Lots of good linux software, like Heyu and MisterHouse support X10
protocols. Bottlerocket works great with the firecracker modules if you
want to keep it simple.
I have boxes and boxes of X10 gear that I have accumulated over the years.
Most of it new in the box. I believe I even have a firecracker kit or two
still. Contact me off list if you want to buy some modules at deep
discounts :).
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:21 AM, <blee2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Thus Eben King hast written on Thu, May 27, 2010 at 01:49:39AM -0400, and,
> according to prophecy, it shall come to pass that:
> > Hi, I'm looking for an outlet I can turn on/off under software control.
> > Does such a thing exist? I have a few applications in mind -- a
> > long-running script on my laptop/PDA that would automatically turn on the
> > charger at (say) 10% and off at 95%; and a cron job that would turn on my
> > lava lamps at $TIME1 and off at $TIME2 (they take a while to warm up).
>
> Back in the day, I bought the $5 starter pack from X10. (and got
> maketing emails for the next 3 years.)
> It has a remote, a wireless reciever with lamp plug, a second plug that
> will handls a bit more current, and a fig newton that plugs into a
> serial port. They're 2 prong outlets though.
> I had some pretty nice things setup to turn lamps on and off when people
> logged into AIM or when it was time for bed/to get up.
> I think X10 still sells that kind of stuff.
>
>
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