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X10 Xmas Light Control with Pan and Zoom

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the chevy-chase dept.

zzxc writes "Last year, slashdot mentioned Alek Komarnitsky's 2002 Christmas Light display with the ability to turn ON and OFF each zone of lights. This year, he has added the ability to pan and zoom the camera in the web control, which works from 5-12 MST. You can select zoom from 1-5x, pan horizontally and vertically by selecting the angle, as well as turn each zone of lights ON or OFF. He also has sensors that tell you the current temperature, humidity, if it detects stars (vs clouds), and more. However after last year's 22,000 web controlled lights, he's "burnt out", putting up less than 4,000 lights. Last year, his lights pulled 78.6 amps of current. This year, he is only pulling about 14.7 amps. Also, last year his home T1 line was completely saturated by all the press attention. This year, he's ready. (Note that this is not referring to X10 wireless video cameras, but to power control devices using the x10 protocol.)"

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  1. X10 Camera Linux Drivers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I did the same sort of thing. Hooked up the x10 and had the little cracker control a power module. Used the php x10 stuff and people could turn off the camera at will.

    The driver which I help write is working under linux. The controls of the camera are not working right now (Porting driver to 2.6.0 kernel).

    I did not get enough sleep, people would keep turning on and off the camera. Click, Click and Click all night. 8*)

    If anyone would like to help/patch or use their x10 cameras here is the link:

    http://www.emuit.com/webcam.html

  2. And don't forget the other guy.. by wackybrit · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There was another guy who set up webcams in his house and put all his lights on X10, and allowed people to control them over the web. Thing is, he's STILL doing it, it must have been going for a couple of years now.

    This story reminded me of it, so I went back, and he's live on the thing STILL, so well worth checking out.

    It's here at DriveMeInsane.com (definitely an apt URL).

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  3. Question? by iamdrscience · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Is anybody else wondering why exactly this guy had a T1 line in his house in the first place last year? Furthermore, is anybody else a little disappointed that he didn't decide to upgrade his T1 line to a home T3 line this year instead of paying for hosting?

  4. The wonderous side effects of annoying advertising by weave · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I hate X10.

    I know, I know, it's not just that company that does the annoying pop up ads.

    Sorry, whenever I hear X10, it just creates so much rage in me I won't even bother reading the fine article.

    Let my lesson be learned by all advertising execs. Annoy your customers enough, the backlash and bad feelings may last forever -- or at least the life of your company.

    p.s. SCO could stand to learn a similar lesson.

  5. Blinkenlights by DRUNK_BEAR · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This project reminds me of Blinkenlights... This was an awesome project where you could display a small picture/animation/play pong/other on a building using the windows and interior lights as pixels. http://blinkenlights.de/

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    DrkBr