X10

[malarie]

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.

[tschak909]

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

[ddamron]

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

[Zaerc]

See the Automation Category in the wiki for more info.

[malarie]

Wow,  thanks for the quick replies gentlemen.

I am from Montreal Canada!!

I will definitely look for more documentation.

Have a nice day