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X10 Home Automation

PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:50 pm
by admin
FlowStone now supports X10 home Automation!

Check out the Marmitek CM15 Pro USB Home automation Interface!

Turn lights on and off, close curtains, open garage doors, home security, you name it!

Available in FlowStone FREE release today!

There are some simple examples to get you going here:

Lamp On/Off Test:
http://www.dsprobotics.com/support/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=82

PIR Test:
http://www.dsprobotics.com/support/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=83

Re: X10 Home Automation

PostPosted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 1:45 pm
by Embedded
That's cool!

So using FlowStone I can now make a complete home automation system!

Home Security Application

PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:41 pm
by paul.pacini
Besides home automation, given FlowStone’s I/O capability and low computing overhead, you could make one heck-of-a home security system with an old PC and some X-10 modules. Besides doing all the usual door and window checking, it could also have some built-in redundancy to avoid false alarms from pets. It could look for motion changes with cameras and send images to the owner via email or SMS. It could switch lights on and off for a “lived-in” appearance.

Wow, that just gave me some cool ideas… :idea:

Re: X10 Home Automation

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:08 pm
by Embedded
I have this Home automation kit now and it works great with FlowStone.

I've made it so that I can turn the lights on or off using a IR remote control and the Phidgets IR Remote Control Interface & the Marmitek CM15 Pro USB Home automation Interface:

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Phidget IR 1055
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CM15 Pro X10 Controller
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Re: X10 Home Automation

PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:55 pm
by Hales
X10 is a protocol for communication among electronic devices used for home automation (domotics). It primarily uses power line wiring for signaling and control, where the signals involve brief radio frequency bursts representing digital information. A wireless radio based protocol transport is also defined.