation/

The only problem I read was that someone with python experience (not me)
had to alter a script to make it "pole" devices more often (excuse
terminology), but I am sure that's not a problem for most on here!

It is interesting though.



Regards
--
Peter H



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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:43:30 +0100
From: Ben Everard <ben_everard@yahoo.com>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>,
Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] LUG Meeting this Saturday! 28/06/14
Message-ID:
<1403696610.84240.YahooMailNeo@web172304.mail.ir2.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Hello,

I'm Ben (one of the team from Linux Voice magazine- www.linuxvoice.com). I'm in the process of moving to Bristol at the moment, and should be in town on 28th, so I'll try and make it.

See you there,
?
Ben Everard
ben_everard@yahoo.com




On Monday, 23 June 2014, 14:29, Ignacio Jordi Atienza <ijordiatienza@yahoo.es> wrote:



Hey guys, I'm Nacho, a Spanish guy recently 'bristolized', and above all a Puppy Linux fanboy.?
I've been following this mailing list for a while and I'll try to go to the LUG this weekend. It will be nice to discuss why Linux is far better without people callling you things, for a change... :) See you there,

Nacho Jordi



El Lunes 23 de junio de 2014 13:16, Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com> escribi?:



Hi

It's another one of our informal pub meetings at the Knight's Templar
this Saturday:
http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-knights-templar Between I
would say 1pm and? about 4/5pm, with people turning up and leaving when
they decide to. If you are new I suggest not turning up until 1:30pm by
the earliest when at least
someone else is likely to be there.? We will
sit in our usual place in the left hand side corner of? the lower level
at the back of the pub when entering it, by the plugs,? unless other
people are already there, and then we will be near there instead.

Come along for a chat, or even with a lap top for some help if someone
already knows your going to do that. You can also take this oppertunity
if you would like to, to show us some Linux/tech related things that we
may be interested in.

Who is intending on coming this Saturday and when?? I will try to be
there for about 1:30pm this time, but I may not be until a bit later on
instead.? I also hope to meet quite a few of you there this Saturday :).

Regards

Sebastian

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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:43:30 +0100
From: Ben Everard <ben_everard@yahoo.com>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>,
Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] LUG Meeting this Saturday! 28/06/14
Message-ID:
<1403696610.84240.YahooMailNeo@web172304.mail.ir2.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Hello,

I'm Ben (one of the team from Linux Voice magazine- www.linuxvoice.com). I'm in the process of moving to Bristol at the moment, and should be in town on 28th, so I'll try and make it.

See you there,
?
Ben Everard
ben_everard@yahoo.com




On Monday, 23 June 2014, 14:29, Ignacio Jordi Atienza <ijordiatienza@yahoo.es> wrote:



Hey guys, I'm Nacho, a Spanish guy recently 'bristolized', and above all a Puppy Linux fanboy.?
I've been following this mailing list for a while and I'll try to go to the LUG this weekend. It will be nice to discuss why Linux is far better without people callling you things, for a change... :) See you there,

Nacho Jordi



El Lunes 23 de junio de 2014 13:16, Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com> escribi?:



Hi

It's another one of our informal pub meetings at the Knight's Templar
this Saturday:
http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-knights-templar Between I
would say 1pm and? about 4/5pm, with people turning up and leaving when
they decide to. If you are new I suggest not turning up until 1:30pm by
the earliest when at least
someone else is likely to be there.? We will
sit in our usual place in the left hand side corner of? the lower level
at the back of the pub when entering it, by the plugs,? unless other
people are already there, and then we will be near there instead.

Come along for a chat, or even with a lap top for some help if someone
already knows your going to do that. You can also take this oppertunity
if you would like to, to show us some Linux/tech related things that we
may be interested in.

Who is intending on coming this Saturday and when?? I will try to be
there for about 1:30pm this time, but I may not be until a bit later on
instead.? I also hope to meet quite a few of you there this Saturday :).

Regards

Sebastian

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