But enough technical talk.  Lets get to serious business.  Here I have a little RoomieScript that I wrote, just as a proof of concept.

<RoomieScript>
  <ZWave.PowerOff DeviceName="Coffee Pot" />
  <Core.Loop>
    <ZWave.WaitForChange DeviceName="Coffee Pot" PollInterval="5 Seconds" />
    <ZWave.PowerOff DeviceName="Coffee Pot" />
    <RoomieBot.TextDavid Text="No coffee!" />
  </Core.Loop>
</RoomieScript>

Here Roomie waits until the coffee maker is turned on, then turns it off and sends me a terse text message. Yes, it works!  And yes, I do use Roomie for legitimate things, but ah… it’s so just that much fun to be dumb.

Interested in beta testing Roomie?  Send me a message.

<roomieScript>

  <!–  this sends a script to the Desktop Computer  –>

  <!–  it’s really just to confirm that both computers are turned on  –>

  <webScripts.sendScript targetComputerName="Desktop Computer">

    <speak>

       

         all set!

    </speak>

  </webScripts.sendScript>

  <!– wait until the morning  –>

  <waitUntil hour="6" minute="0" second="0" />

  <!–  send a script to Home Server to handle the lights –>

  <webScripts.sendScript targetComputerName="Home Server">

    <!–  dim the Door Lamp and Desk Light on slowly and simultaniously  –>

    <insertScript runInNewThread="yes">

      <!–  dim the Bed Lamp on faster than the Bed Lamp  –>

      <zWave.slowDimOn module="Bed Lamp" durration="280" />

    </insertScript>

    <insertScript runInNewThread="yes">

      <zWave.slowDimOn module="Door Lamp" durration="120" />

    </insertScript>

    <!–  wait an hour and a half, then turn off all the lights  –>

    <waitFor seconds="5400" />

    <zWave.powerOff module="Desk Light" />

    <zWave.powerOff module="Door Lamp" />

    <zWave.powerOff module="Bed Lamp" />

  </webScripts.sendScript>

  <webScripts.sendScript targetComputerName="Desktop Computer">

    <!–  wait three minutes after the light dimming has begun, then play music  –>

    <waitFor seconds="180" />

    <openFile path="F:/music/playlists/Wake Up.wpl" />

  </webScripts.sendScript>

</roomieScript>