Category Archives: Smart Home

MCE Controller 1.0.3 Released

March 27, 2004
Coding, Smart Home, Uncategorized
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No code changes. Just added an installer using the very cool NullSoft Scriptable Install System. Wow, that was easy! Download and install from http://www.kindel.com/products/mcecontroller/  

New MCE Controller Version

March 24, 2004
Coding, Smart Home, Uncategorized
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Tonight I posted version 1.0.2 of MCE Controller. Basically one new feature: The ability to shutdown, restart, standby, or hibernate the system. See the V1.0.2 readme at http://www.kindel.com/products/mcecontroller/1.0.2/Readme.htm. The product page is at http://www.kindel.com/products/mcecontroller. Looking for feedback!

MCE Controller v1.0.1 Released!

February 23, 2004
Coding, Smart Home, Uncategorized
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Today I released the first public version of MCE Controller. MCE Controller allows the Media Center application of Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) to be integrated into an advanced AV control system by enabling programmatic control of the user interface via a TCP/IP connection. To put it simply, MCE Controller, allows you to simulate a press of any button on the MCE IR remote control by sending a text command to a TCP/IP port on …Continue reading →

MCE Controller

February 11, 2004
Coding, Smart Home, Uncategorized
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In my post on XMLSerialization I mentioned that I was working on an app to enable control of MCE remotely over a TCP socket. I call this app MCE Controller and it’s basically done. Here’s what it does: Runs as a taskbar icon and allows you to view a log of what it’s doing by double clicking on the icon. Supports 45 commands. These include all MCE keyboard shortcuts (equivalent to all of the remote …Continue reading →

My Premise to Crestron Bridge is now ready for beta testing!

November 10, 2003
Smart Home, Uncategorized
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Head on over to http://www.kindel.com/Default.aspx?tabid=31 for details. The driver is now called the Kindel Systems Premise External Control Processor Bridge. I renamed it because it is actually completely generic and not specific to Crestron at all. It can be made to work with other external RS-232 attached home control processors that support a text based protocol and can be programmed.

My Home Control System Overview

November 7, 2003
Smart Home, Uncategorized
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This post describes the systems in the house we completed in August 2002. I get quite a few people asking me about what I did in the house, and instead of re-typing it yet another time, I’ve decided to write it down completely. [Updated October 5, 2011 with some new details.] The first thing I did before starting this project was to think about my goals. Below are the prioritized goals I used to guide …Continue reading →

Interfacing Premise with Crestron

November 7, 2003
Smart Home
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I’ve developed a solution for integrating Lantronix’ Premise Home Control Software with Crestron. I did this for my own home and am now considering what to do next with the code. I’d be interested in hearing from people who have thoughts on this… Basically my Premise driver (written in C++ using the Premise HSDK) implements what looks to Premise like a set of COM ports. For each device in Crestron you want to expose to Premise …Continue reading →