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Home Toys
June 2002
Ant Skelton |
Marmitek AWM2 Micro-Module The Marmitek AWM2 micro-module is the first to market of the new breed of modules supporting ACT's A10 (Advanced X10) protocol. The AWM2 has two switch inputs: the first controls the built-in appliance module, and the second is transmitted as X10 on the mains wiring.   |
Home Toys
February 2006
Brett Griffin |
Intermingling X-10 and New Lighting Technologies in Your Home Many X-10 users will want to intermingle few UPB or other RF capable switches at first, migrating their homes over a few years, spreading the cost out. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Thanh Nguyen |
What is the LCN Installation Bus? The installation bus is a new way to electrically wire buildings that is more cost effective and offers many new functionalities over the conventional method. The LCN installation bus distinguishes itself through performance and cost effectiveness compared to the rest. |
Home Toys
April 2004
John Perry |
X-10 and Motion Detectors This extension to our X-10 system has now been running reliably for over two years, and it has the added advantage of giving us advance warning when visitors are coming and when the boys get back from school. |
| This Old House |
Product Innovation: Remote-Controlled Lighting Easy, affordable ways to get whole-house lighting control without rewiring. |
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
October 2002
David Steele |
A Low Cost Home Automation Controller Have you ever wanted to automate a function in your home, but just could not justify the cost of the do-everything home automation controllers? Elk Products' Magicmodule family of programmable controllers offer a good home automation control package at a reasonable price. |
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 |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004
Troy Dreier |
Your Automated Home Control your household appliances from a PC, over the Web, or via remote. We review four starter packages. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Bill Howard |
Master of the House Home automation technology is fun and affordable. Here's how to get started. |
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. |
Salon.com
May 25, 2001
Damien Cave |
Geek house Hardware hackers are using a fast-spreading technology to give their homes a cheap and speedy intelligence upgrade... |
Home Toys
August 2004 |
Are PLC Gremlins Causing Problems? Here's How to Send Them Packing! You don't need an extensive power line communications (PLC)/X-10 system to encounter gremlins --- those seemingly inexplicable little glitches that keep certain signals from successfully arriving at certain receivers. |
This Old House
Roseann Henry |
Dim All the Lights --- Quietly A dimmer switch can create a tranquil mood, but not if it makes an annoying buzz. |
Home Toys
June 2003
Don Marquardt |
"JEANNIE": The House that Listens Home Automation can be both very useful and affordable to even the modest home owner. You can start small and add functions as you get time and money. But if you're building your home, you can go all-out with the necessary equipment for networking and automation relatively inexpensively. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Eugene Kowch |
Why is There a Need for an Electrical Design? An electrical design will gather all switching requirements for the home. Determine what level of control is acceptable and propose an electrical control system to meet these needs. |
Home Toys
April 2002
Bob Hetherington |
Leviton Decora Home Controls Scene-Capable Dimming Wall Switch Receivers Well, it's time to change over the house from those old ivory X10 pushbuttons to something a little more contemporary with higher quality and reliability. We decided on Leviton's newest line of wall switches. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006 |
VXI, GPIB, or Ethernet PXI test modules The company is offering 11 switch and four digital I/O Adapt a Switch modules for the PXI/CompactPCI test environment. |
Home Toys
April 2002
Brian McClung |
The OCELOT from Applied Digital, Inc. The OCELOT home automation controller appears a well-thought-out answer to home automation. Capable of interfacing with 4 different types of protocols (RS232, RS485, X-10, and IR) and with expansion capabilities, it seems capable of the manufacturer's claims. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2005
Linda Geppert |
Power to the Molecules A "crossbar latch" supplies the missing piece for a nanosize alternative to the transistor. Now, researchers at Hewlett-Packard plan to knit them into a huge circuit, hoping to put the technology on the market in about 10 years. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Craig Chadwick |
Television Control Interface for Handicapped Users This article provides an example of how the HomeVision home automation controller might be used by a handicapped individual. |
Entrepreneur
August 2006
Amanda C. Kooser |
Make the Switch Pick up the pace with a gigabit ethernet switch for your network. |
Science News
January 6, 2007
Ivars Peterson |
Laying Track Switches in train track layouts lead to a tangled math problem. |
Entrepreneur
February 2004
Amanda C. Kooser |
Switch It On It may be high time to maximize your network's performance, now that there are newer, cheaper Ethernet switches in town. |
Home Toys
October 2004 |
Not Only X10: Everything Under Control Especially From Remote The device developed by Iriave Electronics is a hardware interface that allows control data communication over the power line. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006 |
Global electromechanical switch market to grow 3 to 5 percent through 2008 After years of decline due to financial crises, all switch products covered in a recent study are expected to grow during the forecast period. |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
Integrated Home Networks The focus of this article is the computer network as part of the integrated home network. |
U.S. CPSC
March 12, 2008 |
Ensto Control Oy Recalls Toggle and Rotary Switches Due to Electric Shock Hazards When switched OFF, one electrical pole may remain energized, posing a risk of electrical shock hazard to consumers. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Phil Kingery |
Different Ways of Counting A fairly detailed look at the X-10 Extended Code data set used by home automation products |
Home Toys
December 2002
Phil Kingery |
A Better X-10 Interface: The TI103-RS232 All about the TI103 PCC interface from Advanced Control Technologies, Inc. |
U.S. CPSC
December 15, 2006 |
Square D Recalls Safety Switches Due to Shock or Electrocution Hazard The safety switch can continue to supply electricity even after being placed in the "OFF" position. This poses the risk of an electric shock or electrocution hazard to consumers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006
John Keller |
Technology analysis weighs strengths and weaknesses of magnetic switches The analysis shows that although one technology can provide an advantage over others in a specific area, in general all of the technologies offer a variety of capabilities. |
