For questions about how to automate one's home with the Raspberry Pi. Home Automation allows us to seemlessly control lights, security systems, and a myriad of other home appliances.
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Redirect audio to another AirPlay device
I'm setting up Mopidy on Raspbian so I can use the Raspberry Pi as a Spotify (and local files) jukebox. I know the analog audio output of the Raspberry Pi is not great.
Is there a way to redirect all ...
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Need help with (ambitious?) project
I gave up on using my Pi as a VPN'd NAS, since the CPU is too slow to handle OpenVPN (see here Low bandwidth internet over VPN).
So I want to set it up to do (all of) the following:
Control a light ...
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Using a Transceiver with GPIO
I'm still trying to get my head round exactly what can and can't be achieved with these devices, but I'd like to try the following:
I've found a guide for interfacing with home automation equipment ...
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Is running a CGI server as root too dangerous?
I've setup my Raspberry Pi with nginx and fcgiwrap as CGI. I wanted to control GPIO ports using a Python script with the Rpi.GPIO library. The problem is that in order to be able to control the ports, ...
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How to use Pi for standalone automation?
I want to use the Pi for standalone home automation.
As such, the Pi must boot up automatically and run a Java program.
I am running Debian Wheezy hardfloat.
I have little Linux experience, what ...
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Using Raspberry Pi to control my AC via infrared
When I'm on my way back home from somewhere, I want to be able to switch my AC on a few minutes before I arrive at my apartment, probably by using my phone to connect to my Raspberry Pi on my desk ...
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How to interface Raspberry PI with x10 to read switch statuses and toggle them on/off? (new system, pre-wired house)
I've been reading on the x10 documentation on the web, so please correct me if I'm wrong on these items:
X10 type parts available
(A) data receiver/transmitter to be plugged in a wall
(B) computer ...
