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User:Nite man

2010-12-27T19:30:05Z

Nite man: /* Core/hybrid */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB-S cards: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* Remote control: Gyration MCE remote control - RF+IR

===AV===
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface [[CM11A]]
* X10 Transceiver TM13

=== Orbiters ===

* [[Nokia N810]]
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* [[USB Surveillance Camera]]

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300

===Storage===

* D-Link NAS DNS-321, 2TB
* USB HDD Seagate FreeAgent 1TB

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* [[DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter]]
* [[TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor]]
* [[TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module]]
* [[TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor]]
* [[TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge]]
* [[TAI8515 1-Wire Wind kit]]

[[Category: User Setups]]
[[Category: X10 User Setups]]
[[Category: Surveillance Camera Setups]]
[[Category: Weather Station Setups]]
[[Category: 1-Wire Setups]]

Hauppauge MediaMVP

2010-07-29T11:40:01Z

Nite man:

[[Category: Audio]]
{{versioninfo}}
{{stub}}

[[Image:MediaMVP.jpg|thumb|right]]

= Status =
Works, but not plug and play.

= Hardware =
This applies to:
* http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_mediamvp.html

= Features =
* See for more information and setup: [[Use network audio players for a whole-house music solution]]
* Manufacturer product [http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_mediamvp.html link]
= Adding Media MVP =
Hopefully this is temporary, but necessary until a device template is created and installed.

1) Download: ht tp://lmcecompatible.com/support/mvp/mvp.tar
wget http://lmcecompatible.com/support/mvp/mvp.tar
2) Untar the package:
tar xvwf mvp.tar
3) Read the ReadMe from the tar, which in command form instructs you to (from where you untarred the tar):
mv mvprelay /usr/bin
mv dongle.bin /tftpboot
mv dongle.bin.ver /tftpboot
mv dongle.bin.config /tftpboot
mv rc.local /etc/rc.local
4) Add a Slim Server Streamer and SqueezeBox Player to your LMCE install:
* From within the LinuxMCE admin site, click on "Show Devices Tree".
* Click on "Core" then "Create Child Device".
* Add a "Slim Server Streamer" from the "Device Template" list, it is Device Template #53
* Once created, click on the "Slim Server Streamer" link that appears as one of the Core's devices and again click "Create Child Device".
* Add a "SqueezeBox Player" from the "Device Template list, it is Device Template #58.
* Once created, click on the "SqueezeBox Player" link listed as a child of the "Slim Server Streamer" added in the previous step.
* Add the wired MAC address from the MediaMVP where indicated under the Device Info and Device Data headings and select the room from the drop down menu where you want this device to be listed on your orbiters.
5) Reload and regenerate all orbiters
6) Reboot the core
7) Once the core has fully started, power on the Media MVP- it should find the PXE boot file and load mpvmc. It may be wise to have a monitor hooked up to the Media MVP to follow any prompts. I think I remember one asking to verify the Core's IP address.
8) You should now be able to select the room where this Media MVP is located from an orbiter, play some audio from your collection and the music should play through the Media MVP.

= Troubleshooting =
If you do not hear anything, check that the audio on your Media MVP is not set at 0. On a cold boot my audio resets to 0. Simply starting audio from an orbiter on the Media MVP allows you to change the volume- I don't see that you can increase the volume without having media playing.

You may have to select "Music Client" from the mvpmc UI to hear music. On future boots, you can have the Music Client start automatically by selecting "Settings" -> "Startup Specific Application" -> "Startup MClient".

File:MediaMVP.jpg

2010-07-29T11:39:27Z

Nite man:

Hauppauge MediaMVP

2010-07-29T11:36:27Z

Nite man:

[[Category: Audio]]
{{versioninfo}}
{{stub}}

[[Image:MediaMVP.jpg]]

= Status =
Works, but not plug and play.

= Hardware =
This applies to:
* http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_mediamvp.html

= Features =
* See for more information and setup: [[Use network audio players for a whole-house music solution]]
* Manufacturer product [http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_mediamvp.html link]
= Adding Media MVP =
Hopefully this is temporary, but necessary until a device template is created and installed.

1) Download: ht tp://lmcecompatible.com/support/mvp/mvp.tar
wget http://lmcecompatible.com/support/mvp/mvp.tar
2) Untar the package:
tar xvwf mvp.tar
3) Read the ReadMe from the tar, which in command form instructs you to (from where you untarred the tar):
mv mvprelay /usr/bin
mv dongle.bin /tftpboot
mv dongle.bin.ver /tftpboot
mv dongle.bin.config /tftpboot
mv rc.local /etc/rc.local
4) Add a Slim Server Streamer and SqueezeBox Player to your LMCE install:
* From within the LinuxMCE admin site, click on "Show Devices Tree".
* Click on "Core" then "Create Child Device".
* Add a "Slim Server Streamer" from the "Device Template" list, it is Device Template #53
* Once created, click on the "Slim Server Streamer" link that appears as one of the Core's devices and again click "Create Child Device".
* Add a "SqueezeBox Player" from the "Device Template list, it is Device Template #58.
* Once created, click on the "SqueezeBox Player" link listed as a child of the "Slim Server Streamer" added in the previous step.
* Add the wired MAC address from the MediaMVP where indicated under the Device Info and Device Data headings and select the room from the drop down menu where you want this device to be listed on your orbiters.
5) Reload and regenerate all orbiters
6) Reboot the core
7) Once the core has fully started, power on the Media MVP- it should find the PXE boot file and load mpvmc. It may be wise to have a monitor hooked up to the Media MVP to follow any prompts. I think I remember one asking to verify the Core's IP address.
8) You should now be able to select the room where this Media MVP is located from an orbiter, play some audio from your collection and the music should play through the Media MVP.

= Troubleshooting =
If you do not hear anything, check that the audio on your Media MVP is not set at 0. On a cold boot my audio resets to 0. Simply starting audio from an orbiter on the Media MVP allows you to change the volume- I don't see that you can increase the volume without having media playing.

You may have to select "Music Client" from the mvpmc UI to hear music. On future boots, you can have the Music Client start automatically by selecting "Settings" -> "Startup Specific Application" -> "Startup MClient".

GuruPlug

2010-07-28T07:45:05Z

Nite man:

= About =
* 1.2 GHz operation
* L1 Cache: 16K Instruction + 16K Data
* L2 Cache: 256KB
* 512MB 16bit DDR2 @ 800MHz data rate
* 512MB NAND FLASH: 4Gb x8, direct boot
* 128-bit eFuse Memory
* 1x eSATA 2.0 port -3Gbps SATAII (+ Version), 2x USB 2.0, 1x Internal MicroSD Socket for Optional Kernel System, 1x External MicroSD Socket (+ Version)
* RTC w/Battery
* Linux Kernel 2.6.32
* Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth: 2.1 / EDR, U-SNAP I/O, 7x GPIOs for user application- 5 with 3.3V I/O, 2 with 1.8V I/O
= Standalone DCE compilation =
== Prerequsites ==
This installation guide assumes that you have installed the rootfs image from here: http://www.openplug.org/plugwiki/index.php/Reflashing_images_on_the_GuruPlug#Burn_the_Rootfs_image
=== NFS ===
I'd recommend to compile on a NFS mount to save NAND write cycles:
apt-get update
apt-get install nfs-common
We then just mount /home from the DCERouter
guruplug-debian:~# mount 192.168.80.1:/home /mnt/
svc: failed to register lockdv1 RPC service (errno 97)
Just ignore the error message, we don't need lockdv1
=== SVN checkout ===
on the core do the svn checkout:
mkdir -p /home/public/arm-guru
cd /home/public/arm-guru
svn co http://svn.linuxmce.org/svn/people/hari/mini/
=== build requirements ===
on the guruplug install:
apt-get install build-essential g++ libmysqlclient15-dev libattr1-dev libxml2-dev
== Configuring the build ==
adjust the Makefile and make sure that the following settings are exported:
export CPPFLAGS +=-I/usr/include/libxml2/ -I/usr/include/mysql -DMAEMO_NOKIA770
export CFLAGS=-march=armv5te -mtune=arm926ej-s -Fno-strict-aliasing -msoft-float -D__GCC_FLOAT_NOT_NEEDED
export LDFLAGS=-L/usr/lib/mysql
== building ==
run:
make
be patient, takes some time
= Links =
http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-guruplugdetails.aspx

=See Also=
* [http://1wt.eu/articles/guruplug-slow-heater/ Bad experience with GuruPlug]

Adding new computing apps

2010-05-24T13:00:44Z

Nite man: /* Using the WM_CLASS string in the template */

In the "computing" screen can be added new applications.

To add a new application, a template must be used, and the window class for that application must be known.
Window class is a property of every X11 application.

The WM_CLASS property (of type STRING without control characters) contains two consecutive null-terminated strings. These specify the Instance and Class names to be used by both the client and the window manager for looking up resources for the application or as identifying information.

==On a LinuxMCE computer==

Go to computing screen.

Press admin => firefox should appear

Press Ctrl-Alt-F2 => you are at a login prompt

Log in

run the command
export DISPLAY=:0
now you can launch GUI applications from this console
launch your application

Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 and wait until your application appears

Press Ctrl-Alt-F3 and log in again

type these commands
export DISPLAY=:0
xprop | grep WM_CLASS

Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 => the cursor changed his shape to "+"
Click somewhere in your application
=> the cursor changes back to "normal" cursor

Press Ctrl-Alt-F3 and look into your console: a line like this should appear
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "class_instance", "class_Name"

class_instance.class_Name is the string that will be used in the template for your application
Remember this string, and pay attention to lowercase and uppercase characters

You can close your application an your consoles now

==On another computer==
Launch a terminal

Launch your application

Type in your terminal:
xprop | grep WM_CLASS

=> the cursor changed his shape to "+"
Click somewhere in your application
=> the cursor changes back to "normal" cursor

Look in your terminal: a line like this should appear
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "class_instance", "class_Name"

class_instance.class_Name is the string that will be used in the template for your application
Remember this string, and pay attention to lowercase and uppercase characters

You can close your application an your terminal now

==Using the WM_CLASS string in the template==

* A new application can be added to the computing screen from the media director detail page. There is a button ''Edit'' for the ''Computing application'': 
[[Image:media-director-page.png|thumb|none|Media Director page]] 
* The new popup window - ''Edit Computing Applications'', will be opened with list of all available computing applications:
[[Image:computing-apps-view.png|thumb|none|Edit Computing Applications]]
* Press the link on the bottom of that window to go to edit screen:
[[Image:computing-apps-edit.png|thumb|none|Edit Quick Start templates]]
* There is another link - ''Add quick start template'' on the ''Edit Quick Start templates'' which opens a form:
[[Image:computing-app-add.png|none]] 
where you should type '''description''' for your app, the '''path''' to the binary and '''Window class''' from the previous steps. Here is an example for Skype: 
[[Image:computing-app-skype.png|none]]
* After submitting that form, close the ''Edit Quick Start templates'' and refresh the page ''Edit Computing Applications''. Then tick the checkbox near added application to activate it, save it and close the window.

That's it. After a quick reloading of router the new application should appear on the left side of the computing screen.

===Troubleshooting===
By some reason, after adding new application the path is displayed for each apps on the computing screen instead of description. Probably the Orbiter should be fully regenerated.

[[Category: Tutorials]]

File:Computing-app-skype.png

2010-05-24T12:53:12Z

Nite man:

File:Computing-app-add.png

2010-05-24T12:52:42Z

Nite man:

File:Computing-apps-edit.png

2010-05-24T12:52:18Z

Nite man:

File:Computing-apps-view.png

2010-05-24T12:51:54Z

Nite man:

File:Media-director-page.png

2010-05-24T12:51:24Z

Nite man:

Adding new computing apps

2010-05-24T12:50:39Z

Nite man: /* Using the WM_CLASS string in the template */

In the "computing" screen can be added new applications.

To add a new application, a template must be used, and the window class for that application must be known.
Window class is a property of every X11 application.

The WM_CLASS property (of type STRING without control characters) contains two consecutive null-terminated strings. These specify the Instance and Class names to be used by both the client and the window manager for looking up resources for the application or as identifying information.

==On a LinuxMCE computer==

Go to computing screen.

Press admin => firefox should appear

Press Ctrl-Alt-F2 => you are at a login prompt

Log in

run the command
export DISPLAY=:0
now you can launch GUI applications from this console
launch your application

Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 and wait until your application appears

Press Ctrl-Alt-F3 and log in again

type these commands
export DISPLAY=:0
xprop | grep WM_CLASS

Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 => the cursor changed his shape to "+"
Click somewhere in your application
=> the cursor changes back to "normal" cursor

Press Ctrl-Alt-F3 and look into your console: a line like this should appear
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "class_instance", "class_Name"

class_instance.class_Name is the string that will be used in the template for your application
Remember this string, and pay attention to lowercase and uppercase characters

You can close your application an your consoles now

==On another computer==
Launch a terminal

Launch your application

Type in your terminal:
xprop | grep WM_CLASS

=> the cursor changed his shape to "+"
Click somewhere in your application
=> the cursor changes back to "normal" cursor

Look in your terminal: a line like this should appear
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "class_instance", "class_Name"

class_instance.class_Name is the string that will be used in the template for your application
Remember this string, and pay attention to lowercase and uppercase characters

You can close your application an your terminal now

==Using the WM_CLASS string in the template==

* A new application can be added to the computing screen from the media director detail page. There is a button ''Edit'' for the ''Computing application'':
[[Image:media-director-page.png]]
* The new popup window - ''Edit Computing Applications'', will be opened with list of all available computing applications:
[[Image:computing-apps-view.png]]
* Press the link on the bottom of that window to go to edit screen:
[[Image:computing-apps-edit.png]]
* There is another link - ''Add quick start template'' on the ''Edit Quick Start templates'' which opens a form:
[[Image:computing-app-add.png]]
where you should type '''description''' for your app, the '''path''' to the binary and '''Window class''' from the previous steps. Here is an example for Skype:
[[Image:computing-app-skype.png]]
* After submitting that form, close the ''Edit Quick Start templates'' and refresh the page ''Edit Computing Applications''. Then tick the checkbox near added application to activate it, save it and close the window.

That's it. After a quick reloading of router the new application should appear on the left side of the computing screen.

===Troubleshooting===
By some reason, after adding new application the path is displayed for each apps on the computing screen instead of description. Probably the Orbiter should be fully regenerated.

[[Category: Tutorials]]

Adding new computing apps

2010-05-24T12:49:45Z

Nite man:

In the "computing" screen can be added new applications.

To add a new application, a template must be used, and the window class for that application must be known.
Window class is a property of every X11 application.

The WM_CLASS property (of type STRING without control characters) contains two consecutive null-terminated strings. These specify the Instance and Class names to be used by both the client and the window manager for looking up resources for the application or as identifying information.

==On a LinuxMCE computer==

Go to computing screen.

Press admin => firefox should appear

Press Ctrl-Alt-F2 => you are at a login prompt

Log in

run the command
export DISPLAY=:0
now you can launch GUI applications from this console
launch your application

Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 and wait until your application appears

Press Ctrl-Alt-F3 and log in again

type these commands
export DISPLAY=:0
xprop | grep WM_CLASS

Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 => the cursor changed his shape to "+"
Click somewhere in your application
=> the cursor changes back to "normal" cursor

Press Ctrl-Alt-F3 and look into your console: a line like this should appear
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "class_instance", "class_Name"

class_instance.class_Name is the string that will be used in the template for your application
Remember this string, and pay attention to lowercase and uppercase characters

You can close your application an your consoles now

==On another computer==
Launch a terminal

Launch your application

Type in your terminal:
xprop | grep WM_CLASS

=> the cursor changed his shape to "+"
Click somewhere in your application
=> the cursor changes back to "normal" cursor

Look in your terminal: a line like this should appear
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "class_instance", "class_Name"

class_instance.class_Name is the string that will be used in the template for your application
Remember this string, and pay attention to lowercase and uppercase characters

You can close your application an your terminal now

==Using the WM_CLASS string in the template==

A new application can be added to the computing screen from the media director detail page. There is a button ''Edit'' for the ''Computing application'':
[[Image:media-director-page.png]]
The new popup window - ''Edit Computing Applications'', will be opened with list of all available computing applications:
[[Image:computing-apps-view.png]]
Press the link on the bottom of that window to go to edit screen:
[[Image:computing-apps-edit.png]]
There is another link - ''Add quick start template'' on the ''Edit Quick Start templates'' which opens a form:
[[Image:computing-app-add.png]]
where you should type '''description''' for your app, the '''path''' to the binary and '''Window class''' from the previous steps. Here is an example for Skype:
[[Image:computing-app-skype.png]]
After submitting that form, close the ''Edit Quick Start templates'' and refresh the page ''Edit Computing Applications''. Then tick the checkbox near added application to activate it, save it and close the window.

That's it. After a quick reloading of router the new application should appear on the left side of the computing screen.

===Troubleshooting===
By some reason, after adding new application the path is displayed for each apps on the computing screen instead of description. Probably the Orbiter should be fully regenerated.

[[Category: Tutorials]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T11:07:43Z

Nite man: /* Core/hybrid */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB-S cards: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display

===AV===
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface [[CM11A]]
* X10 Transceiver TM13

=== Orbiters ===

* [[Nokia N810]]
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* [[USB Surveillance Camera]]

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300

===Storage===

* D-Link NAS DNS-321, 2TB
* USB HDD Seagate FreeAgent 1TB

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T11:07:05Z

Nite man: /* New setup */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display

===AV===
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface [[CM11A]]
* X10 Transceiver TM13

=== Orbiters ===

* [[Nokia N810]]
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* [[USB Surveillance Camera]]

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300

===Storage===

* D-Link NAS DNS-321, 2TB
* USB HDD Seagate FreeAgent 1TB

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T11:06:47Z

Nite man: /* Core/hybrid */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display

===AV===
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface [[CM11A]]
* X10 Transceiver TM13

=== Orbiters ===

* [[Nokia N810]]
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* [[USB Surveillance Camera]]

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300

===Storage===

* D-Link NAS DNS-321, 2TB
* USB HDD Seagate FreeAgent 1TB

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T11:05:38Z

Nite man:

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface [[CM11A]]
* X10 Transceiver TM13

=== Orbiters ===

* [[Nokia N810]]
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* [[USB Surveillance Camera]]

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300

===Storage===

* D-Link NAS DNS-321, 2TB
* USB HDD Seagate FreeAgent 1TB

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T11:03:48Z

Nite man: /* Network */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface [[CM11A]]
* X10 appliance module [[TM13]]

=== Orbiters ===

* [[Nokia N810]]
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* D-Link WiFi IP camera DCS-920

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300

===Storage===

* D-Link NAS DNS-321, 2TB
* USB HDD Seagate FreeAgent 1TB

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T11:02:01Z

Nite man: /* Orbiters */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface [[CM11A]]
* X10 appliance module [[TM13]]

=== Orbiters ===

* [[Nokia N810]]
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* D-Link WiFi IP camera DCS-920

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300
* D-Link NAS DNS-321

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T11:01:46Z

Nite man: /* Orbiters */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface [[CM11A]]
* X10 appliance module [[TM13]]

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia [[N810]]
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* D-Link WiFi IP camera DCS-920

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300
* D-Link NAS DNS-321

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T11:01:22Z

Nite man: /* Automation */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface [[CM11A]]
* X10 appliance module [[TM13]]

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia N810
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* D-Link WiFi IP camera DCS-920

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300
* D-Link NAS DNS-321

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T11:00:51Z

Nite man: /* Orbiters */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

===Automation===
* X10 PC interface CM11A
* X10 appliance module TM13

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia N810
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* D-Link WiFi IP camera DCS-920

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300
* D-Link NAS DNS-321

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T10:59:39Z

Nite man: /* Orbiters */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia N810
* WebDT 366 (planning)
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* D-Link WiFi IP camera DCS-920

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300
* D-Link NAS DNS-321

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T10:58:58Z

Nite man: /* Core/hybrid */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia N810
* WebDT 366
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* D-Link WiFi IP camera DCS-920

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300
* D-Link NAS DNS-321

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T10:58:20Z

Nite man: /* Core/hybrid */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] (<span='style="color:red; font-style:italic;"'>It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810!)
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia N810
* WebDT 366
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* D-Link WiFi IP camera DCS-920

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300
* D-Link NAS DNS-321

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

User:Nite man

2010-05-12T10:57:10Z

Nite man: /* Core/hybrid */

Michael Stepanov aka nite_man. Software Developer/System Integrator.

== New setup ==

That setup is not yet finished.

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[Asus M3N78-EM]] AM2 GF8300 MATX. <s>ASROCK ALIVENF7G-FULLHD R3.0</s> - Crap!!!
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: SUPERTALENT DDR2 800MHz 2GB
* HDD: SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 250GB
* Video: integrated [[GeForce 8300]] ''It looks like GeForce 8300 doesn't support VDPAU under 0810! ''
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI, [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
* Optical drive: NEC RW-DVD
* Case: GMC [[AVC M1]] with [[iMON]] remote control and VFD display
* TV: SONY KDL-40L4000E

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia N810
* WebDT 366
* Nokia E65

=== Security ===

* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13
* D-Link WiFi IP camera DCS-920

=== Network ===

* D-Link WiFi router DGL-4300
* D-Link NAS DNS-321

== Old setup ==

=== Core/hybrid ===

* MB: [[ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe]]
* Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
* Cooler: Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
* RAM: 2GB
* HDD: SATA 250GB
* Video: [[ASUS GeForce 6200 LE]]
* DVB card: [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]] PCI + CAM + CI (Viaccess Red Line)
* Optical drive: NEC DVD RW ND-3551A
* Power Supply: Zalman
* Case fans: NF-R8
* Case: [[Silverstone LC20M]]

=== Media director ===

* aOpen miniPC 945VDR
* AppleTV (experimental)

=== Orbiters ===

* Nokia770
* N810
* Sahara Slate PC i412T Touch-iT Tablet PC

=== Mobile Orbiter ===

* Nokia E65 (planning)

=== X10 ===

* PC Computer Interface CM11A
* X10 Transceiver TM12
* Wireless Motion Detector MS13

=== Weather Station ===

* DS9490R USB 1-Wire Adapter
* TAI8520 1-Wire Temperature Sensor
* TAI8540D 1-Wire Humidity Module
* TAI8570 1-Wire Pressure Sensor
* TAI8575B 1-Wire Rain Gauge
* TAI8515 Wind kit

[[Category:User Setups]]
[[Category:X10 User Setups]]

Adjust Font Size

2010-03-01T20:38:47Z

Nite man:

=Adjusting The Font Size=
In some cases it may be neccesary to adjust the font size for the onscreen orbiter. These instructions allow you to change that font size, but please be carefull when using phpmyadmin as it can create serious issues if mistakes are made. That being said, you will need phpMyadmin installed. Instructions found at http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Phpmyadmin

==Changing the Fonts==
*Go to http://192.168.80.1/phpmyadmin or point to http://your-core-ip-address/phpmyadmin
user=root no pass.
*Choose db pluto main.
*Still on the left side pick table style variations
*Choose browse and you will be presented the font settings.
*Make your changes, then make sure to completely regen the orbiter using the webadmin.
*Done

==Example==

* To see all defined fonts just run following query:
SELECT PK_StyleVariation, Font, PixelHeight, Description FROM Style a INNER JOIN StyleVariation b ON a.PK_Style=b.FK_Style;
* To increase font size on the right panel in the UI2 audio/video/photos grid run that query:
UPDATE StyleVariation SET PixelHeight=65 WHERE PK_StyleVariation IN(1,22);

Thanks to Itsik for providing the instructions.
[[category: Displays]]
[[category: tutorials]]
[[category: accessibility]]

Translate the GUI into another language

2009-10-09T10:00:41Z

Nite man: /* Preparation */

[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]

=Selecting the language for an Orbiter=
To select the Language for an Orbiter, use [[LinuxMCE Admin Website]]-->Wizard-->Devices-->Orbiter.

=How to translate=
Note: this howto is made for LinuxMCE 0810. Other versions may require changes in specific steps.

LinuxMCE uses a smart system for translating GUI text elements. All text bits are stored in the main database as well as the translations. The text elements are picked up when generating orbiter screens. LinuxMCE selects the text elements corresponding to the language setting of the orbiter and whenever a piece of the GUI is not translated yet, it does a fallback to the English text.

To perform a translation always follow these steps:
# update your database (sqlCVS update)
# create your language if it does not exist yet
# do the translation (or parts of it)
# commit your database changes (sqlCVS commit)

Basically there are two different ways to perform the translation - you can directly work with the database or you can use Designer as a desktop application.

==Working with the database==

===Preparation===

To have UTF8 text data in the database following steps should be done:
* default charset for server should be set to utf8 in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf:
[mysqld]
init_connect='SET NAMES utf8; SET collation_connection = utf8_general_ci;'
default-character-set=utf8
character-set-server=utf8
collation-server=utf8_general_ci
skip-character-set-client-handshake
* default charset for client should be set to utf8 in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf:
[client]
default-character-set=utf8
* default charset for desired database should be set to utf8:
alter database pluto_main charset=utf8;
* default charset for desire table should be set to utf8:
alter table Text_LS charset=utf8;
* default charset for all text fields in the table should be also set to utf8:
alter table Text_LS modify column `Description` longtext CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci
* the client - PHP or Perl script, C++ libs etc should tell mysql that connection is in utf8. Here is an example for Perl:
my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:mysql:pluto_main;host=localhost", "root") or die "Cannot connect to database: $DBI::err!";
$dbh->{'mysql_enable_utf8'} = 1;
$dbh->do('SET NAMES utf8');

For C++ right after calling mysql_init() but before mysql_connect() or mysql_real_connect() using function [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-options.html mysql_options()] we can set UTF8 charset for connection:
mysql_options(&mysql, MYSQL_SET_CHARSET_NAME, 'utf8');

and run the SQL statement right after connection will be done:
mysql_options(&mysql,MYSQL_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET NAMES utf8');

===Translation===

As stated above, all text elements are stored in the main database (pluto_main). The tables of particular interest are "[[Database.pluto_main.Text|Text]]", "[[Database.pluto_main.Text_LS|Text_LS]]" and "[[Database.pluto_main.Language|Language]]".
: "Text" : Contains all text elements that are used by the GUI. The single text elements are identified by the field PK_Text
: "Language" : Defines the available languages for the GUI. The single languages consist of an identifier PK_Language and a descriptive string, e.g, "English", "German", "French"
: "Text_LS" : Contains the translated text elements which are linked to "Text" and "Language" tables via the foreign keys FK_Language and FK_Text

To work with the database you can use several programs, e.g., mysql command line client, phpmyadmin web frontend, mysql browser desktop application... I will not go into details how to work with databases here.

When creating or modifying rows of the tables make sure to never touch the fields called psc_<something>. These are part of the sqlCVS system and are handled by sqlCVS upon checkin/update etc. If you leave these fields alone MySQL inserts the default values which are just fine.

Never (!) update/overwrite an existing row when creating a new translation. Only change existing rows when you make a correction to an already existing translation.

===Update database===

The database should be updated before starting any work on it. You can easily do this in web admin. Go to ''Advanced->sqlCVS->Update''. Leave the configuration fields with the default values
sqlCVS Host: schema.linuxmce.org
Port: 3999
Username: anonymous
Password: nopass
Database: pluto_main
Scroll down and click on ''Designer->Select All'' and than hit the ''Next'' button. Wait until the process is finished (wait until "Status: success" appears in the pop-up window.

More details on sqlCVS usage can be found [[SqlCVS|here]].

===Create a new language definition===
If you would like to do a translation to a currently unsupported language you first have to create a definition for that language. To do this, create a new row in pluto_main.Language with the name of the language and remember the ID PK_Language.

''I suggest to use the native spelling of the language name and not the English term, e.g. use "Deutsch" instead of "German" or "Française" instead of "French" to make the selection more user friendly. [[User:Chriss|chriss]] 11:36, 7 July 2009 (CEST)
''

===Translating===
For every term that needs to be translated (remember, there is a smart fallback system, e.g., you do not need to translate the letters for the on-screen keyboard ;)) create a new row in pluto_main.Text_LS where FK_Language has to contain the ID of your language and FK_Text has to contain the ID of the translated row from pluto_main.Text. Best way for translating is to iterate through all entries in pluto_main.Text and create the translation.

===Check in translation===
You can use web admin again to check in your work. Go to ''Advanced->sqlCVS->CheckIn''. The configuration should be the same as above. Scroll down and tick the check box at ''Designer'' and under Designer you also need to tick the check boxes at ''Language'' and ''Text_LS''. Finally enter a comment to describe what you are checking in and hit ''Next''. Watch the progress in the pop-up window.

After successfully translating the GUI and checking in all changes please create a ticket in [http://svn.linuxmce.org/ Trac], make it a feature_patch, name it "translation to <yourlanguage>" and give all the sqlCVS batch numbers in the description to have a developer approve the changes to the database.

==Working with Designer==
[[Designer]] is a software to modify the GUI of LinuxMCE. It can also be used to create new text element and the corresponding translations. Check the linked page and the wiki on how to get hold of Designer and how to make it start up.

The process of updating your database before editing and committing your changes after editing are the same as described above.

''Note: IMHO there currently is no option to define new languages in HADesigner [[User:Chriss|chriss]] 22:26, 7 July 2009 (CEST)''

Designer has a comfortable interface for changing and translating text elements. First select the text tab on the DesignObj Browser:
[[Image:Designer_obj_browser.png]]

Find the items to translate in the categories and double-click on the element to open up the editor window. The editor window will expand if there are more languages defined.
[[Image:Designer_edit_text.png]]

=For developers=
The text which you see on the Orbiter is stored in the LinuxMCE_main database in the "Text" and "Text_LS" tables. Each block of text or phrase has an entry in the text table. The Text_LS table has text in the language specified.

To add a new language you need to add a new record to the Language table, and then add new records to Text_LS, with the translated version of each text blocked. It is easiest to do this in the [[Designer]] program. Designer will show you all the text blocks logically laid out in folders and categories. It is not necessary to translate the entire user interface all at once. You can translate only certain phrases and when [[Orbiter Generator|OrbiterGen]] rebuilds the User Interface it will use English for any phrases that are not translated.

Where to Buy

2009-10-09T07:48:29Z

Nite man: /* Greece */

[[Category: Hardware| ]]
{| align="right"
| __TOC__
|}
This is '''not''' meant as an endorsement, but the question of where to buy certain things pops up regularly. Some of this equipment can be hard to find locally, so help out and add your own suppliers to the list if they aren't already there and either way feel free to add a line with your experience.

''Please add countries alphabetically, and append new stores to the bottom of the lists in order to keep things organized, thank you and good luck with that shopping list!''

== Africa ==

== America ==

=== United States ===
;'''Fiire''' ([http://www.fiire.com/ english]) :''The'' remote, and also core/media director hardware. 
;'''Mi Casa Verde''' ([http://shop.micasaverde.com/ english]) :Z-Wave home Automation devices including a new Z-Wave USB interface + inclusion controller in one, and surveillance cameras. Also, a low-cost LinuxMCE-compatible core combined with a Wi-Fi access point. 
;'''Smarthome''' ([http://wwww.smarthome.com english]) :Home Automation supplies including Insteon, X10, and Zwave and more custom components as well. 
;'''Provantage''' ([http://www.provantage.com/ english]) :Computing parts and accessory superstore. 
;'''NewEgg''' ([http://www.newegg.com/ english]) :Computing parts and accessories. 
;'''Mini-ITX''' ([http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=27 english]) :Thin Clients utilizing their small motherboard technology. 
;'''Smarthome-Products''' ([http://www.smarthome-products.com/s-15-z-wave.aspx english]) :Home Automation Products including Z-Wave, X10, and Insteon to make your everyday life safer, more convenient and more fun. 

== Asia ==

== Australia ==
;'''Static Ice''' ([http://www.staticice.com.au]) :By far the best "Best Price" site for several hundred different computer/electronics equipment retailers in Australia.

== Europe ==

=== Belgium ===
;'''IntelliHome''' Domotica Shop ([http://www.intellihome.be/ multi]/[http://www.intellihome.be/english/home.asp english]/[http://www.intellihome.be/nederlands/home.asp dutch]/[http://www.intellihome.be/francais/home.asp french]/[http://www.intellihome.be/deutsch/home.asp german]) :Marmitek X10 Home Automation/Security Products, European shipping
;'''Voipsolutions''' ([http://www.voipsolutions.be/ english]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/fr french]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/nl dutch]) :All kinds of VoIP related hardware solutions.

=== Denmark ===
;'''Seluxit'''
:([http://www.seluxit.com english]) Z-wave products incl.
:[http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=30 multi-sensor] [http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=29 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested.
;'''Innovus''' ([http://www.innovus.dk/ danish]/[http://www.innovus.eu english])
:Z-wave products
:Not yet tested.
;'''ElectronicHouseKeeper''' ([http://www.electronichousekeeper.com danish])
:Their own line of Z-wave products
:Not yet tested.
;'''Homee''' ([http://www.homee.dk/index.php/en English])
: A Shop with lots of products, new coming every week (almost)

=== Germany ===
;'''Schalterversand''' ([http://www.schalterversand.de german]) :Z-Wave switches and much more, cheap and fast.
;'''DVBShop''' ([http://www.dvbshop.net english]) :Everything you need for DVB (Cable, Sattelite or Terrestrial) digital television, worldwide shipping.
;'''Zwave4u''' ([http://www.zwave4u.de german])
:Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal.
:Not yet tested.
;'''Merten''' ([http://www.merten.de german]) :Own line of Z-wave products.
;'''Firma ENS Elektronetshop''' ([http://www.elektronetshop.de german])
:Merten stuff
:Best price found on Sep 9, 2008
;'''Voltus Elektro Shop''' ([http://www.voltus.de german])
:Merten stuff
:Also cheaper than official Merten prices, but I found service to be severely lacking (very, very unresponsive!). Summer 2008.
;'''Duewi''' ([http://www.duewi.de german])
:They have their own line of Z-wave products.
:No online shop.
;'''FINE-BUY''' ([http://www.fine-buy.de/ german])
:They have some touchscreens.
:the 12.1" (http://www.fine-buy.de/shop/product_info.php?cPath=3_30_64&products_id=159) works fine: [[Egalax-Touchscreen]]
;'''EDI Shop''' ([http://www.edi-shop.de german])
:EnOcean home automation

=== Italy ===
;'''Z-wave Europe''' ([http://www.z-wave-europe.org/ italian]) :Z-wave product list for Europe and website links.

=== Netherlands ===
;'''ElekHomica''' ([http://www.elekhomica.nl/ dutch]/[http://www.elekhomica.nl/infopage2.php?language=nn english])
:X10 and Zwave, even remote controlled curtainrail! EU shipping (curtainrail NL/BE only).
:Quick and painless delivery.
;'''ALTERNATE''' Computerversand ([http://www.alternate.nl/ dutch])
:[http://www.alternate.nl/html/productDetails.html?artno=NMZV62 airmouse] and lots of regular PC hardware,
:Usually slow on delivery.
;'''iHabitat''' Home automation ([http://www.ihabitat.nl/ dutch])
:[http://www.ihabitat.nl/html/global_cache.html gc100]
:A bit slow to respond to the inquiry, but fast no-nonsense delivery.
;'''MyPowerShop''' ([http://www.mypowershop.eu dutch])
:X10 and Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal
:Not yet tested

===Greece===
;'''Z-Wave.gr''' ([http://www.zwave.gr/index.php?lang=en english] / [http://www.zwave.gr/index.php?lang=el greek])
:A big range of Z-Wave products. High delivery rate, at least to Cyprus

=== Norway ===
;'''Tronika aka Smarthus''' ([http://www.smarthus.info/ norwegian])
:Z-wave products incl. [http://www.smarthus.info/product_info.php?cPath=1_46_115&products_id=2248 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested

=== Sweden ===
;'''Eliving''' ([http://www.eliving.se swedish])
:Z-wave products incl. [http://www.eliving.se/product_info.php?cPath=21_29&products_id=72 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested

=== United Kingdom ===
;'''Convergent Home Technologies - The Digital Home Specialists''' ([http://www.chtukltd.co.uk English])
:Core/Hybrids built & tested to order (AM2/nVidia, Intel)
:MD's built & tested (AM2/nVidia, AM2/ATI, Intel)
:Z-wave - full range of European units
:lmce-0710 software pre-installed & configured on all Core/Hybrids
:Full after sales support provided
:Will Ship Worldwide (but not currently to the US)
;'''Let's automate''' ([http://www.letsautomate.com/index.cfm english])
:ZWave home automation
;'''Let's automate''' ([http://www.enoceanshop.co.uk] english)
:EnOcean home automation
;'''High Tech Pad''' ([http://www.hightechpad.com] english)
:Z-Wave, USB UIRTs, Bluetooth - Europe-wide Shipping.
;'''UK Automation''' ([http://www.uk-automation.co.uk english])
:X10 stuff from Marmitek

=== Czech Republic ===

;'''POWERHOUSE''' ([http://www.powerhouse.eu/ english])

:Wide range of X10 devices for home automation, security, video surveillance and multimedia. Sipping is available for EU countries.

=== Russian Federation ===

;'''Z-Waver Russian Shop''' ([http://www.z-waver.ru/ russian])

:Z-Wave home automation. Integration Linux MCE.

Where to Buy

2009-10-09T07:48:00Z

Nite man: /* Greece */

[[Category: Hardware| ]]
{| align="right"
| __TOC__
|}
This is '''not''' meant as an endorsement, but the question of where to buy certain things pops up regularly. Some of this equipment can be hard to find locally, so help out and add your own suppliers to the list if they aren't already there and either way feel free to add a line with your experience.

''Please add countries alphabetically, and append new stores to the bottom of the lists in order to keep things organized, thank you and good luck with that shopping list!''

== Africa ==

== America ==

=== United States ===
;'''Fiire''' ([http://www.fiire.com/ english]) :''The'' remote, and also core/media director hardware. 
;'''Mi Casa Verde''' ([http://shop.micasaverde.com/ english]) :Z-Wave home Automation devices including a new Z-Wave USB interface + inclusion controller in one, and surveillance cameras. Also, a low-cost LinuxMCE-compatible core combined with a Wi-Fi access point. 
;'''Smarthome''' ([http://wwww.smarthome.com english]) :Home Automation supplies including Insteon, X10, and Zwave and more custom components as well. 
;'''Provantage''' ([http://www.provantage.com/ english]) :Computing parts and accessory superstore. 
;'''NewEgg''' ([http://www.newegg.com/ english]) :Computing parts and accessories. 
;'''Mini-ITX''' ([http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=27 english]) :Thin Clients utilizing their small motherboard technology. 
;'''Smarthome-Products''' ([http://www.smarthome-products.com/s-15-z-wave.aspx english]) :Home Automation Products including Z-Wave, X10, and Insteon to make your everyday life safer, more convenient and more fun. 

== Asia ==

== Australia ==
;'''Static Ice''' ([http://www.staticice.com.au]) :By far the best "Best Price" site for several hundred different computer/electronics equipment retailers in Australia.

== Europe ==

=== Belgium ===
;'''IntelliHome''' Domotica Shop ([http://www.intellihome.be/ multi]/[http://www.intellihome.be/english/home.asp english]/[http://www.intellihome.be/nederlands/home.asp dutch]/[http://www.intellihome.be/francais/home.asp french]/[http://www.intellihome.be/deutsch/home.asp german]) :Marmitek X10 Home Automation/Security Products, European shipping
;'''Voipsolutions''' ([http://www.voipsolutions.be/ english]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/fr french]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/nl dutch]) :All kinds of VoIP related hardware solutions.

=== Denmark ===
;'''Seluxit'''
:([http://www.seluxit.com english]) Z-wave products incl.
:[http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=30 multi-sensor] [http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=29 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested.
;'''Innovus''' ([http://www.innovus.dk/ danish]/[http://www.innovus.eu english])
:Z-wave products
:Not yet tested.
;'''ElectronicHouseKeeper''' ([http://www.electronichousekeeper.com danish])
:Their own line of Z-wave products
:Not yet tested.
;'''Homee''' ([http://www.homee.dk/index.php/en English])
: A Shop with lots of products, new coming every week (almost)

=== Germany ===
;'''Schalterversand''' ([http://www.schalterversand.de german]) :Z-Wave switches and much more, cheap and fast.
;'''DVBShop''' ([http://www.dvbshop.net english]) :Everything you need for DVB (Cable, Sattelite or Terrestrial) digital television, worldwide shipping.
;'''Zwave4u''' ([http://www.zwave4u.de german])
:Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal.
:Not yet tested.
;'''Merten''' ([http://www.merten.de german]) :Own line of Z-wave products.
;'''Firma ENS Elektronetshop''' ([http://www.elektronetshop.de german])
:Merten stuff
:Best price found on Sep 9, 2008
;'''Voltus Elektro Shop''' ([http://www.voltus.de german])
:Merten stuff
:Also cheaper than official Merten prices, but I found service to be severely lacking (very, very unresponsive!). Summer 2008.
;'''Duewi''' ([http://www.duewi.de german])
:They have their own line of Z-wave products.
:No online shop.
;'''FINE-BUY''' ([http://www.fine-buy.de/ german])
:They have some touchscreens.
:the 12.1" (http://www.fine-buy.de/shop/product_info.php?cPath=3_30_64&products_id=159) works fine: [[Egalax-Touchscreen]]
;'''EDI Shop''' ([http://www.edi-shop.de german])
:EnOcean home automation

=== Italy ===
;'''Z-wave Europe''' ([http://www.z-wave-europe.org/ italian]) :Z-wave product list for Europe and website links.

=== Netherlands ===
;'''ElekHomica''' ([http://www.elekhomica.nl/ dutch]/[http://www.elekhomica.nl/infopage2.php?language=nn english])
:X10 and Zwave, even remote controlled curtainrail! EU shipping (curtainrail NL/BE only).
:Quick and painless delivery.
;'''ALTERNATE''' Computerversand ([http://www.alternate.nl/ dutch])
:[http://www.alternate.nl/html/productDetails.html?artno=NMZV62 airmouse] and lots of regular PC hardware,
:Usually slow on delivery.
;'''iHabitat''' Home automation ([http://www.ihabitat.nl/ dutch])
:[http://www.ihabitat.nl/html/global_cache.html gc100]
:A bit slow to respond to the inquiry, but fast no-nonsense delivery.
;'''MyPowerShop''' ([http://www.mypowershop.eu dutch])
:X10 and Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal
:Not yet tested

===Greece===
;'''Z-Wave.gr''' ([http://www.zwave.gr/index.php?lang=en english] / [http://www.zwave.gr/index.php?lang=el greek])
; A big range of Z-Wave products. High delivery rate, at least to Cyprus

=== Norway ===
;'''Tronika aka Smarthus''' ([http://www.smarthus.info/ norwegian])
:Z-wave products incl. [http://www.smarthus.info/product_info.php?cPath=1_46_115&products_id=2248 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested

=== Sweden ===
;'''Eliving''' ([http://www.eliving.se swedish])
:Z-wave products incl. [http://www.eliving.se/product_info.php?cPath=21_29&products_id=72 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested

=== United Kingdom ===
;'''Convergent Home Technologies - The Digital Home Specialists''' ([http://www.chtukltd.co.uk English])
:Core/Hybrids built & tested to order (AM2/nVidia, Intel)
:MD's built & tested (AM2/nVidia, AM2/ATI, Intel)
:Z-wave - full range of European units
:lmce-0710 software pre-installed & configured on all Core/Hybrids
:Full after sales support provided
:Will Ship Worldwide (but not currently to the US)
;'''Let's automate''' ([http://www.letsautomate.com/index.cfm english])
:ZWave home automation
;'''Let's automate''' ([http://www.enoceanshop.co.uk] english)
:EnOcean home automation
;'''High Tech Pad''' ([http://www.hightechpad.com] english)
:Z-Wave, USB UIRTs, Bluetooth - Europe-wide Shipping.
;'''UK Automation''' ([http://www.uk-automation.co.uk english])
:X10 stuff from Marmitek

=== Czech Republic ===

;'''POWERHOUSE''' ([http://www.powerhouse.eu/ english])

:Wide range of X10 devices for home automation, security, video surveillance and multimedia. Sipping is available for EU countries.

=== Russian Federation ===

;'''Z-Waver Russian Shop''' ([http://www.z-waver.ru/ russian])

:Z-Wave home automation. Integration Linux MCE.

Where to Buy

2009-10-09T07:47:32Z

Nite man:

[[Category: Hardware| ]]
{| align="right"
| __TOC__
|}
This is '''not''' meant as an endorsement, but the question of where to buy certain things pops up regularly. Some of this equipment can be hard to find locally, so help out and add your own suppliers to the list if they aren't already there and either way feel free to add a line with your experience.

''Please add countries alphabetically, and append new stores to the bottom of the lists in order to keep things organized, thank you and good luck with that shopping list!''

== Africa ==

== America ==

=== United States ===
;'''Fiire''' ([http://www.fiire.com/ english]) :''The'' remote, and also core/media director hardware. 
;'''Mi Casa Verde''' ([http://shop.micasaverde.com/ english]) :Z-Wave home Automation devices including a new Z-Wave USB interface + inclusion controller in one, and surveillance cameras. Also, a low-cost LinuxMCE-compatible core combined with a Wi-Fi access point. 
;'''Smarthome''' ([http://wwww.smarthome.com english]) :Home Automation supplies including Insteon, X10, and Zwave and more custom components as well. 
;'''Provantage''' ([http://www.provantage.com/ english]) :Computing parts and accessory superstore. 
;'''NewEgg''' ([http://www.newegg.com/ english]) :Computing parts and accessories. 
;'''Mini-ITX''' ([http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=27 english]) :Thin Clients utilizing their small motherboard technology. 
;'''Smarthome-Products''' ([http://www.smarthome-products.com/s-15-z-wave.aspx english]) :Home Automation Products including Z-Wave, X10, and Insteon to make your everyday life safer, more convenient and more fun. 

== Asia ==

== Australia ==
;'''Static Ice''' ([http://www.staticice.com.au]) :By far the best "Best Price" site for several hundred different computer/electronics equipment retailers in Australia.

== Europe ==

=== Belgium ===
;'''IntelliHome''' Domotica Shop ([http://www.intellihome.be/ multi]/[http://www.intellihome.be/english/home.asp english]/[http://www.intellihome.be/nederlands/home.asp dutch]/[http://www.intellihome.be/francais/home.asp french]/[http://www.intellihome.be/deutsch/home.asp german]) :Marmitek X10 Home Automation/Security Products, European shipping
;'''Voipsolutions''' ([http://www.voipsolutions.be/ english]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/fr french]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/nl dutch]) :All kinds of VoIP related hardware solutions.

=== Denmark ===
;'''Seluxit'''
:([http://www.seluxit.com english]) Z-wave products incl.
:[http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=30 multi-sensor] [http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=29 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested.
;'''Innovus''' ([http://www.innovus.dk/ danish]/[http://www.innovus.eu english])
:Z-wave products
:Not yet tested.
;'''ElectronicHouseKeeper''' ([http://www.electronichousekeeper.com danish])
:Their own line of Z-wave products
:Not yet tested.
;'''Homee''' ([http://www.homee.dk/index.php/en English])
: A Shop with lots of products, new coming every week (almost)

=== Germany ===
;'''Schalterversand''' ([http://www.schalterversand.de german]) :Z-Wave switches and much more, cheap and fast.
;'''DVBShop''' ([http://www.dvbshop.net english]) :Everything you need for DVB (Cable, Sattelite or Terrestrial) digital television, worldwide shipping.
;'''Zwave4u''' ([http://www.zwave4u.de german])
:Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal.
:Not yet tested.
;'''Merten''' ([http://www.merten.de german]) :Own line of Z-wave products.
;'''Firma ENS Elektronetshop''' ([http://www.elektronetshop.de german])
:Merten stuff
:Best price found on Sep 9, 2008
;'''Voltus Elektro Shop''' ([http://www.voltus.de german])
:Merten stuff
:Also cheaper than official Merten prices, but I found service to be severely lacking (very, very unresponsive!). Summer 2008.
;'''Duewi''' ([http://www.duewi.de german])
:They have their own line of Z-wave products.
:No online shop.
;'''FINE-BUY''' ([http://www.fine-buy.de/ german])
:They have some touchscreens.
:the 12.1" (http://www.fine-buy.de/shop/product_info.php?cPath=3_30_64&products_id=159) works fine: [[Egalax-Touchscreen]]
;'''EDI Shop''' ([http://www.edi-shop.de german])
:EnOcean home automation

=== Italy ===
;'''Z-wave Europe''' ([http://www.z-wave-europe.org/ italian]) :Z-wave product list for Europe and website links.

=== Netherlands ===
;'''ElekHomica''' ([http://www.elekhomica.nl/ dutch]/[http://www.elekhomica.nl/infopage2.php?language=nn english])
:X10 and Zwave, even remote controlled curtainrail! EU shipping (curtainrail NL/BE only).
:Quick and painless delivery.
;'''ALTERNATE''' Computerversand ([http://www.alternate.nl/ dutch])
:[http://www.alternate.nl/html/productDetails.html?artno=NMZV62 airmouse] and lots of regular PC hardware,
:Usually slow on delivery.
;'''iHabitat''' Home automation ([http://www.ihabitat.nl/ dutch])
:[http://www.ihabitat.nl/html/global_cache.html gc100]
:A bit slow to respond to the inquiry, but fast no-nonsense delivery.
;'''MyPowerShop''' ([http://www.mypowershop.eu dutch])
:X10 and Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal
:Not yet tested

===Greece===
;'''Z-Wave.gr''' ([http://www.zwave.gr/index.php?lang=en english] / [http://www.zwave.gr/index.php?lang=el greek])
;A big range of Z-Wave products. High delivery rate, at least to Cyprus

=== Norway ===
;'''Tronika aka Smarthus''' ([http://www.smarthus.info/ norwegian])
:Z-wave products incl. [http://www.smarthus.info/product_info.php?cPath=1_46_115&products_id=2248 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested

=== Sweden ===
;'''Eliving''' ([http://www.eliving.se swedish])
:Z-wave products incl. [http://www.eliving.se/product_info.php?cPath=21_29&products_id=72 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested

=== United Kingdom ===
;'''Convergent Home Technologies - The Digital Home Specialists''' ([http://www.chtukltd.co.uk English])
:Core/Hybrids built & tested to order (AM2/nVidia, Intel)
:MD's built & tested (AM2/nVidia, AM2/ATI, Intel)
:Z-wave - full range of European units
:lmce-0710 software pre-installed & configured on all Core/Hybrids
:Full after sales support provided
:Will Ship Worldwide (but not currently to the US)
;'''Let's automate''' ([http://www.letsautomate.com/index.cfm english])
:ZWave home automation
;'''Let's automate''' ([http://www.enoceanshop.co.uk] english)
:EnOcean home automation
;'''High Tech Pad''' ([http://www.hightechpad.com] english)
:Z-Wave, USB UIRTs, Bluetooth - Europe-wide Shipping.
;'''UK Automation''' ([http://www.uk-automation.co.uk english])
:X10 stuff from Marmitek

=== Czech Republic ===

;'''POWERHOUSE''' ([http://www.powerhouse.eu/ english])

:Wide range of X10 devices for home automation, security, video surveillance and multimedia. Sipping is available for EU countries.

=== Russian Federation ===

;'''Z-Waver Russian Shop''' ([http://www.z-waver.ru/ russian])

:Z-Wave home automation. Integration Linux MCE.

Translate the GUI into another language

2009-10-08T13:22:41Z

Nite man: /* Preparation */

[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]

=Selecting the language for an Orbiter=
To select the Language for an Orbiter, use [[LinuxMCE Admin Website]]-->Wizard-->Devices-->Orbiter.

=How to translate=
Note: this howto is made for LinuxMCE 0810. Other versions may require changes in specific steps.

LinuxMCE uses a smart system for translating GUI text elements. All text bits are stored in the main database as well as the translations. The text elements are picked up when generating orbiter screens. LinuxMCE selects the text elements corresponding to the language setting of the orbiter and whenever a piece of the GUI is not translated yet, it does a fallback to the English text.

To perform a translation always follow these steps:
# update your database (sqlCVS update)
# create your language if it does not exist yet
# do the translation (or parts of it)
# commit your database changes (sqlCVS commit)

Basically there are two different ways to perform the translation - you can directly work with the database or you can use Designer as a desktop application.

==Working with the database==

===Preparation===

To have UTF8 text data in the database following steps should be done:
* default charset for server should be set to utf8 in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf:
[mysqld]
default-character-set=utf8
* default charset for client should be set to utf8 in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf:
[client]
default-character-set=utf8
* default charset for desired database should be set to utf8:
alter database pluto_main charset=utf8;
* default charset for desire table should be set to utf8:
alter table Text_LS charset=utf8;
* default charset for all text fields in the table should be also set to utf8:
alter table Text_LS modify column `Description` longtext CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci
* the client - PHP or Perl script, C++ libs etc should tell mysql that connection is in utf8. Here is an example for Perl:
my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:mysql:pluto_main;host=localhost", "root") or die "Cannot connect to database: $DBI::err!";
$dbh->{'mysql_enable_utf8'} = 1;
$dbh->do('SET NAMES utf8');

For C++ right after calling mysql_init() but before mysql_connect() or mysql_real_connect() using function [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-options.html mysql_options()] we can set UTF8 charset for connection:
mysql_options(&mysql, MYSQL_SET_CHARSET_NAME, 'utf8');

and run the SQL statement right after connection will be done:
mysql_options(&mysql,MYSQL_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET NAMES utf8');

===Translation===

As stated above, all text elements are stored in the main database (pluto_main). The tables of particular interest are "[[Database.pluto_main.Text|Text]]", "[[Database.pluto_main.Text_LS|Text_LS]]" and "[[Database.pluto_main.Language|Language]]".
: "Text" : Contains all text elements that are used by the GUI. The single text elements are identified by the field PK_Text
: "Language" : Defines the available languages for the GUI. The single languages consist of an identifier PK_Language and a descriptive string, e.g, "English", "German", "French"
: "Text_LS" : Contains the translated text elements which are linked to "Text" and "Language" tables via the foreign keys FK_Language and FK_Text

To work with the database you can use several programs, e.g., mysql command line client, phpmyadmin web frontend, mysql browser desktop application... I will not go into details how to work with databases here.

When creating or modifying rows of the tables make sure to never touch the fields called psc_<something>. These are part of the sqlCVS system and are handled by sqlCVS upon checkin/update etc. If you leave these fields alone MySQL inserts the default values which are just fine.

Never (!) update/overwrite an existing row when creating a new translation. Only change existing rows when you make a correction to an already existing translation.

===Update database===

The database should be updated before starting any work on it. You can easily do this in web admin. Go to ''Advanced->sqlCVS->Update''. Leave the configuration fields with the default values
sqlCVS Host: schema.linuxmce.org
Port: 3999
Username: anonymous
Password: nopass
Database: pluto_main
Scroll down and click on ''Designer->Select All'' and than hit the ''Next'' button. Wait until the process is finished (wait until "Status: success" appears in the pop-up window.

More details on sqlCVS usage can be found [[SqlCVS|here]].

===Create a new language definition===
If you would like to do a translation to a currently unsupported language you first have to create a definition for that language. To do this, create a new row in pluto_main.Language with the name of the language and remember the ID PK_Language.

''I suggest to use the native spelling of the language name and not the English term, e.g. use "Deutsch" instead of "German" or "Française" instead of "French" to make the selection more user friendly. [[User:Chriss|chriss]] 11:36, 7 July 2009 (CEST)
''

===Translating===
For every term that needs to be translated (remember, there is a smart fallback system, e.g., you do not need to translate the letters for the on-screen keyboard ;)) create a new row in pluto_main.Text_LS where FK_Language has to contain the ID of your language and FK_Text has to contain the ID of the translated row from pluto_main.Text. Best way for translating is to iterate through all entries in pluto_main.Text and create the translation.

===Check in translation===
You can use web admin again to check in your work. Go to ''Advanced->sqlCVS->CheckIn''. The configuration should be the same as above. Scroll down and tick the check box at ''Designer'' and under Designer you also need to tick the check boxes at ''Language'' and ''Text_LS''. Finally enter a comment to describe what you are checking in and hit ''Next''. Watch the progress in the pop-up window.

After successfully translating the GUI and checking in all changes please create a ticket in [http://svn.linuxmce.org/ Trac], make it a feature_patch, name it "translation to <yourlanguage>" and give all the sqlCVS batch numbers in the description to have a developer approve the changes to the database.

==Working with Designer==
[[Designer]] is a software to modify the GUI of LinuxMCE. It can also be used to create new text element and the corresponding translations. Check the linked page and the wiki on how to get hold of Designer and how to make it start up.

The process of updating your database before editing and committing your changes after editing are the same as described above.

''Note: IMHO there currently is no option to define new languages in HADesigner [[User:Chriss|chriss]] 22:26, 7 July 2009 (CEST)''

Designer has a comfortable interface for changing and translating text elements. First select the text tab on the DesignObj Browser:
[[Image:Designer_obj_browser.png]]

Find the items to translate in the categories and double-click on the element to open up the editor window. The editor window will expand if there are more languages defined.
[[Image:Designer_edit_text.png]]

=For developers=
The text which you see on the Orbiter is stored in the LinuxMCE_main database in the "Text" and "Text_LS" tables. Each block of text or phrase has an entry in the text table. The Text_LS table has text in the language specified.

To add a new language you need to add a new record to the Language table, and then add new records to Text_LS, with the translated version of each text blocked. It is easiest to do this in the [[Designer]] program. Designer will show you all the text blocks logically laid out in folders and categories. It is not necessary to translate the entire user interface all at once. You can translate only certain phrases and when [[Orbiter Generator|OrbiterGen]] rebuilds the User Interface it will use English for any phrases that are not translated.

Translate the GUI into another language

2009-10-07T08:10:55Z

Nite man: /* Preparation */

[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]

=Selecting the language for an Orbiter=
To select the Language for an Orbiter, use [[LinuxMCE Admin Website]]-->Wizard-->Devices-->Orbiter.

=How to translate=
Note: this howto is made for LinuxMCE 0810. Other versions may require changes in specific steps.

LinuxMCE uses a smart system for translating GUI text elements. All text bits are stored in the main database as well as the translations. The text elements are picked up when generating orbiter screens. LinuxMCE selects the text elements corresponding to the language setting of the orbiter and whenever a piece of the GUI is not translated yet, it does a fallback to the English text.

To perform a translation always follow these steps:
# update your database (sqlCVS update)
# create your language if it does not exist yet
# do the translation (or parts of it)
# commit your database changes (sqlCVS commit)

Basically there are two different ways to perform the translation - you can directly work with the database or you can use Designer as a desktop application.

==Working with the database==

===Preparation===

To have UTF8 text data in the database following steps should be done:
* default charset for server should be set to utf8 in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf:
[mysqld]
default-character-set=utf8
* default charset for client should be set to utf8 in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf:
[client]
default-character-set=utf8
* default charset for desired database should be set to utf8:
alter database pluto_main charset=utf8;
* default charset for desire table should be set to utf8:
alter table Text_LS charset=utf8;
* default charset for all text fields in the table should be also set to utf8:
alter table Text_LS modify column `Description` longtext CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci
* the client - PHP or Perl script, C++ libs etc should tell mysql that connection is in utf8. Here is an example for Perl:
my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:mysql:pluto_main;host=localhost", "root") or die "Cannot connect to database: $DBI::err!";
$dbh->{'mysql_enable_utf8'} = 1;
$dbh->do('SET NAMES utf8');

Для C++ сразу после вызова mysql_init() и перед mysql_connect() или mysql_real_connect() нужно выставить опцию utf8 с помощью функции [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-options.html mysql_options()]:
mysql_options(&mysql, MYSQL_SET_CHARSET_NAME, 'utf8');

===Translation===

As stated above, all text elements are stored in the main database (pluto_main). The tables of particular interest are "[[Database.pluto_main.Text|Text]]", "[[Database.pluto_main.Text_LS|Text_LS]]" and "[[Database.pluto_main.Language|Language]]".
: "Text" : Contains all text elements that are used by the GUI. The single text elements are identified by the field PK_Text
: "Language" : Defines the available languages for the GUI. The single languages consist of an identifier PK_Language and a descriptive string, e.g, "English", "German", "French"
: "Text_LS" : Contains the translated text elements which are linked to "Text" and "Language" tables via the foreign keys FK_Language and FK_Text

To work with the database you can use several programs, e.g., mysql command line client, phpmyadmin web frontend, mysql browser desktop application... I will not go into details how to work with databases here.

When creating or modifying rows of the tables make sure to never touch the fields called psc_<something>. These are part of the sqlCVS system and are handled by sqlCVS upon checkin/update etc. If you leave these fields alone MySQL inserts the default values which are just fine.

Never (!) update/overwrite an existing row when creating a new translation. Only change existing rows when you make a correction to an already existing translation.

===Update database===

The database should be updated before starting any work on it. You can easily do this in web admin. Go to ''Advanced->sqlCVS->Update''. Leave the configuration fields with the default values
sqlCVS Host: schema.linuxmce.org
Port: 3999
Username: anonymous
Password: nopass
Database: pluto_main
Scroll down and click on ''Designer->Select All'' and than hit the ''Next'' button. Wait until the process is finished (wait until "Status: success" appears in the pop-up window.

More details on sqlCVS usage can be found [[SqlCVS|here]].

===Create a new language definition===
If you would like to do a translation to a currently unsupported language you first have to create a definition for that language. To do this, create a new row in pluto_main.Language with the name of the language and remember the ID PK_Language.

''I suggest to use the native spelling of the language name and not the English term, e.g. use "Deutsch" instead of "German" or "Française" instead of "French" to make the selection more user friendly. [[User:Chriss|chriss]] 11:36, 7 July 2009 (CEST)
''

===Translating===
For every term that needs to be translated (remember, there is a smart fallback system, e.g., you do not need to translate the letters for the on-screen keyboard ;)) create a new row in pluto_main.Text_LS where FK_Language has to contain the ID of your language and FK_Text has to contain the ID of the translated row from pluto_main.Text. Best way for translating is to iterate through all entries in pluto_main.Text and create the translation.

===Check in translation===
You can use web admin again to check in your work. Go to ''Advanced->sqlCVS->CheckIn''. The configuration should be the same as above. Scroll down and tick the check box at ''Designer'' and under Designer you also need to tick the check boxes at ''Language'' and ''Text_LS''. Finally enter a comment to describe what you are checking in and hit ''Next''. Watch the progress in the pop-up window.

After successfully translating the GUI and checking in all changes please create a ticket in [http://svn.linuxmce.org/ Trac], make it a feature_patch, name it "translation to <yourlanguage>" and give all the sqlCVS batch numbers in the description to have a developer approve the changes to the database.

==Working with Designer==
[[Designer]] is a software to modify the GUI of LinuxMCE. It can also be used to create new text element and the corresponding translations. Check the linked page and the wiki on how to get hold of Designer and how to make it start up.

The process of updating your database before editing and committing your changes after editing are the same as described above.

''Note: IMHO there currently is no option to define new languages in HADesigner [[User:Chriss|chriss]] 22:26, 7 July 2009 (CEST)''

Designer has a comfortable interface for changing and translating text elements. First select the text tab on the DesignObj Browser:
[[Image:Designer_obj_browser.png]]

Find the items to translate in the categories and double-click on the element to open up the editor window. The editor window will expand if there are more languages defined.
[[Image:Designer_edit_text.png]]

=For developers=
The text which you see on the Orbiter is stored in the LinuxMCE_main database in the "Text" and "Text_LS" tables. Each block of text or phrase has an entry in the text table. The Text_LS table has text in the language specified.

To add a new language you need to add a new record to the Language table, and then add new records to Text_LS, with the translated version of each text blocked. It is easiest to do this in the [[Designer]] program. Designer will show you all the text blocks logically laid out in folders and categories. It is not necessary to translate the entire user interface all at once. You can translate only certain phrases and when [[Orbiter Generator|OrbiterGen]] rebuilds the User Interface it will use English for any phrases that are not translated.

Translate the GUI into another language

2009-10-07T08:10:19Z

Nite man: /* Working with the database */

[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]

=Selecting the language for an Orbiter=
To select the Language for an Orbiter, use [[LinuxMCE Admin Website]]-->Wizard-->Devices-->Orbiter.

=How to translate=
Note: this howto is made for LinuxMCE 0810. Other versions may require changes in specific steps.

LinuxMCE uses a smart system for translating GUI text elements. All text bits are stored in the main database as well as the translations. The text elements are picked up when generating orbiter screens. LinuxMCE selects the text elements corresponding to the language setting of the orbiter and whenever a piece of the GUI is not translated yet, it does a fallback to the English text.

To perform a translation always follow these steps:
# update your database (sqlCVS update)
# create your language if it does not exist yet
# do the translation (or parts of it)
# commit your database changes (sqlCVS commit)

Basically there are two different ways to perform the translation - you can directly work with the database or you can use Designer as a desktop application.

==Working with the database==

===Preparation===

To have UTF8 text data in the database following steps should be done:
* default charset for server should be set to utf8 in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf:
[mysqld]
default-character-set=utf8
* default charset for client should be set to utf8 in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf:
[client]
default-character-set=utf8
* default charset for desired database should be set to utf8:
alter database pluto_main charset=utf8;
* default charset for desire table should be set to utf8:
alter table Text_LS charset=utf8;
* default charset for all text fields in the table should be also set to utf8:
alter table Text_LS modify column `Description` longtext CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci
* the client - PHP or Perl script, C++ libs etc should tell mysql that connection is in utf8. Here is an example for Perl:
my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:mysql:pluto_main;host=localhost", 'root', '') or die "Cannot connect to database: $DBI::err!";
$dbh->{'mysql_enable_utf8'} = 1;
$dbh->do('SET NAMES utf8');

Для C++ сразу после вызова mysql_init() и перед mysql_connect() или mysql_real_connect() нужно выставить опцию utf8 с помощью функции [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-options.html mysql_options()]:
mysql_options(&mysql, MYSQL_SET_CHARSET_NAME, 'utf8');

===Translation===

As stated above, all text elements are stored in the main database (pluto_main). The tables of particular interest are "[[Database.pluto_main.Text|Text]]", "[[Database.pluto_main.Text_LS|Text_LS]]" and "[[Database.pluto_main.Language|Language]]".
: "Text" : Contains all text elements that are used by the GUI. The single text elements are identified by the field PK_Text
: "Language" : Defines the available languages for the GUI. The single languages consist of an identifier PK_Language and a descriptive string, e.g, "English", "German", "French"
: "Text_LS" : Contains the translated text elements which are linked to "Text" and "Language" tables via the foreign keys FK_Language and FK_Text

To work with the database you can use several programs, e.g., mysql command line client, phpmyadmin web frontend, mysql browser desktop application... I will not go into details how to work with databases here.

When creating or modifying rows of the tables make sure to never touch the fields called psc_<something>. These are part of the sqlCVS system and are handled by sqlCVS upon checkin/update etc. If you leave these fields alone MySQL inserts the default values which are just fine.

Never (!) update/overwrite an existing row when creating a new translation. Only change existing rows when you make a correction to an already existing translation.

===Update database===

The database should be updated before starting any work on it. You can easily do this in web admin. Go to ''Advanced->sqlCVS->Update''. Leave the configuration fields with the default values
sqlCVS Host: schema.linuxmce.org
Port: 3999
Username: anonymous
Password: nopass
Database: pluto_main
Scroll down and click on ''Designer->Select All'' and than hit the ''Next'' button. Wait until the process is finished (wait until "Status: success" appears in the pop-up window.

More details on sqlCVS usage can be found [[SqlCVS|here]].

===Create a new language definition===
If you would like to do a translation to a currently unsupported language you first have to create a definition for that language. To do this, create a new row in pluto_main.Language with the name of the language and remember the ID PK_Language.

''I suggest to use the native spelling of the language name and not the English term, e.g. use "Deutsch" instead of "German" or "Française" instead of "French" to make the selection more user friendly. [[User:Chriss|chriss]] 11:36, 7 July 2009 (CEST)
''

===Translating===
For every term that needs to be translated (remember, there is a smart fallback system, e.g., you do not need to translate the letters for the on-screen keyboard ;)) create a new row in pluto_main.Text_LS where FK_Language has to contain the ID of your language and FK_Text has to contain the ID of the translated row from pluto_main.Text. Best way for translating is to iterate through all entries in pluto_main.Text and create the translation.

===Check in translation===
You can use web admin again to check in your work. Go to ''Advanced->sqlCVS->CheckIn''. The configuration should be the same as above. Scroll down and tick the check box at ''Designer'' and under Designer you also need to tick the check boxes at ''Language'' and ''Text_LS''. Finally enter a comment to describe what you are checking in and hit ''Next''. Watch the progress in the pop-up window.

After successfully translating the GUI and checking in all changes please create a ticket in [http://svn.linuxmce.org/ Trac], make it a feature_patch, name it "translation to <yourlanguage>" and give all the sqlCVS batch numbers in the description to have a developer approve the changes to the database.

==Working with Designer==
[[Designer]] is a software to modify the GUI of LinuxMCE. It can also be used to create new text element and the corresponding translations. Check the linked page and the wiki on how to get hold of Designer and how to make it start up.

The process of updating your database before editing and committing your changes after editing are the same as described above.

''Note: IMHO there currently is no option to define new languages in HADesigner [[User:Chriss|chriss]] 22:26, 7 July 2009 (CEST)''

Designer has a comfortable interface for changing and translating text elements. First select the text tab on the DesignObj Browser:
[[Image:Designer_obj_browser.png]]

Find the items to translate in the categories and double-click on the element to open up the editor window. The editor window will expand if there are more languages defined.
[[Image:Designer_edit_text.png]]

=For developers=
The text which you see on the Orbiter is stored in the LinuxMCE_main database in the "Text" and "Text_LS" tables. Each block of text or phrase has an entry in the text table. The Text_LS table has text in the language specified.

To add a new language you need to add a new record to the Language table, and then add new records to Text_LS, with the translated version of each text blocked. It is easiest to do this in the [[Designer]] program. Designer will show you all the text blocks logically laid out in folders and categories. It is not necessary to translate the entire user interface all at once. You can translate only certain phrases and when [[Orbiter Generator|OrbiterGen]] rebuilds the User Interface it will use English for any phrases that are not translated.

Nvidia CK804

2009-09-21T12:08:31Z

Nite man:

{| align="right"
| __TOC__
|}
[[Category: Audio]]

: NVidia CK804
: Realtek ALC850 rev 0
: on-board (ASUS A8N-E)
: 10de:0059
: 1043:812a
: Analog Stereo works
:S/PDIF output works with additional configuration (see below)

==NVidia CK804==
In the LinuxMCE admin panel under "Wizard:Devices:Media Directors" set the audio to "CK804" with "AC3 pass-through" checked for the desired Media Director.
===ALSA Error===
The LinuxMCE 710 ALSA package has an error in the file
/usr/share/alsa/cards/NFORCE.conf

Change line 194, to be
device 0

instead of device 1

===asound.state===
no change needed
===asound.conf===
no change needed
===xine.conf===
Make the following change to /etc/pluto/xine.conf 
Change "#audio.speaker_arrangement:Stereo 2.0" 
To read "audio.speaker_arrangement:Pass Through"

If you still do not have success with your CK804 chip, but the KDE sounds come out just fine, change /etc/pluto/xine.conf
Change "audio.alsa_front_device:asym_spdif"
To read "audio.alsa_front_device:default"

== Troubleshooting ==

If you don't have S/PDIF or HDMI sound check following:

* Digital sound is disabled by default. Run alsamix and unmute it (IEC958)

* aplay -l - display all playback devices. You should see digital one(s) - IEC958

* aplay -L - should display S/PDIF or/and HDMI. If you don't see them try to install the newest version of ALSA and maybe nVidia drivers if you use nVidia card. Here is a script to upgrade ALSA automatically from the sources - [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1046137 ALSA upgrade script].

IMON PAD

2009-09-03T20:15:56Z

Nite man: /* Adding new device template */

[[Category: Input]]
[[Category: Infrared]]

== Adding Support Of iMON PAD remote control ==

[[Image:iMON_PAD_remote.jpg]]

iMON IR receiver is a part of many popular and nice looking HTPC cases such Silverstone LC16M and LC20M. But LinuxMCE doesn't support in from the box. That brief how to will help you add iMON PAD to your installation. Sure that approach can be applied to any LIRC remote.

== Adding new device template ==

You can use [https://www.assembla.com/spaces/linuxmce/documents/bQ0nA4Bgyr3QKceJe5aVNr/download/imon-pad-devicetemplate that script] to automatically add device template for iMON PAD including Silverstone LC16 and Antec Fusion Wheel or do it manually:

<ol>
<li>In the [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/LinuxMCE_Admin_Website LinuxMCE admin website], Go to Advanced :: Configuration :: Device Templates, add new manufacture - SoundGraph, add a new template for that manufacture (choose LIRC Remote Control as Device Category)</li>
<li>In the new template add a property - '''Configuration''' and put there LIRC configuration file for iMON PAD, for example, you can use [https://www.assembla.com/spaces/linuxmce/documents/bYwK16K7Cr3zjsab7jnrAJ/download/iMON%20lircd.conf that one] (modified according to LinuxMCE buttons mapping).
<li>Go to media director(s) page, press "Add Remote" and chose iMON PAD from the list.</li>
<li>Set "Infrared Receivers" as "default".</li>
<li>Quick reload router.</li>
</ol>

After router is up you should see that lirc package in your system:
<code>dpkg -l|grep lirc</code>
Also, a new log for the LIRC device will be available - <some_ID>_LIRC.log

'''Note:''' iMON remote control is supported by LIRC 0.8.1. But to use iMON PAD buttons we have to re-compile LIRC with applied [http://smart-home-blog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-downloadMonitor/download.php?id=5 patch]:

<code>
tar xvjf lirc-0.8.1.tar.bz2 
CD lirc-0.8.0 
patch -p1 < ../lirc-imon-pad2keys.patch 
./configure 
make 
make install 
</code>

== Using iMON PAD remote control ==

Using PAD buttons: Up, Down, Left and Right it's possible to move from one menu item to another. Button 'Enter' is needed to choose desired item. Green button returns you to the main screen. Also, there are available numeric buttons from 0 to 9. Using them you can also choose menu item but PAD buttons are much efficient. For more information, have a look at [[Control LinuxMCE using an Infrared remote]]

== See also ==

<ul>
<li>[http://venky.ws/projects/imon Linux Drivers for Soundgraph iMON USB IR/VFD devices]</li>
<li>[http://brakemeier.de/electronics/vdr/lirc-imon.html LIRC iMON Patches]</li>
<li>[http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Imon Configure iMON on MythTV]</li>
<li>[http://smart-home-blog.com/writes/configure-imon-padvfd-in-plutohome Configure iMon PAD/VFD in Plutohome]</li>
</ul>

Designer

2009-07-15T07:10:16Z

Nite man:

==Designer==

Designer is the program that is used to create a User Interface for the [[Orbiter]]. Designer has not yet been re-written in LinuxMCE. While functional, it is not terribly user friendly, and it only runs on Windows. It requires the .NET framework. Eventually an entirely new cross-platform Designer ought to be written. However, since it is still usable, this has been considered to be a low priority for us.

Designer is very poorly written, and we do not recommend that any developer put much effort into writing new code for it. It needs be completely re-written from scratch.

To makes matters worse, it was originally written using our own .NET data access classes, similar to our [[sql2cpp]]. These classes only worked with the MS SQL Server back-end and were crudely hacked to work with MySql's ODBC connector. They are not easily maintained.

For Version 2, we plan to use the open source MySql database.

Re-writing Designer is a pretty big task and the current version remains usable for the most part. The database scheme is hopefully not likely to change much in the new Designer version. Any User Interfaces developed with the current version, therefore, hopefully will be usable in the new Designer version.

The [[Designer User's manual|User's Manual]] explains how to use it.
There is no Programmer's Guide for this version of Designer.

See this [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/01-basic_hadesigner_fundamentals.html HA Designer Fundamentals screencast] for an introduction to its use.

===Download Designer ===

*[http://localeconcept.com/pub/HADesigner/Designer%2019.02.2007.zip Designer in .zip file]
*[http://mantis.linuxmce.org/file_download.php?file_id=97&type=bug Designer Download using Mantis]
*[[Designer User's manual]]

===Other issues===

*[[Windows| Running on a Windows Machine]]

==See also==
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/02_designobj_basics_1.ogg DesignObj Basics]
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/03_ui2_popup_part_1.ogg UI2 Popup. Part I]
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/04_ui2_popup_part_2.ogg UI2 Popup. Part II]
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/05_UI1_Orbiter.ogg UI1 Orbiter]
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/06_UI1_Full_Screen_OSD.ogg UI1 Full Screen OSD. PArt I]
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/07_UI1_Full_Screen_OSD_2.ogg UI1 Full Screen OSD. Part II]
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/08_UI1_PDA.ogg UI1 PDA]
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/09_Mobile_Remote.ogg Mobule remote]
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/10_cisco_7970_orbiter.ogg Cisco 7970]
* [http://www.localeconcept.com/HADesigner-Screencasts/ogg/11_Monitor_mode.ogg MOnitor mode]

[[Category: Programmer's Guide]]
[[Category: Tutorials]]

IMON PAD

2009-07-10T07:52:56Z

Nite man: /* Adding new device template */

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Input]]
[[Category: Infrared]]

== Adding Support Of iMON PAD remote control ==

[[Image:iMON_PAD_remote.jpg]]

iMON IR receiver is a part of many popular and nice looking HTPC cases such Silverstone LC16M and LC20M. But LinuxMCE doesn't support in from the box. That brief how to will help you add iMON PAD to your installation. Sure that approach can be applied to any LIRC remote.

== Adding new device template ==

You can use [https://www.assembla.com/spaces/linuxmce/documents/bQ0nA4Bgyr3QKceJe5aVNr/download/imon-pad-devicetemplate that script] to automatically add device template for iMON PAD including Silverstone LC16 and Antec Fusion Wheel or do it manually:

<ol>
<li>In the [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/LinuxMCE_Admin_Website LinuxMCE admin website], Go to Advanced :: Configuration :: Device Templates, add new manufacture - SoundGraph, add a new template for that manufacture (choose LIRC Remote Control as Device Category)</li>
<li>In the new template add a property - '''Configuration''' and put there LIRC configuration file for iMON PAD, for example, you can use [http://smart-home-blog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-downloadMonitor/download.php?id=7 that one] (modified according to LinuxMCE buttons mapping).
<li>Go to media director(s) page, press "Add Remote" and chose iMON PAD from the list.</li>
<li>Set "Infrared Receivers" as "default".</li>
<li>Quick reload router.</li>
</ol>

After router is up you should see that lirc package in your system:
<code>dpkg -l|grep lirc</code>
Also, a new log for the LIRC device will be available - <some_ID>_LIRC.log

'''Note:''' iMON remote control is supported by LIRC 0.8.1. But to use iMON PAD buttons we have to re-compile LIRC with applied [http://smart-home-blog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-downloadMonitor/download.php?id=5 patch]:

<code>
tar xvjf lirc-0.8.1.tar.bz2 
CD lirc-0.8.0 
patch -p1 < ../lirc-imon-pad2keys.patch 
./configure 
make 
make install 
</code>

== Using iMON PAD remote control ==

Using PAD buttons: Up, Down, Left and Right it's possible to move from one menu item to another. Button 'Enter' is needed to choose desired item. Green button returns you to the main screen. Also, there are available numeric buttons from 0 to 9. Using them you can also choose menu item but PAD buttons are much efficient. For more information, have a look at [[Control LinuxMCE using an Infrared remote]]

== See also ==

<ul>
<li>[http://venky.ws/projects/imon Linux Drivers for Soundgraph iMON USB IR/VFD devices]</li>
<li>[http://brakemeier.de/electronics/vdr/lirc-imon.html LIRC iMON Patches]</li>
<li>[http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Imon Configure iMON on MythTV]</li>
<li>[http://smart-home-blog.com/writes/configure-imon-padvfd-in-plutohome Configure iMon PAD/VFD in Plutohome]</li>
</ul>

GlobalCache GC-100

2009-07-09T10:08:04Z

Nite man:

{| align="right"
| __TOC__
|}
[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Security]]
[[Category: Infrared]]

[[Image:GC100.jpg|thumb|250px|GC 100]]

GC100 is a network-capable device which allows you to add remote control (and other input device) connectivity. It includes:

* serial ports
* [[IR|Infrared]] sensors (inputs) and outputs
* one or more relays

The remote control data is then able to be sent over an Ethernet (TCP/IP) network through the Ethernet port, without the requirement of a connection to a specific PC.

For more details about the product check [http://www.globalcache.com/products/gc-index.html the Global Cache manufacturer web site].

== Send IR codes ==
LinuxMCE implementation of GC100 assumes that in device tree we'll have children and the messages are actually addressed to them instead of GC100 itself.

So when you are sending "ON" to TV controlled by GC100, the message is routed to the GC100, it finds [[infrared]] code for "ON" for that specific TV, sends a command to gc100 to send a specific [[infrared]] sequence, which will blink IR sender connected to specific port, and the TV will turn on.

The only two commands that GC100 implements itself are : '''CMD_Send_Code''' used to test which IR is suitable for your equipment and '''CMD_Learn_IR''' used to learn new IR codes.

== Learn IR codes ==
The learning device is actually unrelated to GC100. It may be plugged into one of GC100's serial ports (don't forget to set them to 9600 bps), or in regular serial port, just be sure you specified right port in GC100 device data.

There are several other devices that support learning of infrared codes : [[IRTrans]], [[Tira]], [[USB_UIRT]].

Learning is done from [[LinuxMCE-admin|web page]]. When clicking "Learn" gc100 will start a thread that will try to get data from the port. If nothing is received in 30 seconds the thread will die. The page will continue to refresh trying to see if anything was added, but after 30 seconds it's useless.

== Sensors ==
The gc100 jacks are by default configured as IR transmitters, but they can be configured to function as sensors. The sensors are, in their most basic form, two wires connected to a jack plug. When you cross them, a "sensor tripped" event is emitted. I am not currently aware of how this is supposed to function, who will intercept the event and how will it react to it. One idea for using a sensor is attaching a doorbell button to it, which, when pressed, will notify you in some way.

You must go into the gc100's web panel and set the input jack to 'sensor w/ auto notify' to use an i/r jack for a sensor.

== How to ==
=== Install ===
The device is not quite [[plug&play]]. You have to perform a factory reset and to add it from orbiter ("Add GC100" button). LMCE will temporarily change its internal network and look for the gc100 at its factory default of 192.168.1.70, change the configuration of the GC100, and the core then goes back to its regular network settings. Note that this will almost certainly fail if your '''exernal''' IP on the core is in the 192.168.1 network! The script will then install needed software and after that it should say that device is ready to use (don't forget to [[quickreload]]).

==== Complete Manual Install ====
NOTE: Perform those steps if automation installation is not working! In 2.0.0.44 Gc-100 can be installed from the Orbiter by pressing the button 'Add GC100' but the device should have factory IP!

Factory reset the GC100. Connect it with a crossover cable to your pc. Change the ip address of your pc to the same network. Expl.: 192.168.1.101. Take a webbrowser and go to http://192.168.1.70.

Make two changes:

1. Serial: Change it to 4800/8/1/N (If you would like to connect a CM11 to it),
2. Network: Change it to your Network, outside of the pluto DHCP range.

Take a note of the MAC address of your GC100

In the pluto admin:

1. Add a new device. Choose the GC100 template
2. Edit the new device
3. Enter your IP Adress
4. Enter the MAC Address of your GC100. Example: 00:0c:11:22:33:44

Now reload everything.

=== Before the first use ===
* Insert proper wires in relays, devices in serial ports, [[IR]] LEDs and/or sensors.
* Go to device's webpage and set proper inputs/outputs, baud rates and so on.
* Add child devices in [[LinuxMCE-admin]] webpage and set proper device data to match the wiring.

This should do it.

=== Changes in LinuxMCE 0710 beta 4 ===
The way the gc100 is configured in the database changes in LinuxMCE 0710 beta 4. If you are upgrading from a previous release and have a gc100 set up, you will have to reconfigure it.

The device tree will now have children for each relay, transmitter and sensor port. These are autodetected depending on the settings made to the gc100 itself and updated as the settings change.

If until now you would put a TV directly under the gc100, you will have to put it under a transmitter child from now on. This will tell the gc100 which port to use to send the code, instead of sending it using all available transmitters like it did until now. This will allow you to add more IR devices which use the same codes without stepping on each other's toes, since the IR codes will be routed just to the target device. The old functionality is still in place and you can still add a TV directly under the gc100, but make sure you mark the checkbox that says "Don't autoconfigure" if you don't want the gc100 to manage its children, so your device remains in its place.

This is also true for relays. Add your lights, or other devices that support On and Off commands, under the relay children. The On and Off commands will be routed to the right relay this way.

=== Known Problems ===

==== MAC detection ====

--[[User:Nite man|Nite man]] 06:03, 25 January 2008 (PST) To solve the MAC detection problem replace the function ''get_gc100mac()'' in the script ''/usr/pluto/bin/gc100-conf.pl'' by new one below:

sub get_gc100mac {
my($mac, $page, $ret);

`curl http://192.168.1.70/Commands.cgi -o gc100mac1 --silent`;
`curl http://192.168.1.101/Commands.cgi -o gc100mac2 --silent`;

open FILE, "gc100mac1";
$ret = read FILE, $page, -s "gc100mac1";
close FILE;

unless($page) {
open FILE, "gc100mac2";
$ret = read FILE, $page, -s "gc100mac2";
close FILE;
}

($mac) = $page =~ /((?:[\dA-F]{2}-){5}[\dA-F]{2})/i;

if($mac) {
$mac =~ tr/\-/\:/;
loggc("Mac Found $mac\n");
system "rm -f gc100mac1 gc100mac2";
return $mac;
} else { exit 1 }

}

or apply that [[http://smart-home-blog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-downloadMonitor/download.php?id=18 gc100-conf.pl.patch]]

Currently the support for the gc100 in LinuxMCE is broken, at least for some models or firmware versions. The ''/usr/pluto/bin/gc100-conf.pl'' script is for some reason unable to determine the gc100's MAC Adress after it has been reset to factory defaults. As a result it is only half configured and not added to the system properly.

The only known workaround [http://smart-home-blog.com/archives/688] [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=1990.msg9161#msg9161] at this time is to manually edit the perl script, and hardcode the MAC address of your gc100. In short, find this line in the script:
sub get_gc100mac {
Then insert this line immediately following it (replace ''00:00:00:00:00:00'' with the adress of your gc100):
'''return "''00:00:00:00:00:00''";'''
As a result it should look something like this now:
exit(4);
}
}

sub get_gc100mac {

'''return "''00:00:00:00:00:00''"''';

`curl <nowiki>http://192.168.1.70/Commands.cgi</nowiki> -o gc100mac1 --silent`;
`curl <nowiki>http://192.168.1.101/Commands.cgi</nowiki> -o gc100mac2 --silent`;
open(FILE,"gc100mac1");
@data1 = <FILE>;
close(FILE);

Reset the gc100 to factory defaults if necessary and you should be able to add it from an orbiter as described above.

Another possible workaround ''might'' be described on the [http://plutohome.com/wiki/index.php/Gc100 Plutohome wiki for the gc100], under '''Complete Manual Install'''.

Firmware versions known to be affected:
* 2.4-06 (GC100-06)

==== Serial Port ====

Previous problems in the gc100-serial-bridge.sh script were fixed in 0710 beta4.

The GC100 serial port needs to be setup for 4800 bauds.

In some cases the gc100 may respond with "configuration is locked". If that happens, you need to re-configure the gc100 manually from factory defaults. In the /usr/pluto/bin/gc100-conf.pl, modify the wget call in the "sub configure_webgc" function to add parameter "Y=0" which means "do not lock config":
sub configure_webgc {
$local_ip = shift;
system("wget -q -T 3 --read-timeout=4 -t 1 \"http://192.168.1.70/commands.cgi?2=$local_ip&3=255.255.255.0&4=$gw$Y=0&7=submit\"");
system("wget -q -T 3 --read-timeout=4 -t 1 \"http://192.168.1.101/commands.cgi?2=$local_ip&3=255.255.255.0&4=$gw&Y=0&7=submit\"");
}
or if you do it all manually from the command line:
wget -q -T 3 --read-timeout=4 -t 1 "http://192.168.1.70/commands.cgi?2=192.168.80.23&3=255.255.255.0&4=192.168.80.1&Y=0&7=submit"
and adapt to the desired IP address.

You can now edit the port speed with the browser. If your browser hangs when you submit, you can use this the following wget call instead:
wget -q -T 3 --read-timeout=4 -t 1 "http://192.168.80.23/serial.cgi?C=1&B=5&F=0&A=submit"

==== Firmware version 3.0 and later ====

gc100 with firmware version 3.0 and later is Plug&Play, but not yet supported as such by LinuxMCE. It implements a DHCP client and also has a discovery beacon. Because it is able to get an IP address from the DHCP server, you won't be able to add it using the manual method describe here when using a default installation. You either have to use the completely manual installation procedure described on the [http://plutohome.com/wiki/index.php/Gc100#Complete_Manual_Install Plutohome Wiki for gc100], if you know what IP address the DHCP server gave it, or temporarily disable the DHCP server on the core (write down the DHCP settings, because they are erased from the database when you disable the DHCP server from Pluto-Admin - you can also /etc/init.d/dhcp3-server stop, add the gc100 and /etc/init.d/dhcp3-server start, without erasing the database).

== Implementation details ==
In ''gc100.cpp'' there is a lot of code for format conversion and other stuff. Practically it's not a big deal it receives a command, find a proper IR sequence and sends it to gc100.

==== Operating the relays, IR transmitters, and sensors ====
The gc100 software architecture uses two threads to communicate with the gc100 regarding relays, IR transmitters and sensors, one for sending messages (SocketThread) and one for receiving (EventThread). The reason for this is that the gc100 protocol isn't completely a request-reply protocol, even if it seems like that at first. The gc100 can initiate a transmission when a sensor is tripped, enough to break the request-reply paradigm. The program was designed to treat the communication as asynchronous. Messages are sent to the device without expecting a reply, and the replies are treated as independent events and state change reports, without linking a request to a reply in the program logic (except for the initialization phase).

File:GC100.jpg

2009-07-09T10:07:35Z

Nite man: uploaded a new version of "Image:GC100.jpg"

IRTrans Ethernet

2009-07-09T10:02:14Z

Nite man:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Infrared]]
[[Category: Ethernet]]

[[Image:IRTrans_ethernet.jpg|thumb|250px|IRTrans Ethernet]]

''' Status: Device included in 0810, works PnP for sending '''

IRTrans is a German manufacturer of home control hardware, particularly relating to infrared.[http://www.irtrans.de/en/main.php]

==Sales pitch==

IR Trans transforms your PC into a programmable remote control: It learns the codes of your remote control, stores them in a database and sends them controlled by your applications. Furthermore you can control your PC with almost any remote control.

You are looking for a solution to integrate your existing Audio/Video equipment into your home automation system? - IRTrans is the most modern and flexible system for IR control with up to 256 zones. With IRTrans Bus Modules the system can be extended in a flexible way at any time.

==Specification==
* Sends and receives IR Codes
* IR LEDs with extra high power standard
* Ethernet Interface to connect to LANs
* Integrated webserver for device configuration
* Wake On LAN to wake up a PC via IR Code
* Firmware update via Ethernet (LAN & IR Controller)
* Connector for external IR LED (3,5mm connector)
* Optionally with integrated 128K Flash IR Database
* Optional with connector for 2nd independent external IR Transmitter (One 3,5mm Stereo phone plug)
* 128K flash memory for user HTML pages optional
* 128K IRDB Option
* Socket for external IR Receiver (Can be used instead of the internal one)
* White cases standard
* Price: 145EUR

==See also==

* Product [http://www.irtrans.de/en/shop/lan.php page]

IRTrans Ethernet

2009-07-09T09:59:15Z

Nite man:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Infrared]]
[[Category: Ethernet]]

[[Image:IRTrans_ethernet.jpg|thumb|320px|IRTrans Ethernet]]

''' Status: Device included in 0810, works PnP for sending '''

IRTrans is a German manufacturer of home control hardware, particularly relating to infrared.[http://www.irtrans.de/en/main.php]

==Sales pitch==

IR Trans transforms your PC into a programmable remote control: It learns the codes of your remote control, stores them in a database and sends them controlled by your applications. Furthermore you can control your PC with almost any remote control.

You are looking for a solution to integrate your existing Audio/Video equipment into your home automation system? - IRTrans is the most modern and flexible system for IR control with up to 256 zones. With IRTrans Bus Modules the system can be extended in a flexible way at any time.

[http://www.irtrans.de/en/]

File:IRTrans ethernet.jpg

2009-07-09T09:58:36Z

Nite man:

IRTrans Ethernet

2009-07-09T09:58:17Z

Nite man:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Infrared]]
[[Category: Ethernet]]

[[Image:IRTrans_ethernet.jpg]]

''' Status: Device included in 0810, works PnP for sending '''

IRTrans is a German manufacturer of home control hardware, particularly relating to infrared.[http://www.irtrans.de/en/main.php]

==Sales pitch==

IR Trans transforms your PC into a programmable remote control: It learns the codes of your remote control, stores them in a database and sends them controlled by your applications. Furthermore you can control your PC with almost any remote control.

You are looking for a solution to integrate your existing Audio/Video equipment into your home automation system? - IRTrans is the most modern and flexible system for IR control with up to 256 zones. With IRTrans Bus Modules the system can be extended in a flexible way at any time.

[http://www.irtrans.de/en/]

TV Card Comparison

2009-07-08T09:54:24Z

Nite man:

{{stub}}
[[Category: Hardware ]]
[[Category: Video Capture Boards]]
[[Category: TV Cards ]]

The purpose of this page is to summarize the currently supported / tested TV cards. This is intended to allow a quick comparison for those who are not necessarily familiar with all the available models.

Please get involved and update as appropriate!

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" class = "sortable"
! Model
! Make / Manufacturer
! Connection Type
! DVB-S
! DVB-S2
! DVB-T
! DVB-C
! Analog
! Composite
! 710
! 810
! MythTV
! VDR
|-
| [[Hauppauge_WinTV_Nova-SE2|WinTV Nova-SE2]]
| Hauppauge
| PCI
| Yes
| Yes
| No
| No
| No
| No
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| Supported
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[Hauppauge_WinTV-Nova-HD-S2|WinTV Nova-HD-S2]]
| Hauppauge
| PCI
| Yes
| Yes
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Working
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[Hauppauge_WinTV-PVR-150_MCE|WinTV PVR-150 MCE]]
| Hauppauge
| PCI
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Yes
| Yes
| Supported
| Supported
| Yes, OOB, choose MPEG2 encoder. Also UPNP under Sarah setup
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[Hauppauge_WinTV-PVR-250|WinTV PVR-250]]
| Hauppauge
| PCI
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Yes
| Yes
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| Pinnacle PCTV 310i
| Pinnacle
| PCI
| No
| No
| Yes
| No
| Yes
| No
| Working
| Working
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| Working
|-
| [[Kworld_KW-DVB-T_399U|KWorld U399]]
| KWorld
| USB
| No
| No
| Yes x2
| No
| No
| No
| Working
| In development
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[DViCO_FusionHDTV7_Dual_Express|FusionHDTV7 Dual Express]]
| DViCO
| PCI Express x1
| No
| No
| No (2x ATSC)
| No
| Yes NTSC
| Yes
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]]
| TechnoTrend
| PCI
| Yes
| No
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Supported
| Supported
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| Supported
|-
| [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
| Technisat
| PCI
| Yes
| No
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Supported
| Supported
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| Supported
|}

Statuses:
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"
! Status
! Meaning
|-
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| The status of this card with this version is not known to whoever added this card. If you know otherwise, '''PLEASE UPADTE!'''
|-
| Unsupported
| No work has yet been done integrating on this version
|-
| Working
| Works with this version, but requires manual configuration / driver updates etc.
|-
| In development
| As Working, but development work is in progress to add this card and make it PNP
|-
| Supported
| Works "Out of the box" so a good choice for newbies :-)
|}

TV Card Comparison

2009-07-08T09:53:30Z

Nite man:

{{stub}}
[[Category: Hardware ]]
[[Category: Video Capture Boards]]
[[Category: TV Cards ]]

The purpose of this page is to summarize the currently supported / tested TV cards. This is intended to allow a quick comparison for those who are not necessarily familiar with all the available models.

Please get involved and update as appropriate!

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" class = "sortable"
! Model
! Make / Manufacturer
! Connection Type
! DVB-S
! DVB-S2
! DVB-T
! DVB-C
! Analog
! Composite
! 710
! 810
! MythTV
! VDR
|-
| [[Hauppauge_WinTV_Nova-SE2|WinTV Nova-SE2]]
| Hauppauge
| PCI
| Yes
| Yes
| No
| No
| No
| No
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| Supported
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[Hauppauge_WinTV-Nova-HD-S2|WinTV Nova-HD-S2]]
| Hauppauge
| PCI
| Yes
| Yes
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Working
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[Hauppauge_WinTV-PVR-150_MCE|WinTV PVR-150 MCE]]
| Hauppauge
| PCI
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Yes
| Yes
| Supported
| Supported
| Yes, OOB, choose MPEG2 encoder. Also UPNP under Sarah setup
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[Hauppauge_WinTV-PVR-250|WinTV PVR-250]]
| Hauppauge
| PCI
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Yes
| Yes
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| Pinnacle PCTV 310i
| Pinnacle
| PCI
| No
| No
| Yes
| No
| Yes
| No
| Working
| Working
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| Working
|-
| [[Kworld_KW-DVB-T_399U|KWorld U399]]
| KWorld
| USB
| No
| No
| Yes x2
| No
| No
| No
| Working
| In development
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[DViCO_FusionHDTV7_Dual_Express|FusionHDTV7 Dual Express]]
| DViCO
| PCI Express x1
| No
| No
| No (2x ATSC)
| No
| Yes NTSC
| Yes
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
|-
| [[TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]]
| TechnoTrend
| PCI
| Yes
| No
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Working
| Working
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| Working
|-
| [[Technisat SkyStar2]]
| Technisat
| PCI
| Yes
| No
| No
| No
| No
| No
| Working
| Working
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| Working
|}

Statuses:
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"
! Status
! Meaning
|-
| bgcolor="red"| Unknown
| The status of this card with this version is not known to whoever added this card. If you know otherwise, '''PLEASE UPADTE!'''
|-
| Unsupported
| No work has yet been done integrating on this version
|-
| Working
| Works with this version, but requires manual configuration / driver updates etc.
|-
| In development
| As Working, but development work is in progress to add this card and make it PNP
|-
| Supported
| Works "Out of the box" so a good choice for newbies :-)
|}

TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI

2009-07-08T09:47:30Z

Nite man:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Video]]
[[Category: TV Cards]]
[[Category: DVB-S]]

<table><tr><td>

[[Image:WinTV-NOVA-CI.jpg|thumb|250px|left|TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-CI]]
</td><td>
[[Image:CI-module.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Nova-CI Module]]
</td><td>
[[Image:Viaccess.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Viaccess Red CAM]]
</td></tr></table>

== Description ==

This is a budget DVB-S card works fine with 0710 and 0810 alpha2 out the box. It has just one problem with recognition as sound card. To fix that just add module '''snd_aw2''' to the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist. The card works fine with Viaccess Red CAM and NTV+ card. As I know it's discontinued.

==See also==

* Product [http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-CI_PCI page] in the LinuxTV wiki
* Product [http://213.221.87.83/prod_nova_ci.htm page] on the producer's site

Technisat SkyStar2

2009-07-08T09:37:36Z

Nite man:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Video]]
[[Category: TV Cards]]
[[Category: DVB-S]]

[[Image:Technisat SkyStar2.jpg]]

== Description ==

This budget DVB-S card works out the box with 0710 and 0810.

== Specification ==

* Tuner Type: NIM

* L-Band Receiving Frequency Range: 950 - 2150 MHz

* RF-/Input Signal Level: -65 dBm to -25 dBm

* LNB Support: 13v/18v (automatic detection), 350mA maximum

* DiSEqC Support: only 1.0 (switching frequencies)

* SCPC and MCPC Support: Both; Symbol Rate: 2-45 MS/sec

* External Connectors: F Type (female)

* Nominal Input Impedance: 75 ohm

* Antenna Control Signal: 22 kHz

* Overload and Short Circuit Protection: Neither.

* Maximum Input Rate for QPSK (quadrature phase shift keying): 85 Mbps

* Power Consumption: < 17W

== See also ==

* [http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Peripherals/TechniSat-SkyStar-2-DVB-S-Satellite-PCI-Card/ Review] the Technisat SkyStar2
* [http://www.technisat.com Producer's ] site

File:Technisat SkyStar2.jpg

2009-07-08T09:30:39Z

Nite man:

Technisat SkyStar2

2009-07-08T09:30:25Z

Nite man: New page: Image:Technisat SkyStar2.jpg == Description == This budget DVB-S card works out the box with 0710 and 0810.

[[Image:Technisat SkyStar2.jpg]]

== Description ==

This budget DVB-S card works out the box with 0710 and 0810.