Starting home automation project

Post by **aralmeida** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:24 pm

Hello,

I'm new to this forum and X10. (i've read the begginer section).
I'm trying to automate my house, and i've set up a few goals achiveve:

Goal 1- Control corridor ligts.
Currently: Each corridor light is controlled by three switches. (?Group Inversor switch?)
Automation: Replace the three switches with sensor switches.
(don't know the name in english, but they have a sensor in place of the button)
Questions: Do i need x10 for this: soft start/dim the lights when they turn on/off, and maybe at knight only use half the maximum power so that the light is not too agressive?
what do i need to use?

Goal 2- Control blinds.

Goal 3- Turn everything off when i leave the house/go to bed.

Three goals seems a good number to start, one at a time.
I'll try to doument everyting and post the results so that other people may bennefit it.

Thank you.

Post by **Snelvuur** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:44 pm

Always good to see new people, welcome. Just make sure you read enough documentation, since there is alot. Goal 2 and 3 are the most easiests, if you get a remote controlled blind your ready to go and goal 3 you need something to indicate your gone and the software turns everything off (homeseer?)

Goal 1 depends on what type of sensor switches it will be. Since i have not seen any sensor/touch ones besides the really really expensive ones from england (to be used in the bathroom behind a tile for instance)

// Erik (binkey.nl)

Post by **aralmeida** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:52 pm

I'm looking at sensors similar to this from Legrand:

and then hook up some x10-widgetry to the sensor.

Can this be done? Better question, is this a good idea?