Can't connect to this website. -----Original Message----- From: Craig Lee To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 5:23 PM Subject: Re: X10 data n stuff >Read my earlier post on CEbus. The technology is spread spectrum >over power line, but it has a physical layer spec. for RF transceivers >too. > >If you go with 900 MHz spread spectrum tranceivers, you shouldn't have >much of a problem setting them up. > >However, if you are only using it once a month, go with a two way pager >or cell phone and run it into a pic. Research in motion has a great >OEM pager board and it's communication protocol is only 1 or 2 kilobytes >to implement. http://www.rim.com > >Craig > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pic microcontroller discussion list >> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Rob Bakker >> Sent: August 10, 1999 5:05 PM >> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >> Subject: X10 data n stuff >> >> >> Many thanks for your thoughts people, but i would like to be able to >> transmit data a little further down the powerlines than just to the next >> pole transformer. Anyone know of a device able to do this? >> >> I have thought of:- >> - something along the lines of X10 >> - modem/telecom but its would be too expensive to pay for a line >> only to use >> it once a month.. >> - radio link ( 2.4 Ghz ) but this gets tricky to set up and it >> seems a shame >> to waste all the bandwidth just to send data @ 2400bps from a PIC >> >> >> any thoughts? >> >> Rob@waikato.ac.nz >> > >