Well, here we go!
Much of what I post here, at least in the beginning, I have already posted in other locations. For example:Videos of severial X10 projects are on Vimeo. Photos and some schematics are on Flicker....
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In the posts above, I have provided links to the source I wrote for all examples.If you are interested in example code for other areas of these projects, you can contact me at:BroHoganX10@gmail.com
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What is Arduino? / What is X10?
It's likely that most people reading this will know a lot about either Arduino or X10. (If you know about both - you're in good shape. If you don't know about either - I'm surprised you're here!) In...
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The CM17A and Arduino
My first X10 project was to create an interface between the Arduino and the CM17A (aka "Firecracker"). The CM17A is a dongle that wirelessly (RF) sends X10 commands to X10 RF receivers. The receivers...
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Sending and Receiving with the PSC05 / TW523
For a long time, the Arduino community had a library (written by Tom Igoe) that would interface the Arduino to the PSC05/TW523 so that it could send X10 commands. (available here) Since I was already...
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The X10 Book
The X10 Book is the must useful project I've made with the Arduino. Again, I've already posted a lot of details on this elsewhere, so here I'll write about it from a different perspective (I hope).The...
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X10 Wireless Temperature Transmitter
This is a battery operated Arduino project that uses the CM17A to wirelessly transmit the temperature to the power line. From there, it is picked up by the X10 Book, (see below) and displayed and...
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Is the Garage Door Closed?
After the second time my neighbor had to tell me that I left my garage door open, I thought I'd throw a little technology at my senility.I could have gone the route of using a PSC01 "PowerFlash" but I...
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Nex10 Begins
I'm far enough along that I can be posting about this thing.To the left is a PCB board I designed to be the platform for the "Nex10" - the next level of the "X10 Book".The goal is to create an X10...
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Nex10 Functionality
Almost all of the functionality of the "X10 Book" is included in this project and new features have been added.What's missing is the ability to drive relays and LED's. My thinking is to include such...
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Building a Case for the Nex10
Sounds like something a lawyer would say.Building this case took a solid weekend.The wood is walnut. I know this wood well because 25 years ago it was a tree on our land in Arkansas. We had to cut down...
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Telephone Interface (updated 12/30/09)
This project describes an Arduino/MCU interface to a telephone land-line. It's only been tested on a US version of the telephone system, but hopefully it will apply to the phone system in other...
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Geiger Counter - Part 1
[Edit 4/10/11] This project is now available in kit form - with PCB and parts. Please click here for more information.I guess I'm a "metroholic".I've always been fascinated with measurement tools, so...
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Geiger Counter - Part 2 (complete)
[Edit 4/10/11] This project is now available in kit form - with PCB and parts. Please click here for more information.This post describes how I went about integrating the circuit described in the...
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Receiving X10 RF Transmissions (Updated 11/21/10)
For me, at least, this was the last piece of the open hardware X10 puzzle. In this blog you'll find open hardware projects that receive and transmit PLC (powerline) signals, as well as transmitting X10...
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X10 Remote Temperature - Redo
I became interested in the ATtiny85 processor recently. Up till now, my projects were based on the ATmega328 or the ATmega644. The ATtiny85 is just that, tiny - only 8 pins vs. 28 on the ATmega328....
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Accelerometer & Compass
No, it's not a B/W TV from the 50's. However Felix the Catwas one of the very first images transmitted to a TV screen.I wanted to mess around with an accelerometer and this is what I came up with -...
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Geiger Counter Kit - Part 3
Please visit this web site if you want to purchase or learn more about the Geiger kit I am offering. I'll leave the pics and video here, but you'll find all the details about the kit through the link...
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Solar Powered Wireless Radiation Monitor
Like the Geiger Kit in the previous post, this project is going to get too big to properly handle in a blog format. So it's introduced here, but the function and build details are posted on this...
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Network Control of X10
I really love remote control!This project allows you to control your X10 devices from any web browser.The Arduino is used as a web server which puts up a page with controls for House Code, Unit Code,...
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Life Clock - Redo
I created the Life Clock in 2008. Originally it was a "3 board stack" with one being ATmega, RTC, and EEPROM and another with the MAX7221 chips that the bicolored matrix plugs into.I really liked how...
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Network Control of X10 - take 2
I posted an earlier version of this, but it was based on the Atmega328 and an Ethernet module.This version is based on the ESP8266 which provides the microprocessor and connection to the network via...
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Solar Swiss Army Knife
Over the past month or so I built an ESP-8266 based "Solar Swiss Army Knife".It's primary purpose is to measure the soil moisture, and turn on a valve to water my garden when the soil is dry.Since...
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MPPT Solar Charger - Introduction
Please note: This project is probably 90% completed. The remainder is giving me hell. So currently it should only be considered for reference. First off I want to acknowledge and thank "soldernerd" for...
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Controlling X10 with Alexa
I thought it would be fun to control the X10 modules in my house with an Echo Dot .I am unapologetic about using this 1980's technology for much of my HA. It's cheap and it works for me.A quick...
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