I dont know too much about X10, is it rf?? or ir?? I went to smarthome.com and the page doesnt do much for me, so i ordered a catolog, I dont want it if its RF (cant program into remote) but if some of the products are ir, thats a differen sttory. Thanks

X-10 is neither... it's X-10. The most common way of controlling X-10 is via an RF remote, which sends a signal to a RF to X-10 transcever that plugs in the wall (X-10 signals are sent through your house's electrical system). You can also buy [a] IR to X-10 converter which you can use with a standard universal remote (such as the Pronto or SL-9000).

I'm sure Robert can answer the question better. :-)

Andy:

Daniel is correct about X-10. It is a power line carrier protocol for home automation. There are transmiters, and receivers in this type of system. Your Pronto is an X-10 transmitter since it is capable of transmitting an X-10 IR signal with the proper CCF file that you can find on this web site. Other transmitters are RF hand held remotes, and home automation controllers that also transmit X-10 signals based on time, occurence of an event, or on user demand. Receivers are things like wall switches, lamp modules, and appliance modules.

To get started using your Pronto with X-10 you need and IR transceiver, followed by X-10 controllable wall swtiches or lamp modules to control lighting. We have helped many people on this forum with getting started with X-10 and would be happy to explain to you in more detail how it all fits together. We also carry a complete line of home automation gear and are willing to take the time to explain how it works and answer your questions. Everything that Smarthome has in their catalog, we also sell.

Please send me an e-mail or visit our web site for more contact information if you have any questions or would like to order the equipment you need to get started.

Robert
RCI Automation
rciautomation@csi.com
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