LuaUPnP

Revision as of 21:38, 9 April 2009

This page explains how we are implementing our upcoming LuaUpNP feature in Vera. The document gets a bit technical so that users can comment on it and we can make adjustments as the feature comes closer to release. User feedback is appreciated and a stick topic has been created in the 'Vera Developers' section of forum.micasaverde.com for comments.

This new feature is very significant for Vera because it expands the possibilities of Vera greatly, and makes it very simple to create really powerful automation systems. This one module provides Infrared-red control for a/v devices, serial/usb/ethernet control for any type of device, and a Lua scripting engine that can be used to do just about anything. And it's all based on UPnP, so anything you can create can be controlled from a standard UPnP control point.

Some background information: UPnP allows you to describe any type of device in a generic way, explaining what the device can do and how to control it. Then, there are a variety of UPnP control points, which are remote controls, such as a wall-mounted touch-panel, which are able to scan the network for UPnP devices, find out what those devices can do, and present you with a remote control.

Lua is a fast, lightweight scripting language for creating macros and code snippets.

Our LuaUPnP