General Home Automation

Ocelot and temperature sensings

What are Ocelot users doing to read temperatures from multiple points in a home? Temperature Bobcats are $60 or so so a...

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posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

9 comments posted 20yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

Capacitor to bypass GFI outlet?

The official word from X10 Customer Support is that one way to get the X-10 signals to hop from one phase to another is...

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posted by chrisnews

14 comments posted 20yrs posted by chrisnews

Russound CAA66 serial strangeness

So I just got a Russound CAA66 multizone controller. Looks interesting. The serial protocol is public, so I'm writing s...

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posted by memetral

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by memetral

X10 questions

I have a bunch of X10 stuff installed and it is flaky. Problem #1: Some parts of the house can't be controlled from som...

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posted by PAUL_R_JACOBS

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by PAUL_R_JACOBS

appliance module on an A/V receiver?

I have a relatively modern A/V receiver with your typical "standby" mode, so it's always powered, listening for IR sign...

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posted by random735

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IR cable: can I use CAT-5?

I have a Niles in-wall IR sensor. Their docs say to use a 2-conductor shielded cable, consisting of two 22-guage insula...

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posted by itsme213

12 comments posted 20yrs posted by itsme213

Effect of Phase on response to X10 Dims and Microdims.

The following describes a study which I think resolves several issues with dims and microdims, their effects on various...

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posted by cwsulliv

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by cwsulliv

REmote if posssible

I was wondering if it is possible to contol winXP with universal remote and USB IRDA controller, and if is wich softwer...

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posted by sarmudin

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by sarmudin

Does a home power meter-base exist which uses BlueTooth?

Hello again, I was thinking about replacing my home's meter base. If I got a fancy enough one, I could monitor it in re...

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posted by nospam

11 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

X10 Signal Sucker Identified... Rally Scooter's Charger!

Hey Gang! X10 stuff is intermittent; I know this. Sometimes lights turn on for no (known) reason... But X10 modules don...

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posted by nospam

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Inexpensive Home Automation in Australia

Looking around the 'net, it seems that it is ridiculously expensive and difficult to do home-automation in Australia. A...

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posted by maildump

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by maildump

Controlling media player from bluetooth headset?

Hi, I got a Logitech bluetooth headset for Christmas. I am not using it with my mobile phone which is not bt enabled, b...

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posted by martin+spamfree+larsen

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by martin+spamfree+larsen

Wiring a house for Satellite Radio

I need to wire a house for a Satellite radio antenna. I'd prefer to wire the house antenna to a central wiring panel an...

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posted by jim.griffin

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by jim.griffin

X10 PowerLinc 1132CU Dimming Problem

Using X10 PowerLinc 1132CU with Smarthome Plus software. Devices are all generic Radio Shack type modules. ON and OFF c...

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posted by mbalfour

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by mbalfour

My Home Theater/Home Automation PC setup

[Note: I am an end-user. I'm not making any $$ anyhow, anyway, by doing anything in this post. I am not affiliated with...

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posted by ivb_2001

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ivb_2001