[asterisk-users] Z-Wave or Zigbee for Office or Home automation using XML Browser enabled Screen Phone

[Karl Fife]

Has anyone seen or done an XML phone application integration using
Z-Wave or Zigbee (or legacy Crestron) for Office or Home automation,
lighting & thermostatic control, alarm systems etc?

If you've seen Crestron systems you may know that they are VERY
expensive, and proprietary control panels (some with color screens) and
special wiring add up to many tens of thousands of dollars.  Times are
changing, and it's now becoming obvious that this would be MUCH easier,
cheaper, more flexible, and reconfigurable etc using XML browser screen
phones back to a control interface on the MESH network using technolgies
like Zigbee & Z-Wave (or Crestron if already present).  You could even
integrate a control IVR using DISA.  "Press 1 to ask Alison what's
turned on".  If you're doing thermostatic control, you could "Press 2 to
ask Alison what's hot or not" :-)

Does anyone have any experience with an integration like this?  Care to
share your story, or point us to your blog?

Thanks
-Karl

p.s.
Here's a possible programmable interface for programmatic control:
http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=43&FamID=119&ProdID=392
Using it may be a kludge.  No idea.