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Home Toys
August 2004
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Functions The programmable logic controller functions (PLC) installed in a home and programmed with these functions, gives the homeowner added control and flexibility over conventional electrical switching installations.   |
Home Toys
October 2005 |
Relay 8, X-10 Driven Eight Circuit Relay Module from WGL Designs The Relay 8 offers a quick and easy way for the home automation enthusiast to have relay control using conventional and easily available X-10 power line commands. |
Home Toys
December 2003
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Data Types With any PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) system, you generally have many different types of data to process. Here's a primer. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Application The programmable logic controller (PLC) allows for the integration of three basic electrical systems: lighting, drapery and audio. It also allows for all of the systems to be controlled from one common wall station, thus eliminating the conventional switch wall clutter. |
Home Toys
June 2004
Bert Centala |
Sensors Make "Sense" for Home Automation Environmental sensor products can be a welcome addition to almost any Home Automation system whether they are used to actively control HVAC devices or to simply monitor key environmental parameters. |
Home Toys
August 2004
Axe & Rosenthal |
Lighting Controls Simplified With the proper lighting control system, lighting within a room or throughout a home can be controlled automatically with a single lighting control button, a remote control, when a door is opened or even when the sun rises and sets. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Security Integrating the security system with the PLC lighting control system creates a more secure home environment, when the homeowners are away or at home. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller - Variable Codes Entering variable codes could be done via a desk or laptop PC, but a more convenient way is via a LCD display panel. In the commissioning of a home lighting control system, a LCD display panel makes programming an ease. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Bob Hetherington |
Omni LT Security and Home Automation System In addition to its security functions, this is a full-blown home automation controller that can make your life a lot easier and more convenient. It will control your powerline lighting and appliance components, thermostats, hard wired devices and more. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller The decision to use touchpanels should be based on the number of inputs and outputs (I/O) in the project. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2007 |
Crane Electronics Offers Digital Switch Matrix Family The Electronics Group of Crane Aerospace & Electronics is offering a digital switch matrix family providing switching for high data rate emitter coupled logic signals as fast as 300 megabytes per second, or for the low data rate of RS-422 signals. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
James Turner |
The Smart Power Strip A Web-enabled outlet tells you how much power an appliance is consuming and lets you turn it on and off remotely |
Home Toys
December 2005
Bill Hubbard |
SoE: Extend your reach with Serial-over-Ethernet With this technology, you can control the lighting, the alarm system, the front gate, virtually anything on your property that is controlled serially, or needs no control beyond the application of power. |
Technology Research News
May 5, 2004
Eric Smalley |
Y Switches Set up Low-Power Logic Researchers are looking into Y-branch switches, which have the potential to use less energy because they turn circuits on and off by directing electrons in one of two directions rather than opening and closing the circuit. |
Home Toys
December 2005 |
Lights, Plasma, Action! Proper lighting control is essential to a well-designed home theater. And among the myriad choices in lighting control, it is easy to find a system within your budget. |
Technology Research News
June 30, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Software fuse shorts bugs Many of the problems are caused by conditions that software designers didn't anticipate. |
PC Magazine
August 30, 2006 |
Batch File Redirection Oddity Redirecting the output of a batch file in Windows XP |
Linux Journal
March 2000
Marjorie Richardson |
Take Command: Sending Files by E-mail When it's time to send those source files to your project leader, Unix/Linux has the commands you need. |
Home Theater
May 22, 2001 |
Classe Debuts Preamp/surround Processor A recent addition is Classe's SSP-30, a preamp/processor that allows separate routing of audio and video signals, so that one source can be heard in another room while a film is being watched in the home theater... |
Home Toys
April 2005 |
How To Build An X-10 Broadcast Car Monitor Monitoring if your car is home or "on the road" with automation systems. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Damon Bruccoleri |
Make a Big Scene with your Next Lighting System Modern scene lighting affects what people see in your home. Carefully planned lighting can establish mood and color, control the focus of attention, and enhance the beauty and functionality of the home. |
Home Theater
June 2002
Darryl Wilkinson |
McIntosh MX134 Preamp/Processor & MC206 Amplifier Despite its conservative appearance, this McIntosh combo is one hell-raising stack of gear. |
Home Theater
April 2003
Larry Houser |
Lighting for Dummies Simple tools to create the ideal lighting environment for your home theater |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
Home Technology Integration The objective of this article is to provide you with a primer regarding the issues that must be considered when contemplating the installation of a Home Automation System. |
Chemistry World
November 15, 2007
Tom Westgate |
Computing Goes Into Solution South Korean scientists have developed the first soluble molecular logic gates - one step along the way to designing molecular computers and biological lab-on-a-chip devices. |
Technology Research News
October 6, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Fluid chip does binary logic Researchers are working to combine many gates to make a microfluidic computing system. The technology could lead to inexpensive, easily-manufacturerd handheld labs-on-a-chip that do not require control electronics. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2009
Todd Stocker |
Getting More Out of Today's Pulse/Pattern Generators Modern pulse/pattern generators give users a lot of control over the signals they create. Going beyond basic settings will allow designers and test engineers to better match outputs to application needs and improve test results. |
| This Old House |
3 Reasons to Get Remote Lighting Control The advantages of remote control lighting are convenience and deterring burglars. |
Home Toys
December 2002
David Steele |
Driveway And Entry Annunciators For Home Automation Driveway and entry annunciators have been around for many years. To add them to your home automation and security system can add a whole new meaning to convenience. They can provide you not only with being alerted when a visitor approaches, but also turn on lights for safety and convenience. |
Home Toys
June 2004
Don Johnson |
To Centralize or De-Centralize your Lighting Control: That is the Question! It was common knowledge that controlling lights with computerized panels throughout an entire home is a luxury that only the wealthy can afford -- until now! |
Home Toys
June 2003
Roger Stamm |
Lighting the way to energy efficiency and cost savings with whole-home lighting controls By their inherent design and very purpose, lighting controls are a way to not only save electricity and related costs, they're a fun, convenient and futuristic way to go about it. |
Managed Care
November 2002
Andes et al. |
Measuring Efficiency of Physician Practices Using Data Envelopment Analysis This paper develops a model to help determine best practices of efficient physician offices while allowing for choices between inputs. Measuring how efficient practices provide services yields useful information to help improve performance of less efficient practices. |
Home Toys
April 2004
Paul Custodio |
Affordable Home Automation Solutions The following three examples are simple home solutions that can be implemented in nearly any home on nearly any budget, using equipment available from X10.com. |
D-Lib
February 2009
van Veen et al. |
Sharing Functionality on the Web: A Proposed Services Infrastructure for The European Library A Proposed Services Infrastructure for The European Library |
Home Toys
June 2002
Richard Gensley |
Hi-Tech Hits the Landscaping Scene "Scenes" are the new word in lighting control. Instead of just turning on a light with a switch, home owners are now turning on scenes. In well-thought-out lighting plans, scenes don't stop at the exterior walls. They extend the lighting feel and visual effects right on out to the landscape. |
Home Toys
June 2005 |
How to Increase Safety and Security Around the House No more are you limited by the wiring systems that were installed when they built your home. New wireless home control systems can easily modernize your home's electrical system and much more. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Jimmy Busby |
Hardwired Lighting Control: Now Affordable and Reliable Because of the complexity and the high cost, lighting control and whole house integration has only been available to a fortunate few. By keeping devices simple and programming easy, automation can become something that everyone can use. |
Home Toys
October 2004
Tom Grounds |
Home Theater Project: Media Room Finding the right place for everything in your home theater system. |
InternetNews
February 3, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
DOE Lowers the Lights with Wireless Mesh The Department of Energy pilots a plan to retrofit corporate lighting systems with automatic sensors to save energy. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Roger Stamm |
Lighting Your Way to a More Secure, More Beautiful Home The features and advantages of modern lighting control systems are truly incredible. Technological advancements have given us comprehensive and affordable home lighting controls that can do things Thomas Edison would have never dreamed were possible. |
JavaWorld
December 2000
Michael C. Daconta |
When Runtime.exec() won't This installment of Java Traps discusses one new pitfall and revisits another from the previous column. Originating in the java.lang package, the pitfall specifically involves problems with the Runtime.exec() method. |
Home Theater
March 26, 2002 |
PS Audio's New Power Director The Power Director performs AC conditioning, surge and spike protection, non-current limiting, and communication and switching interfaces for a custom home audio/video system or rack-mount environment... |
Home Toys
June 2006
Jack Goldberg |
My Vacation Home -- My System In addition to this home's lighting, which is controlled by individual single-gang, eight-button switches, the air conditioning and heating, motorized drapes, audio & video, and Jacuzzi are easily controlled by the Vantage Smart Home System. |
Home Toys
February 2004 |
Home Technology Integration Lighting control for the custom home |
Home Toys
December 2004
Bill Hambley |
How Do You Sell Lighting Control??? You've got to get your clients to experience lighting control first hand. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2008 |
North Atlantic Introduces CompactPCI DC-DC Converter for Military Applications North Atlantic Industries is offering the 55LQ2 high-power-density, low-profile, single card slot, CompactPCI DC-DC converter that provides as much as 100 watts of output power at full load. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Doc Greene |
Just What The Doctor Ordered Last spring an old customer, a prominent eye specialist called and told us he was remodeling his kitchen and would like something a little nicer than the old 1990 Sony 32 inch CRT. Here's what we did. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2008 |
Lambda Introduces Board-Mounted AC-DC Power Module for Industrial Applications The active current-share feature enables designers to parallel as many as six PFE500F modules together. |
Home Toys
August 2002
David Teel |
So, Who Designed Your System? If the system designer is not an expert with regards to every aspect of the system, he or she should look for outside design resources, including other system designers, programmers, consultants or even the manufacturers. Making the system work will win you friends and future business. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Jack Goldberg |
Simple Interfaces, Part II Close coordination between home automation contractors is a must, and you must be able to 'work well with others'. There is a lot of planning involved, both before the project starts and during the installation. |
