The X10 Power Line data
transmission
protocol
Harrison Coopers collection of X-10 discussions
See also:
http://www.x10.com
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www.x10.com/firecracker.htm
- PC interface
http://www.engr.udayton.edu/faculty/jloomis/ece445/topics/x-10/x10.html
(cached
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) X-10 Transmission Theory
220 V. and 50 Hz.
http://www.laser.com
http://www.comfort.org.uk
http://www.ukha.demon.co.uk
http://www.geocities.com/ido_bartana/
http://www.baran-harper.com/tw523.htm
http://ZORINco.com/products/SPI-X10/
http://www.redsword.com/tjacobs/geeb/x10.htm
http://www.hth.com/plm-24/plm-24.htm
http://mlug.missouri.edu/~tymm/
There is Linux software to control the firecracker. There is also much info there about the timing of the device, in case you want to send data to the firecracker serially from some other device.
http://www.mindspring.com/~dr_ed/automa/circuit.htm
schematics for appliance, lamp, chime, and wall switch.