On 11/29/05, John Ferrell wrote: > I have followed your postings for quite a while so I might have picked up > the Open Source issue from you. It is a deal breaker for me. > > There seems to be a great deal of snake oil mixed into the X10 marketplace. > Many of the products are igneous but constructed with marginal components. > How else can you explain a device's short MTF? Just what is there in a > passive filter that you should expect to fail over time? With the current > practice of outsourcing it is not unusual to find the same components in a > brand name as in a no-name knock off! > > As near as I can tell, the successful X10 installations are done by people > who have had a lot of experience or were just plain lucky. Or have the luck of an 120V mains ? :) cheers, Vasile > John Ferrell > http://DixieNC.US > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil Cherry" > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:07 PM > Subject: Re: [EE] X10 > > > >> BTW, the failure of X10 to release the CM15A specs to the Open Source > >> folks was the last straw... > > > > Hehe, I've started a revolution! ;-) For those that don't know me > > I'm also at odds with X10, I asked, they said they would and I'm > > still waiting to see them deliver. Mean while I've taken to Insteon. > > While not perfect it fixes lots of little things wrong with X10 > > (no feed back and lack of reliability). I'd have my driver done > > by now but I got involved with a Linux HA book (a last minute > > thing). And yes I actually use this stuff! > > > > -- > > Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com > > http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site > > http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog > > http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ Backup site > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist