HouseBot

This works for me, Dim Obj Set Obj = CreateObject("HBControlMod.HBControl") wscript.echo Obj.Connect( HouseBotPort, HouseBotIP, HouseBotPassword ) wscript.echo Obj.GetPropertyValue("Phone", "Last Caller") Set Obj = Nothing Make sure you register the hbcontrol.dll with r...

I have been able to communicate with Housebot using the External Control dll with c#. Works really well. HBControl hb = new HBControlClass(); // Connect to housebot Console.WriteLine(hb.Connect(this.iHouseBotPort, this.sHouseBotIP, this.sHouseBotPassword)); // Update Lounge Light hb.SetPropertyValue...

Have you registered the HBControlMod.dll on the media center pc? If not I think this may be the problem. Copy the c:\program files\housebot\plugins\devices\externalcomcontrol\HBControlMod.dll file to the media center pc. Then run regsvr32 HBControlMod.dll Fingers crossed. tvdbon - I have not tried i...

Davieboy, Thanks for the offer. What version of Media Center do you use? I have it working on Vista, although I can't see any reason it would not work on MCE 2005. Won't get much more coding done for the next week or so (Glastonbury :-) Hope to have something for testing at the end of the month. I'l...

Have updated the script again, now using OstroSoft Winsock Component (http://www.ostrosoft.com/oswinsck.asp#lic). This script seems much more reliable and responsive. On Error Resume Next Dim Conn Dim oWinsock 'As OSWINSCK.Winsock Set oWinsock = CreateObject("OSWINSCK.Winsock") Conn = oWin...

LOL, so true.

First automation I did was put an x10 stickerswitch on the girlfriends side of the bed so she could control the lamp and main light. Now most of the house is automated :). Getting housebot to pause the media center and display who's calling was also a hit.

Davieboy, Just updated the script, let me know how you get on with it. Thanks 'Create object set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 'Open Command Prompt WshShell.Run "%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe",2 'Loop until Command Prompt is ready Do Until WshShell.AppActivate("cm...

Hi PT

Wrote a script a few weeks back to control MCE within housebot using the same program (MCE Controller) - Just never got round to sharing it on the forum.

Have now thanks

http://www.cebotics.com/phpbb2/viewtopi ... 131#445131

Attached is a script to control Windows Media Center from housebot. You will need MCE Controller running on the MCE pc for the script to work. This can be found here - http://www.kindel.com/Default.aspx?tabid=25

Full instructions in the hbx file.

Finally got round to finishing the mce plugin. The plugin uses the HBControlMod.dll so you will need to register it on the Media Center PC.

After installation run the Configure program to set the housebot ip, port and password.

Any probs let me know, any feedback is welcome. Thanks.

Hi Newstuart, Sorry but nope, I have not yet found a way of control MCE from housebot. Planning to look into this after i finished my add-in. If you find out would love to know. Would be great be able to pause music playing in MCE when the phone rings. When I had HouseBot setup with Meedio it worked...

Wow that was quick. Thanks Scott. Works a charm. Can now control my lights, etc via windows media center. Just need a bit more tinkering and i'll be there.

** Latest version on MCE Add-in Here - http://www.housebot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=855646&start=15#p452598 ** Does anyone know the GUID number for HBControlMod.dll. Can't seem to find it anywhere. It's for a media center add-in i'm creating to allow you to control HouseBot from MCE. ...

Just wrote a little asp app that will allow you to view/change devices, tasks and modes from a web browser. I hope it will be of use to the forum. I wrote the web app so that I could control HB from work, the company firewall will only allow http traffic on port 80, so now i’m in control. Please fee...

Lately my pc has not been to reliable, so I am thinking of moving housebot onto one of these fanless low power systems using 1gb compact flash as a harddrive - http://linitx.com/product_info.php?products_id=160 Got the idea from idomus Harmony Home Server. Was wondering if anyone has already done th...