Re: New kid on the block - X-10 reliability

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peer -

If reliability is an issue, 'not sure X-10 would be a good choice.
Better options(IMO) include EIB / Knx and Idratek
(http://www.idratek.com/), plus several
others ...

Chris



Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote:

>Hi,
>
>as the welcome message to this group implies, I'd like to introduce my
>self. I am from Germany, doing IT for a living for a long time, and
>finally trying to get my feet wet with home automation.
>
>First question: How reliable is X-10? I am trying in at home (old
>building [1967] and around 300sq meter). The CM11 is connected to a
>linux server downstairs, running heyu.
>
>The first trigger of an MS13 results in Whenever one of the MS13 gets
>triggered I receive an
>
>2006/10/19 15:02:51  rcvi address unit      3 : housecode A (motion)
>2006/10/19 15:02:51  rcvi function         On : housecode A
>2006/10/19 15:06:43  rcvi address unit      3 : housecode A (motion)
>
>However, after that, I only receive the following entry within the
>logfile (heyu monitor)
>
>2006/10/19 15:06:43  Poll received unknown value (1 bytes), leading
byte
>= 63
>
>How successful do you use X-10, especially in slightly older house
>running slightly longer cable?
>
>





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