[Hai-users] Fwd: Re: Two areas for OmniPro II with lighting automation

[Jim Willeke]

We have done extended x-10 under similar conditions and it all depends on
the quality of the wiring and where the Utility company transformer are
involved.

In a new house with the House and barn on the same Utility company
transformer but independent meters we had no issues.

On a older home, with questionable wiring (Neutrals reversed of ground not
present) , it would not work!.

--
-jim
Jim Willeke


On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 2:13 PM, John Purnell <imail at northsquare.com> wrote:

>
>
>>  thanks Dave, I forwarded your reply to this list, as the original
> question was not mine... maybe this will help Doug.
>
> John.
>
>
>
>  Subject: Re: [Hai-users] Two areas for OmniPro II with lighting
>>  automation
>> From: Dave Robinson <webpilotyvr at hotmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:10:30 -0700
>> To: John Purnell <imail at northsquare.com>
>>
>>
>> Hi John,
>> Do the barn and home share a common electrical service?
>>
>> Describe the load type(s) you're needing to control
>>
>> If not on a common service and you're requiring switching control only,
>> PCS Lighting Controls has released an interesting product line called
>> SimpleWorx. From the outputs on the HAI expansion board you could connect
>> any of their CCI transmitters (FMT-CC for one) to send signals to their 10
>> or 20 amp receivers. Should be approx $80 a side and several orders of
>> magnitude more reliable than X10
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> On 2012-04-21, at 8:32 AM, "John Purnell" <imail at northsquare.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I would try extending the X10 transmitter or the UPB transmitter out to
>> the Barn, and try sending the powerline signals from controller to both the
>> house and barn powerline interfaces. Its been a long time since I was
>> hacking x10 so i don't remember the published ways to run dual interfaces,
>> but I've always first tried the easy way in these cases and just parallel
>> the two.
>> >
>> > I've done this with wiegand card readers into access control panels,
>> camera signals, etc... and have had lots of reliable success.
>> >
>> > John P
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 10:19 AM 4/7/2012, Doug Ringler wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi All,
>> >>
>> >> Setting up new HAI OmniPro II with two areas, one for the main house
>> with the Board controller and another area, the barn, about 500 ft away.
>> >>
>> >> Understand the keypad interfaces cannot be >1000 ft total in Cat6
>> length.  So OK.  But trying to understand how to control the lighting.
>>  Can't do X10 since the barn is on a different transformer and too far
>> anyway, which is good I guess because old technology.  Can't do UPB since
>> the switches will wig out with the generators for each structure.  Can't do
>> Z-wave due to distance and lack of repeaters in between.
>> >>
>> >> Any ideas?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> Doug Ringler
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