Skiwi
2006-04-16 04:08:34 UTC
I was just thinking, what hardware and software time and $$ investment
might I have to make to cobble together a simple apartment security
system 'just because I can...'
That is, as all access to my apartment is through one room, setting up a
motion sensor high in one corner, hooked to a nearby PC, the later
sending an email / SMS whenever it senses movement in the room when I am
at work... and a web cam that I can look at when I get the email - and
then act appropriately... (phone call, etc...)
I am not particularly worried that my apartment is going to get busted
into when I am at work, I would just like "a project" to work on...
I am learning and using .NET at work, and so thought this would be a
nice mixture of 'geeky' and challenging...
Think it is viable? Are there wireless motion sensors there that I can
'program' and/or write code based on responses from?
Just throwing an idea around, so was interested in anybody's thoughts
and ramblings...
Now, stage 2 would be the Rhoomba entering the room and releasing a tear
gas 'bomb'!! :-) (aside - did anyone see the Rhoomba they made
controllable via Bluetooth, put a frog 'skin' on it, and then tried to
control crossing a road in one piece from their apartment balcony -
Frogger-style!?! hehehehe - expensive but fun!)
GREG...
might I have to make to cobble together a simple apartment security
system 'just because I can...'
That is, as all access to my apartment is through one room, setting up a
motion sensor high in one corner, hooked to a nearby PC, the later
sending an email / SMS whenever it senses movement in the room when I am
at work... and a web cam that I can look at when I get the email - and
then act appropriately... (phone call, etc...)
I am not particularly worried that my apartment is going to get busted
into when I am at work, I would just like "a project" to work on...
I am learning and using .NET at work, and so thought this would be a
nice mixture of 'geeky' and challenging...
Think it is viable? Are there wireless motion sensors there that I can
'program' and/or write code based on responses from?
Just throwing an idea around, so was interested in anybody's thoughts
and ramblings...
Now, stage 2 would be the Rhoomba entering the room and releasing a tear
gas 'bomb'!! :-) (aside - did anyone see the Rhoomba they made
controllable via Bluetooth, put a frog 'skin' on it, and then tried to
control crossing a road in one piece from their apartment balcony -
Frogger-style!?! hehehehe - expensive but fun!)
GREG...