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non x10 systems

Im looking for a decent home automation system...lighting and appliance control...but dont want to go the x10 route. An...
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posted by cornytheclown
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by cornytheclown

LM14A problem

I have an LM14A, reliable for several years, that has started acting up. I wonder if anyone else has seen this behaviou...
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posted by nobody
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

Any S/W to simplify linking Insteon switches?

I have 68 Insteon (including Icon) switches in my new addition to home. I have linked a few of them but feel that there...
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posted by mbhuta
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by mbhuta

XTB - the Future of X10 has arrived!

Every once in a while you come across a product so useful that it changes the fundamentals of how you live and work. Re...
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posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963
166 comments posted 20yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

Howto: X10 lights on conduit for barn

I wanted to use x10 to independently control four 300W Halogen lights on the ceiling of my recently-built barn. I am us...
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posted by terry
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by terry

Cat Automation (not quite HA)

I've got a cat that likes to wander. (1-2 block range) I try to get him inside before dark, but I don't always have any...
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posted by Reply
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Motorized blind retrofit

Has anyone been able to retrofit existing shades or blinds into motorized units? I have Hunter Douglas PowerRise blinds...
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posted by dth930
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by dth930

First attempt at home automation

Hello I am trying to set up a home automation system and so far have installed an OMNI IIe controller and I believe I h...
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posted by curtis.barrett
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by curtis.barrett

Security Cameras (IP-based)?

Are there any recommendations for low to moderately priced security cameras that can be accessed via IP? I'm building a...
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posted by les_stockton
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Want to detect small nocturnal animal (armadillo)

We are beset with marauding armadillos that are ruinous to our lawn and flower gardens. I would like to install wireles...
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posted by david.f.jenkins
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by david.f.jenkins

Handset test engineers needed

I am employing 16 handset test engineers in Birmingham. Is anyone interested? GMS, GPRS, UMTS, SMS, MMS, Mobile applica...
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posted by d.hannett
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