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Looking for something with RF to Analog
Having a hard time finding RF transmitters and RF receivers that work with each other. On the receiver side, need it to receive ther signal and trigger the output to a NC (normally closed contact)....
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HELP....
I need a sensor for detecting a solid mass present in a liquid. A tube will have liquid flowing and once a solid enters the tube a sensor must sense the entry. If there is anyone out there who can...
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X-10 Technical Specifications
If you want to send high-speed data over the powerline look into Yitran's chipsets. They are doing the HomePlug Command & Control chip but they have some other chips as well.
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Incandescent light ban / Z wave buying decision
Anyone see this: was thinking of buying zwave switches for my house but I don't want to invest $2,000 in switches that will be useless if incandescent bulbs are banned. CFL lights cannot be dimmed...
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X10 Problems
X10 Issues - am I the only one? I recently Purchased some items from X10, as I went to use them I ran into various shortcommings. 1- When using the ActiveHome Professional Kit Part# CM15A-SP-ISSO and...
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Survey: Home Control Software
I would like to know what people are using to control their home devices. Also a short note on how reliable they feel the system is. Thanx I use Harpers HC2000 / DOS control programme...has some...
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Need kitchen undercabinet dimmable light ideas
Folks - I'm redoing my kitchen and I want to add undercabinet lighting (which I don't have right now). It needs to be able to be controlled by X-10 (or otherwise via my HomeVision automation system....
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Tech Help December 2007
If anyone is interested, the latest version can be downloaded from this location: will be posting this message each month because Jim Rojas has been instructed not to do so. Thank you one and all....
 
Crestron TPS-3000 tilt touchpanel controller
eBay: http://snipr.com/TPS3000
 
z-wave or insteon cheaper...?
Currently I have x10 setup that I want to replace because the x10 system is not reliable, and is slow-responding. The two problem together, sometimes require that I hold down the on or off button for...
 
CCTV on my TV
How can I connect my surveillance camera to my cable which feeds the televisions in the house? I have tried to connect it into the cable line using a modulator. This modulator tunes to channels that...
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x10 wireless works better with timer plugged in?
I have a set of x10 wireless remote like this: use it to control two lamps (incandescent bulb), using dimmer modules, in my TV room. For some reason, sometimes the system is not reliable -- the lamps...
 
Wired IR Extender
I'm looking at Xantech, Niles and Russound. Anything else out there in that vein that anyone would recommend? Cross out Powermid and clones, RF convertors that go on front of control.
 
animated lighing Christmas display
I wish to do an 'animated lighting' outdoor Christmas display this season. What I want is my 20-30 strings of LED lights to dance is conjunction with the holiday music. This holiday music would...
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Introducing NeverBlinks: Web-Based Remote Monitoring
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