I have 3 Mr. Christmas lights and sounds of christmas that i have used in the past years. I have 24 snow flakes on a stick that i want to put in the yard in random places. I want them to blink randomly i think it would give it a cool effect. I had this thought that i could put them on 1 of my lights and sounds of Christmas boards and they would blink through out the show. I want to plug the Mr. Christmas into a channel on lor and just turn that channel on during the song that i want them to blink. I do not need them on for all songs that is why i want it on a lor channel. My problem is that all 80 are being used and i do not want to free one of them up and lose somthing. The only channel i could free up is on a board that can not handle what i want to do. So has anyone hacked these boards and found a way to use them like an lor board.
Not sure what affect that a LOR channel would have on another circuit board. Perhaps you could use X10 to turn the controller on and off if you are not to concerned about "split second" timing.
Not to familial with the x 10 setups. Could you explain about it alittle to me. I do not need any split second timing just on and in three min turn back off.
Just wondering what the whole setup of one x 10 channel cost. Also lor controls x 10 channels i thought i have read somewhere just wondering if that is right.
For my situation I do not think x10 is the way to go. As i will have 40 dollars in the x10 controller and then need to by a serial to usb adapter. So i will 70 dollars into not including shipping so by the time it is all said and done about 10 to 20 more dollars i can get into a pc kit controller and have 15 more channels.
Your investment in X10 doesn't have to be just for Christmas lights. The CM11A can also behave as a timer to control dozens of X10 controllers. You can use relatively inexpensive X10 controllers for your indoor lights, to make it look like someone is home. The CM11A lets you control all X10 lights from a single place, so you don't have to go around the house and set a timer for each light.
I use X10 to control the landscape lights, as well as lights in 5 different rooms in the house. During Christmas, I use it to turn on the transmitter, and turn off the porch light.
Ok checked ebay the CM11A modules there is three listed when i type in CM11A modules and they are 79.99. I looked under appliance modules and they came up for about 7.99 Now i see the cm11a has a serial port hooked to it what about the appliance modules i dont understand how or if that could connect to the computer.
Ok checked ebay the CM11A modules there is three listed when i type in CM11A modules and they are 79.99. I looked under appliance modules and they came up for about 7.99 Now i see the cm11a has a serial port hooked to it what about the appliance modules i dont understand how or if that could connect to the computer.
The appliance modules don't connect to the computer - the CM11A (or another X10 controller) sends a signal over the power line to trigger them. That's the whole point of X10
