Lua Script for triggering a record light on OSX

[Lexridge]

An update on the project

I have been concerned that for smartplug to be triggered I'm sending a signal to a cloud based server. So I started to search around and came across the sonoff units. The basic sonoff is even cheaper than the plug I bought - and the key thing is that it can be reprogrammed.
For me the purpose of the reprogramming is so that I can send a call to the switch directly without going to some cloud server. The advantage here is speed and security. I have found that if I use local IP address as a number (192.168.x.x) then the switching is almost immediate on going into record and stop.

Here are some links for getting started.


http://sonoff.itead.cc/en/products/sonoff/sonoff-basic

https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software


There are quite a few tutorials out there for going in this direction.

Cool stuff! I have been using X10 home automation gear for years and this could be very easily adapted to use heyu and the X10 CM11 controller via the serial port, or sending off to a RPi to include GPIO contacts to trigger nearly anything.