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Step 4How the Lighting Control Works using X-10
The idea here is to automatically turn a lamp on when the Photobooth is in action and then turn the lamp off when the Photobooth is idle.
You'll need the following X-10 modules:
X-10 Firecracker CM17A - no longer made but easy to get on eBay
X-10 TM571
X-10 LM465
The Arduino sends the X-10 commands to the CM17A which then relays over RF to the TM571. The TM571 then broadcasts it out to X-10 devices which in our case is the X-10 LM465 lamp module. Ensure here you match the X-10 address on the devices with the X-10 address in the software, the default X-10 address in the software is A4.
One caution on X-10, X-10 signals do not cross over very well over different electrical circuits (i,e, if the electrical outlets are on different circuits in your electrical breaker panel). If that is the case, then you'd need some extra X-10 signal booster hardware, you don't want to go there. To avoid this problem, just plug both the TM571 and the LM465 into the same powerstrip and you'll be fine.
You'll need the following X-10 modules:
X-10 Firecracker CM17A - no longer made but easy to get on eBay
X-10 TM571
X-10 LM465
The Arduino sends the X-10 commands to the CM17A which then relays over RF to the TM571. The TM571 then broadcasts it out to X-10 devices which in our case is the X-10 LM465 lamp module. Ensure here you match the X-10 address on the devices with the X-10 address in the software, the default X-10 address in the software is A4.
One caution on X-10, X-10 signals do not cross over very well over different electrical circuits (i,e, if the electrical outlets are on different circuits in your electrical breaker panel). If that is the case, then you'd need some extra X-10 signal booster hardware, you don't want to go there. To avoid this problem, just plug both the TM571 and the LM465 into the same powerstrip and you'll be fine.
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