PowerHome2 Home Automation Software offers the ability to automate all your home systems from your home computer. You can integrate lighting and appliances with security and home theater. When used with the appropriate control hardware, sold separately, PowerHome2 supports INSTEON, X10 and UPB home automation technology, Elk Security systems and control of infrared audio and video devices. With PowerHome2s programmable Windows based interface, this control can be achieved via keyboard, mouse, touch screen, web, email, X-10, INSTEON, UPB, IR, RS-232, voice recognition, socket communications, Windows Messaging, and even your Internet enabled cell phone. PowerHome2 includes four Wizards that help you get PowerHome2 up and running quickly: Controller Wizard, Device Wizard, Timed Event Wizard and Control Center wizard.Additional Features # Fully programmable interface via your choice of languages. You can use the internal # Macro and formula scripting or any language supported by Windows Script Host (for example: VBScript, JScript, etc.) # Internal Web server for remote control and monitoring. Supports user defined dynamic content via PSP (PowerHome Server Pages) # Voice Recognition # Text to Speech # User definable remote layouts allow for virtually any keystroke combination # Touchscreen friendly interface # Customizable display allows you to show floor plan layouts and place controls over actual photos # INSTEON control using USB or Serial PowerLinc V2 and the SmartHome Device Manager. Full support for INSTEON including software link discovery and building as well as KeypadLinc support # UPB control using serial or USB PIMs. Complete support for UPB devices and links X-10 control via CM11A, CM17A firecracker, MR26A Mouse Remote, CPU-XA/Ocelot, W800, W800RF32, PowerLinc RS-232, PowerLinc USB # Infrared control via CIR, Multi-CIR, RedRat2, RedRat3, CPU-XA/Ocelot, USB-UIRT, Slink-e # Digital Input, Digital Output, and Analog Input control with the CPU-XA/Ocelot and additional Adicon modules # Full DI/DO and AI/AO support for the Velleman K8000 controller # New Controller module allows you to use a virtually unlimited number of controllers. # Use multiple X10, IR, and other controllers. Don't limit yourself to a single controller. # CD jukebox player control with playlists and autoprogramming # CD database with freed support # Video database # Macros # Triggers # Timed Events # Full event and Web logging # Multi-X control allows a sequence of X-10 commands for control (access 256 macros from your palm pad by pressing 2 buttons, 64 macros from your keychain remote by pressing 3 buttons.) # Sunrise, Sunset, and Civil Twilight calculations # Socket Server for remote control of PowerHome from other applications and machines # Windows Messaging Interface for additional remote control capabilities # Windows Script Host Interface # Built-in WAP server for remote control via an internet enabled cell phone