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| − | + | ==Hardware== | |
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| − | + | ===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) | |
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| − | + | ===Orbiters=== | |
| − | + | * Web orbiter | |
| − | + | * Windows orbiter installed under wine on laptop | |
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| − | Software | + | ===Automation=== |
| − | + | * 1 CM11A | |
| − | + | * A couple of X10 switches and outlets | |
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| + | ===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 | ||
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| + | ===Climate=== | ||
| + | * DS9490R w/ no sensors currently attached | ||
| + | * GSD weather retrieval plugin [[NOAA Weather]] | ||
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| + | ===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 | ||
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| + | ==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 12:20, 18 June 2010
Contents
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
- 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
