[Chugalug] Anyone playing with Linux based home automation?

[Mike Harrison]

On Mon, 8 Oct 2012, Jason Brown wrote:
> If he has more of those cameras, I will take 8 or so ;)

I have dibs.. I may need one more, then you can have the rest.

They are a little older that the current generation, but sold not long ago 
for more than $2k each.

Mine is an odd beast, 24vac power, and selectable (dip switch) protocols 
for camera control including some "standards" I'd never heard of. First I 
need a 50watt capable 24vac transformer... and then some time to see if I 
can control the rotation, tilt, zoom, etc.. from a Linux system without 
special software. These seems to be some Linux support from DVTEL
but buried into some commercial products offerings.

On the good side, I needed something a little different from my normal 
fare to chew on.. Cooler weather is approaching.. Need to clean out my 
garage so I can play there instead of the kichen table.