Re: Garage Light

["Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)" <mph@xxxxxxx>]

Richard,

The X-10

- SS13E "stick a switch"
- MS13E2 "eagleeye" PIR

products will both send an RF message to

- TM13U "RF to X10 transceiver"

Many people find that the TM13U can be a bit flakey though.

Personally, I have stopped using the MS / TM combination, and have moved to
hardwired PIRs (a mix of the Ecolume "occupancy detectio" ones
wired back to
HomeVision, and the Rocket xAP-PIRs. Sadly, the xAP-PIRs only ever made it
to the prototype stage, and Rocket never put them forward for CE
approval...
hence you can't get hold of them any more :-(

The Homevision solution is way better than the TM13U solution, but at a
significantly higher price.

Regards,

Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Sillitto" <richard@xxxxxxx;
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx;
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:40 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Garage Light


> Hello all,
>
> Well I've dipped my toe into the world of home automation - my fish
> tank lights are now controlled via X-10 - what fun being able to turn
> the lights on and off from my computer!!
>
> So, I can't stop my self planning what else to automate (as funds
allow...;-)
>
> What I want to do now is fit a standard security flood light to the
> wall on my garage (which is detached from the house). I have mains
> there already, so no problem with that.
>
> I have a separate PIR which will be switching the mains as is usually
expected.
>
> I also want to be able to X10 control the light, and so have an LM12
> light module which I was going to install in circuit.
>
> So far so good. I've come to the conclusion that it would be useful
> to be able to switch on the light irrespective of PIR and X10 control
> both from the Garage and from inside the house (from a light switch
> in the Kitchen for instance)
>
> I don't want to pull more cable into the garage as this is now quite
> difficult, and so I thought I should be able to use X10 to help me
> here. Obviously the local switch in the garage can be a simple mains
> switch to "short circuit" the PIR and X10 controller.
>
> But remotely I thought I should be able to install a system where-by
> a switch sends an X10 signal (to my computer?) which then triggers
> the X10 module in the Garage to turn the light on.
>
> A further extrapolation to this would be to have the PIR to trigger
> an X10 to send a  message to my computer that it has been set-off,
> thereby allowing me to integrate it into a future security system.
>
> I am however an X10 newbie, and so can't see the wood for the trees
> and am not sure how to best go about this all in an economical way.
> Am I making it all too complicated?
>
> Any tips and advice would be gratefully received.
>
> Richard.
>
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