Here is a quick breakdown of a Insteon TriggerLinc I use for notifying me upon mail arrival using a external ‘normally open’ contact. Components needed; Insteon TriggerLinc goes for $34 Normal Open contact (These come in all shapes and sizes) i chose a minuature one which I spray panted black to match the color of [...]
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Insteon:Setting up external contacts for mailbox notification using TriggerLinc
Posted: May 16, 2010 in General, Hardware setupTags: email notification for mail arrival, email notirication for mail arrival, Insteon, insteon triggerlinc, mailbox notification, normally open external contact, Smarthome
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Software: Get Insteon / Talking to your PC – Part 1
Posted: June 15, 2008 in Software SetupTags: Home Automation, Insteon, SDM, Smarthome, X10
Ok, Ive got switches turning on and off, but I want more!. More googling and browsing around the sites I found that there is even devices to talk and read what the insteon network is doing. This is also available for X10 but what really interested me was the ability to get the status of [...]
Part #1, Starting up the project
Posted: June 15, 2008 in Hardware setupTags: Home Automation, Insteon, Smarthome, X10
So after much thought I’ve decided to put down what i’ve been working on for the last couple of months. One thing we (wife and myself) have always been interested in home automation. Now that we are proud home in owners now is my chance. After poking around and reading about X10, (which has been [...]
