Altough I've researched X-10 products and feel that I have a fairly good understanding of how they work, I'm still unclear as to what components I need to accomplish my task.

Specifically, I want to fade my living room lamps off with the touch of a button on my remote. My remote is an Onkyo RC-392M learning remote with programable macro capabilities.

To accomplish my light fading task it appears that all I need is an IR543 Command Console and two X-10 lamp modules. Since the command console can dim and brighten the lamps and since my remote can learn the X-10 RC codes from a 6-in-1 X-10 remote that I found at Smarthome.com, I assume that I can program a macro in my Onkyo remote to fade the lamps to off when I hit the designated macro button. AM I CORRECT?

Or, do I have to use one of those Scene-Lighting Modules (which are primarily for light fading schemes? And, if I do have to use one of these $175 modules, do I still use the IR543 Console and the 6-in-1 reomte? Or, is there yet another way to accomplish my task and spend as little cash as possible?

I'm not sure if this is a simple question or not. However, any advice or solutions will be much appreciated.

In addition to the IR543 and lamp modules you might consider getting the CM11A device that will hook up to your computer. From your computer you can upload a macro to the CM11A device that will do what you're asking with only a single X10 signal sent (ex. A 1 ON which is actually three button presses so you'll probably want to program that as a macro). I use this setup to control a CD player on my computer (this requires a permanent connection to my PC which is no big deal), various lighting scenes in my room and a "light show" in my living room.

David

The scene-capable lighting modules (PCS MM2S/L) and switches will do a much nicer job and give you more flexibility than will the cheaper switches using your remote to send macros. In either case you'll need an IR>X10 transceiver such as the IR543.

See http://x10.how.to for some articles on the topic then you can buy the products there as well.

Thanks for the link. Also, what about using the HAN-01 IR Interface instead of the IR543? At HomeAutomation.com it states that this unit is best used with scene switches or "devices that use X-10 to execute a macro." However, I'm not sure if ai understand what the difference between this unit and the IR543 is exactly... other than the obvious of not being limited to 10 unit codes and a single house code.

The IR543 is not limited to 10 unit codes, it can do all 16.

See [Link: x10.how.to] for a detailed description of each IR>X10 transceiver.

Anyone have the new link for this? Old one is dead.


Thanks!

Uhmm, X-10 is dead, they went out of business earlier this year. Also, that post was over ten years old.