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    RF Deadbolt: Update on SmartHome.Com Insteon MorningLinc

    SmartHome recently announced their “MorningLinc” product.  My original (and as of yet unexecuted) plan was to crack a Morning Industries remote, soldering on a relay to the lock and unlock contacts allowing control using an I/O module.  Apparently that effort is no longer required (see,...

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  • Programming RFXCom direct with C# TcpClient

    Programming RFXCom direct with C# TcpClient

    I spent a bit of time yesterday programming against the RFXCom reciever. The C# TcpClient class gets things up and running extremely quickly. In much same way as interacting with files (FileStream, StreamWriter), you can create a instance of a System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient, get a System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream, and go...

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    Morning Industry Deadbolts

    About a year ago I decided I wanted to install a dead bolt that would permit me to have “keyless” access to the house.  I’m a big fan of my X-10 system (not because of the technology, but because of the solution) where I can...

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  • OSI Ramblings

    OSI Ramblings

    I’ve got the basis for my home automation logging established now, and was pleased to get an e-mail from Oregon Scientific indicating my temperature sensor order shipped!!! Of course the e-mail had little value, as it arrived 30 minutes after I got back from the...

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