Re: is X10 2-way ?

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Some X-10 devices respond to STATUS_REQUEST but the response is independent
of the load, reflecting only the state of the module itself.

Newer X-10 devices that respond to extended codes (LM14A, AM14A in the USA)
can be configured to report any change of state and the documentation
indicates that this extended code reflects the state of the load itself. I'm
not sure whether the European equivalents include this feature.

Insteon utilizes a two-way protocol with ACK/NAK but I don't think the
response reflects the state of the load but merely whether the command
received matched the included checksum. At this time Insteon is only
available for 120V/60Hz.

To accomplish the goals you've listed you will likely need a
custom-designed, hard-wired system and a key to the bullion vaults at Fort
Knox in order to pay for it.

Tolga Uzuner <tolga@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi There,
>
>I am new to the group. I've reda a lot of helpful material here, so
>thanks to everyone already.
>
>I am wiring up a brand new house, and would like to install controls
>into all the electrical circuitry so that I can do the following:
>- turn any circuit on or off
>- monitor IF a circuit is being used ot not i.e. if it is passing
>current or not
>- write macros to turn circuits on and off contingent on signals from
>motion detectors etc.
>- control/monitor circuits and also motion detectors over the web
>
>Reading up on X10, it appears some of this is possible but I am not sure
>if one could actually use x10 to check if current is running through a
>circuit. Is this possible ? Do socket controls exist in x10 which can
>also act as transmitters contingent on something happening ?
>
>I do not want all the circuitry inside the socket, and not an external
>plug. I am wiring the house new, so might as well put in circuitry into
>the sockets now which will give me what I want.
>
>If X10 is not a solution, what of something like Insteon or Zigbee  ?
>Can I install Insteon into the sockets internally and get the behaviour
>I need ?
>
>Finally, I am in continental Europe... are there Insteon/Zigbee products
>available in Europe ?
>
>Thanks, Tolga