YouTube user Elvis Impersonator (EI) recently posted a video that demonstrated hooking Siri up with a Raspberry Pi to automate everything in his house.
Elvis Impersonator demonstrates using Siri to set the alarm on his house.
The video is a fascinating demonstration of two technologies coming together to benefit a user, and EI did a great job explaining how he was able to achieve this feat over a long three-day weekend of straight hacking.
First and foremost, the whole thing is achieved by way of Raspberry Pi running SiriProxy, a system that listens for commands from an iPhone and reacts based on a set pre-defined instructions.
Hacks like this have been done before, but what makes EI’s so unique is the fact that he was able to set up a system not limited to just one device, but rather a whole a bunch of them — by the time he was done setting the system up, he had Siri controlling his garage door opener, house alarm, thermostat, living room lights, and even gave it the ability to change the channels on his television.
Elvis Impersonator demonstrates using voice control app Siri to change the channels on his TV.
Components used for EI’s system:
• SiriProxy running on a RPi
• iOS mobile apps MobiLinc HD and eKeypad Pro for iPhone/iPad touch control
• Elk M1 Gold security panel
• ISY99i Series X10/Insteon lighting controller
• RedEye IP2IR controllers
• Nest Thermostat
• Trendnet IP cameras
In the video description, EI explains the background story of the hack:
I have been following the development of SiriProxy since its initial appearance in November 2011 and even got it installed and working on an Marvell SheevaPlug ARM based plug computer. I spent countless nights dreaming of the day I could use voice commands to control my home, but I was still under a long term contract on my existing iPhone. I already had been experimenting with IP2IR control in various forms, but the controller I use in the video seemed to offer the most features which the manufacturer added a REST API in March 2012.
The best thing to note about this story is the fact that all of EI’s SiriProxy plugins are open sourced and free to download via his GitHub page. Also, to keep interest high and development going for SiriProxy-based apps, he’s released an RPI SD card image with SiriProxy (as well as RVM and Ruby) that can be downloaded via sourceforge.net
Elvis Impersonator’s two-minute video demonstration of house automation using SIRI below:
Story via: thenextweb.com
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