by DXSdata | Dec 24, 2019 | CNC, Home Automation, Software
Assuming you have WinPC-NC USB 2.x installed, follow these steps to be able to control your Stepcraft CNC with your PS3 Dual Shock controller. With former methods like ScpToolkit, it was possible, but only via wired USB connection. Using the new approach below (from...
by DXSdata | Nov 15, 2017 | Administration, Home Automation
Gardena uses a local Java application (p15g-client) combined with their website to perform firmware updates on the Sileno mowers. While this is a nice approach, Gardena does not mention cases in which the local drivers for the USB interface are not installed...
by DXSdata | Aug 7, 2017 | Administration, Home Automation, Linux, PHP
In a previous post, I explained how to set up Mikrotik Routerboards as a VPN gateway. This post is about how to remotely switch the VPN on and off via Smart Home visualization OpenHAB 2, so it affects your whole LAN. You can even switch to other VPN servers,...
by DXSdata | Jun 28, 2017 | Home Automation
Scenario openHAB is basically working, but does not always update items when they change (e.g. when a window contact closes or opens). However, testing via ETS works. Reason openHAB, especially version 2.x, offers a new option for the KNX interface configuration,...
by DXSdata | Mar 2, 2017 | Administration, Entertainment, Home Automation, Linux
Amazon’s Echo Dot is a great way to control your smart home via voice. If you are already using a visualization tool like OpenHAB for your smart home, it’s quite easy to get it running. Because every smart home installation is configured very individually,...
by DXSdata | Dec 7, 2016 | Home Automation, PHP
Using a KNX server like eibd with PHP in combination, you might come to a point where you want to convert the DPT/EIS encoded telegram values to decimal format. For some data types, it works by simply using PHP hexbin(), but it does not for 2-byte floating...
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