Re: X10 Commands From A PC?

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04/05/2010 11:08 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
> I've got an Insteon interface module that will relay commands
> from a PC to the AC wiring.
>
> Using mControl, I can make it turn X10 devices on and off.
>
> But all I really want to do is issue an "All Units Off" command
> every twenty minutes or so during the daytime or, lacking that,
> turn a single X10 device off.
>
> The agenda is that it seems like somewhere in the area somebody's
> got X10 devices on the same letter-designated network that we do
> and keeps issuing an "On" command that turns one of or
> floodlights on during the daytime.
>
> We *could* change the letter on our system - but that would
> involve quite a bit of work getting to the area where our X10
> modules are located.
>
> mControl seems like overkill for this.   Does anybody know of
> something leaner/meaner?


You could try this question on comp.home.automation.

My first thought was that you need an X-10 signal blocker/coupler
installed in your main CB Box.

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