Re: XTB-II 2-Phase Version

["Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx>]

"Joerg" <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello Jeff,
>
> > You have to remember that X10 transmitters are also signal suckers.
Both
> > transmitted and received signals on the "shared bus" powerstrip will be
> > attenuated, depending on how many transmitters are used.  The
configuration
> > you suggest worked fine for one of the beta testers.  The number of
> > transmitters that can be shared will be a function how much load is
> > contributed by each one.
>
> They wouldn't have to be. If you used a series resonant circuit and a
> FET as the switch this should not present a serious load while the FET
> is gated off.

The XTB has an output circuit similar to what you describe.  But that
doesn't help the problem caused by multiple X10 transmitters loading one
another on a powerstrip plugged into the XTB X10 input receptacle.  The XTB
output driver is isolated from its input receptacle at 120KHz.

Jeff