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There are USB IR XMTR and RCVR modules reasonably available.
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There are power line Ethernet hookups and Ethernet power relays. With a wireless bridge you have it all. Just put it together. Security may be an issue.
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Might be worth looking into. Having everything interfaced with TCP/IP is long overdue
What I need is an addressable HomePlug switch
Why don't you just get a PLC and operate a Web sever to it.
You can have all the switches you need over TCP.
And for a stand alone web device that can talk to other things
And if you want to get to the building of things level you can use this with some software in your PC to talk to it. This is most likely the best solution for the home control system from the ground up and it's cheap, do it yourself solution.
Jamie
What I really want is a Homeplug device that is addressable, plugs into the mains, and which I then plug my power cable into and which will switch the power. Having some huge box hang off the wall is a bit pointless, as is a central distribution hub with power cables running across the room.
Something like this, but with an addressable relay on board:
Ok, Use X10 wireless switch, firecracker interface and this software.
My self, I would just write a basic web Server on a PC and use a serial port to control a relay.
A basic web page front end to control and monitor the serial port, etc.
But that is me, because I know how to do the coding for such things.
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I just tossed that at a search engine that is the network side of the equation add the "Ethernet power switch" (it will have a settable = address) and you are home. Unfortunately not inexpensive.
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The power switch component:
Does this get you where you want to go?
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Dirk,
How about an Ethernet-controlled power socket?
Computer Geeks
USB Net Power 8800 Single Outlet Network AC Power Controller - Remote, Local & Programmed Control of AC-Powered Devices
Google found several of these with eBay listings and for sale at
Here's a link to a UK version
NP-8800 USB Net Power Mains Switch
which has a link to a user manual.
Hope this helps...
Frank McKenney
Not really, because it has not got to look out of place here:
So some big ugly box with power leads and an ethernet cable running everywhere is right out. Each of those speakers must connect to the mains through the net switch, which must either be invisible or look like a wall wart
Close, but I cannot have three or more USB leads connecting into the sockets around the room. I need something invisible, hence my original IR request. Ideally, it would be controlled by ethernet over mains and just look like a normal(ish) power socket
XXX Ethernet
Ah. Yes, you'd have to pair each of the Ethernet-controlled switches with another module, something like one of these:
DHP-301 PowerLine HD Network Starter Kit
But the end result is, admittedly, somewhat short of your aesthetic requirements. A single module combining both would be a nice replacement for an X-10 module.
So close...
Frank
That's what I cannot understand. People who are doing Homeplug stuff are already running TCP/IP over the house wiring. How hard can it be to add a chip with a stack and drive a relay? It seems so obvious its a no-brainer for manufacturers of HomePlug devices. It would instantly give them a foothold at the center of a home automation system for very little investment.
Outlets should be no problem. OTOH, switches may be. I don't think you could do an Ethernet device on the leakage that X-10 uses.
You don't need to. The device would be powered directly from the mains. Whether it passes through that mains supply depends on the relay
The electronics still need power.
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Yes, which it gets from the mains. Live on one side, relay, live/disconnected on the other depending on state of relay.
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Once the relay is closed, where's the power? Is leakage through a load enough to power the electronics? That's the question. What about CFLs and such?
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I don't understand. The electronics is powered from the mains, which is always on. Whether the mains is allowed out of the socket via the relay depends on the command.
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Neutral may not exist in the switch box. It gets more complicated from there, when 3-way and 4-way are added into the mix.
But the decode takes energy with the relay on or off. Where does it come from?
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