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Let there be light!
Reviewed in Family PC X10 Control: Let There Be Lights

Ready or Not? By Bill Machrone (July, 1998, Family PC)

Visitors to my home are amazed when lights go on automatically at dusk and go off at 11 p.m. on signals from preset program on my PC (it’s also handy when company has outlasted its welcome). They’re also startled when I dim the lights in the family room and fire up the projection TV from a single button on the universal remote control. It looks like rocket science, but the X10 technology that makes it happen is simple and cheap.

X10 systems work by sending signals to appliance-controlling modules over existing wiring in your house. You plug the controllers into the wall, and plug the lamps and appliances into the controllers. Then, you can activate the controllers either manually from a control keypad or automatically via your PC. The system controller stores directions you create using X10 software, so your PC doesn’t even have to be on for the system to work. You can but X10 controllers for about $13/module at your local Radio Shack, or buy complete systems that include a set of controllers, a control console, and software for your PC.

The best starter kits for families are X10 ActiveHome Deluxe Kit (800-675-3044, www.activehome.com; Windows CD, $99), IBM Home Director Universal Starting Kit (800-426-7235, www.pc.ibm.com/homedirector; $99), and, for the security-minded who have a few extra dollars to spare, the Honeywell PC Managed Home Security with TotalHome Control System (800-541-8001, www.honeywell.com; $599). Each comes with a limited number of modules to get you started and easy-to-configure software.

For an overview of the technology, check out www.x10.com .   For a firsthand view of how it works, you’ll have to stop by my church or my house (just make sure it’s before 11 p.m.).

The Article above is presented as it appeared in Family PC © 1998
Ziff-Davis Inc. All rights reserved.


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1. CD-ROM software for Windows-
2. Super 6-in-1 remote control - $30* Value
3. PC Interface - $50.00* Value
4. Keychain remote control - $20 Value
5. 1 Lamp Module - $13 Value
6. 1 Transceiver Module - $20* Value
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Total Value of 6 Piece Kit: $133
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2. Super 6-in-1 remote control - $30* Value
3. PC Interface - $50.00* Value
4. Keychain remote control - $20 Value
5. 5 Lamp Modules - $65 Value
6. 3 Appliance Modules - $42 Value
7. 1 Transceiver Module - $25* Value
(serves as appliance module)
8. 1 Wall Switch Module - $13 Value
9. 1 EagleEye Motion Sensor - $25 Value

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