X10 Home Automation Product "How To"

This page shows you some simple X10 Home Automation Systems you can easily install in your home.

1. Simple X10 plug-in lamp control from across the room or across
Turn on and dim the light in the baby's room; then
After you leave the room, with the light still on, you reach back to the

Required Devices: XPPHC01 Plug-in Mini-Controller XPPHC01 and Plug-in Lamp Module
2. Room motion sensor home automation lighting control.

Keeping with the Baby's room light theme; during
Required Devices: Occupancy Sensor XPPSM02, Base Transceiver XPPAT01 and Lamp Module XPPLM01
3. Timer function for evening lights "lived-in-look" anywhere in the
The security and convenience of home automation
Required Devices: Mini-Timer XPPHT02 and Lamp Module XPPLM01 and/or Incandescent Wall
Your program will now operate daily, so your home will look lived in while
4. Wake up to lights and smell the coffee.

Imagine waking up in the morning and have your Mini-Timer XPPHT02, Lamp Module XPPLM01, Incandescent Wall Switch and Appliance
Simply unplug the coffee maker, turn it on, fill it up and plug it into
5. Wireless, handheld remote control of your home lights and appliances.
OK, now you are home for the evening and you want RF Wireless Handheld Controller and Transceiver XPPHK05, Lamp Module XPPLM01,
6. Wireless keychain control as you walk up to your front door.
It has been a long day, it is 11:00 PM and you
Once inside the home you hit the second ON button to illuminate your foyer/living Two Channel RF Wireless Keychain Remote XPPHR04, Base Transceiver XPPAT01,
7. Backyard intruder alert with floodlights and audible interior chime.
Having trouble with neighbor kids cutting across
When installed and pointed toward the area you want to sense motion in, Floodlight Motion Sensor XPPHS01 and Remote Chime XPPHH02.

Additionally, the Floodlight Motion Detector can receive a single X10
8. "Welcome home" to a differently lit house on Monday versus Saturday.
So far we have discussed manually operated and
The Computer Interface Module gives you the ability to use a Graphical You have program options telling a specific Module or group of Modules Computer Interface XPCM11A, Lamp Module XPPLM01, Incandescent Wall Switch
By now you have just about all the control you think that you would ever
SCENE programming in the XPCM11A; called Macros allow you to set specific
Now you can have a few codes on a Remote set aside as triggers to initiate
9. Close the garage door at night when your kids forget to.
Ever wake up in the morning and go outside to get Universal Module XPPUM01and Mini-Timer XPPHT02 or Computer Interface Module
Now set the Mini-Timer or Computer Interface to send a single ON command
10. Make your lights flash an alert when your house alarm is triggered.
Most home alarm panels alert you with a loud blast Powerflash Interface XPPSC01 plus all existing Lamp Modules previously
Now your home will be lit and call "dramatically increased" attention
11. HVAC control from your favorite chair and automatically. the house.
shut it off later from your room before you go to sleep. Before you pick up your child to be carried to the bedroom, press the button on the Mini-Controller corresponding to the Lamp Module in the Baby's room. The lamp turns on. Now as you approach the room with your arms full, you do not have to fumble reaching for a lamp.
Mini-Controller and hold the DIM button for 2 seconds; this will dim the lamp down to approximately 50%. Finally when you go to bed for the evening and all is quite, you press the ALL LIGHT OFF button on the Mini-Controller and every light attached to an X10 PRO Module shuts off, including the Baby's room light.

XPPLM01.
Select a convenient desk top or night stand location, plug the Mini-Controller into a nearby AC outlet and set the HOUSE CODE (A-P) corresponding to the other X10 devices in your home. Now select the lamp you would like to control. Plug the lamp into the Module and plug the Module into the AC outlet. Set the HOUSE CODE to match the Mini-Controller and the UNIT CODE to one of 1-4 or 5-8 Codes. Leave the lamp on/off switch in the ON position and control the lamp from the X10 Mini-Controller.
the night you hear the baby crying, just simply walk toward the baby's room. As you enter the doorway and the Occupancy Sensor "sees" you, it will transmit an ON command to the Lamp Module. All this happens in less than 2 seconds. After you have left the room, you have the option of shutting the light off with the Mini-Controller as previously stated or by the built-in OFF timer from the Occupancy Sensor.

or Screw-in Lamp Module XPPSM04.

The Occupancy sensor is a battery operated RF transmitter that sends an X10 ON/OFF Command via radio signal to a Base Transceiver which injects the command onto the AC powerline to command the waiting Lamp and Appliance Modules plugged into the home power. You must set all House Codes to match (A-P) for installed devices. The Lamp Module installs as previously stated, but the Screw-in Lamp Module requires programming via Codes sent to it over the powerline from any X10 PRO transmitter.
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adds value to your home. Using the Mini-Timer and several Lamp Modules, you can control your lights automatically at preset times whether you are home or not. A Security Function can be programmed on the Mini-Timer so the "ON" time for the lights are varied from night to night around the time you originally programmed. Have your outside lights turn on at a varying time each night followed by an off time several hours later. No more walking up to a dark house in the evening, several X10 ON commands (up to 4) can be sent to various lights around the house creating an attractive evening scene that also keeps intruders away.

Switch XPPLW01. The Mini-Timer is a desk top plug-in Controller that allows you to program 2 independent ON and OFF times for up to 4 separate X10 Modules coded 1-4 or 5-8. Simply plug in the Mini-Timer at a convenient desk top location and set the HOUSE CODE (A-P) to match the other installed devices. Follow the programming functions and set the Timer to the Run position.
you are away. Set up the various Lamp Modules as previously stated. The Lamp Modules set up as previously stated. The Wall Switch installs in place of your existing incandescent wall switch and gives you direct manual control of up to 500 watts of incandescent lighting plus X10 Control of ON/OFF and now X10 DIMMING!
bedroom, living room and kitchen lights already on, plus the smell of coffee maker brewing your favorite wake up blend. Like most of us, waking up to an alarm, (after several snooze extensions) is about as pleasant as falling down a set of stairs. Imagine the addition of lights to aid in the wake up, plus the aroma from the coffee maker (pre-filled the evening before) brewing, luring you to get out of bed and get a fresh cup.

Required Devices:
Module XPPAM01 or XPPAM02 (grounded).

Using the Mini-Timer and several Lamp and/or Wall Switch Modules as previously stated and now adding an Appliance Module you can create the morning scene. The Appliance Module has the ability to switch poser to non-dimming, non-incandescent loads like coffee makers, TV's, fans, and small motors, etc.
an Appliance Module, then plug the Appliance Module into the AC outlet. Using the Mini-Timer or other previously stated X10 Controller, send an OFF command to the specific Code on the Appliance Module. Now at the pre-programmed time set from the Mini-Timer, the appliance Module will switch ON starting the coffee maker. You can even have the Mini-Timer shut the coffee maker OFF at a time you determine in the program.

to be able to control the rest of your home that has nothing to do with the baby's room or waking up. From your favorite chair, the balance of your home lighting can be controlled from a simple, wireless RF Handheld remote. You can control Units 1-8 and 9-16 by simply selecting the desired button on the remote. ON/OFF and even Brighten/Dim are accessible right at your fingertips.

Required Devices:
Incandescent Wall Switch XPPLW01, Screw-in Lamp Module XPPSM04 and Appliance Module XPPAM01.

The XPPHK05 is a Remote Kit containing two components. The RF Wireless Handheld Remote XPPHR03 and the Base Transceiver XPPAT01. The Remote has the ability to send RF commands to the Base Transceiver that in turn injects the command onto the AC powerline as valid X10 signals. All the previously stated devices can be controlled via this remote kit even if other X10 Controllers are present in the house. The installed devices simply obey that last command received, no matter which Controller it came from.

are just now getting home. Typically you have your outside lights controlled via the Mini-Timer to come on around dusk and then turn off around 10:30 PM when everyone is in forth evening, but tonight you are home late. As you approach the front door, keys in hand, you press one of the two ON buttons from your Keychain Remote and instantly your outside lights illuminate your path into the home.
area. Now safely inside the home and the door locked behind you, reach to any other X10 Controller to light your path through the house to settle in for the evening. Once you take your feet off the floor to crawl into bed, simply reach over to your Mini-Controller or other X10 Controller and hit "ALL LIGHTS OFF" assuring that all the lights are off for a night of well deserved rest.

Required Devices:
Lamp Module XPPLM01, Incandescent Wall Switch XPPLW01 and Screw-in Lamp Module XPPSM04.

The Keychain remote communicates via wireless RF signals to the Base Transceiver, already inside the home, which injects X10 Commands onto the AC powerline to the previously stated receivers in place. The Keychain Remote is programmable to any two sequential X10 Codes, and has the ability to send ON/OFF commands plus Brighten/Dim.

your back yard garden; want to know if anyone is around your pool in the evening; how about lighting up the area as soon as motion is detected plus triggering a warning chime inside the home alerting you upon intrusion.
the floodlight Motion Sensor will operate two 150 watt flood light bulbs (screwed into the bezel of the Sensor) and send up to 4 X 10 ON commands to other receivers inside the home. So when the lights outside turn on from motion, the Sensor can also turn on a few lights inside, plus send an ON command to a plug-in Chime, alerting you that there has been motion detected.

Required Devices:
The Floodlight Motion Sensor operates independently as a Controller and also as a Receiver. When mounted 6-8 feet up on the house and connected to continuous AC power, the Sensor watches for motion in front of the lens out to 40 feet. When motion is detected, the Sensor turns the floodlights directly connected to the base ON and has the ability to transmit up to 4 additional X10 commands over the powerline to turn ON additional Modules then OFF after a preset timer. A plug-in Remote Chime can be triggered to release it's audible alert from the same ON command used to energize another Module in the home.
ON command from any other Controller, telling it to turn ON/OFF remotely (when commanded ON, it no longer detects motion until it is commanded OFF). Finally, the Sensor can detect dusk/dawn times and trigger 4 separate ON/OFF commands onto the powerline commanding additional devices.

timer functions from various Controllers that have limited automatic control; how about Computer programmable whole house control. The Mini-Timer can control 2 ON/OFF commands every 24 hours for up to 4 command Codes but what if you need 5 command Codes and operated differently on weekdays versus weekends.
User Interface (drag and drop software) to program all your X10 Lighting and Appliance Modules, to function over 365 days, into a simple plug-in module that is downloadable from your computer to be stored in the Interface.
to turn ON/OFF on specific days and even what level of Brightness to be set to. Your entire home can be set to look exactly how you want it to look automatically and perfectly each day, or just for a certain day or season.
Required Devices:
XPPLW01, Screw-in Lamp Module XPPSM04 and Appliance Module XPPAM01.
Using the Computer Interface Module XPCM11A to create "scenes of lighting" to set the mood for the occasion.
want, you like how all the lights are set and based on it being a weekend or weekday you have certain lights and appliances operated differently, but what if something changes, for example: You have all the living room lights set the way you desire, but your spouse rents a video and now you are going to watch it - you did not realize it until now, but the way you set your lights is not conducive to watching a movie.
Modules to respond the same way every time the Macro is initiated. Lets say that we set up a Theatre Mode Macro; when an X10 Command is received in the Interface via any X10 Controller, a string of events are triggered to be played back onto the powerline exactly the same way every time.
the Macros whenever you choose, and you do not have to wait for a specific time to do it. You could easily have several preprogrammed called GOOD MORNING MACRO, COMING HOME MACRO, THEATRE MACRO, GOING TO BED MACRO, DINNER PARTY, etc., turning your home into the show place that you always wanted it to be.

your paper to find that your garage door has been inadvertently left open all night? What a scary feeling to know that any one could have taken your possessions or worse, made entrance to your home. Using a simple plug-in receiver, a contact closure can be sent to the garage door wall button telling an open garage door to close.
Required Devices:
XPCM11A; plus a standard normally open magnetic contact closure.
Simple to install, you connect the Universal Module in parallel across the two wires running from the garage door opener to the button on the wall. One of the wires needs to interrupted through a normally open magnetic contact closure (found at any electronics supply store). The Contact closure needs to be connected to the door at the frame, this interruption will not allow a momentary contact from the Universal Module to open a closed door, but will allow an open door to be closed from a pulse.
to the Universal Module. The On command will latch up the contacts on the Universal Module, simulating a garage door button being pressed. Now you can be sure that you garage door is shut every night.

from a siren or control panel if an intruder has been detected. Now you can add the additional security of turning on X10 Light Modules whenever the alarm panel goes to alert. I the two best deterrents to a burglar are sound and light, than you will find the addition of security lighting increases your safety.
Required Devices:
stated.
The Plug-in Powerflash Interface can be installed in less than a minute by simply connecting the bell or siren output to the two terminal screws located on the bottom of this Module, then plug the Module into the AC powerline. When the alarm sends power to that contact, the Module responds with a cycling X10 ALL LIGHT ON/ ALL UNITS OFF string causing the lights in the home to flash as long as the trigger is present.
to it. Optionally, the Powerflash Interface can be set to turn ALL LIGHT ON without flashing, or just a single light ON/OFF upon input and removal.

While sitting in your favorite TV chair, enjoying a movie you reach to grab a Handheld Remote and change the thermostat setting without missing a second of the movie.

You wake up on a cold morning and select a warmer temperature from the Handheld remote next to the bed ... go ahead and hit snooze for 10 minutes while the house warms up.

It is Monday morning and you are headed out for the day; you know your routine and do not need the air-conditioning to run all day when you are not there. 10 minutes after you leave the thermostat sets back 8 degrees.