Remote Screen for AC3 (WIN/MAC/*NIX) ::WIP::

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10886519#post10886519 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sparkss
I was just curious if you had thought about adding the remote control capabilities to your remote screen. (this question to either of you :)).

Thanks.
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Sparkss,

I personally did not have plans for that, eventhought it sounds like a fun project for someone who has the knowledge. I'm not much of a programmer, and JB NY did ALL of the leg work here, i just threw a thread together while i was trying to make this work on *NIX/MAC ... which so far i have not been abe to do due to driver issues on OS X it seems.


There are a few screens that have buttons, and my guess would that that one with the knowhow could write a script that would take a certain INPUT (button 1) & change a set function to ON/OFF ...

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Not a problem. :)


I'm all done with this project for now - The screen is mounted in the wall, and looks good. I need to get my digital camera out & take a picture later - batteries are dead for now.

Joe,
Did you buy the drivebay mounting bracket with your screen, or did you fab something else up?
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I had a hard time finding something that I could lay this screen ontop of, with the brushed aluminum face plate having less than 1/16" lip on either side - this would've required some precission work to cut the hole.
I ended up stopping by a custom picture frame place today, and had a black frame with a rabbit custom made (took 2 hours, and cost $20), and put the LCD bracket w/ face plate inside it. The logo on the bottom left is gone now as well - i shaved the lower & left 1/16" lip off and sat the bracket snug into the frame.
 
I love that! Man, I just want to do the same.

I wish I had extra money to throw around at a project like this, but I have the Aqua Controller II. I'll just live vicariously through y'all. :)
 
That looks sweet! Glad you were able to get it working. See it's not too hard!

I got their drivebay mounting kit. and cut the hole. yeah it was tight but it worked out.
 
mark,

I think the screen with custom picture frame & all cost me ~ $130 - $140 ... not too bad at all.

Joe,

I was all out of jig saw blades, and byt he time i got soem amterial, blades, maybe soem small stuff, i'd have been way over $20 that i paid for the frame .. and it looks clean & classic ... Glad it worked out for you though.
 
Joe,

I have an addition to the project ... wonder if you have any idea on parts to use for it.
I have the screen set to auto dim after 30 minutes - being in the living room i don't want to light it up all night long.

I'm looking for a proximity/motion sensor that would interface to the PC via USB/Serial ... any idea?
 
I have a home automation server running at my house. The server is hooked into a bunch on X10 moton sensors. So I have it set up so that when there is motion in the room, the LCD turns on and stays on until the room is marked as vacant (no motion for 20 minutes).

So the LCD is always off until you walk into the room, and then it turns itself on.
 
hmmnn ... what makes the LCD turn on, and how does it do that? Is it the Home automation server that triggers it?

for instance, when i unplug the LCD from USB, and then replug, i have to RESTART CC2 to make the screen function again, and update.
 
Done through the HA server/software.

Works like this. RF signal from the motion senor is received by the HA server. HA software marks the area as occupied. The server runs an event based on the room occupancy, the event starts the CC2 service. LCD turns on. No activity from the motion sensor for 20 minutes the room occupancy is marked vacant, and another event triggers, this one stops the CC2 service which turn off the LCD.
 
ahhh . ok. that explains it - i was trying to figure out how it was shutting the screen off.
Thank You for clearing that up.
 
you can just stop the service running too. that way you don't always have to unplug the USB cable.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10938884#post10938884 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by invincible569
That looks very nice wizmaster!

Joe, thanks for the great invention!
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It's super easy to do Edward.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10935657#post10935657 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JB NY
Done through the HA server/software.

Works like this. RF signal from the motion senor is received by the HA server. HA software marks the area as occupied. The server runs an event based on the room occupancy, the event starts the CC2 service. LCD turns on. No activity from the motion sensor for 20 minutes the room occupancy is marked vacant, and another event triggers, this one stops the CC2 service which turn off the LCD.
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Is the CC2 service part of the USB driver ? Or a separate service that drives/powers the LCD ? I ask because one possible way would be to use the 635 screen (pictured above with the built in keypad) and have a key press trigger the screen to come back on (or come out of "dim" mode).

JB NY, do you have any sample code from your uatomation/control of the AC III ? I know that you said you used X10 keypads, etc to facilitate the control, but it all had to go back to a PC somewhere that interfaced with the AC III. Having that connecting code would hopefully allow us to modify it for use with the 635 screen keypad.

It looks like we might be getting our hands on an AC III, so this would be on our project list to tackle :).
 
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