Re: X10 Computer Interface

["Paul Peard" <NOSPAMpaul_peard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

PLC - powerline communications - X10 controllers. There are a few in the US
and basically 1 in Europe - the old serial one - point is if you are going
to to talk to one in you software if you don't support the 1 thats available
in Europe then you have lost some of your potential audience.

STAMPS look like fun - when the home automation project calms down - it;s
the next toy on the list.

Paul

"Dave" <dju@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:37:25 +0000 (UTC), "Paul Peard"
> <NOSPAMpaul_peard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>As far as the PLC controllers - I understand it's more the voltage -
>>Europe
>>is 220-240v - so the components must be rated accordingly, most
>>manufacturers of this kit seem to think that both the houses in europe
>>with
>>electricity won't need automation - so they keep there product US
>>centric -
>>missing out on a fair share of the possibles out there.
>
> If you're talking about the Stamps not being supported in
> Europe, maybe they are.
>
> http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/company/distributors/dist_europe.asp
>
> It probably looks like I'm pushing this one brand. I promise
> I don't have any association with them. I bought a Stamp
> starter kit about 3 or 4 years ago (for my RC hobby) and
> although the controller wasn't very powerful in terms of
> memory capacity or speed, it was so easy to get up and
> running with it. That's why I like this brand, being more of
> an experimenter now than a serious electronics engineer,
> although I used to be an eng' tech back in the '70s. I've
> worked with some of the old Intel controllers - 8748 comes
> to mind.
>
> I don't know what a PLC controller is. Is that the term for
> the X10 transmitter?
>
> Anyway, I hope you find what you're looking for.
>
> Regards,
> Dave