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HAL2000 IR Control
Hi, Just bought HAL2000 and need to know why on earth I have to buy an Ocelot or a homeseer etc to be able to learn and control IR devices! When HAL is running on a PC in the first place, it seems...
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Home Automation Survey
Hi, We are students at the Kellogg School and are helping a company in the home automation industry identify what are the critical customer needs home automation can satisfy. We appreciate your inputs...
 
x10 Alternatives.
Hi, I bought an x10 system quite some time ago with the pc transmitter, 3 cameras, remote, and have it hooked up using gotcha software. It works ok but the XCam2 color camera quality isn't very good....
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homeseer activx and delphi
Does anyone have a program example, including source code, of how to use the free homeseer ActiveX component in Delphi (version 7 personal edition)
 
Home Intercom Retrofit
True, M&S does use 45-Ohm speakers. 45-Ohm "speaker only" stations from the old system can be used with the new system. However, anything with "talk" / "listen" buttons will need to be replaced. I...
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how to use the ActiveX component in Delphi
Does anyone have a program example, including source code, of how to use the free ActiveX component in Delphi (version 7 personal edition)
 
400Hz Servomotor
Hi to all NG! I need of your help; I have a lot of 400Hz Muirhead Servomotor-Tachometer generator mod. 15M81A, for 400Hz isn't a problem but I don't have acquaintance, idea and experience for drive...
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Balun & AV
I agree with Martin, 100 feet would do just fine. We run 25-75 ft almost every day in schools (a link between a teacher's outlet and a projector location that's below the ceiling in the middle of the...
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Part suggestion
I need a dimable outlet capable of supporting up to 1000W. Does anybody know of such a source for such an animinal? Would it be possible to gang 4 300W outlets together to acomplish the same thing? (...
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Porch light by remote question.
I don't know anything about this x10 stuff. What I want is to be able to turn on the porch light with a keychain remote. Do I have to buy a whole system or is there something I can buy to just hook up...
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Security System Q:
I apologize if this has been discussed before, I looked through the archives and didn't find anything that answered my question. If there is a better group for this, please let me know. I am having...
 
Caller ID - 2 Types?
Have 2 different caller id boxes. They both were working. I was having line noise problems so the phone company came out and fixed my line and now caller id only works on one of the boxes? I can...
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send ir from palm
Can I program omniremote to send a specific keypress signal from a palm III xe to my pvr every 30 seconds?
 
Possible For Floating House Wire To Pick Up Low Volt. Via Inductive Coupling, Or... ?
Hello: Have a length of 3 conductor (and Gnd. wire) No. 14 AWG running around my house. Would like to use the red, third conductor, to interconnect some wired-in smoke alarms. This red wire is at...
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nightlight solution needed
I need a custom home lighting controller for my disabled father. What I want it to do is control track lighting that will be used like a nightlight. The operation is this: When the circuit is...
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