Re: X10 dimmer question

["Stuart Worrall" <stuart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i bought one of the x10 external pirs to get this working.  I dont
think
they sell them anymore unless they started doing them again but is there
anywhere sheltered that you could put one of the internal x10 PIRS to
trigger the lights?  Of course you would need it in range of a radio
receiver.

stu

On 04/07/07, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Well I used to do this with X10 before I went over to CBus - the PIR
was
> fed into Comfort (alarm) and then Homevision linked to Comfort would
turn
> the lights on via a gradual ramp either on PIR triggering or any other
event
> I like e.g. dusk/auto timer/holiday mode etc.
>
> A rather complex and expensive way of doing it if you're only doing
one
> set of lights though!!!
>
> Do you have any existing automation controller?
>
> Paul.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Peter and Jane
> > Sent: 03 July 2007 23:40
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] X10 dimmer question
> >
> > OK so no takers on this one!!
> > Asking the question a different way......
> >
> > I want my PIR triggered outside lights to soft start (ramp up and
> > ideally down again). Anyone got any recommendations how to do
this?
> > Thnx
> > Peter
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Peter and Jane
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 12:00 AM
> > Subject: [ukha_d] X10 dimmer question
> >
> >
> > Hello
> > In my new build I have 2 DIN rail boxes as well as 3 consumer
units.
> > Room to play!
> > I have an LD 11 X10 DIN rail dimmer for a particular set of
lights and
> > like the soft start (ramp up ramp down feature). I really want
this on
> > the front outside lights so bought another LD11. Too late I
realised
> > that unlike the AD10, LD11s only have momentary make input so
needs a
> > pulse for on and another for off. I had thought they had a phase
live
> > for on terminal....wrong!!
> > Does anyone have a suggestion how to control an LD11 by PIRs with
> > inbuilt timers? Ideal solution would use the existing PIRs
> > TIA
> > Peter
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