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Posted by John Nagle on December 13, 2006, 2:02 pm
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Although such things as remotely moveable toggle switches do exist,
what you probably want for home automation is more like this:
http://www.smarthome.com/2271ai.html
There are some high-end audio mixing boards where all the controls
are motor-driven, so you can save and restore settings. But those
devices are expensive, unreliable, and won't fit in a standard
switch electrical box.
If you want to see some switches that can physically be moved by
remote control, see
http://www.flamecorp.com/pdf_files/ettoggle_7.pdf
These are MIL-spec aerospace qualified toggle switches used
for things like "Engage Autopilot" in aircraft. They're expensive.
John Nagle
mike wrote:
> I am not sure if this is the place for this.
> What I am looking for is a standard 110V light switch, with some sort
> of servo inbedded inside, to allow for the switch to be physically
> turned on or off.
> Basically, I would like to have a switch that I can manually turn
> on/off, or through a computer controlled circuit, turn on/off. This
> way, I can turn the light on/off as needed, or schedule it through the
> computer.
> It would also be nice to have a sensor to indicate if this is on/off,
> but I can do that through some addon circuits.
>
> This is to be used as part of a home automation project I am working
> on.
>
> Mike
> mlawrenc(at)gmail.com
>
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Posted by Wayne Lundberg on December 13, 2006, 3:59 pm
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> I am not sure if this is the place for this.
> What I am looking for is a standard 110V light switch, with some sort
> of servo inbedded inside, to allow for the switch to be physically
---snip----
You might want to eBay for X-10 controllers and remote switches. Should be
at bargain prices today.
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Posted by Glen Magnus on December 13, 2006, 11:55 pm
Please log in for more thread options Another solution would be to wire your computer controlled relay as
part of a 3-way switch. The only disadvantage of this, is that you
would then need a relay that is in parallel with the light to let you
know that the light is actually on.
The other way to know if the light is on or off, is to put an inductor
around one of the wires leading to the light. When the inductor gets
some activity, you know that the light is on.
mike wrote:
> I am not sure if this is the place for this.
> What I am looking for is a standard 110V light switch, with some sort
> of servo inbedded inside, to allow for the switch to be physically
> turned on or off.
> Basically, I would like to have a switch that I can manually turn
> on/off, or through a computer controlled circuit, turn on/off. This
> way, I can turn the light on/off as needed, or schedule it through the
> computer.
> It would also be nice to have a sensor to indicate if this is on/off,
> but I can do that through some addon circuits.
>
> This is to be used as part of a home automation project I am working
> on.
>
> Mike
> mlawrenc(at)gmail.com
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Posted by David McMillan on December 15, 2006, 10:35 am
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> Another solution would be to wire your computer controlled relay as
> part of a 3-way switch. The only disadvantage of this, is that you
> would then need a relay that is in parallel with the light to let you
> know that the light is actually on.
Does it have to be physical? There are light switches (rocker style,
illuminated) that light up when their load is off (so you can find them
in the dark), and go dark when their load is on. Putting one of these
in a three-way seutp with an X10 module might be one alternative.
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> What I am looking for is a standard 110V light switch, with some sort
> of servo inbedded inside, to allow for the switch to be physically
> turned on or off.
> Basically, I would like to have a switch that I can manually turn
> on/off, or through a computer controlled circuit, turn on/off. This
> way, I can turn the light on/off as needed, or schedule it through the
> computer.
> It would also be nice to have a sensor to indicate if this is on/off,
> but I can do that through some addon circuits.
>
> This is to be used as part of a home automation project I am working
> on.
>
> Mike
> mlawrenc(at)gmail.com
>