A Bulgarian company is shipping a wireless remote control and monitoring device based on eCos, an open source embedded operating system. The Home Securer provides wireless remote access via a built-in tri-band GSM radio. Despite its name, it is targeted at industrial, business, and home users.

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The Home Securer can report status, send logged data, and be configured remotely via SMS messages, data connection (the GSM can be used in modem mode), or GPRS. It features caller-ID for voice calls and can respond to requests sent within SMS messages, according the company. Additionally, the device's built-in software includes support for analog and digital I/O interfaces, threshold settings, timers, and functional operators (IF, THEN, ELSE, and WHILE). The analog and digital ports can be used for security, environmental, lighting, moisture, and other sensor and control interfacing purposes.

In addition to being able to be configured remotely, the device can be locally configured using a PC, via USB. LEDs on the device show the status of various system functions.

The embedded eCos OS allows the device to be adapted to custom requirements, The company offers an eCos-based SDK (software development kit) to support this capability.

 
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