xAP Plugins for HouseBot v3
HouseBot
by
CeBotics
is an affordable, established home automation
server for Windows PC's that connects to a wide variety of home
automation hardware and software. HouseBot is controlled by software remotes—stylish, customisable
graphic interfaces for PC's, PDA's and touchscreens.
HouseBot is designed to be extensible by
providing plug-in interfaces for third-party
components.
xAP Plugins for HouseBot is a set of software
components that connects HouseBot to the xAP
home automation network allowing HouseBot to massively increase the range of devices it works
with. xAP-enabled HouseBot installations
are working with audio servers such as Logitec's
SqueezeBox;
lighting systems including
Clipsal C-Bus,
X10,
Dynalite
and DMX; 1-Wire
temperature/weather monitoring; caller ID etc
etc. xAP Plugins for HouseBot can also be used
to integrate HouseBot with other home automation
platforms such as
HomeSeer
and Cytech's
Comfort.
xAP Plugins for HouseBot adds the
following devices to HouseBot:
- xAP Network Interface.
An intelligent network interface that
monitors the xAP network and constructs a
dynamic network view of remote xAP devices.
The network interface can automatically
create HouseBot devices for xAP Basic Status
and Control (BSC) devices.
- xAP Listener Device.
Listens to all messages sent by a remote
device on the xAP Network. The device will
automatically create and then maintain
HouseBot properties and values for all xAP
message items received.
- xAP Sender Device.
Can send arbitrary xAP messages. You define
the structure of the message using a set of
custom HouseBot properties.
- xAP BSC Binary Device.
Simple on/off control for switches, relays
etc.
- xAP BSC Level Device.
Analogue control using a numeric level for
dimmers, volume controls etc.
- xAP BSC Stream Device.
Input or output of text or numeric
information.
- xAP BSC Choice Device.
A variation on a stream device where the
value is chosen from a list.
All these devices are
fully compatible with other HouseBot
devices. They can be scripted, used in
triggers and tasks as well as working with
HouseBot's graphical remote control
development tools.
xAP Plugins for HouseBot is available in
three editions: Trial, Evaluation and Full.
- Trial edition.
Most users start with the Trial edition—it's
freely available.
The Trial edition is fully functioning
in all respects except for being limited
to a certain number of each kind of xAP
HouseBot device. Currently this limit is
a maximum of 30 xAP BSC devices and five
Generic xAP devices (listener and
sender). Within this limit you are free
to use the trial edition as much and as
long as you want.
- Evaluation
edition. The Evaluation edition does
not have the device count restrictions
of the Trial edition but it is date
limited (normally to 30 days, other
durations can be requested). When the
evaluation period has expired the
plug-ins revert to Trial edition
functionality.
- Full edition.
The Full edition is not limited either
by device count or date. Full edition
functionality is enabled by purchasing a
licence and entering the licence key
data you receive via email into
HouseBot.
Get xAP Plugins for
HouseBot
-
Download
xAP Plugins for HouseBot.
(v1.0 released 15 September 2008)
-
Request an evaluation key
via email.
-
Purchase a full licence. A full
licence costs just $10, enables you
to create unlimited xAP devices,
access priority email support,
get early access and notification of
updates, and version updates
during the life of HouseBot v3.x.
Credit/Debit card and PayPal
transactions processed by PayPal.
Note that licence key requests
and transactions are currently processed manually.
We aim to process requests within 24 hours weekdays but may take longer in some cases.
An automated system is coming soon.
xAP Plugins for
HouseBot v3 Pre-requisites
-
Microsoft Windows NT, XP, Vista
-
CeBotics HouseBot v3.2 or
greater (critical for correct
operation)
-
Microsoft .Net Framework v2.0
(for installer only)
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