How do I control fluorescent and halogen lights with X10?
Lamp modules and standard X10 wall switch (e.g. X10:WS467) generally do not work well anything other than incandescent lights. There are several reasons
why this is so. Both lamp modules and wall switches cut out part of the power sine wave to dim the lights that are connected to them; the waveform available at
How do I solve the most common X10 problems ?
There is a common problem that you may encounter in setting up your home with X10 modules. This happens mostly in larger homes, say
larger than 2000 square feet (185 square meters). The symptoms are that some receiver modules may not work when commanded from some
Active Home Components
Active Home Software - This easy-to-use program empowers users to schedule times/days for lights and appliances to turn on and off, in
addition to creating powerful routines called macros.