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My Setup
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Hardware
=My Setup=
  Dedicated Core
    Dual Pentium 3 (1ghz)
    2 Gb ram
    Onboard 100mb ethernet (external net)
    64bit pci 1gb fiber card (internal net)
    2 SB Live! cards
    1 ati rage 128 (just enough video for a dedicated server)
    1 80 Gb drive (system and audio media)
    1 250 GB drive (video media)


  Media Directors
==Hardware==
    None (I use XBMC on an Xbox to watch videos)


  Orbiters
===Dedicated Core===
    Web orbiter on an iPhone
* Located in cabinet in basement near patch panel and speaker runs
* 4U Rackmount case
* 350 watt PSU
* Supermicro 370DLE Dual Pentium 3 (1ghz)
* 2 Gb ram
* Onboard 100Mbit ethernet (external net)
* PCI-X 1Gbit fiber card (internal net)
* 2 SB Live! cards
* 1 ati rage 128 (just enough video for a dedicated server)
* 1 80 Gb IDE drive (system and audio media)
* 1 250 GB IDE drive (video media)
* 1 CDROM drive
* 1 4 port usb hub
* 2 APC SmartUPS 900's modded to use 2 lawn tractor batteries each (these power core and network infrastructure)


  Automation
===Media Directors===
    1 CM11A
* None (I use XBMC on an Xbox to watch videos)
    A couple of X10 switches and outlets


  Audio
===Orbiters===
    2 zones of whole house audio completed so far (this system is being designed for background music)  All speaker wiring goes to a central location in the basement.
* Web orbiter
    Zone 1 - first soundcard -> amp ->ceiling speakers on first floor.  Manual volume control in each room
* Windows orbiter installed under wine on laptop
    Zone 2 - second soundcard -> car amp ->pair of car speakers in outdoor housings on patio


Software Setup
===Automation===
  LinuxMCE 704 (haven't had time to upgrade to 710)
* 1 CM11A
  Latest Squeezecenter (replaced SlimServer shipped with LinuxMCE) [[Upgrading SlimServer]]
* A couple of X10 switches and outlets
 
===Audio===
* 2 zones of whole house audio completed so far (this system is being designed for background music)
* All speaker wiring goes to a rack in the basement.
* Volume is controlled via mechanical volume knobs in each room.
* Zone 1 - first soundcard -> amp ->ceiling speakers on first floor.
* Zone 2 - second soundcard -> car amp ->pair of car speakers in outdoor housings on patio
 
===Climate===
* DS9490R w/ no sensors currently attached
* GSD weather retrieval plugin  [[NOAA Weather]]
 
===Network===
* 44 Cat5e drops throughout the house and patio (minimum 4 ports per room)
* DSL internet connection
* Linksys WRT-54G running latest [http://www.dd-wrt.com dd-wrt] firmware
* Cisco Catalyst 3524xl  24 port 10/100 switch w/ 2 GBIC ports
* 4 port internet vlan
* Core and WRT-54G connect directly to internet
* WRT-54G is firewall, DNS/DHCP server for rest of network
 
 
==Software==
* LinuxMCE 704 (haven't had time to upgrade to 710)
* Latest Squeezecenter (replaced SlimServer shipped with LinuxMCE) [[Upgrading SlimServer]]
* [[Squeezeslave on the core]] for distributed audio

Latest revision as of 11:20, 18 June 2010


My Setup

Hardware

Dedicated Core

  • Located in cabinet in basement near patch panel and speaker runs
  • 4U Rackmount case
  • 350 watt PSU
  • Supermicro 370DLE Dual Pentium 3 (1ghz)
  • 2 Gb ram
  • Onboard 100Mbit ethernet (external net)
  • PCI-X 1Gbit fiber card (internal net)
  • 2 SB Live! cards
  • 1 ati rage 128 (just enough video for a dedicated server)
  • 1 80 Gb IDE drive (system and audio media)
  • 1 250 GB IDE drive (video media)
  • 1 CDROM drive
  • 1 4 port usb hub
  • 2 APC SmartUPS 900's modded to use 2 lawn tractor batteries each (these power core and network infrastructure)

Media Directors

  • None (I use XBMC on an Xbox to watch videos)

Orbiters

  • Web orbiter
  • Windows orbiter installed under wine on laptop

Automation

  • 1 CM11A
  • A couple of X10 switches and outlets

Audio

  • 2 zones of whole house audio completed so far (this system is being designed for background music)
  • All speaker wiring goes to a rack in the basement.
  • Volume is controlled via mechanical volume knobs in each room.
  • Zone 1 - first soundcard -> amp ->ceiling speakers on first floor.
  • Zone 2 - second soundcard -> car amp ->pair of car speakers in outdoor housings on patio

Climate

  • DS9490R w/ no sensors currently attached
  • GSD weather retrieval plugin NOAA Weather

Network

  • 44 Cat5e drops throughout the house and patio (minimum 4 ports per room)
  • DSL internet connection
  • Linksys WRT-54G running latest dd-wrt firmware
  • Cisco Catalyst 3524xl 24 port 10/100 switch w/ 2 GBIC ports
  • 4 port internet vlan
  • Core and WRT-54G connect directly to internet
  • WRT-54G is firewall, DNS/DHCP server for rest of network


Software

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