General Home Automation

home made home security

Earlier this morning, I went to a Home Show which is going on this weekend at a local sports arena. My wife stopped at...

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posted by Meanie.Brat

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X10 signal amplitude

The problem in my previous post about the FD10 coupler/filter has been resolved. They seem to work as expected. The rea...

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posted by steinar

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looking for diy plans or kits for motorized pet door (NOT automated)

I have been searching to no avail to find plans or kits to build my own simple up/down motorized pet door. I see all th...

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posted by slc0

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X10: FD10 phase coupler/filter chematics

I have a 3 phase power system (I live in Norway) and I had three Marmitek FD10 filters installed in order to get X10 si...

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posted by steinar

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Is the group alive?

Since I haven't received a single message for many days now I thought I'd check to see if my subscription had failed or...

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posted by dj1949

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Help! Strange X-10 Problem

A ceiling fan, consisting of a fan motor and 4 compact fluorescent bulbs, is controlled by an X-10 system. In order not...

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posted by NOSPAM

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Vista and Home Automation

Since I upgraded to Vista, my Smarthome Manager software is no longer compatible and I need to upgrade my automation/X1...

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posted by kent

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Tricking out Computer/UPS.

I've got a linux based PC that I use for home automation. It's connected to a UPS that actually had Linux based control...

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posted by reply

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recommendations: infrared illuminator - 850 nm - outdoor - home use?

I recently purchased an IQVision IQ853 D&N security camera (Infrared range is 850-940 nm). I was told that 850nm works...

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posted by ojasrege

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Switch Bounce in Leviton 6291

I switched a lamp to CFL and had to replace my dimming wall switch with a leviton 6291 (relay) switch. I dug it out of...

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posted by spamme9

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Kill A Watt

Cyberguys.com currently has the original Kill A Watt on sale for $24. Their P/N is 112 0240.

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posted by nobody

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Foot/knee operated switches

My wife finds it a pain to come from the attached garage to the house while carrying groceries because she has no free...

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posted by doug.meredith

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The Secret Of The Magic Code

Create a powerful webpage in just under 15 minutes and that's in webspace being seen by the entire planet! Start gettin...

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posted by ateer

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OT: electronic locks

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/12/mifare_classic_smartcard_crack/ And there were earlier articles about smart car...

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posted by nobody

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Crestron Toolbox

Does anyone know how/where I can obtain the crestron toolbox software? Rob

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posted by rob

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