Topic: I wish we had some stuff Europe X10 has (Read 15945 times)

Jsnlong · « **on:** January 22, 2009, 07:36:47 PM »

Wish that X10 USA had some of these things Europe does!!

X10 The touch sensitive picture frame
http://www.letsautomate.com/12700.cfm?

X10 Glass break sensor
http://www.letsautomate.com/10775.cfm?

X10 Rf extender
http://www.letsautomate.com/11018.cfm?

X10 Gas leak detector
http://www.letsautomate.com/11148.cfm?

X10 smoke detector
http://www.marmitek.com/en/index_consumer.php?product=250

There is a few more on this page to but you get the point

http://www.marmitek.com/en/index_consumer.php?product=250

dellzip · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2009, 04:55:28 PM »

http://www.letsautomate.com/12700.cfm?

Now that is a handy little gadget

Dan Lawrence · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2009, 09:17:26 PM »

Only problem is It's not a US.Canada site!!!!!!

Jsnlong · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:54:34 AM »

Yea most Over sea X10 RF stuff is not allowed to be sold in the US due to FCC regulations... But still a nice "WISH" list!!

Charles Sullivan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2009, 10:15:51 PM »

Quote from: Jsnlong on January 29, 2009, 08:54:34 AM

Yea most Over sea X10 RF stuff is not allowed to be sold in the US due to FCC regulations... But still a nice "WISH" list!!

But if you purchase from a European supplier, the sale is made in Europe.

Dan Lawrence · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2009, 07:40:43 AM »

True dat.

However you still have the frequency problem to solve, plus the difference in plugs and sockets. Seems like a lot of work for little return.

Charles Sullivan · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2009, 10:17:17 AM »

Quote from: Dan Lawrence on January 30, 2009, 07:40:43 AM

True dat.

However you still have the frequency problem to solve, plus the difference in plugs and sockets. Seems like a lot of work for little return.

People interested in these products are probably willing to put in a little extra effort. The frequency problem for Standard X10 (like the touch screen) is solved with the WGL V572AE transceiver. For the X10 Security devices, we'll probably have to wait until WGL comes out with a 433.92MHz version of their new V572RF32. And these are all wireless transmitters with no plugs and sockets to worry about.

My take on these products:
Touch screen - Looks like it could be fun.
Glass break sensor - Not very practical as you'd need one for every separate pane of glass.
RF Extender - Not needed if you have a decent RF receiver or transceiver.
Gas leak sensor - Seems to be out of production
SD10 Smoke Detector - Not a very full featured product. It lacks a heartbeat signal and doesn't transmit a low battery indication. (The SD90 Smoke Detector is much better.)

Pat Kelly · « **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2009, 07:16:47 PM »

About the touch sensitive picture frame:
Seems that that product is discontinued with letsautomate.

But I saw Marmitek introduced a more attractive version.
Maybe, if there enough demand, they can also bring it to the US.

It's probably only a matter of changing the frequency to our US frequency of 310 MHz....

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