Re: X10 List from PC

["Rob Iles" <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

depending on distance between controlling PC and lightbox, old-school
relay=
s
may be the ways to go.

http://www.audon.co.uk/pporl8.html
(=A360)

is an 8 port relay card (relays rated at 250V 12A) - connects to parallel
port - -comes with free software.

no afilliation/experience etc.

googling PC controlled relays may turn up more.

there are probably other, cheaper methods, but if X10 noise is an issue,
this may work out cheaper (by the time you've bought a CM11, appliance
module and filters!)

Regards,

Rob


On 8/17/07, Dave Sussman <davids@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   A pal has just IM'd me asking about controlling a desk lamp from a
PC.
> So I said X10 is the simplest, but really don't know what's what in
that
> area. I'm presuming the X10 Computer Interface (probably USB),
> appropriate software (unless the xpl/xapl stuff can do it for free -
> he's a .Net developer so this wouldn't scare him) and an appliance
> module.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Thanks
>
> d
>=20=20
>


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