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Well, with the new support for xAP within Cortex I step into the Idranet arena :-) My first hardware should arrive tomorrow , just in time to play over the weekend but I've been playing with Cortex for a short while. So there may be some silly 'newbie' questions posted here. My existing home automation has been very much built around using xAP as the common ...

'not used xAP or xPL, have delved into the web-sites & asked a few questions ... but still not clear what they can add, for us ... not alone in this, I'm sure, and no doubt the penny will drop if I pesist !!

I'm a great advocate of the 'does exactly what its says on the tin' type approach - and in HA I want something that just works. Hence I've opted for a standalone lighting system that is there 24/7 and I simply supplement this behaviour with xAP. Same with my heating and my security systems. This paradigm is what attracted me about IDRANet - it has a 'Reflex' abilty to work ...

>xAP, in the Idratek context ... interesting ... sounds like you're going to do well with this ! >high-end graphics screens ... thinking of touch-screens, how about using an iPod Touch ... less expensive, and would be available wherever you were, in & about the house ... the public SDK is expected out in June : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected...dlclaud115. ...

The touch screen software we use can run any PC so you can now get very affordable solutions.. Re the iPod Touch - I'm very tempted to get one of these - and I'm just waiting for the IPhone to go 3G and I might even jump in there. Currently I use the Nokia 770 devices as touchscreens. I'm an Apple Developer Centre Member so I do already have the SDK.. One thing I ...

another thought ... how about an iPOD Touch & a WiFi camera, for a front-door video connection ... linked into Idratek front-door object (s) ??

<todos ... time ... 'know the feeling ... we're busy laying pipes & conduits, experimenting with plaster, and silicone ... the bits for an Idratek PC-server are in a box downstairs, all I have to do is assemble them - some hope ! OTOH, our desktop's monitor has gone dark, and last night the portable's optical disc drive was being very choosy ablout what it would spin...

Kevin Very interesting thoughts and great to have someone with such a rich HA background in the Idratek camp(and many others)! I guess the point of XPL/XAP in Cortex rather than the API is that with the pre-built interface it is more turn-key than having to write an API for each device. Hence Idratek now have support for C-bus via your XAP controller without having to ...

Quote: Originally Posted by JonS Kevin Very interesting thoughts and great to have someone with such a rich HA background in the Idratek camp(and many others)! Thanks :-) I often feel I'm preaching or 'xAPtising' people - and I'm going to try not to do that too much here as it's an Idratek ...