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Re: [ECS] Alpha Cards Carl Keyes Tue, 15 Sep 1998 11:56:08 +0000

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Hi,

Anyone need some Alpha cards and adaptors?

Carl


Frank Herron wrote:
> 
> Someone asked about Alpha Cards.  I have been using them for awhile.  Mark
> recommends you stay away from the X10 Card.  I have the Motherboard and the
> Adapter card which plugs into the PC, also recommended by Mark, over the Serial
> port connection.  You can buy blank cards from Alpha and I have hand built my
> own, getting 8 Digital INs and 8 Relay outs on one card.  I use Quad
> Opto-isolators to conserve space ( Aplha uses eight 4n26s) and also a single IC
> that can drive eight relays, which are not located on the card.  They seem very
> responsive.
> 
> The Cm-11A also works well, MUCH better than my Applied Digital Micro Wonder.
> I used to miss inbound X10 signals.  Now with Cm-11A ECS hears everything!!

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