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Re: x10 wireless question


  • Subject: Re: x10 wireless question
  • From: "egelbeertje" <r_d_k@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:33:38 -0000


Thx again Frank,

just ordered a w800rf32AE. See how it works out.

rgds Rob.



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@...>
wrote:
>
> 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@...>
> 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:
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > 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.
> >> >
> >> > 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 ??
> >> >
> >> > rgds ,
> >> >
> >> > Rob
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
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