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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
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
February 2004
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller: Memory Map An explanation of how PLCs use memory |
Home Toys
April 2006 |
Programmable Logic Controller -- Hardware The PLC is a versatile product that has many hardware options to accommodate the large number of different electrical interfaces out there. The PLC is modular in design so that one can mix and match the input/output (I/O) hardware requirements to meet the needs of the project. |
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
June 2002
Roy Schofield |
Using VIOM Versatile Input Output Module for Home Control Often adding timers, relays and assorted components can lead to a home automation system that is unreliable and difficult to service. The VIOM controller can provide a single-board solution giving a flexible and reliable solution. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller The Grafik Eye lets you control every light in a room with a touch of a button. |
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
February 2003
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller The PLC allows the homeowner to control not only the lighting and drapery systems, but also the audio volume levels in every room from one single keypad. |
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. |
Home Toys
October 2004
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller: Drapery Not only can the homeowner control the blinds from keypads on the wall, but can have them open or close depending on the amount of sunlight coming into the room. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Communicates RS-232 Programmable Logic Controllers have communication ports that can be configured to talk all kinds of protocols, controlling a number of systems: security, heating, lighting, drapery, audio, video, etc. |
Home Toys
June 2006
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller By integrating the remote with the programmable logic controller, you can control the lights and curtains in the same room as the audio/video equipment. |
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
August 2005
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller - Installation There are many things to consider when installing a programmable logic controller (PLC). Here's a guide. |
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
October 2003
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Registers If you are a new programmable logic controller (PLC) user, you will find that each PLC manufacturer has their own conventions on the use of numbers. PLCs offer a fixed number of registers. Most modular PLC registers are counted in octal. |
Home Toys
June 2004
Thomas Morgan |
Interfacing Lightolier Compose HAI and Lightolier is a product combination that is reliable, fast, flexible and 2-way, a tough combination to beat for an integrated whole house scene-based lighting solution. |
| This Old House |
3 Reasons to Get Remote Lighting Control The advantages of remote control lighting are convenience and deterring burglars. |
Home Toys
November 2002
Bob Hetherington |
Marantz SR9200 Home Theater Receiver The Marantz SR9200 Home Theater Receiver has the latest THX features as well as most if not all predecessor home theater arrangements. Added to that, it's got power enough to blow the doors off of most living rooms (140 W X 7 Channels) and much more. |
Home Toys
June 2004 |
UPB Powerline Carrier Home Control Technology Web Mountain Technologies (WMT) is one of a new breed of manufacturers in the Home Technology market that is building products based upon TCP/IP networking. |
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 Toys
April 2003
Jeff Morrison |
Redefining Whole-House Lighting Control Staying on the edge is important to keep up with what consumers want and expect in their homes. And today, Lightolier Controls has taken an even greater step in redefining whole-house lighting control. |
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. |
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. |
Home Toys
March 2003
Bob Hetherington |
Elan Z-Series Multi Room/Multi Source Audio/Video System with VIA! TouchPanel This is not a system that can be installed without a fair bit of expertise but the technology is solid and the reliability is good. |
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. |
Home Theater
October 2001
Darryl Wilkinson |
Russound A-BUS A-BK1 Four-Zone Music-Distribution System This A-BUS makes it easy to "Take the 'A' Train" in any room in your home... |
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 Theater
April 10, 2002 |
Rotel's New Multi-channel Processor The new RSP-1066 Surround Processor/Preamplifier is a sophisticated A/V control center that combines simplicity and convenience with the latest in digital-surround technologies for film-sound and music... |
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. |
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. |
Chemistry World
January 5, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Password Protection Goes Molecular Israeli scientists have invented the ultimate in small-scale security: a molecule that acts like an electronic keypad lock. |
Home Theater
June 27, 2001 |
Myryad Processor Decodes DVD-A, SACD The surround processor is the heart of every high-end home theater system. Good ones, like Myryad Systems' MDP500, have flexibility built in for unanticipated new formats... |
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. |
U.S. CPSC
December 13, 2001 |
Homemaster Recalls Outdoor Lighting Timers Outdoor Lighting Timers have reversed polarity in the wiring, potentially allowing a current to flow through a consumer's body, posing a shock hazard to consumers... |
