Homeowner Forum / Home Automation / December 2003

I was wondering if anyone's ever heard of the celebrity kitchen
designer Stephen Rabinowitz who designed a kitchen for Frank Sinatra??
It might be a fluke that my mother-in-law knows this and that's one
thing I want to surmise from peoples' responses, but she says she used

  I have been using X10 to control lighting in my home for a few years now.
I originally purchased an active home kit, that contained a CM11a, a few
lamp and appliance modules, active home software, remotes, etc....  I only
used the lamp and appl. modules at first.  I programmed my ...

Has anyone tried the new TesterLinc X-10 protocol sniffer from Smarthome?
Just looking to get experiences from early adopters. :)

I have a pc loaded with audio(mp3) and video (divx, dvd, vcd, etc)
and I would like to be able to play it on any tv and on the audio
on my stereo.
Im not sure the best approach, so Im wondering if anyone out there

Can someone explain the paging feature of the 6.6?  Specifically, what
paging (microphone) units would interface to it?  I expected something
like the SPG/PR-4Zi interface, but don't see an equivalent SPG type
unit.  How would you support multiple paging locations?

I just purchased an X10 XPDI3 (Incandescent & Inductive Dimmer).  It
requires a neutral wire.  The only extra wire in my electrical box is
the ground wire connected to the actual; box.  Can the ground be used
as the neutral?

I'm just now finishing up cabling my home for cat 6 ethernet.  My "network
enclosure" box is not very big and the distance between the networking
components is small to say the least.  I have a fair amount of cat 6 cable
left and was going to use it to make patch cables.  Is there a ...

Can anyone help me on where to buy a PIR motion detector designed to
be built into an outdoor ceiling.
I'm have a carport where I like to built in a motion detector to turn
on the light. But i'm not looking for the standard motion dector (you

Has anyone ordered from http://www.futurehomesystems.com?
Are they reliable?
I'm interested in ordering the CE Labs 20dB gain Amplifier. If anyone knows
of a better place to order CE Labs or Channel Vision equipment, please let

For quite some time I have been looking for products or information
regarding products that allow control over home electronics devices
through a computer interface.  I am interested specifically in those
that emulate the functions of a universal remote, through a

I am looking for a product that will take an X10 signal from the
powerline (from a CM11A), send it out over wireless to be picked up by
a wireless reciever.  Does anyone know of such a product?
The problem is that my house appears to be in two "zones" of X10 land.

My intent would be to have a few displays connected to a computer via either
an USB or a firewire connection.
I couldn't find any answer to that question until now ?

Months ago I post an question. I was looking for an thermostat with a serial (232/485/422) connection.  I found the info I needed, but now I lost the info... :-(
Who can  help me (again)?
Regards,
Loek

I'm a pretty clueless newbie when it comes to video distributions.  I've
been reading various FAQs at Hometoys, etc. but I still have some questions.
I've recently acquired an E4200 4 channel stereo modulator so that I can
take the output of 3 security cams around the house and one ...