There's a new version of the HR10 16 channel RF remote on the way. This 433Mhz device has had a face-lift and now looks a whole lot more 21st century than it's ugly predecessor.
Oooops! It appears to have been a YEAR since I have updated this page. There's so much that's been done (and even more to do!) but here is a brief update...
I've just built myself a new Pentium2 machine so my "old" Pentium 233MMX can now be dedicated to Home Automation. With 64mb of RAM this machine should be more than powerful enough to run HAL2000 when I receive a copy to test (hopefully before Christmas)...
After upgrading my main PC's motherboard I at last had 2 serial ports free (the new board has a PS2 type mouse connector). This meant I could finally start to experiment with my Solwise Caller ID box. After some initial talks with Craig (of Custom Solutions Inc) he sent me the Caller ID version of the HomeVision software (this is a special version of the software needed for Caller ID for which there is a small charge)…