It's the X-10 modules themselves that draw power all the time looking for "d'code" to activate, isn't it?
On Mar 16, 2011, at 17:18 , David Parsons wrote: > It's called X10. It's been around for a long time. > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 7:56 PM, steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote: >> On 2011-03-16 12:53 , Joseph McAllister wrote: >>> >>> A cry perhaps for a central computer in the home to maintain all settings >>> of all appliances, allowing their power to be cut completely when not being >>> used. Therefor allowing complete restoration when each is re-activated. >>> >>> Providing, of course, that the central computer, and the wireless >>> circuitry such a system would demand, was actually a net savings of power. >>> :-) >> >> what would make this possible is a communication protocol for all devices, >> similar to the protocols being developed for automobile electronics, which >> vastly simplify the wiring -- any device can be plugged into the power >> supply anywhere in the vehicle, and it responds to messages on the power >> line telling it to turn on/off or modulate ... -- It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long...... — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
