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RE: [ECS] ECS X-10 Interface... Devlin Mon, 4 Jan 1999 06:29:51 -0800

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Greetings:

Can you use ECS to control the full version of homevision (the one that runs
without a PC)?  If you can, can you still use the homevision expansion board
that allows the use of digitel temperature sensors?  The homevision page
says that this board will not work with homevisionPC.

I am also trying to pick an x10/analog/digital input interface.  I would
like to put it in a closet ~150' from my computer.  Will this work ok with
cat 4 twisted pair?  Alternatively I could put a 4 port lan hub in the
closet - can you connet to that?

Regards,

Jim Devlin

-----Original Message-----
From:	David Rabin [mailto:d-rabin@nwu.edu]
Sent:	Sunday, January 03, 1999 12:18 PM
To:	ecs-list@netbloc.com
Subject:	Re: [ECS] ECS X-10 Interface...

i would buy homevision.
it has ir, and digital inputs and outputs. you can add analog inputs.
if you buy homevision pc it needs a computer turned on running ecs but if
you buy regular homevison you can run its software as standalone without a
computer turned on so you have more flexibility (tho this may be heresy on
the ecs list) and i have homevision and like it...tech support is
unbeatable and it works fine (i am told) with all versions of ecs.the ir is
a learning ir and it works fine for me and i have never had an ir signal it
didnt work with...

david

At 12:39 PM 1/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Having recently freed up some time to download and peruse ECS lite, I
>see that it supports a number of X-10 interfaces, which I obviously need
>
>to get ECS to do anything useful.
>
>My question is: which is the best interface (and from where to purchase
>it) to use with ECS?  I would like to control not only X-10 devices but
>digital and analog devices in the future, as well.  The descriptions of
>the devices in ECS are good and allow me to reduce the list to those
>that do not suport digital/analog I/O.
>
>I have seen a lot of chatter about the Mico-Redac interface device which
>
>seems to do everything I want, but cannot find it for sale.  I have
>found Applied Digital's web site, but see no mention of the device
>there.
>
>Thanks in advance for your input,
>
>Stephen Weiss
>seweiss@fast.net
>
>
>
>

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