Rain8net
If you value your lawn the Rain8net 8 Zone Irrigation Controller is for you! It’allows non-X10 control of 8 zones directly from your PC, which must remain running to control the irrigation schedule. Main features are:
- Access and control irrigation system remotely over any Internet-connected computer
- Allows non-X10 control of 8 to over 2000 zones directly from a PC or any RS232 serial device
- Provides 2-way control of individual zones with status response
The Rain8net 8 Zone Irrigation Controller can be integrated with home automation systems such as HomeSeer. Maybe it’s also possible to use it with Plutohome (as Generic Serial Device).
UPDATED: It seems that Plutohome should support Rain8net but I didn’t find yet how. I found this software mcssprinklers which can be used standalone or as plugin to the Homeseer to control Rain8net.
UPDATED: There is a WiFi version of Rain8net which seems more catching than wired version.
[via SmartHome]
Do a google on “mcssprinklers” and purchase this software to control your rain8net. The software is 50% for the rest of 2006 and very reasonable. There is a standalone (no homeseer) or plugin (homeseer) version.
You won’t beleive how powerful a sprinkler system can be running rain8net and mcssprinklers.
You can daisy chain additional rain8nets (only 1 transformer needed) if you need to add more zones. For under $200, you can have an 8 zone setup that is computer controller and smarter than any other controller on the market today — and it uses free information from the internet, not any expensive monthly service.
Thanks for your comment. But I’m interesting to control Rain8Net via Plutohome (www.plutohome.com). Because, I’m building a home automation system based on Plutohome. So, it’s better to have only one system for all devices.