Design Your Own Embedded Linux Control Centre on a PC

The main system described in this book reuses an old PC, a wireless mains outlet with three switches and one controller, and a USB webcam. All this is linked together by Linux. This book will serve up the basics of setting up a Linux environment - including a software development environment - so it can be used as a control centre. The book will also guide you through the necessary set-up and configuration of a webserver, which will be the interface to your very own home control centre. New edition enhancements include details of extending the capabilities of your control centre with ports for a mobile phone (for SMS messaging) and the Elektor 'thermo snake' for low-cost networked real-time thermal monitoring of your house and outbuildings. Now you can additionally also send all kinds of useful temperature and sensor warnings to a mobile phone.