[Coco] plug'n'power controller manual?

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:46:34 am Bruce W. Calkins did opine:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Wolfe"
> 
> As for getting outlet modules, rumor has it you can use any regular
> x10 compatible stuff (someone please correct me if this is wrong).  I
> found x10 outlet controllers new online for less than $10, lightbulb
> socket types for $7.  I'm hoping these will work with the P'n'P
> controller.
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> Yes, these work fine.
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> 
> They have x10 motion sensors, temperature sensors, etc as well.
> It would be very interesting if all these types of things can be used
> from OS9.
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> The RS/Tandy P-n-P system is one way.  We would need to build a reciever
> for the CoCo for input.  Not impossable, but perhaps not worthwhile. 
> OTOH; hobbies seldom profit.
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> 
> -Aaron
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> Bruce W.
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The receiver is a cm11a, and I believe its out of production now for 
several years.  There is an rf based device that I think replaces it now, 
called the firecracker or bottlerocket, I forget which.  It has a 17 in the 
model number IIRC.

There is also a radio receiver that is used to receive the messages from 
the eagle-eye and hawk-eye motion detectors, the RR-501.  It translates 
what the radio picks up and sends it to the powerline.  I have them plugged 
into a 3 wide duplex expander, and the cm11a talks to my computer over a 
serial cable, and since the cm11a has memory, it will perform the scheduled 
tasks without aid from the computer for a year at a time.  When I need to 
update the cm11a, I fire up "heyu" to do that.  Because the original author 
of heyu licensed it with a GPL incompatible license, it will never be part 
of a linux distribution, but the current maintainer is still actively 
developing it.  And it is free for the downloading, but you'll need the 
"build essentials" compiler stuff to do the build and install.

My outside lights are on a schedule that is adjusted for sunrise/sunset 
times.  Yeah, I'm a redneck, the Christmas lights never come down except to 
replace them. ;-)

Its sort of neat to pickup an x10 palm pad, take it to the basement where I 
have a pool table, and control the music being played on the speakers down 
there with buttons on the palm pad.

-- 
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