Homeowner Forum / Home Automation / February 2004

Version 1.1.2 of CQC, Charmed Quark Software's Windows based control and
automation software suite, has been posted to the web site,
www.charmedquark.com. This is a small patch release overall, containing a
good number of small fixes and improvements. However, it also includes three

I am looking to replace a system that is no longer made. The camera is
located in my brother-in-law's business. He dials the camera, actually
a black box that is wired to the camera, from home and can see the
inside of the store in real time. The system was about $500 USD, but

If I enable the zone doubling on the CADDX NX8E alarm panel can some
of the zones also be single zones?  If so, what value of EOL should I
use for the zones not being used as doubled zones?  If all zones must
be doubled then how do I handle an odd number of zones?  This has got

1. I'm about to buy an RCA satellite receiver for my new house. Down
the shore I have an older RCA receiver and one day I saw that the "low
speed data port" (which looks like an undersized phone cable) used the
same cable that the CM11A used. After seeing this I tried plugging the

what are 110\66 punch down\ patch pannels, i read about them in a
catalog but have no idea what they are.
sorry for all these mundane and dumd questions, i not know any1\where
else to ask

Hi group.. .not at all sure where this should be posted really so
cross-posting HA to Linux for this one... apologies if it offends.
I have a (redhat 9) server running web services etc. (which will also be
targeted for MisterHouse once I get started in the HA field).

Press Release
CentraLite Systems® Revolutionizes Lighting Control with the
Introduction of CL-24 at the INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS SHOW in Las Vegas,
January 19-22, 2004!

I my travels through cyberspace I found a site saying control your
home through tivo, what is this? Is it x10?

Only now have I finally installed a home-theatre setup.  Had Sony STR-D611 receiver (Dolby
Pro-logic 5.0) with Paradigm 3se-MkII front speakers
<http://www.paradigm.com/Website/CommonMain/ArchiveIndex.html>
and Minimus 7 surround speakers.  System purchased about 11 years ago, ...

Is there a newsgroup for in car automation?
If not has anybody any objections to me posting a few questions in this one?
I am in the UK and am wanting to install a PC in the boot of my car, and run
similar software to what you run for the home. Everything would need to be

I'm looking for information regarding the OmniLink protocol.  I want to
develop a software package that will allow for more sophisticated logic.
Can anyone help me?
Thanx,

I have ripped several of my kids favorite DVDs to hard drive, so that
sticky fingers won't ruin them. My question now is--can I create a web page
that shows the movie titles, and when clicked, would launch a viewer (each
movie is in a directory with TS_FILES, etc).  Seems like a ...

I am looking for help with an appliance module connected to a fish
tank. I have it set to turn on/off each day. It has been working for a
few days then it stops turning on/off. This has happened on a couple
of different occasions.

I used to have a CM19A and it could pick up and send RF signals.  This was
helpful since none of my devices are 2 way. With the CM19A my devices showed
the correct status in Homeseer as long as the signals were sent over the
air.

Is Lonworks a truly open standardized specification(ANSI/EIA 709.1),
or still a proprietary technology by Echelon?