Paul,
This looks like a fascinating web site. I am going to have to spend
part of my weekend studying it and figuring out what I want to ask
them for help in getting automated in my greenhouse.
thanks,
--Tom
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Tom,
I would strongly suggest you not use X-10 technology. It's not very
reliable as you can tell from the usenet and I would be very wary of
trusting my orchids to this kind of system. If you can program a little bit
in Basic and solder a few wires, I would suggest using rs-485 and an
industria
Roger,
Thanks, since I started the discussion about automation I have done a
lot of searching for new ideas for automating my greenhouse. I have
been looking for help sites on X-10 to see if I can find a cure for
what is blocking them from working on my electrical system.
thanks,
--Tom
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Hi Tom--
I just ran across a website with some links (towards the bottom of the page)
that may be of some help solving your X-10 problems.
http://home.att.net/~lpainfo/house2.html
Regards/Roger, in Bangkok
On 3/30/07, Roger, in Bangkok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Tom--
What I'm saying is
Hi Tom--
What I'm saying is that X10 is NOT a viable system! I played with the early
versions of it in high school during the early 60s when it was hot stuff. I
recommend only an ordinary LAN system that you connect your computers
together and share the internet over. Your existing sensors (WI
Roger,
I know they work for other people, but they do not work for me and
the X-10 support did not help me figure out more than I had a
problem. How about giving the other readers of OGD some specific
examples of how you are monitoring and controlling things using your
X-10 setup. If anyo
Hi Thomas--
X10 is an ancient protocol, even predating the internet!!
By far the best way to monitor and control things is through is a simple LAN
system. Your existing sensors are perfectly usable and you have the benefit
of internet interface and control if you want it ... eg a temperature se
Stuart,
The last area of greenhouse automation I am going to cover with this
discussion in one where I have no positive comments. When I started
working with this stuff I thought it would be a great way to control
various misting and watering systems in my greenhouse.
I hate to say this,
Stuart,
The third area I want to cover is software to remotely access to a
computer at home. I have several different systems set up for
remotely accessing computers at home. I use them for different
functions depending on what I want to do.
Windows Remote Access - this is built
Stuart
The Second area of greenhouse monitoring I want to cover is a web
camera in your greenhouse, you can use it to monitor for intruders or
just set it up to monitor several things. I have an network camera
online in my greenhouse, so I can see what is going on. It has a pan
and zoom
Stuart,
I am breaking my discussion into several messages, as I found that
Ken as put a limit on how large a message we can send to the list and
original messages were too large.
I am trying to do lots of things to computer control my hobby
greenhouse. I can tell you what I have done that w
With all this discusssion on computer controlled ventilation it has got me thinking about automation and control from a remote computer.
As i live 15 minutes away from my orchids i was thinking what i could do to control the temperature , ventilation etc etc and monitor the same.
Im sure its poss
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