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Powerline X10 and powerline ethernet

My house is set up with X10 devices to control lights and I am also thinking adding powerline ethernet to control an IP...
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posted by kj
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by kj

Turning on/off an outlet via the pc (RF)

Anyone know of a product that allows you to control an outlet via an RF transmitter connected to a PC? I know there's D...
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posted by benn686
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by benn686

RadioShack remote 15-100 and X10

I see in the manual for this unit that it has a home automation setup and a code for X10, but the manual does not inclu...
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posted by DLC
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by DLC

X10 and GFI's

I was getting out the holiday lights this weekend, and something occurred to me... Where I live, outside outlets must h...
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posted by reply
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Peed off at Smarthome

I asked Smarthome why they dont sell plain white un-engraved buttons for their Insteon keypads (they only sell the clea...
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posted by passport
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by passport

OT - Questionabout NG subject headers

I've searched for some info on this and came up empty: Recently I lost a post a post with the subject: "Module mods - f...
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posted by pico
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by pico

Module modifications - for embedding

Needed: low profile module for embedding in a wall sconce. Starting with a WS467 as the base module, I did the neutral...
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posted by pico
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by pico

Home automation magazines

I've been searching for printed magazines that cover home automation as either a primary or secondary topic. I'd also b...
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posted by doug.meredith
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by doug.meredith

Wireless automation devices

Anybody know if it's possible to get some small wireless devices (Bluetooth or WiFi) that you eg. put in different outl...
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posted by pub1
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by pub1

Wireless control/reporting devices

Anybody know if it's possible to get some small wireless devices (Bluetooth or WiFi) that you eg. put in different outl...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pub1
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by pub1

8051 memory access hardware question

I have a homebuilt home control system based on an 80c51FA processor. I recently had a memory failure on it. It current...
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posted by bobnospam
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobnospam

Custom etching wallplates/paddles yourself?

Can PC board chemists here figure out a way to custom etch plastic or metal wallplates for identifying switches? I was...
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posted by passport
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by passport

X10 Bi-Directional?

Hi guys New to this. I gather that X10 is normally mono-directional (i.e. the modules just get told what to do). Howeve...
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posted by paolo.carner
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by paolo.carner

home automation with my iPhone

Hi, i just begin a new "open source" software to control my home. http://code.google.com/p/taiyaki/ With my iPhone i ca...
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posted by smaucourt
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by smaucourt