asterisk users - Sep 2008 - Z-Wave or Zigbee for Office or Home automation using XML Browser enabled Screen Phone

Has anyone seen or done an XML phone application integration using
Z-Wave or Zigbee (or legacy Crestron) for Office or Home automation,
lighting & thermostatic control, alarm systems etc?

If you've seen Crestron systems you may know that they are VERY
expensive, and proprietary control panels (some with color screens) and
special wiring add up to many tens of thousands of dollars.  Times are
changing, and it's now becoming obvious that this would be MUCH easier,
cheaper, more flexible, and reconfigurable etc using XML browser screen
phones back to a control interface on the MESH network using technolgies
like Zigbee & Z-Wave (or Crestron if already present).  You could even
integrate a control IVR using DISA.  "Press 1 to ask Alison what's
turned on".  If you're doing thermostatic control, you could
"Press 2 to
ask Alison what's hot or not" :-)

Does anyone have any experience with an integration like this?  Care to
share your story, or point us to your blog?

Thanks
-Karl

p.s.
Here's a possible programmable interface for programmatic control:
http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=43&FamID=119&ProdID=392
Using it may be a kludge.  No idea.

On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:42:21 -0500, Karl Fife wrote:
>Has anyone seen or done an XML phone application integration using
>Z-Wave or Zigbee (or legacy Crestron) for Office or Home automation,
>lighting & thermostatic control, alarm systems etc?
>
>If you've seen Crestron systems you may know that they are VERY
>expensive, and proprietary control panels (some with color screens) and
>special wiring add up to many tens of thousands of dollars.  Times are
>changing, and it's now becoming obvious that this would be MUCH easier,
>cheaper, more flexible, and reconfigurable etc using XML browser screen
>phones back to a control interface on the MESH network using technolgies
>like Zigbee & Z-Wave (or Crestron if already present).  You could even
>integrate a control IVR using DISA.  "Press 1 to ask Alison what's
>turned on".  If you're doing thermostatic control, you could
"Press 2 to
>ask Alison what's hot or not" :-)
>
>Does anyone have any experience with an integration like this?  Care to
>share your story, or point us to your blog?
>
>Thanks
>-Karl
>
>p.s.
>Here's a possible programmable interface for programmatic control:
>http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=43&FamID=119&ProdID=392
>Using it may be a kludge.  No idea.  
I'm very inerested in this but I'm not settled upon which sort of
control hardware to use. I have some existing X-10 hardware which can
be controlled with simple serial commands, although its not fast or
especially reliable. All I really need is to turn on/off a few lights
and control some relays to open/close doors.

Also, I was thinking abotu control via the XML browser on the phone
initially. Possibly IVR based control later on.

Michael
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