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General => Users => Topic started by: malarie on June 02, 2008, 03:53:35 am
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Hi, I am totally new to this..
It says on the website that I need X10 to control the lights.. There is a link directed to x10.com... But the problem is, i do not even know what x10 is.. Can someone post an image of the thing i have to buy please?? The links on the wiki should point to the thing we have to buy, not juste the main website....
thanks.
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X10 is one of many lighting control standards that LinuxMCE supports. We also support:
* Z-Wave
* Insteon
* PLCBUS
* EIB / KNX
and many others.
What you need, depends on the particular lighting buss, you wish to find. Google is a good friend here, and can help you find stores that sell these particular devices.
Depending on the lighting system chosen, you will need to get
* modules for each light, either in the form of plug-in modules for lamps, or switches for light fixtures.
* a Master Controller
* a Computer Interface
Once you have these things, you can configure LinuxMCE to use them via the Setup Wizard, or the Web Admin.
-Thom
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Hello malarie. There are a bunch of wiki pages to help you with that.
search for Home Automation at wiki.linuxmce.org
Depending on where you are, there are different choices.. X10 is a very old protocol, and although it's cheap, it doesn't work near as well as xwave or Insteon..
If you are in Europe, you can get PLCBUS, which is a middle ground between X10 and Zwave..
HTH,
Dan
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See the Automation Category (http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Category:Automation) in the wiki for more info.
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Wow, thanks for the quick replies gentlemen. :)
I am from Montreal Canada!!
I will definitely look for more documentation.
Have a nice day