Monster remote

Monster, the cable company has now a remote that supports the z-way
http://www.remoteshoppe.com/p-579-monster-central-and-lighting-control-revolution-200.aspx

http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=3369

Weather plug-in for Vera2

 

Here is the weather plugin for Vera2. http://code.mios.com/trac/mios_weather with very easy instructions. I needed to wait few minutes after it was installed until it worked. Probably the time it took to connect and download the data.

OptiCam FI8918W / Foscam FI8918W

Outdated!!
See the new post of how to configure your camera and the motions sensor in it
http://868mhz.blogspot.fi/2012/08/foscam-fi8918w-doubles-as-motion-sensor.html

There is updated instructions for U15 on:
http://868mhz.blogspot.com/2012/03/vera-foscam-control-for-u15.html

Here is a sum of the instruction from the http://forum.micasaverde.com how to install the OptiCam FI8918W / Foscam FI8918W 360 Camera to the Vera2. Especially this thread does it:
http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=3591.msg48811#msg48811
Set up the camera following the instructions with the camera.
Make sure it works and that you have the IP, Username and Password.

U14:
Download this I_Foscam8918.xml file to your computer http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3591.0;attach=3092 that is the impl file especially for the FI8918W


Enter Vera2
Goto Mios developers => Luup files and scroll to the bottom of the page, click Browse and locate the I_Foscam8918.xml you downloaded above.
Click check box restart LUUP engine Go to upload the file and watch that the file successfully uploads. Then click SAVE and wait for the engine to restart.
Copy and paste I_Foscam8918.xml into the impl_file area located under the Advanced tab of that plugin.
The IP should contain the port like 127.0.0.1:80
DirectStreamingURL %2Fvideostream.cgi
URL /snapshot.cgi
Then click SAVE and wait for the engine to restart. You should be all set.

Temperature measurement

http://www.ktc.se/ktc-se/index.cfm/produkter/temperaturgivare/radioanslutna/

ktc is marketing some z-wave devices for measuring temperature outside –20 to +125 celsius.

Microsoft home of the future

Not very much exciting stuff here. They dont answer how they done it or what the price tag is but I assume it’s expensive. Read and check the videos:

No Place Like Home
Microsoft's showcase Home of the Future has had some interesting remodels since its inception in 1994. The Home of the Future is actually a full-scale, futuristic home, located in the Microsoft's Executive Briefing Center. Watch the video, see how Grace, the Home's computer, can suggest dishes and recipes based on the ingredients and tools placed on the kitchen counter.

Then get some hints regarding how Microsoft plans to expand consumer entertainment options with The Future of the Living Room. Play the video and see how the integration of products and services like Xbox, Kinect, and Bing work together to get the technology out of your way and connect you to the content and the experience you want.

Lost time

My Vera2 could not keep the time and was allways showing June 2010 in the morning but thanks to the FAQ I found out that there is a better time server available so I download and installed it and now it works well.

http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Install_NTP

Eurox10.com order

 

This is what I have started with  

1
ZWmcvVERA2 - Z-Wave Internet Gateway VERA
199,99 €

1
ZWPoPP761309 - PoPP | Wireless adapter plug switch IP44
58,29 €

And so far I have it set up so that the Vera2 control the switch for my cars engine heater both on a schedule and then via the mobile phone.