Re: X10 problems

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Adam,
>Thanks Paul, that looks like it's pretty much what I'm after.  So
to get
>this clear in my head, I simply plug this into the PC, and run
wires
>from it to various PIRs?

Yup, bang on.

>- Do you happen to know if there is a length
>limitation on the wires?  I'm asking because I'd quite like to run
a
>couple of wires to a contact switch and PIR in the garage, and
that's
>about 100 feet from the house.
>

I'm sure there is, but for all practical purposes, I don't imagine its 
relevant unless you live in a *very* big house... :-)  I don't think
100ft 
would be any problem at all. (not for simple contact closure anyway, -
using 
EOL resistors might require some tweaking to the threshold levels on the
VIOM's inputs to take account of the resistance of the wire, but that's the
only issue I can think of...)

Paul G.

>Cheers,
>Adam.
>


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