Re: fingerprint door looks

["Josepi" <J.R.M.@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, I think the same way about integrating the whole world into a "control"
system too.

The X10 system was about the best I had but there are so many better ways of
doing it, probably, now. Other guys use newer and improved systems that
support X10 and I will upgrade one day when I get more time. I have anoisy
electrical system so the X10 doesn't work well but....

I used the X10 wireless motion detectors. The wireless stuff is very
unreliable though. I follow most of my motion detectors with a CPU generated
"OFF" command in a longest time desirable so that it follows the motion
detector's off signal. This gives me some insurance of lights not staying on
forever. Another all off signal is issued in the middle of the night each
night, also. I have about 4 good wireless motion detectors out of 12 or so.
The yield wasn't  good at all. Another problem was the receivers send out
bad codes occasionally. I have about 4 out of 6 receivers that have become
unreliable over the years. They will jam all the other units when they
constantly send garbage. Wired motions would be best but they are not bad
for night lights etc...

With a motion detector you can tell if a person has entered a room on your
computer and turn on a light. Sequences of travel can be determined with
several in different rooms.

eg.
If  MOTION_OUTSIDE then
   DELAY(60 sec)
   if NOT  DOORBELL_RING then
      TURN_ON(LAWN_SPRINKLER)
   endif
endif

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"Larry Moss"  wrote in message news:ipeij5$ju1$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This does look good. I see Schlage also has their LiNK systems that would
give me the user notification piece, but they're subscription-based. Is
there another similar setup that would notify me on my local network of
someone entering. From there, I can send my own notifications or act in any
different way I want, perhaps even turning on a light. I know there are
other ways of turning on a light, but I just like the idea of different
components being integrated (if it won't cost me a fortune).

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