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Posted on March 10, 2019

Project Mercury Part III: Putting Everything Together

In my last post (HERE), I showed how to grab data from RFLink but also determined that because of issues I had with arrays (and with some exceptions that shouldn’t have happened), I wouldn’t include RFLink in the final version of Project Mercury.

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Posted on November 15, 2018March 10, 2019

Integrating X10 into your Home Automation System II

In this second installment on X10, I want to show you how easy it is to send signals on the CM15a. In PART I, I showed you how to use the SDK to log messages (build a viewer, basically), so the logical next step is to have the ability to send instructions to switches, plugs, and outlets, right?

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Posted on November 11, 2018March 10, 2019

Integrating X10 into your Home Automation System

X10 is the OG of the Smart Home universe. The protocol was developed in 1975 in Scotland and modules started showing up in Sears, Radio Shack, and mail order magazines a couple of years later. Its amazing the range of X10 devices you can still find in use in both residential and industrial environments.

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Posted on August 31, 2018October 4, 2018

The Signal Boosting Phase Coupler!!!!

Another recent “mini project” that I’ve done recently was to add a 220v dryer outlet in the garage by my circuit breaker. I’ve included an explanation for why I did the install in between the pictures!

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