Home Automation

2009-01-10 17:56

Ghost in the machine

The problem with X-10 technology is, well, X-10 technology.  Now I must caveat that it works very well on clean lines.  The problem is that there are several "dirty devices" that produce an inordinate amount of line noise.  For the last few months, I've been chasing a pest in my...

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2008-11-02 07:29

Night Lights

One of the nicest aspects of having a central home computer is that I can tie in the lighting system to the alarm system. This gives me an inexpensive way to create a feedback control loop using $10 motion sensors.  When I built the house, I made the decision to run extra...

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2008-10-01 10:35

Laszlo Online

I'll try to slowly migrate all of the tip and tricks from my last site.  I don't think I'll have enough time to moderate a forum so I apologize in advance.  Laszlo, the super smart guy who lives in the closet, was named after Lazlo Hollyfeld from the movie Real Genius.  I named him...

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