Graham- Friday, June 18, 2004, 12:56:38 AM, you wrote:
GS> I've got to admit that I haven't been able to follow the technicalities of GS> this topic, but I'm very interested in X10, at least 'modern' X10 which I GS> understand includes some level of interactivity (originally it appeared to GS> me that you could send signals to a device but not receive any meaningful GS> feedback). Can I ask you Mark to tell us if you get anywhere with all this? GS> I have in mind a kind of remote monitoring and control system probably GS> based on X10, although in my case it will have to wait until I have GS> broadband in both my locations instead of just one as now. Unless anyone on GS> the list is adopting another approach. I'm working out the details of an x10 library now. I use a firecracker interface from the computer. It's a postage-stamp-sized box that fits onto a db9 serial port and sends out rf signals to x10 devices. If I can get the signaling pins working correctly the rest of it will fall into place nicely. http://www.x10.com/automation/firecracker.htm As far as x10 devices go, some provide feedback, some don't. My lamp controllers just accept "on" and "off" commands - they don't tell me whether they're already on or off. But there are security switches and weather stations and who knows what else that do send information back. I'll let you know if this goes anywhere. The critical thing is avoiding sending any glitches out the serial port when toggling the control lines from runrev. -- -Mark Wieder [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
