Re: HomeSeer Pro-100 is not a mini-ITX ;-) Re: Mini-ITX PC's a the future of HA (was Re: X-10 Mister House Motion sensor problems)

[Marc_F_Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:57:02 -0500, Marc_F_Hult
<MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
<5ehil6t5sqo33keathtghbvbtc89fuckvq@xxxxxxx>:


>Yes, if you want to use the computer CPU to perform this function, HS will
>let you do it, both through scripts and through HS-managed (not
>hardware-based) built-in code for X-10.

My recollection was wrong. HS's ramping of X-10 depends either on HS scripts
or is device dependent, ie., ramped by the switch hardware. No "built-in
code" ABIK.


>Note though that most/many modern HA lighting devices provide hardware-based
>ramping of output level. This is more robust with less overhead that having
>the CPU/mpu track and control ramping for many devices. A single command to
>the device sets the ramp rate and a subsequent single command begins the
>process. The (eg) light switch itself takes care of making it happen.

As do some X-10 switches.

HTH ... Marc