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Re: Secret Switch & LD11's


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  • Subject: Re: Secret Switch & LD11's
  • From: Andy Bovingdon <bov@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 11:56:55 +0000
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I'm interested in your findings - makes me wonder if they can be
connected to a homeVision/Ocelot type affair to programmatically
detect combinations of hand movements. The ability to turn different
lamps on via hand-jive could be an interesting adaptation...

At 11:35 AM 13-02-02 +0000, you wrote:
>Stop Press: - he just called me back, - says it works fine...
>
>tested with the model that uses a low-voltage (5V) sensor probe, which
is
>about the size of a postage stamp, and is remoted from the switch unit
on
>any old piece of wire, including bell-wire, CAT5, etc... Multiple
sensors
>can be connected in parallel to the switch unit, so there can be
multiple
>"hot-spots" in the wall. The LV side is opto-isolated from
the mains side.
>the switch unit is slightly larger than a matchbox, & has terminals
for the
>5V sensor inputs. Live & Neutral in, and switched load out. the
switch
>contains a relay that is normally latched, but by removing the
controller
>chip it reverts to a momentary operation.
>
>Based on this, I'm going to order one up & test it out....

___________________________________________________________________
ANDREW  BOVINGDON   Tarantella,  Vision Park   Tel: +44 7768 877170
Director,       Cambridge,  CB4 9ZR,  UK   Fax: +44 1223 518001
Product Marketing      www.tarantella.com       bov@xxxxxxx



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