What operating system do you use to control your HA project? If you use more than one, you can select them both. I know Comfort and Homevision arn't strictly...
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James Ingham
james.ingham@...
Dec 2, 1999 12:43 pm
Hi All I have a gas fire in my front room (one of those ones which is meant to look like a real fire)...anyone know of an X10 (ideally) device which will let...
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Dec 2, 1999 1:03 pm
Danger Will Robinson!! My advice would be don't use X10 for anything this potentially dangerous. M...
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Mike Huggins
mikeh@...
Dec 2, 1999 1:07 pm
I quite agree ! <BANG> <Smoke> Mike ... From: Mark McCall <Mark@...> To: <ukha_d@egroups.com> Sent: 02 December 1999 13:07 Subject: [ukha_d]...
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Harrison, Mark (Allia...
Mark.Harrison@...
Dec 3, 1999 6:43 pm
Don't even think about using an ignition-based system. If you're relying on being able to turn on a gas appliciance without being there, then you need to think...
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Clive Dilley
clive@...
Dec 3, 1999 10:30 pm
James, all the indications (from previous mails) suggest that any kind of DIY automation here is a no-goer. However something that may interest you is a range...
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Clive Dilley
clive@...
Dec 3, 1999 10:30 pm
I have a question about CCTV (composite) via a SCART and wonder if any one can help. I have a CCTV which I wish to record to a domestic VHS video recorder. The...
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Harrison, Mark (Allia...
Mark.Harrison@...
Dec 5, 1999 12:47 am
Clive, Do you really mean a BNC input, or do you mean a composite video on a phono jack? BNC video is possible, but very unusual. Specifically, I've never seen...
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paul gordon
paul_gordon@...
Dec 5, 1999 10:04 pm
I've still got an old JVC VHS VCR lying around that has BNC connectors for both video in and out - and they are both composite video. Unusually, this machine...
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Grimshaw Stuart
stuart.grimshaw@...
Dec 6, 1999 9:34 am
Does anyone on the list own a PalmIII (or better)? If you do have you tried the OmniRemote software ( http://www.pacificneotek.com/omnisw.htm ) Is it any good,...
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Jerry Treweek
J.treweek@...
Dec 6, 1999 9:57 am
Hi Stuart, Could you not have added a text field so offbeat people like me can specify what 'other' is ?...
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Alex Goodyear
agood@...
Dec 6, 1999 10:05 am
I've just ordered a 2MB upgrade with IR for the Palm Pilot Professional (also fits any of the pre Palm III units). It has a much stronger IR xmitter than the...
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Raymond
Reb.barnett@...
Dec 6, 1999 10:50 am
I've got a Palm Personal, upgraded via the 2MB board, and I tried it with the Pacificneotek software a while back. I can't comment on how powerful the vanilla...
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Andy Powell
andy.powell@...
Dec 6, 1999 11:05 am
... Yes, I had a quick go but... ... It basically no good. The program itself is ok but the IR port on the Pilot isn't powerful enough. Not only that but it...
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Dec 6, 1999 11:56 am
... Seconded! Best thing I EVER bought!! M....
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J A Hoye
jhoye@...
Dec 6, 1999 12:07 pm
... I think I could second that, if I could ever find enough time to program the damn thing. I think I need to borrow a laptop over Christmas... James...
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nicholas.dowell@...
Dec 6, 1999 12:09 pm
Totally agree!! However, anybody found any discrete codes for the Yamaha A2 amp besides the on and off?? in particular the on and off for the effect channel. I...
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Dec 6, 1999 12:33 pm
... I have an A1 and the On and Off are the only discretes I have. M....
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Dec 6, 1999 12:33 pm
... A laptop is ideal for testing. Be aware though that it's better to learn via the Pronto on it's own rather than thru' the Pronto running ProntoEdit. ...
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Andy Powell
andy.powell@...
Dec 6, 1999 12:49 pm
... out on ... you could, if you were that way inclined ;-) , download them to your Pronto and then pop along to your local (actually it may be better to...
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Raymond
Reb.barnett@...
Dec 6, 1999 1:23 pm
They do look cool, but they're sooo expensive, and if I had one, I'd want one for the bedroom too and it'd just never end. I'm still holding out for voice...
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Keith Doxey
keith.doxey@...
Dec 6, 1999 1:53 pm
Raymond, Thje latest issue of the Maplin Magazine has a project for a radio mic based around 418MHz RF modules. Could be just the thing for your Star Trek ...
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Dec 6, 1999 1:56 pm
... Treat yourself...IT CHRISTMAS!! I have a friend who has just bought one along with an X10 starter kit - a few modules and an IR543. He works night shift...
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Raymond
Reb.barnett@...
Dec 6, 1999 2:00 pm
I've not seen the project, but would it's final size be the sort of thing you can wear as a badge (and not look too much of a geek!). Power supply would...
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Mike Huggins
mikeh@...
Dec 6, 1999 2:02 pm
What ? It's not running the bath and making the tea too ? :-) ... From: Mark McCall <Mark@...> To: <ukha_d@egroups.com> Sent: 06 December...
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Raymond
Reb.barnett@...
Dec 6, 1999 2:17 pm
... The trouble is, I already have: projector and hifi for the bedroom, new kitchen, more X10 bits. To add to that: I just called wifey and caught her in...
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Raymond
Reb.barnett@...
Dec 6, 1999 2:17 pm
By the way, Comfort does all this, and it doesn't matter if Comfort isn't aimed at an IR receiver at the time the macro kicks off... Ray....
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Dec 6, 1999 2:27 pm
OK....how do you spell Facetious!? :-) Just trying to show how flexible it is. It has taken over some of the things HomeVision used to do in our house. M....
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Mark McCall
Mark@...
Dec 6, 1999 2:56 pm
Great and all as Comfort is it's no substitute for a Pronto! M....
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Raymond
Reb.barnett@...
Dec 6, 1999 3:13 pm
Too true, it also looks a bit funny having an alarm panel mounted by your bed! Ray....
