XBMC Bits

Notifications

• see this thread, evidently this should do the trick:

curl -v -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-type: application/json" -X POST -d 
'{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"GUI.ShowNotification","params":
{"title":"Fireplace","message":"Fireplace is now on"}}' http://xbmc:password@192.168.1.xx:8080/jsonrpc

Cam's and XBMC

• security cam overlay addon
• UDP listening in python, required for using a UDP broadcast to trigger XBMC to display door can display
• door bell switch

Automating TV mount

• Remote is called LevelMount MMRemote
• Board inside remote has unmarked chips, board number is TX80713, aerial is on PCB