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Eclipse and OpenHAB [message #1499818]

Fri, 05 December 2014 12:44

Enrico Gi

Messages: 2
Registered: December 2014

Junior Member

Hello,

I'm researching what tool to adopt for home automation.
I've seen both Eclipse and OpenHAB now.

However I'm not sure how the two differ?

Can someone please explain to the key differences between the two and how they compare?

Also which one has the most active community?

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Re: Eclipse and OpenHAB [message #1502544 is a reply to message #1499818]

Sun, 07 December 2014 19:34

Kai Kreuzer

Messages: 673
Registered: December 2011

Senior Member

Hi Enrico,

Please see my blogpost about this topic: http://kaikreuzer.blogspot.de/2014/06/openhab-20-and-eclipse-smarthome.html
I hope this answers your question.
In short: If you are looking for an open source home automation solution that is ready to use, go for openHAB. If you are rather looking into building a custom (possibly commercial) solution yourself and are thus interested in a useful framework to build upon, go for Eclipse SmartHome.

Best regards,
Kai

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