Hi
I am fairly new to X10 but have read through all the X10 forum posts and trawled the internet attempting to learn as much as possible.
I think I know what I need to purchase and want to start fairly simple but have the capacity to expand without wasting too much time or money along the way.
What I am trying to do initially is to control the lighting within the lounge area of my house. This will consist of a number of ceiling down lights which will either be mains or low voltage. I was planning on arranging them in a matrix of 3 rows with 3 or 4 lights in each row. Ie
O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O
O . . . . . O . . . . . O . . . . O
O . . . . . O . . . . . O . . . . O
(O represents a light source)
What I would like to then do is control this matrix using X10 modules to create various scenes. The type of scenes I am looking to create are quite simple ie all lights on full, all lights 50%, All lights off except 3 which are used to light the seating area. Ie
X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
X . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . X
X . . . . . O . . . . . O . . . . O
(O represents a light source, X represents a light turned off)
I was planning on having 3 separate lighting circuits to give various scene options and to ensure that any minimum X10 module wattage is attainted. So the question is which modules do I need?
I was going to purchase a CM15Pro to allow macro options and also timer control so I can add a security element making the house “look lived in” when not at home.
Switch wise I was looking at the SS13E and or a KR22 to allow control of the lights but not sure how to control the various scenes from these devises. Will they allow one of the buttons to perform a macro ? Eventually I would be looking to install a Marmitek EasyTouch Panel10 or similar to control more than just the lights.
As I need to be able to dim the lights I am not sure which module to actually use. I have checked the wiring for the lights and they use junction boxes in the roof space. There are 4 wires, Feed In, Feed Out, Switch and then Light so acces to Neutral wires shoudl not be a problem. Would it be possible to wire into these using one of the wired type modules, Micro Module or DIN module? I have see notes on some modules saying that they must be placed in an enclosure, any ideas on which types would be suitable? Is one module better than another ie noise when switching, reliability, flexibility ?
Does anyone have any recommendation of where to buy the modules from? Any good / bad experiences?
Sorry for all the questions but would like to get a good plan together before starting drilling holes in the ceiling.
Thanks and look forward to the replies
I am fairly new to X10 but have read through all the X10 forum posts and trawled the internet attempting to learn as much as possible.
I think I know what I need to purchase and want to start fairly simple but have the capacity to expand without wasting too much time or money along the way.
What I am trying to do initially is to control the lighting within the lounge area of my house. This will consist of a number of ceiling down lights which will either be mains or low voltage. I was planning on arranging them in a matrix of 3 rows with 3 or 4 lights in each row. Ie
O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O
O . . . . . O . . . . . O . . . . O
O . . . . . O . . . . . O . . . . O
(O represents a light source)
What I would like to then do is control this matrix using X10 modules to create various scenes. The type of scenes I am looking to create are quite simple ie all lights on full, all lights 50%, All lights off except 3 which are used to light the seating area. Ie
X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
X . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . X
X . . . . . O . . . . . O . . . . O
(O represents a light source, X represents a light turned off)
I was planning on having 3 separate lighting circuits to give various scene options and to ensure that any minimum X10 module wattage is attainted. So the question is which modules do I need?
I was going to purchase a CM15Pro to allow macro options and also timer control so I can add a security element making the house “look lived in” when not at home.
Switch wise I was looking at the SS13E and or a KR22 to allow control of the lights but not sure how to control the various scenes from these devises. Will they allow one of the buttons to perform a macro ? Eventually I would be looking to install a Marmitek EasyTouch Panel10 or similar to control more than just the lights.
As I need to be able to dim the lights I am not sure which module to actually use. I have checked the wiring for the lights and they use junction boxes in the roof space. There are 4 wires, Feed In, Feed Out, Switch and then Light so acces to Neutral wires shoudl not be a problem. Would it be possible to wire into these using one of the wired type modules, Micro Module or DIN module? I have see notes on some modules saying that they must be placed in an enclosure, any ideas on which types would be suitable? Is one module better than another ie noise when switching, reliability, flexibility ?
Does anyone have any recommendation of where to buy the modules from? Any good / bad experiences?
Sorry for all the questions but would like to get a good plan together before starting drilling holes in the ceiling.
Thanks and look forward to the replies
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