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piMyHome is a fast web application for the Bticino/Legrand home automation system, running on a | piMyHome is a fast web application for the Bticino/Legrand home automation system, running on a | ||
| − | [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], a credit card sized and cheap mini computer platform. piMyHome is not a commercial project, it's completely open source and free for anybody. Developers who | + | [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], a credit card sized and cheap mini computer platform. piMyHome is not a commercial project, it's completely open source and free for anybody. Developers who want to join us are very welcome. |
==== Current Status ==== | ==== Current Status ==== | ||
| − | piMyHome | + | piMyHome is still in early development and not ready yet. Our first public release is expected in January 2015. |
==== Features ==== | ==== Features ==== | ||
| − | * | + | * A monitor daemon is fetching OWN messages from your Bticino gateway and stores the state of each device (light, shutter, heating etc.) in a Redis value cache. |
| − | * | + | * An event daemon watches what's going on and launches a user-defined action when an event is triggered. The action launched can be anything, not just limited to the bticino system. |
| − | * | + | * A nice and responsive web multi-language frontend to manage your home automation with any device capable of browsing html pages, such as a smartphone, tablet, desktop PC, or XMBC (TV). |
| − | * Access control for | + | * Access control for users and groups. |
| − | * Each user can have his own environment and favorites | + | * Each user can have his own environment and favorites. |
| − | * Completely managed via browser, no programming skills | + | * Completely managed via browser, no programming skills required. |
==== Hardware Requirements ==== | ==== Hardware Requirements ==== | ||
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|Debian based Linux OS for Raspberry Pi | |Debian based Linux OS for Raspberry Pi | ||
| − | |[http://www. | + | |[http://www.raspbian.org/ raspbian.org] |
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|Websocket service for immediate response in website | |Websocket service for immediate response in website | ||
|[https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.org] | |[https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.org] | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 30 November 2014
piMyHome is a fast web application for the Bticino/Legrand home automation system, running on a Raspberry Pi, a credit card sized and cheap mini computer platform. piMyHome is not a commercial project, it's completely open source and free for anybody. Developers who want to join us are very welcome.
Contents
Current Status
piMyHome is still in early development and not ready yet. Our first public release is expected in January 2015.
Features
- A monitor daemon is fetching OWN messages from your Bticino gateway and stores the state of each device (light, shutter, heating etc.) in a Redis value cache.
- An event daemon watches what's going on and launches a user-defined action when an event is triggered. The action launched can be anything, not just limited to the bticino system.
- A nice and responsive web multi-language frontend to manage your home automation with any device capable of browsing html pages, such as a smartphone, tablet, desktop PC, or XMBC (TV).
- Access control for users and groups.
- Each user can have his own environment and favorites.
- Completely managed via browser, no programming skills required.
Hardware Requirements
| Product | Price | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi, model B+ | ~32 EUR | element14.com |
| Power supply 1200mA for the Raspberry Pi B+ | ~ 8 EUR | element14.com |
| Case for your Raspberry | ~ 8 EUR | element14.com |
| micro SDcard (min. 8 GB, better 16 ore more) | ~10 EUR | element14.com |
| LAN-cable to connect to your router or gateway | ~ 5 EUR | element14.com |
Open Source Software used in this project
| Software | Description | Homepage |
|---|---|---|
| Raspbian OS | Debian based Linux OS for Raspberry Pi | raspbian.org |
| Python | very powerful and easy to learn scripting language | python.org |
| Django | Cool and powerful framework for Python | djangoproject.com |
| Redis | Fast key value cache for dynamic data | redis.io |
| uWSGI | Websocket service for immediate response in website | uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.org |
| SQLite | Simple single-file database system for static data | sqlite.org |
| nginx | Fast http web server | nginx.org |
