I guess the decision one has to make at the onset when automating a house is
whether you want a wireless solution; in which case X10 would pretty much be
an obvious choice.

But, like you guys pointed out, if reliability is not to be compromised at
all, other technologies might be more attractive.

Regards,

Anand Dhuru

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Nyholm" <andreas.nyholm@INSALKO.FI>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [PIC]: Home Automation with PICs


> > For myself, I'm working towards a wired system using CAN
> > to communicate between PIC based modules in each room of the
> > house. This is NOT a simple way to go. There will be a huge
> > amount of in-wall wiring to support this. I hope I can design
> > enough useful features into my system to make it worthwhile.
>
> > Just my X-10 cents. 8^)
> > Lyle
>
> I've been thinking of something similar, but using the IP protocol. I
> think that would be a good solution for the future, easy to connect
> other devices to the same server. The biggest problem I found so far is
> the price, the solutions I found is about $15-20. Or does anyone have an
> idea how to build a microcontroller that communicates over IP for less
> than $10?
>
> /Andreas
>
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