X10 is a simple legacy protocol for communication in home automation. It primarily carried over mains cabling though a RF version exists
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What is the best wired protocol choice for home automation?
I know the X-10 protocol. X-10 is a good choice or is there better?
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Type of capacitor to bridge X10 signals in household power
X10 is a protocol for communication among electronic devices used for home automation where the signals involve brief radio frequency (RF) bursts over a home's A/C power lines.
Household wiring often has two different power circuits; each of the two…
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Programming to read X-10 over USB or Serial
Does anyone here have experience writing a program that would receive signals from Visonic, or other X10 sensors such as door detectors or motion detectors?
Essentially, I would like to write a program to replace a wireless alarm system, but I want…
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Connecting X10 to Arduino
I'm trying to setup some DIY home automation, and I've run into a bit of a roadblock. I am attempting to wire an Arduino Uno into a RJ-11 cable in order to connect to a TW523 two-way X10 controller as shown here:…
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Receiving and decoding Manchester code X10
Solved: After much debugging I found out that it was the UART that was not working correctly (not sure why yet) and that port I used to turn on LEDs did not work (PORTC).
So there were never any problem.
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Hello I'm doing a project…
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Using a box of old X-10 stuff
I have just been given a bunch of old X-10 stuff including
CM11A Computer Interface
D-shell-9-pin-Serial-connector to RJ11 (I think)
RR501 Transceiver Module
LM465 Lamp Module and several SR227 Split Receptacle Module.
I am not a newbie to…
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Has anyone managed to get Arduino talking to the CM12U X10 device?
I'm pretty new to the world of Arduino and am trying to get it talking to the CM12U X10 power line interface device. I've seen lots of talk about the US based PSC05/TW523 but nothing for the European CM12U.
I've used the wiring and code found here…
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Methods for controlling power outlets?
I'm looking for ways to control power outlets (to turn them on/off) remotely and to schedule them.
This is not for my home, but for a larger exhibition hall.
So far I have found two different solutions, but I wan't to see if somebody maybe has a…
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