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Title: Use BVC for Help
Post by: hawk1 on February 21, 2009, 09:39:25 AM

Had an idea!  -:)   So I tried it and it works!

If you need help and your wife won't help   rofl then you can try this!

I needed some help with motion sensors and a palm remote to let know how far they could transmit. With no one to help me, I place a voice activated walkie talkie next to my speaker, kept the other one with me.

I set up a custom command in BVC to tell me when the motion sensor or palm remote fired. (B1 on, etc...)

I walked down the road with the palm remote and the motion sensor and listened to Christina. Every time they fired I heard through the walkie talkie's that my motion sensor fired.

I walked until I didn't here her anymore, and that was marked as my max distance for my motion sensors, and i didn't need another person.

Might not be a big thing, but thought i would share! Helped me out!   ;)

Title: Re: Use BVC for Help
Post by: bitman on February 21, 2009, 10:00:35 AM

Hu,

That's a pretty good idea.
Way to beat the system! 

 #:)

Title: Re: Use BVC for Help
Post by: hawk1 on February 21, 2009, 10:09:24 AM

Thanks bitman!  I now have the same walkie talkie system modded with jacks plugged into my pc.  Works pretty good!

Title: Re: Use BVC for Help
Post by: HA Dave on February 21, 2009, 12:33:08 PM

Quote from: hawk1 on February 21, 2009, 09:39:25 AM

Might not be a big thing, but thought i would share! Helped me out!   ;)

Very cool idea... very helpful. Thank-you hawk1!

Title: Re: Use BVC for Help
Post by: hawk1 on February 21, 2009, 12:35:50 PM

Your very welcome Dave, glad i could give something back from all the help I've received from this forum! :)%

Title: Re: Use BVC for Help
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on February 22, 2009, 02:37:39 AM

Quote from: hawk1 on February 21, 2009, 09:39:25 AM

Had an idea!  -:)   So I tried it and it works!

If you need help and your wife won't help   rofl then you can try this!

I needed some help with motion sensors and a palm remote to let know how far they could transmit. With no one to help me, I place a voice activated walkie talkie next to my speaker, kept the other one with me.

I set up a custom command in BVC to tell me when the motion sensor or palm remote fired. (B1 on, etc...)

I walked down the road with the palm remote and the motion sensor and listened to Christina. Every time they fired I heard through the walkie talkie's that my motion sensor fired.

I walked until I didn't here her anymore, and that was marked as my max distance for my motion sensors, and i didn't need another person.

Might not be a big thing, but thought i would share! Helped me out!   ;)

Thanks for pointing that out!   #:)

Yes, BVC is a terrific testing tool to shout out when an X10 signal is heard by the computer!

I used to use a similar trick with the walkie talkies to hear the tone from my satellite box while I was outside trying align the dish.  Sometimes even to hear the wife read the display on the TV (she wasn't as cooperative or patient as BVC though   rofl  ).


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Title: Re: Use BVC for Help
Post by: hawk1 on February 22, 2009, 08:51:23 AM

Thanks Bill!  Always finding new ways to use it!  :)%