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Im in Australia, I went into an Australian shop (last week), this one: http://www.beaconshop.com.au/index.php?GroupID=24 And they have flush mount outside led lights that change colour. There is a controller that has the following settings : colour change fast, colour change slow,, stop. To...

:o-->QUOTE(Todd B @ Jul 8 2008, 01:01 AM) i second the look at Kohler's DTV products. When I first looked, they didn't have any apparent way to interface with a HA controller - but with the introduction of the Media Module, which also has ethernet ports - I have to wonder what all it can do...

I guess you've found them by now, I've seen them for $16 each, they are water proof and can be installed in decks and driveways outside. The examples I saw are very low power however (0.1 watt).

-30 F = 238K = 2.38 Volts 110 F = 316K = 3.16 Volts The input is 0 to 5 volts, 12 bit. workable precision is better than 0.5 degree F, uncalibrated accuracy depends on LM335 sensor model, but +- 1 degree is normal.

LM335 temperature sensors plugged in to an analog input module. A top16 analog input module from tctec will give you up to 7 temperature inputs, and one input for a reference voltage (LM336)

Ive worked with XP embedded, it is XP, with the ability to remove bits to make a small customized operating system to ship with your embedded product. If you can get the operating system down to 100 meg, then your doing well. I have also used 'puppy linux', it is 50Meg, runs entirely in ram...

If you could use a USB module to control the brightness of up to 7 X 3watt 12 volt LED lamps, would this suffice ? If you don't trust billy gates then you could use linux, Perhaps even linux running totally in RAM, loading off read only media, or a usb drive.. (puppy linux), that costs...

Such a thing does not exist, But the low voltage controlled device you suggested could be controlled by any USB digital outptut module. Or you could get a USB 'activated' power board and wire it up like this www.emx.net.au/homeautomation.htm Or, perhaps you could get an OEM type USB relay...

For a start, you can email my lamp : www.emx.net.au/homeautomation.htm :)

Super4 USB Relay module. 4 relays, USB controlled, best in the world. Or if you want solid state: use a top16IO module to drive them.