.......... learned about the BVC, and I never looked back.
After using X10 for a few years... I came to the forum looking for more ideas on how to use X10 (back in 2006). Finding
BVC has kept me in Home Automation projects ever since.
I recently started the
S.A.R.A. (Smart Articulate Responsive Automation) project. Ultimately...
S.A.R.A. this is less about control and more about service.
Using an antenna enhanced CM15A, AHP,
BVC and other software products like WeatherAloud and
BlueWatch. I hope to program most lighting and security functions for the computer to control. Less predictable things.. like when I return home (which will be detected by
BlueWatch) the computer should ask me [as an example]
if I would like the TV or the Radio turned on. Short conversational replies to
BVC should activate the proper macros.
If it sounds a little ambitious... so did
BVC back in 2006. I am using Eureka (cable TV series) as a model. If you've never seen the show here is a YouTube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Fsq2OOZ7g