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BeagleBone Home Automation Blueprints

By : Rodolfo Giometti
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BeagleBone Home Automation Blueprints

By: Rodolfo Giometti

Overview of this book

BeagleBone is a microboard PC that runs Linux. It can connect to the Internet and can run OSes such as Android and Ubuntu. BeagleBone is used for a variety of different purposes and projects, from simple projects such as building a thermostat to more advanced ones such as home security systems. Packed with real-world examples, this book will provide you with examples of how to connect several sensors and an actuator to the BeagleBone Black. You’ll learn how to give access to them, in order to realize simple-to-complex monitoring and controlling systems that will help you take control of the house. You will also find software examples of implementing web interfaces using the classical PHP/HTML pair with JavaScript, using complex APIs to interact with a Google Docs account, WhatsApp, or Facebook. This guide is an invaluable tutorial if you are planning to use a BeagleBone Black in a home automation project.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
BeagleBone Home Automation Blueprints
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

The final test


Now, to test the prototype, I connected the wall plug with my printer (the power load) and powered the multi-sensor with a USB port of my PC (just to avoid using the batteries). Then, I started the zwmanager.py program as follows:

root@beaglebone:~# ./zwmanager.py -d -l /dev/ttyACM0
zwmanager.py[2732]: callbacks installed
zwmanager.py[2732]: Starting...
zwmanager.py[2732]: network is started: homeid e4056d54
zwmanager.py[2732]: use openzwave library   = 1.3.482
zwmanager.py[2732]: use python library      = 0.3.0b5
zwmanager.py[2732]: use ZWave library       = Static Controller version Z-Wave 3.79
zwmanager.py[2732]: network home id         = 0xe4056d54
zwmanager.py[2732]: controller node id      = 1
zwmanager.py[2732]: controller node version = 4
zwmanager.py[2732]: network is now ready
zwmanager.py[2732]: detecting the switch node...
zwmanager.py[2732]:  - device Switch(9) is off
zwmanager.py[2732]: Press CTRL+C to stop
zwmanager.py[2732]: Started HTTP server on port 8080...