Using the SDK, how fast can you cycle a
lamp module on and off?
The speed is primarily limited by the rate at
which the signals can be transmitted over the
power line. Each component of the
transmission takes about 0.6 seconds, so:
Address A1, A On, Address A1, A Off
would take about 2.4 seconds.
But if you wanted to make just a "flasher",
you could eliminate all but the very first
address and afterwards send just
A On, A Off, A On, A Off, ...
and cut the cycle time to about 1.2 seconds.
Are you thinking, like I am, to build a
christmas display like the one on Ohio that
has been all over the Internet? (Wizards of
Winter)
Before you go off to far on a fantasy of
creating a Christmas display using x-10,
follow the like below to see how this family
has been doing their for several years.
Good luck. It�s a reality check
Scott T
http://www.lindsaylights.com/
Did any of youz guyz look into
www.PhidgetsUSA.com? It's USB to I/O
modules, LED displays, etc. I'm not sure if
you could get the response time needed, but
there are PCI I/O cards (like the ISA
http://www.lindsaylights.com/ people used).
We're going to have a haunted house in
Milwaukee WI and we'll be sportin' probably
X10 stuff since speed is no issue... or
Phidgets stuff... we'll see.