05-05-2014, 08:10 PM
Personally, X10 served me well for many years, however, I think having a standard Ethernet I/o is the way to go, leaving third-party interfacing to the buyers choice of add on interface.
05-05-2014, 08:10 PM
05-09-2014, 01:11 PM
X10 DEAD!
Several years ago there were rumours that X10 had gone bankrupt.
Several key web sites STILL sell X10
I can NEVER get an answer to the question IS X10 bankrupt and are the sites selling X10 just flogging old (very old now) stock.
Certainly the only press i can find is about dodgy deals with asia - there appears to not have been any promotional activity or new products.
My conclusion some years ago was that X10 was bankrupt - however I struggle to see how several years later X10 products are STILL available - should we be told!
Any other info would be most welcome.
Several years ago there were rumours that X10 had gone bankrupt.
Several key web sites STILL sell X10
I can NEVER get an answer to the question IS X10 bankrupt and are the sites selling X10 just flogging old (very old now) stock.
Certainly the only press i can find is about dodgy deals with asia - there appears to not have been any promotional activity or new products.
My conclusion some years ago was that X10 was bankrupt - however I struggle to see how several years later X10 products are STILL available - should we be told!
Any other info would be most welcome.
05-09-2014, 01:15 PM
Comfort PCB
YES REMOVE X10 interface
DO NOT ADD the Ethernet module into the main pcb - that WOULD be madness..... If anything is going to be prone to change upgrades (hardware, firmware and software) its going to be an Ethernet module.
The on cost on the main board would i suggest put of people who want the flexibility of a modular solution - in some cases the phone line is more than adequate in other cases we can end up fitting 2 or even 3 main comfort units in large properties with out buildings the satellites are never going to require Ethernet.
YES REMOVE X10 interface
DO NOT ADD the Ethernet module into the main pcb - that WOULD be madness..... If anything is going to be prone to change upgrades (hardware, firmware and software) its going to be an Ethernet module.
The on cost on the main board would i suggest put of people who want the flexibility of a modular solution - in some cases the phone line is more than adequate in other cases we can end up fitting 2 or even 3 main comfort units in large properties with out buildings the satellites are never going to require Ethernet.
05-09-2014, 01:22 PM
X10 dead - its a mystery
However wikipedia has the following:
\"\" On August 2, 2013, X10 filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington. As of the filing date, total company liabilities were listed as being in the realm of US$1.0M to $10.0M (one to ten million U.S. dollars).[2]\"
So presumably Marmitek have been (are) selling \'old stock\'...
However wikipedia has the following:
\"\" On August 2, 2013, X10 filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington. As of the filing date, total company liabilities were listed as being in the realm of US$1.0M to $10.0M (one to ten million U.S. dollars).[2]\"
So presumably Marmitek have been (are) selling \'old stock\'...
05-09-2014, 01:30 PM
Not necessarily selling old stock
X10 is bankrupt but the patents on the technology have expired so others can continue to manufacture it. Or Perhaps they bought the licence
so x10 is not completely dead
X10 is bankrupt but the patents on the technology have expired so others can continue to manufacture it. Or Perhaps they bought the licence
so x10 is not completely dead
05-09-2014, 07:31 PM
BUT
what you say may be true BUT there is NO new advertising Marmitek have nothing on their web site to promote X10 and news over the last 3 years again has nothing relating to X10.
IF someone had started to re-manufacture then they would have put some effort into marketing.
what you say may be true BUT there is NO new advertising Marmitek have nothing on their web site to promote X10 and news over the last 3 years again has nothing relating to X10.
IF someone had started to re-manufacture then they would have put some effort into marketing.
03-01-2018, 08:19 PM
I am late in this session. But X10 is not dead, still being sold .(www.eurox10.com/Product/Micromodules/Actuators/AW12.htm)
I am considering the capabilities of comfort in receiving and sending X10 commands to build a communication Stream between comfort and a open source home automation software ( Jeedom) that have plugin to connect to x10 components.My goal would be to have comfort to be more imbricated to this HA Platform ( email, scenarios, cameras surveillance/recording..)
Has anyone made such a project work ( X10 or ?)thanks
I am considering the capabilities of comfort in receiving and sending X10 commands to build a communication Stream between comfort and a open source home automation software ( Jeedom) that have plugin to connect to x10 components.My goal would be to have comfort to be more imbricated to this HA Platform ( email, scenarios, cameras surveillance/recording..)
Has anyone made such a project work ( X10 or ?)thanks
03-02-2018, 01:51 PM
But why use X10? why not ethernet, or RS232 or some other interface?
X10 is not reliable
X10 is not reliable
03-03-2018, 12:14 PM
Chiu, Id love too. but I have not the talent to make the small plug in to send command or get status through ethernet from php or json. If I have source model , I can copy it. Do you have?
03-03-2018, 01:20 PM
We are not familiar with these protocols but I am sure others will know