open source UPB drivers?

[mrt@thomaszone.com]

I've been following UPB for a while now, and recent events such as
HAI's announcement that their forthcoming HLC line will be based on
UPB, and the availablity of UPB products on a price point with high-end
X10 stuff (see http://www.webmtn.com/products/products.php?cat=UPB)
have me interested in using it.

Now the question becomes, since the PC interface has an open and
documented serial protocol (http://www.pcslighting.com/TechNotes.htm),
has anyone started adding support for it in open source drivers?

I haven't seen any mention of such a thing in this forum or other
potential places (misterhouse-users list, for example, or the major
projects listed on Neil Cherry's page).
Is such a thing in the works anywhere?

[Neil Cherry]

On 11 Jan 2005 07:44:50 -0800, mrt@thomaszone.com wrote:
> I've been following UPB for a while now, and recent events such as
> HAI's announcement that their forthcoming HLC line will be based on
> UPB, and the availablity of UPB products on a price point with high-end
> X10 stuff (see http://www.webmtn.com/products/products.php?cat=UPB)
> have me interested in using it.

> I haven't seen any mention of such a thing in this forum or other
> potential places (misterhouse-users list, for example, or the major
> projects listed on Neil Cherry's page).
> Is such a thing in the works anywhere?

I haven't gotten to it yet (limited funds for my projects). Since I
now have to pay for my education (employer no longer pays for
Engineering degrees, grrrr!) it will probably take me a few months to
get the equipment. BTW, I've noticed that they has a USB version as
well as a RS232 version.

--
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http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only)
http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)
http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog

[Tech-Home]

Neil Cherry wrote:
> On 11 Jan 2005 07:44:50 -0800, mrt@thomaszone.com wrote:
> > I've been following UPB for a while now, and recent events such as
> > HAI's announcement that their forthcoming HLC line will be based on
> > UPB, and the availablity of UPB products on a price point with
high-end
> > X10 stuff (see http://www.webmtn.com/products/products.php?cat=UPB)
> > have me interested in using it.
>
> > I haven't seen any mention of such a thing in this forum or other
> > potential places (misterhouse-users list, for example, or the major
> > projects listed on Neil Cherry's page).
> > Is such a thing in the works anywhere?
>
> I haven't gotten to it yet (limited funds for my projects). Since I
> now have to pay for my education (employer no longer pays for
> Engineering degrees, grrrr!) it will probably take me a few months to
> get the equipment. BTW, I've noticed that they has a USB version as
> well as a RS232 version.
>
> --
> Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@comcast.net
> http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only)
> http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)
> http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog


Neil

Contact me by email brian@tech-home.com with model numbers
I can help a bit.


Brian
http://tech-home.com

[myren, lord]

> BTW, I've noticed that they has a USB version as
> well as a RS232 version.

Usb to serial convertors are really really nice toys. You'd be
astounded how many devices are actually serial, with a USB<->serial
convertor on the front.

Myren