Hi folks,
hope its OK to ask this here. Remove if not. "I am Canadian" ..............
...If there is enough interest, I might consider offering a basic meter that displays background noise level, signal strength, and good/bad commands. With a simple LED bargraph display, a kit could be under $50...I don't remember what I paid for my ESM1 but I'm betting with your experience that you could come up with one that was at least as good and probably more useful than the old ESM1! Put me down as interested!
...For a few dollars more, a transmitter could be included to report line status in response to a query from an automation controller...Hmm... Tell us more about this idea.
...For a few dollars more, a transmitter could be included to report line status in response to a query from an automation controller...Hmm... Tell us more about this idea.
...When sent a command, such as "P Status Request" it could respond with "P (unit code)" where the unit code would correspond to the signal level. Other commands could be used to select whether to read the X10 signal level or the background noise level. It might also issue a command by itself whenever there is a sudden jump in background noise level to help identify the culprit....I guess that means I need to hold on to my ESM1 for awhile longer then. ;)
...A device like this is a long way off - hardware design and months of firmware development....
... I can see the wheels are turning now with all you X10 oldtimers...Yeah Jeff you have us drooling for new toys, now. Thanks. ;)