• What is a X10 Power Line Interface Module?

    From msaltarelli58@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 12 08:01:43 2018
    I hav this not plugged in i guess it's a old one. Just wondering if i can use it. It has 6 spaces on bottom
    AC. AC. SYNC OUTPUT SIGNAL COMMON X10 DATA. ????

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  • From Pat@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 12 15:12:40 2018
    On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:01:43 -0700 (PDT), msaltarelli58@gmail.com
    wrote:

    I hav this not plugged in i guess it's a old one. Just wondering if i can use it. It has 6 spaces on bottom
    AC. AC. SYNC OUTPUT SIGNAL COMMON X10 DATA. ????

    It is a module that lets you safely interface a computer to the power
    line to control X-10 modules. If you are using X-10 home control
    products and need a way for your computer to send X-10 commands, it is
    might be just what you need. Note that you need software to format
    the data into the power line interface module. It is old and was made
    long before there were USB devices to do the same thing in a much
    simpler way. Depending on its age, the interface might be serial,
    some proprietary interface, or require a special cable that attaches
    to an old parallel port.

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  • From Bob F@21:1/5 to Pat on Thu Apr 12 14:26:23 2018
    On 4/12/2018 12:12 PM, Pat wrote:
    On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:01:43 -0700 (PDT), msaltarelli58@gmail.com
    wrote:

    I hav this not plugged in i guess it's a old one. Just wondering if i can use it. It has 6 spaces on bottom
    AC. AC. SYNC OUTPUT SIGNAL COMMON X10 DATA. ????

    It is a module that lets you safely interface a computer to the power
    line to control X-10 modules. If you are using X-10 home control
    products and need a way for your computer to send X-10 commands, it is
    might be just what you need. Note that you need software to format
    the data into the power line interface module. It is old and was made
    long before there were USB devices to do the same thing in a much
    simpler way. Depending on its age, the interface might be serial,
    some proprietary interface, or require a special cable that attaches
    to an old parallel port.



    And it could be one way - for creating X10 signals on the powerline, or
    2 way - capable of sending and receiving X10 signals. I have the TW523
    on my home control system, so I can generate commands using X10
    transmitter keypads. and the control processor can output X10 commands
    to various devices.

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  • From Andrew Gabriel@21:1/5 to Bob F on Mon May 21 21:45:01 2018
    In article <paoj52$hac$1@dont-email.me>,
    Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> writes:
    On 4/12/2018 12:12 PM, Pat wrote:
    On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:01:43 -0700 (PDT), msaltarelli58@gmail.com
    wrote:

    I hav this not plugged in i guess it's a old one. Just wondering if i can use it. It has 6 spaces on bottom
    AC. AC. SYNC OUTPUT SIGNAL COMMON X10 DATA. ????

    It is a module that lets you safely interface a computer to the power
    line to control X-10 modules. If you are using X-10 home control
    products and need a way for your computer to send X-10 commands, it is
    might be just what you need. Note that you need software to format
    the data into the power line interface module. It is old and was made
    long before there were USB devices to do the same thing in a much
    simpler way. Depending on its age, the interface might be serial,
    some proprietary interface, or require a special cable that attaches
    to an old parallel port.

    And it could be one way - for creating X10 signals on the powerline, or
    2 way - capable of sending and receiving X10 signals. I have the TW523
    on my home control system, so I can generate commands using X10
    transmitter keypads. and the control processor can output X10 commands
    to various devices.

    The signal names on that module would suggest it's the TTL-level
    interface module, for interfacing microcontrollers to X10, not PC's.

    --
    Andrew Gabriel
    [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

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  • From Bob F@21:1/5 to Andrew Gabriel on Mon May 21 16:02:56 2018
    On 5/21/2018 2:45 PM, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
    In article <paoj52$hac$1@dont-email.me>,
    Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> writes:
    On 4/12/2018 12:12 PM, Pat wrote:
    On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:01:43 -0700 (PDT), msaltarelli58@gmail.com
    wrote:

    I hav this not plugged in i guess it's a old one. Just wondering if i can use it. It has 6 spaces on bottom
    AC. AC. SYNC OUTPUT SIGNAL COMMON X10 DATA. ????

    It is a module that lets you safely interface a computer to the power
    line to control X-10 modules. If you are using X-10 home control
    products and need a way for your computer to send X-10 commands, it is
    might be just what you need. Note that you need software to format
    the data into the power line interface module. It is old and was made
    long before there were USB devices to do the same thing in a much
    simpler way. Depending on its age, the interface might be serial,
    some proprietary interface, or require a special cable that attaches
    to an old parallel port.

    And it could be one way - for creating X10 signals on the powerline, or
    2 way - capable of sending and receiving X10 signals. I have the TW523
    on my home control system, so I can generate commands using X10
    transmitter keypads. and the control processor can output X10 commands
    to various devices.

    The signal names on that module would suggest it's the TTL-level
    interface module, for interfacing microcontrollers to X10, not PC's.


    That is the case on my controller. 80C51 based.

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