Re: Is there better stuff than X10?

Joerg <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Is there anything better than this cheesy X10 stuff, something that is
_not_ RF based like zigbee would be, and still affordable? The X10
protocol is not good and the modules are IMHO utter junk.


A company called Eaton Holec has developed the A10 protocol based on
the X10 protocol. See http://www.bwired.nl/How_xanuranew.asp for some
info.

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