Re: LED Xmas lights and X10.. the final solution...

[AZ Woody <reply@here>]

Already done (and has been for years)..  A bit more than a MT10.  I got
a Linux box that interfaces with a 1-Wire USB adapter and a X10 CM15a,
with a custom app and scripting! (no script downloaded to the Cm15a, as
the X10 SW really was bad!). ("If date >Thanksgiving and date < Jan 02,
turn on Xmas lights at sunset", and then, "if Xmas lights are on, turn
them off +/- minutes of 11:00 PM" )

It controls my house year round (i.e. "turn of the attic fan if the temp
in the attic is over 110", and logs the number of times the AC comes on,
and the total time it's on each day).



vincentb wrote:
> Hey just an idea to add to that setup...
>
> Since you're using X10 to trigger the relay, then have you considered
> scheduling the lights using X10 also?  For example, an MT10 Mini Timer
> Kit ( www.nextevolution.com.au/productsinfo.asp?productcode=MT10 ) can
> be configured to turn X10 devices on & off at programmed times...
> cheaper solution than setting up a PC to do the controlling (unless you
> already have a PC setup for home automation) - for under 100 bucks you
> won't have to remember to switch on the Xmas tree lights :-)    I use
> an MT10 at my bedside table to manually control some lights close by,
> but setting it up to control the Xmas lights would be funky.
>
>