Computer-Controlled Power Outlet
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Posted by Liz on June 8, 2006, 5:09 pm
Please log in for more thread options All, I know nothing about home automation and am not sure this is the right place, but it's the closest I can find. I would like to buy a power strip or similar device which I can turn on and off via commands from a computer. I don't have funky devices which can receive commands, just a regular lamp. I'd like to turn it on, leave it on, plug it into an outlet my computer can control and program my computer so that when a certain thing happens, it turns the power on or off at the "outlet" the lamp is plugged into. This is for my cubicle at work, so I can't rewire anything - it needs to be a power strip or box I plug into a regular outlet. If anyone knows of something I can buy to do this, please let me know. Thanks, Liz | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Charles Sullivan on June 8, 2006, 7:49 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:09:41 -0700, Liz wrote: http://www.x10.com/promotions/treasure_chest_ck11a.html The kit includes a lamp module so is probably all you need by way of hardware. Note that some problems have been reported with the ActiveHome software on Windows XP, however third-party software to control the CM11A computer interface is readily available. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Liz on June 9, 2006, 4:48 pm
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Fabulous, Charles! Looks like exactly what I want. Thanks! Liz Charles Sullivan wrote: > On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:09:41 -0700, Liz wrote:
> > http://www.x10.com/promotions/treasure_chest_ck11a.html > > The kit includes a lamp module so is probably all you need by way > of hardware. Note that some problems have been reported with the > ActiveHome software on Windows XP, however third-party software to > control the CM11A computer interface is readily available. | ||||||||||||||||
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> I know nothing about home automation and am not sure this is the right
> place, but it's the closest I can find. I would like to buy a power
> strip or similar device which I can turn on and off via commands from a
> computer.
>
> I don't have funky devices which can receive commands, just a regular
> lamp. I'd like to turn it on, leave it on, plug it into an outlet my
> computer can control and program my computer so that when a certain
> thing happens, it turns the power on or off at the "outlet" the lamp is
> plugged into.
>
> This is for my cubicle at work, so I can't rewire anything - it needs
> to be a power strip or box I plug into a regular outlet.
>
> If anyone knows of something I can buy to do this, please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Liz