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I do a bit of video filming with multiple cameras at my church sometimes, and I have a hard time syncing everything up. So I was thinking of building my own clapboard (you know, those things that they use in the movies at the start of each scene...) that would allow me to at least sync the...

I'm working on something for my work where 8 different LEDs will be controlled by a piece of equipment. The equipment essentially acts like a switch, connecting the ground side of the LED to the ground of the power supply when the LED is supposed to be lit up. But on the hot side, I'm trying...

I'm working on project that will turn some LEDs on and off. The status of the LEDs will be controlled by a rather expensive piece of equipment essentially opening and closing the circuit. What I would like to do is put something inline before the wires get to the equipment to protect it from...

Hey All, I was looking at some of the cheaper RFID things and they seem like they will work well for my application. However, I am using HAL and not Homseer, so there is no plugin for the reader. From what I've read, the reader simply sends data about the tag to the serial port, but there is...

I was looking at the smart car sensor here: http://james.lipsit.com/smart_car_sensor.htm In the description, he says that you need a transmitter and sensor for each car. This comes out to be about $80/car, which I can't really afford. I also saw the tutorials here for building an X-10...

Earlier there was some discussion about syncing Christmas Lights to Music. I am happy to say that this season I got my lights Synced to 3 songs. B) I use a 16 Channel Light-o-Rama controller connected to my HA computer to run the show, and an FM transmitter to broadcast the audio to people's...

I picked up a few $14 radios at Wal-Mart for my whole house audio project. I have an FM transmitter hooked up to HAL, so the audio is broadcasted over a certian frequency (97.5 fm I think I have it set to). I then planned to use some X10 modules I had lying around to turn them on and off when...

I was going to install my Ocelot at my church to be the brains behind my "idiot resistant" theater there. I got the Ocelot all programmed, and hooked up a single emitter to the Ocelot that was connected to the projector. That worked fine. So I put in my Y-Adapter to split the signal two ways...

I am going to setup an Ocelot and an SECU-16i in a someone's theater. The plan is to have a box in the equipment cabinet that has some buttons on the front that allow the person to turn the system on/off with a press of the button. The button will be connected to an SECU-16i and an Ocelot. The...

With HAL in the basement, it occured to me that we could use some wireless speakers so HAL can give us announcements. Does anyone have recommendations on a certrian model?

I am planning on using a SECU-16i connected to some buttons to trigger actions in the Ocelot. I already have the buttons, and am going to get a power supply for the SECU-16i from RadioShack today/tomorrow. The buttons will be used to control the theater equipment by having the Ocelot send IR...

As some of you may know, I am going currently working on a theater project. For IR control, I plan to use an Ocelot, with buttons hooked up to an SECU-16. After looking around, I found out about keypads, and they use a matrix system. Basically, one button connects two sets of contacts. So I...

I am looking for the following items. For the switches, if anyone is able to send me one or two to see if they will even work like I plan, that would be greatly appreciated. If you have any of the items listed below, and you're willing to sell them, please let me know. 2 ICON or Insteon...

I decided to start a new thread just about converting Insteon to IR, instead of trying to hold multiple discussions in my other thread. Basically, I would need to link my IR and Insteon (or any other control system) together. My current plan was to use the Ocelot's IR powers to control the...

As some of you may know, I am working on a theater for my church. Everything is almost done, but I want to replace the switches that are already in with X10 Keypadlincs and Switchlincs. There will be 3 Keypadlincs, 1 Switchlinc, and 2 Companion switches. My main concern is that the lights in...

With my church currently in the process of building a theater in their basement, the issue of security has risen. As of right now, there is no security, but I beleive they are going to change out the current door knobs with ones that have locks. After thinking of a way to secure the room even...

I need something like the Smarthome X10 to IR Linc. This little device accepts X10 codes, and then transmits a pre-defined sequence of IR codes to control devices. But it is discontinued, and AO only has some parts for it. My only other requirement is that it does not require a computer for...

I would like to use the Headphone output of my Laptop and connect it to my amplifier. I know I need a mini to RCA cord. However, when I tried it, the volume was much lower than the other components in my system, such as my DVD player. Any recommendations on how to increase the volume of the...

I am looking for a single-gang wall plate that has a VGA (Computer Monitor) port along with an 3.5mm port for audio. I googled it, but came up with ones that were stainless steel and very expensive. Any ideas on where to get one?

My church is building a movie theater in their basement (retrofit). We have the projector, an H31 from http://optomahometheater.com. Now we need the sound system. The guy I talked to said that we need 1000 watts peak power for the sound. The projector has a DVI, Composite, S-Video, and...