XPT keypads

Started by tjkupp, August 02, 2008, 03:11:59 PM

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tjkupp

Does anybody know if these keypads (which plug into the XPT module) are anything more than simple switches?
Thanks!

Dan Lawrence

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Quote from: tjkupp on August 02, 2008, 03:11:59 PM
Does anybody know if these keypads (which plug into the XPT module) are anything more than simple switches?
Thanks!

The various keypads snap into the XPT, they are not switches in an electrical sense. They simply make it easier to use the XPT. 

Go to http://www.x10pro.com/pro/pdf/xpt.pdf for a full description in a .pdf file of the XPT.
I don't SELL this stuff... BUT I sure do ENJOY using it!!!

tjkupp

Quote from: Dan Lawrence on August 02, 2008, 04:17:35 PM
Quote from: tjkupp on August 02, 2008, 03:11:59 PM
Does anybody know if these keypads (which plug into the XPT module) are anything more than simple switches?
Thanks!

The various keypads snap into the XPT, they are not switches in an electrical sense. They simply make it easier to use the XPT. 

Go to http://www.x10pro.com/pro/pdf/xpt.pdf for a full description in a .pdf file of the XPT.

I understand that they do not switch the AC directly, but are they simple switches which just short the appropriate contacts of the XPT to perform their designated functions< or do they contain some sort of electronics of their own?

Dan Lawrence

The keypads make it easier to use.   The XPT operates fine regardless of how it it is operated, locally or by software.
I don't SELL this stuff... BUT I sure do ENJOY using it!!!

dave w

Quote from: tjkupp on August 02, 2008, 11:05:55 PM
Quote from: Dan Lawrence on August 02, 2008, 04:17:35 PM
Quote from: tjkupp on August 02, 2008, 03:11:59 PM
Does anybody know if these keypads (which plug into the XPT module) are anything more than simple switches?
Thanks!

The various keypads snap into the XPT, they are not switches in an electrical sense. They simply make it easier to use the XPT. 

Go to http://www.x10pro.com/pro/pdf/xpt.pdf for a full description in a .pdf file of the XPT.

I understand that they do not switch the AC directly, but are they simple switches which just short the appropriate contacts of the XPT to perform their designated functions< or do they contain some sort of electronics of their own?

tjkupp
I will offer a WAG:
If you have an XPT now, count the number of sockets in the connector. If there are nine, my bet is they are just low current switches. Four, two pole switches would need eight contacts plus the common.
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