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Pipo X7 Windows 8.1 Smart Mini PC TV Box Media Player $97.99

Posted by pete_c in DIY Home automation, 20 February 2015 · 240 views

Just a quickie synopsis of a mini pc ordered on January 18, 2015 and received on February 20, 2015. It is called the Pipo X7 and it was on special for $97.99.  Will take some pictures and post here. It sold for $89.98 as a pre-order. PIPO X7 is a smart Streaming Media Player with Windows 8.1 OS. (Also called Internet TV BOX, set-top bo...
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Finished....(if one could ever say that)

Posted by bucko in Bucko's Blog, 09 October 2014 · 612 views

The final piece of my system has been finished. The multizone audio amp proved a real bugger getting it on-line. But now I have it running with RS-232 comm for remote control. The big change was retiring my SQ Blaster remote system for the iRule remote platform. Without a doubt, iRule is the final solution for remote controls to date. In fact I am now a d...
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Latest project - Flight/Racing Simulator Cockpit

Posted by jwilson56 in jwilson56's Now Playing Blog, 08 October 2014 · 547 views

Nowplaying is still working fine.I have been busy working on my virtual cockpit to be used with flight and racing simulators. I decided on building one that would be more universal. This is what I have so far.39" HDTV monitorThrustmaster Warthog Stick and Throttle (also with a home built extension for better precision)Saitek Combat Pro Flight Rudder Pedal...
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Fun with Simply Automated UPB

Posted by Work2Play in ToddB's Blog, 21 July 2014 · 714 views

Once in a while I make mention of some of the more advanced features of UPB - but rather than bury this deep in someone's thread, I figured I should put them in their own place that can be referenced.   I had a handful of UPB switches in my last house just for testing, but really didn't need more.  Well, we started a family and needed a big...
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Server Upgrade

Posted by iostream212 in iostream212's Blog, 08 June 2014 · 540 views

My previous server was an HTPC. As a result my case was more form than function as it was visable in my home theater setup. As an HTPC the demand for hd space grew, and eventually overwhelmed its capacity. An upgrade to a roomier home was invenitable. Heres the fat little pig below with is top off, stuffed to the max with electronic delicacies.http://i996...
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XBMC Showing Motion Detection Upstairs

Posted by peadard in Peadard's Blog, 21 March 2014 · 675 views

XBMC Showing Motion Detection Upstairs What I wanted to do today was to somehow be alerted when I was watching TV that there was motion upstairs.I run XBMC throughout the house and I have a Ness\Elk M1 Gold which is controlled by Elve.To do this I created a Http driver within Elve and then simply created a rule that activates whenever the PIR upstairs is activated.    ...
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Finishing the Basement and a nice way to wake up.

Posted by Shinyshoes in If the shoe fits, 21 November 2013 · 703 views

Its been over a year since my last update so I thought we were due for an entry to this blog. The antenna extension seemed to work for the entire spring and summer, but started failing again this fall.  I contacted Dakota Alert for suggestions and the support person seems to think it is a faulty system.  Now I have to box it all up and send...
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3D Printer Build

Posted by TonyNo in TonyNo's Blog, 29 March 2013 · 907 views

I finally decided on a 3D printer design and I'm going with the Prusa i3 . I was going to buy an existing kit, but, found that I could save ~$400 by sourcing everything myself. Let's see if that pans out. :lol:  The i3 is essentially a combination of a Mendel  and a Wallace . Of course, I start down this road and then find a design that I like b...
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Elk M1 Zone Temperature Sensor protocol decoded

Posted by N4HC in Joe Novosel's Elk Notes, 03 June 2012 · 2098 views
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Through reverse engineering I was able to decode the protocol used to transmit temperature to a main zone input on the Elk M1 control.  This will ONLY work on a main zone and NOT on an input expander.  This is by design on the Elk itself.

So here it is.  Manchester encoded:

· 3 start bits of ‘1’
· 8 data bits –...
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New House Journey

Posted by roussell in Roussell's Blog, 25 April 2012 · 6786 views
New House

We're building a new house. We're set to go to the initial plan review this week, I'll be recording my journey here.

The builder is pretty strict on who does the work - they're people. I think it's so they can charge $180 for a 'data drop'. The great thing is that I've been talking with the GC and a few other key people and they're agreed to 'turn...
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It's starting to look a little more like a respectable install

Posted by SIMKO in Simko's Blog, 08 March 2012 · 957 views

Now that I was happy that everything was working fine, I organized the wiring some.

Things still left to do:
- Get the M1XEP running off of the VAUX rather than the wall-wart.
- Mount VAUX, SAUX, and speaker terminal strips on a Leviton security bracket above the M1.
- Install Pulseworx UPB

I wanted to put the covers on the Panduit for the picture, but...
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Paranoid

Posted by Monk in Monk's Blog, 20 August 2011 · 807 views

After spending thousands on Z-Wave modules we decided to make an effort to protect them. The final straw occurred about 9AM last weekend - 3 rapid-succession power outages happening all within maybe 2 seconds or so. I thought my Z-Wave thermostat was semi-fried - it was allowing me to set the date / time but would not "save" it. Turned out OK...
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Slow going

Posted by mustangcoupe in mustangcoupe's Blog, 14 June 2011 · 496 views

So activity here on the sale of our current home has slowed down, so we wait.... Once things pick back up and we lock in a buyer we start to build the new place.  At that point I will add more details here on the blog.
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It has been a while, what have I been up to?

Posted by auto_man in auto_man's Blog, 14 May 2011 · 520 views

Well I didn't realize it had been so long since I last posted.  It is amazing how time flies when you are having fun.  Over the last year I have been busy conducting experiments and doing some small projects related to home automation and power saving.  In addition, instead of attempting to build my own power monitor, I went ahead and purchased the...
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US touchscreen market size...

Posted by wizard in Wizard's Blog, 17 November 2010 · 536 views

Hello everyone - wonder if any other wizards out there might have access to data on the annual market size of touchcontrollers - or any one companies gross touchscreen sales - like RTI, HAI, CTRL4, Clipsal, etc.
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Panasonic KX-TGP550

Posted by nexus99 in The Nexus Technoblog, 07 August 2010 · 1615 views

Ok, so I finally got this phone up and working. There weren't a great deal of resources out there about the KX-TGP550 but putting together what little I could find I got the basics in order.

First off... this is what the phone looks like:

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On the...
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Adding Components to Cans

Posted by robolo in Three Roberts, 08 May 2010 · 626 views

This week the house passed electrical inspection as well as plumbing and framing. Drywall starts next week. In the meantime I've started adding components to the cans in the mechanical room:

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Here is the bottom of the first can that now has the Netgear...
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Geothermal - Insufficient water power

Posted by beelzerob in Beelzeblog, 04 April 2010 · 1331 views

So I guess some background, as I don't think I gave much....

We have a 3200 sq ft house, not counting the unfinished basement, that we want the unit to be able to heat.  We currently have a 4 ton air exchange heat pump, and I'm dis-satisfied with its heating capabilities.  Our duct work is more than sufficient for a new geo furnace, so really...
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More screen shots of skin

Posted by cast0077 in cast0077's Cocoon Blog, 29 March 2010 · 552 views

Thought I would post a few more screen shots of my skin. jwilson56 helped me get bunch of stuff cleaned up this past week and looks like I am getting close to releasing skin.

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Installed my first 3-way automated switch

Posted by Sacedog in Sacedog's Home Automation Blog, 01 March 2010 · 802 views

I got around to installing a bunch more UPB switches this weekend, and finally tackeled a 3-way switch.  It was pretty straight forward, and worked the first time out of the chute.

At the Aux switch location, I did not have a neutral, so I wired the neutral to teh ground, which the instructions said was an acceptable alternative.  The way the Aux switch...
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