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#TW523 X-10 Gadget

    20-Jul-91 21:30:12
Sb: #TW523 X-10 Gadget
Fm: Roy S. Laufer 72435,1025
To: All
Hi everyone, I have recently come across a new X-10 gadget. It's model number is TW523, and it is a basic X-10 transceiver, in that that it receives and transmits raw X-10 codes through the AC power lines. It is inexpensive and inherently a powerful piece of hardware, but it requires rather sophisticated software to make it useful. It is sold with PC software, but nothing in th eway of Amiga software, or even source code. I was wondering if anyone knows of anyone planning to write something for this gadget on the Amiga. It's major advantage over the standard Computer Interface chiefly used, is that this new device can recognize signals to X-10 modules sent by other devices, and can theoretically keep a record of the state of all X-10 units in a house, thereby allowing the user to program other devices to be triggered by the activation of another device. The "gadget potential" is great for this thing, and at $29 a piece, it seems a viable project for some smart programmer…. Anyone hear about any rumors (or should I just start my own <g> )? -RSL-