Re: $20 Insteon dimmer switch

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

X-10 certainly cannot handle a strong noise signal within ±10kHz of its
120kHz carrier but I think there's a good chance Insteon may be able to
handle it. Page 35 of the Insteon whitepaper implies that it can.

If it does, it will answer all questions about Insteon's noise immunity. If
it doesn't I may try to borrow another starter kit and devise some other
tests.

It seems that the translator selectively translates only those X10 and
Insteon codes it has been programmed for (more or less the same as the
BX24-AHT does for X-10 RF) but I would prefer you to test using the tabletop
remote to send to an Insteon device before installing the translator in case
the translator is doing something beyond what I think it does.

"BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Sure, I'll do that. Should be fairly easy to set up. Me thinks that it
>should work because there's 10kHz seperation between X10 and Insteon so
>it's sort of like two TV stations (X10 & Insteon Transmitters) on the
>same cable with two TV sets tuned to the different stations (X10 &
>Insteon modules).  I'll plug in my X10 test signal generator which sends
>a constant stream of on and off signals and try sending some Insteon
>commands while it's running. I may then try the same test using UPB
>since I have their starter kit here too.
>
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>> X-No-archive: yes On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:57:42 GMT, "BruceR"
>> <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> used recycled pixels to say:
>>
>>> Ahh yes, All Agony Airlines (from USAir's former moniker Allegheny
>>> Airlines). The kept me waiting plenty back then!
>>>
>>> Fedex reports that my Insteon Translator is here and on the truck
>>> for a Tuesday Delivery. More exciting that Christmas (this) morning!
>>> Even my wife is excited that we soon have more reliability from
>>> Insteon.
>>>
>>> Merry Christmas everybody!!
>>>
>> {snipped}
>>
>> Is anyone still going to do a test on X-10 Signals jamming the wires
>> while sending an Insteon command to see if the "Insteon Only" setting
>> ignores X-10?
>>
>> Merry Christmas and have a Happy Holiday!
>>
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