Re: Re: x10 wireless question

["Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rob

> what's the range/sensitivity of these ws800,

Havent really done a range test to be honest ,but most  people who use the
W800 rave about the range it has .....Yes it comes with an antenna.......
http://www.wgldesigns.com/w800.html


>extra sw to filter on specific house codes or do
> you have to set that up in homeseer ??

You would have to write some code in Homeseer to watch for specific
codes.......

Also there are some rf temp sensors that the w800 can monitor ,,,check out
them on this xPL site

http://www.xplmonkey.com/xplw800.html

HTH
Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "egelbeertje" <r_d_k@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:38 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: x10 wireless question


> Hi Frank,
>
> what's the range/sensitivity of these ws800, do they come with
> external antenna / extra sw to filter on specific house codes or do
> you have to set that up in homeseer ??
>
> rgds Rob.
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden"
<frankmc@...> wrote:
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>> Hi Rob
>>
>> Havent used those plugin transcievers before , but im using the
> W800 with
>> xPL and generally the  response is very quick.......From what i
> have read
>> ,others who have used the Transciever version and moved to the
> serial
>> version ie W800  say  the serial version is much quicker....
>>
>> HTH
>> Frank
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "egelbeertje" <r_d_k@...>
>> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:16 PM
>> Subject: [ukha_d] x10 wireless question
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>>
>> > Hi,
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>> > due to time lag native to x10 (wireless -> tranceiver
-> over the
>> > powerline -> decoding in pc interface -> rs232 to pc
-> run the
> script -
>> >> execute commands and wait for the lights to come on) I am
>> > investigatin to invest in a rs232 receiver that plugs
directly
> into the
>> > pc driving homeseer.
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>> > Any specific things I should take into account, what will the
> time lag
>> > difference be ?? I am hoping to gain 1 to 2 seconds, is that
>> > realistic ??
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>> > rgds ,
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>> > Rob
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