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<blockquote data-quote="JDWestoby" data-source="post: 1245615" data-attributes="member: 72093">Oh, look what you made me do - I had to login to reply.Yes, MP is an integral part of my HomeAutomation - but I use HomeSeer [HS] for the actual work (it is just SOOO flexible). I wrote some plugins.One allows me to send a command to HS from an MP screen and another allows HS to control MediaPortal.Reason for this is that I use NetBooks with MP as room clients, normally these are showing a digital clock (again my plugin) but HomeSeer can send 'keystrokes' and turn on the radio etc. So these are also Radio Alarm clocks! So nice I NEVER have to handle the GMT/BST changeover...We have Somfy blinds and, with the RFx433Xtra, HS also opens and closes these as required (this does LightWaveRF too).With HomeSeer I can have Google Home turn things on and off with (free with HS) myHS - a round trip command to HomeSeer via their server and back to my box (which is ALSO running MP client/server and iSpyConnect a CCTV system).(Using myHS you can control your home from anywhere but I generally use a simple schedule file for recurring things.)I did think about ditching HS and writing things directly from MP, but trying to make Z-Wave work would have been horrendous (SDK costs a fortune).Not only that but the flexibility makes a lot of things trivial (and to be honest a lot of trivial things more complicated as you get lost). I've been using it for 20 years, can't say I'd bother changing. It ain't that pretty but it IS that powerful.Oh, I made an Android app (HomeSeerRemote - free) to control HS too - just sends it locally using Ethernet, simple string like - &lt;Request VR=&quot;Family Room Lights On&quot;/&gt;. In fact ALL of my tools use this sort of plain text interfaceIf you want the plugins I keep them up to date but don't bother posting as not many people seemed to care. So just ask if you want them or more info - I'll happily bore the socks off you &lt;grin&gt;!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JDWestoby, post: 1245615, member: 72093"] Oh, look what you made me do - I had to login to reply. Yes, MP is an integral part of my HomeAutomation - but I use HomeSeer [HS] for the actual work (it is just SOOO flexible). I wrote some plugins. One allows me to send a command to HS from an MP screen and another allows HS to control MediaPortal. Reason for this is that I use NetBooks with MP as room clients, normally these are showing a digital clock (again my plugin) but HomeSeer can send 'keystrokes' and turn on the radio etc. So these are also Radio Alarm clocks! So nice I NEVER have to handle the GMT/BST changeover... We have Somfy blinds and, with the RFx433Xtra, HS also opens and closes these as required (this does LightWaveRF too). With HomeSeer I can have Google Home turn things on and off with (free with HS) myHS - a round trip command to HomeSeer via their server and back to my box (which is ALSO running MP client/server and iSpyConnect a CCTV system). (Using myHS you can control your home from anywhere but I generally use a simple schedule file for recurring things.) I did think about ditching HS and writing things directly from MP, but trying to make Z-Wave work would have been horrendous (SDK costs a fortune). Not only that but the flexibility makes a lot of things trivial (and to be honest a lot of trivial things more complicated as you get lost). I've been using it for 20 years, can't say I'd bother changing. It ain't that pretty but it IS that powerful. Oh, I made an Android app (HomeSeerRemote - free) to control HS too - just sends it locally using Ethernet, simple string like - <Request VR="Family Room Lights On"/>. In fact ALL of my tools use this sort of plain text interface If you want the plugins I keep them up to date but don't bother posting as not many people seemed to care. So just ask if you want them or more info - I'll happily bore the socks off you <grin>! [/QUOTE]

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