Looking for monitoring/house automation experience

groar · 02-21-09, 04:47 PM

Excepted my electricity production and consumption monitoring, I would like to monitor other things like temperatures, luminosity, movement... At longer term may be would I like to remotely control appliances, lights...

I read a little on Internet and found 2 complementary technologies :

1-wire : primarily used to get data
X10 : primarily used to control remote things.

1-wire seam to be limited to Maxim. The 2 main products are the classic 1-wire devices and the newer iButton.
1-wire need a cable between the computer and the sensor.

X10 is in broader use, noticeably with wireless switches. It's also used with powerline communications. Examples found in DIY shops : remote, remotely controlled electrical/light outlet. But never saw any computer related X10 in shops.

Does some of you have experience to share about 1-wire, X10 or any other house automation technology ?

Denis.

02-21-09, 04:47 PM	#1
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