Re: [ukha_d] Replacement for X10?

[Nicholas Humfrey <njh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Martin.

£12 for a socket and a remote is indeed pretty good value :)

Did you look at LightwaveRF?

nick.


On 2013-11-19 14:47, Martin Howell wrote:
> I did the same as you, and after looking at the options available I
>  opted for Home Easy. The modules are cheap and readily available
>  (although no longer sold by B&Q) and I control mine with an
arduino
>  running home brew software. Works really well and costs are minimal,
>  they can be controlled with manual switches as well as with the
>  computer, and the arduino lets me do other stuff as well as simple
>  turning things on and off.
>
>  There are more sophisticated systems on the market, but most are
> quite
>  expensive, and/or have a steep learning curve so are hard for er
>  indoors to cope with.
>
>  Martin
>
>  On 19/11/2013 11:06, Nicholas Humfrey wrote:
>  > Hello,
>  >
>  > I cant believe I have only just discovered this mailing list! I
> have
>  > been a home automation fan for a very long time, and a few years
> ago
>  > bought a number of Marmitek X10 modules.
>  >
>  > However in the past year several of my X10 modules have stopped
>  > working. Some of them have started having interference problems
(I
>  > think), a couple of the DIN modules have some kind of electronic
> or
>  > mechanical problem. And my cat snapped off the RF aerial of my
USB
>  > controller!
>  >
>  >
>  > It is time to move on but what is the best alternative?
>  >
>  > - LightwaveRF
>  > - Home Easy
>  > - Z-Wave
>  > - Rako
>  > - Bye Bye Standby
>  > - Insteon
>  >
>  > Ideally it would be something affordable, easily available in
the
> UK
>  > and controllable from Linux.
>  > Two-way communication is desirable - like to know that the light
>  > actually received the message to turn on.
>  >
>  >
>  > nick.
>  >
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