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Palmpad mystery revealed
Almost every case of a "stuck button" that was not related to device failure has been caused by newer style Palmpads. In comparing the older and the newer models I discovered that the older one has a...
 
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Remote xbee based relay trigger
I need that when a device A(using maybe a MAKE controller) sends a wireless command, an xbee device B should be able to turn on/off a light bulb on wall, preferebly via a digital dimmer. Here, the...
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roomba AI
hi there, was considering to get a roomba but from this clip (flash link below) on their site it appears that the robots movement is similar to a bump n go battery powered toy car,totally random...
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Need 66-block help. 1 POTS line, 8 jacks
I need to wire 8 phone jacks to 1 phone line using a 66 block for my home. I have looked and looked and all I can find are over-complicated wiring diagrams that I do not understand. Please help me....
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Motion control for exterior lights
I want to add motion sensor and timer control to front porch and driveway lights for convenience and to save power. I have no x10 or Insteon equipment right now. I've been looking mostly at smarthome...
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Roomba - corner brush, etc
FWIW, I have taken to going around the house ahead of the Roomba with a corner brush made of some moulding that has a angled pot brush hot-glued onto the end. I push all the stuff out from the corners...
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CFL's and X-10
I suspect not. I don't see anything that would lead me to believe these are anything special. Considering that they put the words "no dimming" in small print with an asterisk I think it's just their...
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Smart window blinds. Help needed to start.
Here is what I intend to do: I need a "MAKE controller" or something to intelligently control the window blinds. I need the following sensors to begin with, to send data to the MAKE controller,...
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Making an X-10 lamp module immune to dimming
Anyone know of a mod to make an X-10 lamp module immune to dimming? If not, does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish it? I have lots of extra modules to experiment on, and it would seem...
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newbie X10 Freewire Question
This may have once been asked and answered but a google search yielded little. I have an X10 remote system :appliance modules, light switches, transceiver, palm pad and those stick on RF switches that...
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lookin to get started, have an idea of what I wanna do...
So I'm moving into an apartment, and I wanna get some automation going. I wanna be able to do simple stuff like dim lights and stuff through the web or with voice recognition. I'm ready to learn to...
 
New to this
Hello all, I am kinda new to this kind of stuff and being a computer hardware nerd and my roommate being a small time programmer we wanted to see how this would be set up and a final cost of...
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Where to start?
Hey Bruce! Did you got my last email?
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