Re: XTB, reliablity, etc.

[craft.brian@xxxxxxxxx]

I understand the technology fine, Dave. Get over yourself.

Can you spell this out for me Dave?

> >So an XTB solution is really about eliminating x10 signals generated
> >directly from user input, and using RF instead.
>
> Not even close.

User pushes a button on a wired device that generates x10 signals. How
does the XTB help?

The answer is, it doesn't. It only helps if the user pushes a button on
an RF transmitter, that will be relayed through the XTB. If the signal
doesn't go through the XTB, it isn't doing anything.

b.c.

Dave Houston wrote:
> craft.brian@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >I understand what it does. It just doesn't help much for wired devices
> >that send x10. It only helps for things you plug in, which are RF
> >transponders and PC/microcontrollers. So, to actually use the XTB, you
> >will end up moving all of the user inputs to RF so they can be relayed
> >through a transponder to the XTB. Wired transmitters such as light
> >switches won't benefit. Even if you pop open the XTB and wire it
> >in-line with a wired controller, you'd need one at every location you
> >want to put a controller, which would be expensive and difficult to
> >install.
>
> No, you still haven't grasped what it does. It amplifies the PLC (i.e.
> PowrLine Control) signal of any X10 PLC transmitter plugged into it.
>
> Any receiver, including light switches, will benefit from the stronger
> control signals. If you have switches that also transmit (some Leviton, some
> Switchlinc) their output will not be amplified but that's usually an
> insignificant part of the "usual suspects" when it comes to X-10 problems.
> There's a dearth of software that does anything with the feedback signals
> from such switches.
>
> >So an XTB solution is really about eliminating x10 signals generated
> >directly from user input, and using RF instead.
>
> Not even close. I think you lack an understanding of the fundamentals and
> your X-10 system performance likely suffers as a result.
>
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