Re: X10 signals can be TOO strong!

["Don" <don@xxxxxx>]

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> The "strength" of the Insteon approach is the
>>> ubiquity (with adequate modules spaced
>>> appropriately) of the signal rather than its
>>> magnitude...
>
>> Hmm.  This sounds a lot like the strength of Z-Wave
>
> Hmm. Seems like fish-brain still hasn't comprehended how Z-Wave works. The
> Z-Wave RF signal hops from one node to another SEQUENTIALLY until it has
> used up its 4 hops. The Z-Wave RF signal is not ubiquitous. It goes from
> node A to node B, then it goes from node B to node C, then it goes from
> node
> C to node D, and then it goes from node D to node E. It cannot go to
> another
> node after E as it has used up all its hops. Each sequential hop takes
> about
> 60mS or 250mS for A>B>C>D>E. Sending an ACK back from node E to node A
> takes
> the same number of hops and time. This is the best case scenario - things
> deteriorate if there are any problems along the way, like Bobby Green's
> stealthy spouse blocking a signal sequence.
>
> Lutron's RadioRA has repeaters every 25' which repeat in real-time. That
> RF
> signal IS ubiquitous.
>
> The Insteon signal is semi-sequential and has a limited number of hops but
> it tends to become more ubiquitous as more nodes receive and repeat the
> signal (simultaneously) but I suspect this is all beyond the comprehension
> of a tiny fish-brain.
>
> Fish-brain really should put his shovel away.
>
>
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good try Dave but fish boy is not ignorant he is stupid and a troll so
trying to teach him is a waste of time