Simple Python scripts demonstrating that it is possible to communicate and control a British Gas Hive SmartPlug using a XBee Series 2 ZigBee module and the [Python XBee library] (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/XBee).
- hiveSmartPlugXbee.py - On/Off, Version, Usage Stats, Reange Test.
- simpleExample.pl - Simple On/Off example.
Credit to Desert Home.
More information: [Smart of the Home Blog] (http://www.smartofthehome.com/tag/hive/) [Desert Home Blog] (http://www.desert-home.com/2014/02/raspberry-pi-and-lowes-iris-smart-switch.html)