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Older Active Home (v 1.3) / DST Question
Knowing that the dates for DST are changing in the US, I have been trying to figure out if I need to do anything (or can do anything) in my old Active Home setup. I have a simple setup and only run...
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Motorized Roller Shades ??
Does anyone have a source for INEXPENSIVE roller shades, or cellular shades. The shades may be $30, but the motor STARTS at $150, if you want to add a contact closure control, add $50... Anyone got a...
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what wire between HAI Omnipro II and interface?
I'm wiring my house right now and am going to buy the Omnipro II controller. What wire do I need to run between a touch screen interface or LCD console to the mechanical room where I will mount the...
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Suggestion for an approach to gather Temperature and Humidity information (Interior/Exterior)
Dallas/Maxim 1-wire. sdb http://www.aagelectronica.com/Weather/index.htmlhttp://www.buoy.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/weatherhttp://www.aag.com.mx/indexaag.html
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Recommendation for distributed IO
The 1-wire suggestion is good. Also see RS-485. sdb
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Digital Audio and Video Networks?
Seems to be a need for such. Some people use Ethernet, but that was never meant to be used for strict real time purposes. Any ideas about what the future might hold, or what needs to be developed? I...
 
OFDM for wired?
OFDM is used for WiFi, HomePlug, and HD radio. How much data rate increase do you get by using the multiple carriers, as opposed to just one carrier? For example, HomePlug 1.0 goes upto 20Mhz in...
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Destiny 6100
I have a Destiny 6100 panel with a RS232 board installed. trying to program it with compass direct connect through the RS232 board. followed the instructions exactly which are very easy and can't seem...
 
3-way motion sensor switch
Hi, I want to install a motion sensor wall plate switch by Cooper or Leviton. Some of their models can we incorporated in a three way electrical setup. The other switch would be a standard three way...
 
activehome pro
Hi, I can not get my active home pro to perform any programmed events. All I can do is activate the units from the screen manually. I can not seem to get level 2 tech help from x10. Help me if you can...
 
Power Button -start/stop desktop applications and external hardware in one click
Hi everybody, I wrote another application named "Power Button". It is designed to give you the ability to automatically start/stop the external hardware associated with a desktop application just in...
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Insteon/X10 USB controller question
When I was building my system, I chose the Smarthome Insteon "Smartlinc" USB controller, as I thought it would give me more options going forward. At this time I am ONLY using the X10 portion with...
 
Power line bridge
Know this has been asked but lost the answer. What value of capacitor is a good choice for the power line bridge?
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Undecided on a home contoller
Seems like the more I read, the more unsure I become....... I liked the HAI because of the integrated security panel and UPB for lighting controls. The JDS unit seemed more "tinkerable" and I like the...