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 # pyenergenie
 A python interface to the Energenie line of products
+
+This is a placeholder repo, for the development of an open source set of Python Libraries
+to access the Energenie range of power control and monitoring products.
+
+The Energenie product line uses the HopeRF radio transciever, and the OpenHEMS protocol
+from Sentec. Energenie have built a RaspberryPi add-on board that interfaces to the HopeRF
+RFM69, and allows both control and monitoring of their products from a Raspberry Pi.
+
+This code project aims to develop an open source python module, providing access to many or all
+of the features of the OpenHEMS, HopeRF and Energenie product line.
+
+Plans
+====
+
+1. Write a minimal ctypes wrapper and build process for the existing bcm2835/HopeRF software distribution
+2. Create a proof of concept demo application using the Iotic-Labs IoT infrastructure
+3. Enhance the library design to support other features such as new message types, new product types
+4. Hopefully provide a platform that could be further innovated on using ScratchGPIO
+
+Purpose
+====
+
+I have a whole range of plans for building demo applications using the Energenie product line in the future,
+and want to help seed further innovations using this technology in schools and in industry. To do this, I believe
+that the code needs to be more flexible, accessible to all, and better structured and documented, 
+so I plan to develop via a series of progressive releases an open source python wrapper that others can fork and further innovate with.
+
+David Whale
+
+@whaleygeek
+
+July 2015