In case anyone else comes to this thread, the solution proposed by @sdozier above works. The steps are:
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Get a Raspberry Pi with a RS232 serial->USB cable
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Get a Superbus 2000 automation unit
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Hook it all up
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Use the code he provided, or my forked version which has more recent fixes
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In the .conf, update the IDs as specified. In the .py, update the mapping to friendly zone names as specified. In general you’ll want to customize all of the zones specified with your own