[maemo-developers] N800 as a home automation/monitoring remote

[From: Jussi Kukkonen]

David Greaves wrote:
> Jussi Kukkonen wrote:
>> Mike Ferguson wrote:
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> I think I'd like to try to use my N800 as a remote terminal 
> Not a server, right?
> 
>> Have you considered Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)? Using a defined
>> protocol and a nice library should simplify the implementation details
>> quite a bit: someone else has already figured out how to deal with
>> signals, multiple clients, etc... As an additional bonus anything you
>> write would be compatible with other UPnP products and software, at
>> least if your plans match any of the existing UPnP device/service
>> standards: "Lighting Controls", "Security Camera" and "HVAC" should be
>> interesting device categories to you.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play
>> http://www.upnp.org/standardizeddcps/default.asp
> 
> But would you want that on the N800?
> 
> Surely uPnP would go on the HA server? (the one with the hardwires too)
> The N800 should just be a client - then the server exposes a view on the
> hardware (so, for example, it can control multiple actions like lights on,
> curtains close).

UPnP is basically a networking protocol that two or more devices use to
communicate over. Obviously all of those devices need to implement the
protocol, doesn't really matter if we're talking about a "client"
(control point) or a device that provides services.


 - Jussi

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