Greetings All!
I'm very new to Home Automation. I learned about it a few months ago, but I didn't look into it much then, as I was in the process of buying an older home (115 years old).
Now that the purchase is complete and we've had a few weeks to settle in, I'm ready to get started.
And it looks like I NEED to get started!
The neighborhood we moved into, like a lot of those with older homes, has a higher crime rate (mostly property crimes) and a higher percentage of rental properties in the area.
Our garage window got broken out / garage was broken into early one morning this week.
Fortunately, the thieves only made off with about $100 worth of items.
However, they actually cut a 5' tall chain link fence running along the back of our property to get at the side of the garage.
This area is VERY dark. So, obviously, I need to get a motion light in there. (Another possible solution would be to pay the electric company about $13 a month to install, power, and maintain a sodium area light on an electrical pole nearby.)
I have a couple of friends at work who are "into" Home Automation a bit, but they all work the night-shift and I'm on days, so I think I still need to post here occasionally to get some info.
This morning, one such coworker gave me a few "hand-me-downs":
1) An X10 2 Way Computer Interface, which I understand is the core unit I'll need to interface Homeseer with any X10 equipment I'll get. (Oh yeah, by the way, I fully intend to download the Homeseer trial and then pay for it within 30 days soon... probably will do the download/install tomorrow.)
2) 4 X10 Powerhouse Transceiver Modules (two are smaller units than the others.... TM751's vs. RR501's).
3) 1 RF Wireless Remote Receiver
4) 1 X10 EagleEye Motion Sensor (Outdoor)
I mention these things not to say I plan to necessarily USE them in what I'm about to describe. Rather, I just list them in case anybody has any other slightly-related recommendations about using that stuff.
My real purpose in posting is to find out what you experts here would recommend if this was your garage and you were thinking of putting up a motion-detector/ floodlight / camera combination ?
What hardware would you recommend?
The garage is a detached garage about 30 feet away from the main house.
I was thinking I might want to place the camera AT A DISTANCE from the actual motion detector / floodlight... because there's a really nice "perch" on the back of the house... on a sun-porch on the second floor... where I could mount the camera.
The garage has electrical wiring internally, but there are no electrical fixtures on the side of the garage that I need to put a floodlight on.
Thanks !
-= Dave =-
I'm very new to Home Automation. I learned about it a few months ago, but I didn't look into it much then, as I was in the process of buying an older home (115 years old).
Now that the purchase is complete and we've had a few weeks to settle in, I'm ready to get started.
And it looks like I NEED to get started!
The neighborhood we moved into, like a lot of those with older homes, has a higher crime rate (mostly property crimes) and a higher percentage of rental properties in the area.
Our garage window got broken out / garage was broken into early one morning this week.
Fortunately, the thieves only made off with about $100 worth of items.
However, they actually cut a 5' tall chain link fence running along the back of our property to get at the side of the garage.
This area is VERY dark. So, obviously, I need to get a motion light in there. (Another possible solution would be to pay the electric company about $13 a month to install, power, and maintain a sodium area light on an electrical pole nearby.)
I have a couple of friends at work who are "into" Home Automation a bit, but they all work the night-shift and I'm on days, so I think I still need to post here occasionally to get some info.
This morning, one such coworker gave me a few "hand-me-downs":
1) An X10 2 Way Computer Interface, which I understand is the core unit I'll need to interface Homeseer with any X10 equipment I'll get. (Oh yeah, by the way, I fully intend to download the Homeseer trial and then pay for it within 30 days soon... probably will do the download/install tomorrow.)
2) 4 X10 Powerhouse Transceiver Modules (two are smaller units than the others.... TM751's vs. RR501's).
3) 1 RF Wireless Remote Receiver
4) 1 X10 EagleEye Motion Sensor (Outdoor)
I mention these things not to say I plan to necessarily USE them in what I'm about to describe. Rather, I just list them in case anybody has any other slightly-related recommendations about using that stuff.
My real purpose in posting is to find out what you experts here would recommend if this was your garage and you were thinking of putting up a motion-detector/ floodlight / camera combination ?
What hardware would you recommend?
The garage is a detached garage about 30 feet away from the main house.
I was thinking I might want to place the camera AT A DISTANCE from the actual motion detector / floodlight... because there's a really nice "perch" on the back of the house... on a sun-porch on the second floor... where I could mount the camera.
The garage has electrical wiring internally, but there are no electrical fixtures on the side of the garage that I need to put a floodlight on.
Thanks !
-= Dave =-
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