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I looked on the control web page, and it clearly uses java script, I noted the following lines.
Problem is the socket has three on/off commands per day and I want four, one every visit of carers. As it stands I need to remember to switch off and back on when the tea time visit is due, no great problem if I forget to turn off, the alarm sounds and I then switch off from web browser or phone or remote. The problem is if I forget to turn it back on, then my mother could do something to endanger her without me being aware.
This is why I fitted the socket, before fitting the MiHome socket I tried using both remote controlled plug in sockets and plug in timers. The timer was not too bad, it would auto switch on so could not forget, but I could not switch off the sockets from down stairs to do simple tasks like answering the door, the remote control socket it was too easy to think one had switched back on, but for what every reason it had failed, so when an alert should have sounded it didn't.
The MiHome combined the timer and remote, so if I for any reason don't reactivate the socket, at the set time it will auto activate, it also means multi-methods to control the sockets, from simple remote control, to phone, to PC, so no longer running up and down stairs to switch alarms off. However it has only three on/off slots and mother has four timed carer visits, so want one extra off time.
It does seem possible to write a program to activate the device automatic from a PC, but I don't really know what I would need to do in order to send commands.
Problem is the socket has three on/off commands per day and I want four, one every visit of carers. As it stands I need to remember to switch off and back on when the tea time visit is due, no great problem if I forget to turn off, the alarm sounds and I then switch off from web browser or phone or remote. The problem is if I forget to turn it back on, then my mother could do something to endanger her without me being aware.
This is why I fitted the socket, before fitting the MiHome socket I tried using both remote controlled plug in sockets and plug in timers. The timer was not too bad, it would auto switch on so could not forget, but I could not switch off the sockets from down stairs to do simple tasks like answering the door, the remote control socket it was too easy to think one had switched back on, but for what every reason it had failed, so when an alert should have sounded it didn't.
The MiHome combined the timer and remote, so if I for any reason don't reactivate the socket, at the set time it will auto activate, it also means multi-methods to control the sockets, from simple remote control, to phone, to PC, so no longer running up and down stairs to switch alarms off. However it has only three on/off slots and mother has four timed carer visits, so want one extra off time.
