RE: FW: External x-10 movement sensors

["John B" <home-automation@xxxxxxx>]

> Im currently using homeseer although ive been looking at moving to
xpHAL
> so not sure if there's anything been written yet to support game
ports.
> Ill have to have a read.  Id probably have to go down the 12V route as
I
> wouldn't know where to start when it comes to relays and 240V.=20

I have written an app to xPL-enable the game port, so you can use it
direct=
ly with xPLHal and other xPL-enabled devices.

You can connect up to 8 devices to the joystick port - I have both indoor
a=
nd outdoor 12V PIRs connected directly to the digital pins on the joystick
=
port - works very well.
You can also connect light sensors and other such analogue devices to the
a=
nalogue pins - gives you a very accurate way of determinig the light level
=
- IMO far more useful than just relying on the calculated sunset time.

> All this
> does involve more cabling than the X10 flood though so that's also to
be
> considered.

Yep, but like any hard-wired solution, detection is instant, and 100%
relia=
ble.

>  How long do those bulbs last as they look quite dear?

No idea how long they last, but ISTR a friend paid about =A34 each.

HTH,

John