On 01/30/2012 08:50 AM, Carl Denk wrote:
> I have 200' to a natural gas well with one 3/4" conduit for heating the=20
> enclosure. I wanted to add communications to a PIC for pressure and=20
> temperature readings. It was felt to run any communications wired cable=20
> in the same conduit would result in crosstalk and garbage messages. I=20
> settled on 62.5/125 um fibe optic which has been working great for 6=20
> years. Today I probably would do it with X-10.
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> This is an overkill for the application below, but running signal and=20
> power close together is a concern and needs investigation before=20
> committing to the work. Have you considered X-10 and it's successors? =20
> Checkout Smarthome.com

200' with X-10 ? Not sure you've really used X10. It's not really a
trustworthy protocol. IMO, if RS485 would fail in the env., then X-10
wouldn't stand a chance.

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