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X10 was developed in 1975 by Pico Electronics of Glenrothes, Scotland to transmit information over household wiring to control devices in your home.
The most basic system is a remote, and a reciever. The reciever is a small box about the size of an AC power adapter. It has a plug on one end, and has two knobs on it. Turn the knobs to set the codes. The letter sets the house code, while the number sets the device code. For instance you can set a reciever for A1, and plug a lamp into it. The remote has a similar knob on it to set the house code, but has buttons for each device code. Just simply push the button of the device number, number one in this case, and the light comes on!
An X10 system can have up to 256 devices on various house and device codes. There's motion sensors, wireless keychain remotes, timers, computer interfaces and all kinds of other cool stuff to turn things on and off.
SECURITY
An X10 system works best as a security system, especially if you have a few motion sensors. Set a motion sensor to send a house and device code when tripped, and you have a simple security system.
To secure your garage or outbuilding, place a motion sensor inside it. Inside your house, you may want to set a lamp in your bedroom. Also set a siren to activate whenever the sensor is tripped to scare away would be thieves. The lamp will come on in your room to alert you of the trouble.
You can make your house really look "lived in" when you leave on a trip by simply using one of the many timers. Instead of just simply turning one light on and off, turn variouse lights on and off around the house. This will make it look like there's activity inside the house.
CONVENIENCE
The whole purpose of home automation is to make our life easier, and X10 has many ways to do this!
Enjoy coming home to a lighted house, but don't want to burn electricity all day? Just set a timer to turn a light on for you!
Turn your christmas lights on and off when it gets dark out with either and ordinary timer, or a light sensor. This will end running around the house plugging things in, and flipping a zillion switches
X10 inductive dimmers work great for remote-controlling your ceiling fan, and are about 1/2 the cost of those Hunter ceiling fan remotes. You can even set your fan too come on at a specific time with your timer!
You can learn more about X10, or post questions on this subject in our FORUM.
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 11:53
The most basic system is a remote, and a reciever. The reciever is a small box about the size of an AC power adapter. It has a plug on one end, and has two knobs on it. Turn the knobs to set the codes. The letter sets the house code, while the number sets the device code. For instance you can set a reciever for A1, and plug a lamp into it. The remote has a similar knob on it to set the house code, but has buttons for each device code. Just simply push the button of the device number, number one in this case, and the light comes on!
An X10 system can have up to 256 devices on various house and device codes. There's motion sensors, wireless keychain remotes, timers, computer interfaces and all kinds of other cool stuff to turn things on and off.
SECURITY
An X10 system works best as a security system, especially if you have a few motion sensors. Set a motion sensor to send a house and device code when tripped, and you have a simple security system.
To secure your garage or outbuilding, place a motion sensor inside it. Inside your house, you may want to set a lamp in your bedroom. Also set a siren to activate whenever the sensor is tripped to scare away would be thieves. The lamp will come on in your room to alert you of the trouble.
You can make your house really look "lived in" when you leave on a trip by simply using one of the many timers. Instead of just simply turning one light on and off, turn variouse lights on and off around the house. This will make it look like there's activity inside the house.
CONVENIENCE
The whole purpose of home automation is to make our life easier, and X10 has many ways to do this!
Enjoy coming home to a lighted house, but don't want to burn electricity all day? Just set a timer to turn a light on for you!
Turn your christmas lights on and off when it gets dark out with either and ordinary timer, or a light sensor. This will end running around the house plugging things in, and flipping a zillion switches
X10 inductive dimmers work great for remote-controlling your ceiling fan, and are about 1/2 the cost of those Hunter ceiling fan remotes. You can even set your fan too come on at a specific time with your timer!
You can learn more about X10, or post questions on this subject in our FORUM.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 September 2009 11:48