Re: Re: X10 retrofit - part 2

[ian.bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I am using some from Maplins which were a tenner. Sometimes they do them
on offer for a fiver so worth watching for a while. I have just had a
quick look and cannot see them at the moment although one of the listed
ones does not have a picture so it could be that one (LL64U at 7.99). If
it has a speaker output or similar then it can be adapted to trigger
something like a relay etc.

I use HV and found that a quick moving person through the beam break would
sometimes be missed so I added a signal extender (home made) so HV did not
have any excuses to miss it.

Ian







"Marcus Warrington" <marcusw@xxxxxxx>
10/11/2004 10:05
Please respond to ukha_d


To:     <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
cc:     (bcc: Ian Bird/CV/Novartis)
Subject:        [ukha_d] Re: X10 retrofit - part 2



Ian,

I've been thinking about using break beams and pressure mats as triggers
instead of PIRs for the same reason. Which beam breaker are you using..
cost ?

Marcus

>   From: ian.bird@xxxxxxx
>
>I use a beam break (for speed) to activate the LD11 via HV and a PIR to
>keep the light alive whilst I am in there. All the logic in HV code is
>posted on my web site (www.mollyology.com) under 'My House'. I don't
>remember the last time any of us used the light switch ;-)) I have the
>light brightening up from nothing to about 20% in the early hours and
to
>full on otherwise.
>
>Ian








[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]