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Wednesday, 08 May 2002 |
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As a brief overview, I had the requirement to send an X10 single when someone entered my garden. Initially I attempted to use the MS13H "Hawkeye" X10 PIR, but found that due the amount of foliage (well, weeds!), and the amount of wind we get in our garden, the Hawkeye proved to be unreliable when it was placed in a position to monitor the garden path... |
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Wednesday, 08 May 2002 |
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The Marmitek AWM2 micro-module is the first to market of the new breed of modules supporting ACT's A10 (Advanced X10) protocol. The AWM2 is simply a 16A appliance module, but it has two switch inputs: the first controls the built-in appliance module, and the second is transmitted as X10 on the mains wiring. A10 adds an advanced addressing mode, but otherwise is identical to X10. ACT's OEM A10 modules add significant extra functionality though, addressing some of the irritating shortfalls of X10, which after all is a 30 year old technology. A10 modules have been hotly anticipated for some time, and the AWM2 has an impressive list of drool-worthy characteristics. |
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Wednesday, 08 May 2002 |
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The Mini Controller (MC460) allows up to 8 individual or groups of modules to be controlled... |
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Wednesday, 08 May 2002 |
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The X10 Maxi Controller (SC503) can control all 16 unit addresses on any one house code with individual buttons. The unit has buttons for ON, OFF, DIM, BRIGHT, ALL-LIGHTS-ON, ALL-UNIT-OFF... |
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Wednesday, 08 May 2002 |
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The long awaited CM12U finally reaches the UK. On receiving the unit you open the box to find a CD with the "Activehome" software (Windows 3.1 or higher), The CM12U itself and a 9 pin serial lead to connect it to your PC... |
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Wednesday, 08 May 2002 |
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"Smartlinc's innovative Touchlinc 4.0 Touchscreen controller lets you easily control all of your home systems" Well that's what the marketing says anyway… |
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Wednesday, 08 May 2002 |
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The PHC03/SD533 SunDowner controller is that venerable old trooper the MC460 mini-controller, but with one crucial difference - it's had a light dependent resistor grafted on to it. Like the mini-controller, the SunDowner has the irritating characteristic of only being able to control 8 of the available 16 unit codes on a given house code, without modification... |
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Wednesday, 08 May 2002 |
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The MT7222/MT10 (why is it that every X10 module has about a million different model numbers?) is the bastard offspring off a mini-controller and a clock radio, but without the radio. It's somewhat stocky, and has a bewildering array of buttons on the top... |
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Wednesday, 08 May 2002 |
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Ah ha, spent all that time on Napster and Gnutella, downloaded all those songs and now realised that you can only listen to them on your PC, via those little speakers Dell bundle in. Got that lovely stereo you picked up at Richer sounds, matt black components, great looking Mission speakers with those white cones, but now you don't use it as all your music is on your PC. The Turtle Beach Audiotron, combined with the Intel HPNA (Home Phone network) manages to link your PC in one room to your stereo in another, via your existing telephone extensions, and look good at the same time... |
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