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RE: What's the cheapest X10 generating device with PC interface?
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- Subject: RE: What's the cheapest X10 generating device with
PC interface?
- From: "Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 10:30:00 +0100
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Nik,
Sorry
- I wasn't saying that Macros couldn't be done in Home
Automator.
The
point I was trying to make that, as I understand it, events in H.A. can
ONLY be
triggered by web-clicks.
It
isn't possible, say, to write a HomeAutomator event that automatically
happens
at 7am every morning, or triggers because an X-10 event is
received.
M.
Mark,
Graham, addmitted that software that comes with CM12U is crap (and I
agree), and his next project will be support for CM12U interface. Of
course,
he'll first try to bring current version to some decent level before
releasing
it. I suppose that at some point it will start supporting macros and
scheduled
events, because there's no point having it just to turn on or off
particular
lights. In fact, it already supports simple version of macros, because he
was
able to send multiple X10 commands with one click, although to the same
device.
I
think it shouldn't be a problem to create macros, when all the rest is
working.
Nik
Nikola,
HomeAutomator is a "remote control"
application.
What's it's not for is for programming macros and generally running
the house. You'd still need some other software to do that. You may find
that the software supplied with a CM12U is enough for you... but it isn't
for many, which is why so many of the non-Homevision users use
HomeSeer.
It's not clear, yet, how easy interoperability between HomeSeer and
HomeAutomator is going to be????
M.
In a context
of great Home Automator software, I would like to know what's the cheapest
device that can generate X10 commands and have an interface to
PC.
Is it
CM12U?
Home Vision is
a bit too expensive for me at the moment, and I suppose for many of the
UK_HA-ers. On the meeting I found that only 8-9 people out of 50-ish have
HomeVision. CM12 everyone can afford and Home Automator as well :-). So is
it then a winning combination?
Also, if I
want to develop such a device, will I have to pay any licencing fees for
using X10 protocol if it's patented?
Regards,
Nik
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