User:Jondecker76 - Revision history

Jondecker76: /* Core */

2008-06-27T19:00:01Z

Core

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	== Core ==		== Core ==

	*4U Rackmount server case with 11 drive ~~bays~~		*4U Rackmount server case with internal 6-drive cage
	*650W Logisys 80Plus certified power supply		*650W Logisys 80Plus certified power supply
	*Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard		*Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard
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	*USBUIRT		*USBUIRT
	*W800RF32 X10 wireless receiver with external antenna		*W800RF32 X10 wireless receiver with external antenna
	*~~Bluetoot~~ Dongle		*Bluetooth Dongle

	My core is hidden away in a closet, and serves the TV in the livingroom as a Hybrid MD. I've had very few problems with this core regarding compatibility. It normally runs right along for weeks at a time between reboots. This core is big and heavy and loud (I keep all of the case fans on all of the time to keep all of those drives nice and cool) - however, with the closet door closed you can't hear it and wouldn't even know it is there.		My core is hidden away in a closet, and serves the TV in the livingroom as a Hybrid MD. The closet is off of the bedroom, and it shares a common wall with my living room. All I had to do was cut a hole through the wall, and give it a clean look by affixing a PVC pipe through the hole (which comes out behind my TV in the living room.
			I've had very few problems with this core regarding compatibility. It normally runs right along for weeks at a time between reboots. This core is big and heavy and loud (I keep all of the case fans on all of the time to keep all of those drives nice and cool) - however, with the closet door closed you can't hear it and wouldn't even know it is there. (Though the closet gets very warm!)

	The USBUIRT is mounted in my livingroom (which is just on the other side of the closet)and controls my Vizio VW37L LCD tv, a Panasonic Receiver, a Screenplay 4805 DLP Projector, a motorized ceiling-mount projector screen and an NFusion Nova F2A receiver. IR transmission has always been extremely reliable, but a lot of that has to do with good placement of the USBUIRT.		The USBUIRT is mounted in my livingroom (which is just on the other side of the closet)and controls my Vizio VW37L LCD tv, a Panasonic Receiver, a Screenplay 4805 DLP Projector, a motorized ceiling-mount projector screen and an NFusion Nova F2A receiver. IR transmission has always been extremely reliable, but a lot of that has to do with good placement of the USBUIRT.

Jondecker76: /* General */

2008-06-27T16:05:49Z

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	* '''4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters'''		* '''4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters'''
	This was my luckiest buy! I got these from a hospital that closed down for about $800 at auction. Thats only $200 each! They are a full computer running WindowsXP, 15" touch screen, 20GB HDD, 256MB RAM and a 1.8GHZ CeleronM processor. My only complaint is the color - I want to take the cases apart and have them painted black sometime. Another mention on these, the case is made out of solid aluminum that is at least 3/16" thick. Very heavy, solid units. I am running 3 wirelessly with PCMCIA cards and 1 wired to my gigabit network.		This was my luckiest buy! I got these from a hospital that closed down for about $800 at auction. Thats only $200 each! They are a full computer running WindowsXP, 15" touch screen, 20GB HDD, 256MB RAM and a 1.8GHZ CeleronM processor. My only complaint is the color - I want to take the cases apart and have them painted black sometime. Another mention on these, the case is made out of solid aluminum that is at least 3/16" thick. Very heavy, solid units. I am running 3 wirelessly with PCMCIA cards and 1 wired to my gigabit network. The one in the Living Room is mounted on the wall, the ones in the 3 bedrooms are all mounted in the night stands next to the beds at about a 45 degree angle.

	[[Image:datalux1.jpg]][[Image:datalux2.jpg]]		[[Image:datalux1.jpg]][[Image:datalux2.jpg]]
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	*''' 3 "Generic PC" MD's'''		*''' 3 "Generic PC" MD's'''
			<Pictures coming soon>

Jondecker76: /* Core */

2008-06-27T16:03:50Z

Core

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	*4U Rackmount server case with 11 drive bays		*4U Rackmount server case with 11 drive bays
	*650W Logisys ~~82Plus~~ certified power supply		*650W Logisys 80Plus certified power supply
	*Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard		*Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard
	*2GB RAM		*2GB RAM

Jondecker76: /* General */

2008-06-27T16:02:18Z

General

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	* '''4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters'''		* '''4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters'''
	This was my luckiest buy! I got these from a hospital that closed down for about $800 at auction. Thats only $200 each! They are a full computer running WindowsXP, 15" touch screen, 20GB HDD, 256MB RAM and a 1.8GHZ CeleronM processor. My only complaint is the color - I want to take the cases apart and have them painted black sometime. Another mention on these, the case is made out of solid aluminum that is at least 3/16" thick. Very heavy, solid units. I am running 3 wirelessly with PCMCIA cards and 1 wired to my gigabit network.		This was my luckiest buy! I got these from a hospital that closed down for about $800 at auction. Thats only $200 each! They are a full computer running WindowsXP, 15" touch screen, 20GB HDD, 256MB RAM and a 1.8GHZ CeleronM processor. My only complaint is the color - I want to take the cases apart and have them painted black sometime. Another mention on these, the case is made out of solid aluminum that is at least 3/16" thick. Very heavy, solid units. I am running 3 wirelessly with PCMCIA cards and 1 wired to my gigabit network.

	[[Image:datalux1.jpg]][[Image:datalux2.jpg]]		[[Image:datalux1.jpg]][[Image:datalux2.jpg]]

Jondecker76: /* General */

2008-06-27T16:01:25Z

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	* '''1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID'''		* '''1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID'''
	I bought this 4U rackmount case from Ebay for about $70, shipped. Its really not a bad case for the money. It has a removable internal 6-drive rack that I really like. Since my core/hybrid will be hidden in a closet, I didn't see the need for a "pretty" case. One bad thing, ~~that~~ rackmount holes didn't line up with my rack for some reason. ~~Noting~~ a ~~drillbit~~ didn't fix.		I bought this 4U rackmount case from Ebay for about $70, shipped. Its really not a bad case for the money. It has a removable internal 6-drive rack that I really like. Since my core/hybrid will be hidden in a closet, I didn't see the need for a "pretty" case. One bad thing, the rackmount holes didn't line up with my rack for some reason. Nothing a drill bit didn't fix.
	[[Image:4UCoreCase.jpg]]		[[Image:4UCoreCase.jpg]]

Jondecker76: /* General */

2008-06-27T16:00:33Z

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	'''*1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID'''		* '''1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID'''
	I bought this 4U rackmount case from Ebay for about $70, shipped. Its really not a bad case for the money. It has a removable internal 6-drive rack that I really like. Since my core/hybrid will be hidden in a closet, I didn't see the need for a "pretty" case. One bad thing, that rackmount holes didn't line up with my rack for some reason. Noting a drillbit didn't fix.		I bought this 4U rackmount case from Ebay for about $70, shipped. Its really not a bad case for the money. It has a removable internal 6-drive rack that I really like. Since my core/hybrid will be hidden in a closet, I didn't see the need for a "pretty" case. One bad thing, that rackmount holes didn't line up with my rack for some reason. Noting a drillbit didn't fix.
	[[Image:4UCoreCase.jpg]]		[[Image:4UCoreCase.jpg]]

	*'''4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters'''		* '''4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters'''
	This was my luckiest buy! I got these from a hospital that closed down for about $800 at auction. Thats only $200 each! They are a full computer running WindowsXP, 15" touch screen, 20GB HDD, 256MB RAM and a 1.8GHZ CeleronM processor. My only complaint is the color - I want to take the cases apart and have them painted black sometime. Another mention on these, the case is made out of solid aluminum that is at least 3/16" thick. Very heavy, solid units. I am running 3 wirelessly with PCMCIA cards and 1 wired to my gigabit network.		This was my luckiest buy! I got these from a hospital that closed down for about $800 at auction. Thats only $200 each! They are a full computer running WindowsXP, 15" touch screen, 20GB HDD, 256MB RAM and a 1.8GHZ CeleronM processor. My only complaint is the color - I want to take the cases apart and have them painted black sometime. Another mention on these, the case is made out of solid aluminum that is at least 3/16" thick. Very heavy, solid units. I am running 3 wirelessly with PCMCIA cards and 1 wired to my gigabit network.
	[[Image:datalux1.jpg]][[Image:datalux2.jpg]]		[[Image:datalux1.jpg]][[Image:datalux2.jpg]]

	'''*4x RC-6 generic Windows Media Remotes'''		* '''4x RC-6 generic Windows Media Remotes'''
	When I bought my PVR-500, this is the remote that came with it. Its fairly small, simple, and comfortable to hold. I found a guy on ebay selling these for $9.00 each brand new (with Gateway branding on the bottom) so I got 3 more from him. I now have a total of 4 of these - 1 for each room with a MD. I must say for a $9 remote, it does all I could ask for.		When I bought my PVR-500, this is the remote that came with it. Its fairly small, simple, and comfortable to hold. I found a guy on ebay selling these for $9.00 each brand new (with Gateway branding on the bottom) so I got 3 more from him. I now have a total of 4 of these - 1 for each room with a MD. I must say for a $9 remote, it does all I could ask for.
	[[Image:Hauppauge.jpg]]		[[Image:Hauppauge.jpg]]

	'''*3 "Generic PC" MD's'''		*''' 3 "Generic PC" MD's'''

Jondecker76: /* General */

2008-06-27T15:58:57Z

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	*1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID		'''*1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID'''
			I bought this 4U rackmount case from Ebay for about $70, shipped. Its really not a bad case for the money. It has a removable internal 6-drive rack that I really like. Since my core/hybrid will be hidden in a closet, I didn't see the need for a "pretty" case. One bad thing, that rackmount holes didn't line up with my rack for some reason. Noting a drillbit didn't fix.
	[[Image:4UCoreCase.jpg]]		[[Image:4UCoreCase.jpg]]
	*4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters
			*'''4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters'''
			This was my luckiest buy! I got these from a hospital that closed down for about $800 at auction. Thats only $200 each! They are a full computer running WindowsXP, 15" touch screen, 20GB HDD, 256MB RAM and a 1.8GHZ CeleronM processor. My only complaint is the color - I want to take the cases apart and have them painted black sometime. Another mention on these, the case is made out of solid aluminum that is at least 3/16" thick. Very heavy, solid units. I am running 3 wirelessly with PCMCIA cards and 1 wired to my gigabit network.
	[[Image:datalux1.jpg]][[Image:datalux2.jpg]]		[[Image:datalux1.jpg]][[Image:datalux2.jpg]]

	*3 "Generic PC" MD's		'''*4x RC-6 generic Windows Media Remotes'''
			When I bought my PVR-500, this is the remote that came with it. Its fairly small, simple, and comfortable to hold. I found a guy on ebay selling these for $9.00 each brand new (with Gateway branding on the bottom) so I got 3 more from him. I now have a total of 4 of these - 1 for each room with a MD. I must say for a $9 remote, it does all I could ask for.
			[[Image:Hauppauge.jpg]]

			'''*3 "Generic PC" MD's'''



	*4x RC-6 generic Windows Media Remotes

	My installation serves my Living Room/Theatre Room (Core/Hybrid), my bedroom, and 2 children's bedrooms. There is a 15" touchscreen orbiter mounted in each of the rooms.		My installation serves my Living Room/Theatre Room (Core/Hybrid), my bedroom, and 2 children's bedrooms. There is a 15" touchscreen orbiter mounted in each of the rooms.

Jondecker76: /* General */

2008-06-27T15:47:42Z

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	*1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID		*1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID
	[[Image:4UCoreCase.jpg]]		[[Image:4UCoreCase.jpg]]
			*4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters
			[[Image:datalux1.jpg]][[Image:datalux2.jpg]]

	*3 "Generic PC" MD's		*3 "Generic PC" MD's

	*4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters

	*4x RC-6 generic Windows Media Remotes		*4x RC-6 generic Windows Media Remotes

Jondecker76: /* General */

2008-06-27T15:45:45Z

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	*1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID		*1 Core/Hybrid with internal software RAID
			[[Image:4UCoreCase.jpg]]
	*3 "Generic PC" MD's		*3 "Generic PC" MD's

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	I have an extensive X10 setup in my house that was in place before LMCE. Every light switch in my home is X10 compatible along with almost every outlet, and many of my apploances have internal "hard-wired" x-10 modules in them. Although X10 isn't the best automation solution around (though they are reliable and cheap), I decided to integrate them with my LMCE installation. X10 integration was broken at the time, and with me having so much riding on my X10 setup, that is where I decided to get into developing. Within 3 weeks and with some help from some great people, all of my X10 devices were working and much of the CM11A (X10) source code was rewritten.		I have an extensive X10 setup in my house that was in place before LMCE. Every light switch in my home is X10 compatible along with almost every outlet, and many of my apploances have internal "hard-wired" x-10 modules in them. Although X10 isn't the best automation solution around (though they are reliable and cheap), I decided to integrate them with my LMCE installation. X10 integration was broken at the time, and with me having so much riding on my X10 setup, that is where I decided to get into developing. Within 3 weeks and with some help from some great people, all of my X10 devices were working and much of the CM11A (X10) source code was rewritten.
	~~[[Image:Example24.jpg]]~~

	== Core ==		== Core ==

Jondecker76: /* General */

2008-06-27T10:51:41Z

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	*4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters		*4x Datalux iPix 15" industrial touchscreen computers as orbiters

			*4x RC-6 generic Windows Media Remotes

	My installation serves my Living Room/Theatre Room (Core/Hybrid), my bedroom, and 2 children's bedrooms. There is a 15" touchscreen orbiter mounted in each of the rooms.		My installation serves my Living Room/Theatre Room (Core/Hybrid), my bedroom, and 2 children's bedrooms. There is a 15" touchscreen orbiter mounted in each of the rooms.