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Home Toys
August 2004 |
Are PLC Gremlins Causing Problems? Here's How to Send Them Packing! You don't need an extensive power line communications (PLC)/X-10 system to encounter gremlins --- those seemingly inexplicable little glitches that keep certain signals from successfully arriving at certain receivers.   |
Home Toys
February 2003
Craig Chadwick |
X10 Debugging Tips If you use X10, you will inevitably experience some of the problems described here. Hopefully this information will help you resolve the problem as quickly and painlessly as possible. |
Home Toys
June 2004 |
UPB Powerline Carrier Home Control Technology Web Mountain Technologies (WMT) is one of a new breed of manufacturers in the Home Technology market that is building products based upon TCP/IP networking. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Phil Kingery |
A Better X-10 Interface: The TI103-RS232 All about the TI103 PCC interface from Advanced Control Technologies, Inc. |
PC Magazine
March 14, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
StarTech MP3 AirLink The sound quality beats the tar out of Bluetooth and FM transmitters, and it's dead-simple to set up. It has zero bells and whistles, but it's priced accordingly. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Rob Williams |
Phonex NeverWire 14 Powerline Network Do you have a need to connect a few computers together in a secure simple manner without running new wires? This is one of the new devices using (PLC) powerline carrier to send the data on the network in a secure manner along your power wiring. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Prasanna M. Shah |
Structured Wiring For Whole House Music Distribution This article describes ways of taking advantage of structured wiring for whole-house music distribution. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Bob Hetherington |
Omni LT Security and Home Automation System In addition to its security functions, this is a full-blown home automation controller that can make your life a lot easier and more convenient. It will control your powerline lighting and appliance components, thermostats, hard wired devices and more. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Brad Warnock |
Home Networking Options: Getting the Most From Your Home For homeowners who aren't up to the complexity of stringing cable or installing a wireless home network, or whose wireless networks aren't reaching the critical areas they need to support, the powerline concept is quickly emerging as a robust and viable alternative. |
Home Toys
April 2006
Minsoo Park |
When it Comes to HDMI/DVI Connectivity, You Have Two Choices: Copper or Fiber Optics. Which is Right for You? Connectivity products such as cables are one investment you will need to live with for at least 10 years. Consider it an investment as cable quality does make a difference and it will stay with your system for a very long time. |
Home Theater
July 2001
Mike Wood |
HT Boot Camp: AC Power There's absolutely nothing worse than putting together an awesome home theater system that's starved for power or buzzing with ground loops. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2005
Erico Guizzo |
Bugged Balls For Tough Calls Was it a goal? A soccer ball containing a coin-size radio transmitter will tell you for sure. The system will be tested in real matches at the FIFA U-17 World Championship next September in Peru. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2007
Joel Johnson |
Install Powerline Network Adapters without Neighbor Interference Powerline networking uses your home's electrical wires to transmit data via low-voltage megahertz-band waveforms. Here's how to install them in your home. |
Home Toys
August 2005
Adam Blake |
A Technical Introduction to Audio Cables As audio systems continue to improve in accuracy, listening to a "live" performance in your living room gets closer to reality. Cables are an enabling factor for advancements in audio reproduction and can play a remarkably important role in your system. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Perry Somers |
IPowerline Networking Powerline Networking uses the existing electrical wiring in a building to send data, share broadband and network computers turning normal plugs and power outlets into live network jacks. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Khanh Tuan Le |
IEEE 802.15.4 and Zigbee Compliant Radio Transceiver Design Zigbee and the underlying IEEE 802.15.4 standard promise a low-cost, low-power and reliable wireless network technology for a wide range of control and monitoring applications within the private sphere and industrial environment. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2004
Dave Slack |
Active microwave receiver cable can help with antenna location selection Amplifying small signals, those just at the threshold of detectability, before passing them through significant interconnection losses, can cause targets to be detected that may otherwise have been lost. |
Home Theater
May 10, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
Wireless Audio Not for the Common Man Bang & Olufsen now has a multi-room wireless audio system that offers unmatched performance and superior sound quality. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
From the Ground Up: Smart Home Networks Wiring for communications, entertainment, and security |
This Old House
Ian Austen |
On the Same Wavelength A home computer network means there's no waiting in line to get online. |
Home Toys
August 2003
Steve Rochman |
The Truth About Whole-House Cabling Open or unused connectors and wall plates are un-terminated, and un-terminated cable or transmission lines reflect energy. Such signal reflections feed back into the main cable/satellite system, reducing both signal quality and signal to noise ratio throughout the entire home. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2004
Michael Shanafelt |
Finding Waves After a year of researching different methods of WLAN deployment, three different procedures that can be used to install a wireless network were identified. CERMUSA termed these three methods: E-Witching, Scientific Divining and Computer Modeling. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Elsa Chan |
Networking Your Home Today: As Easy as Using Your Hair Dryer This article covers the many advantages of having a home network, what solutions are available, which solution is best for an average household, and, thanks to recent technological breakthroughs, just how quickly and easily a network can now be established or expanded. |
Home Toys
April 2003
Bob Hetherington |
HomePlug Powerline Networking Devices from Linksys and Siemens HomePlug has hit the streets and I had my first run at it with some products from Linksys and Siemens (SpeedStream). I was pleasantly surprised when I set up my first powerline network, even using products from different manufacturers. |
Home Theater
April 2005
Chris Chiarella |
Belkin PureAV RemoteTV Simply put, this device accepts the output of any NTSC video source, converts that analog audio/video signal to MPEG-2, and sends it wirelessly to a display device in another location, in better quality than is possible from similar devices. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Daniel E. Fulmer |
Lightning and Electronics Home Control Systems Specifically The best way to protect the home is to protect the main inputs to the wiring distribution center for each incoming feed, i.e. cable TV, ethernet, each phone line, and the electrical system for the entire home, by tying them to a true ground and/or through a surge protection system. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2013
Mitchell Lazarus |
When Spectrum Auctions Fail For some microwave links, cooperation beats competition as a way to share the air |
Technology Research News
December 3, 2003
Eric Smalley |
Chaotic lasers lock messages Researchers from Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Japan have found a way for two people in different locations to work out a cryptographic key using the signal from the rapidly and randomly fluctuating light signal of a chaotic laser. |
Home Toys
August 2003
Luke Hetherington |
Maverick Powerline 4-Port Bridge Hook up of the two hubs was as simple as plugging them into an available wall socket and connecting all the network cables to the hubs. After that was done the two hubs automatically found each other and transferring data through my AC wiring was up and running. |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Juicing Up Home Networks The wiring behind your walls could connect the video in all your rooms. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Oliver Kaven |
Netgear HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter If you need a network solution that doesn't require running cables or setting up wireless, check out the Netgear HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter. |
PC Magazine
October 14, 2003
M. David Stone |
Tracking Down a Better Signal Check the signal strength at different locations in your wireless network to maximize efficiency. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2008
Samuel K. Moore |
New Class of Digital Signal Processor Wipes Out Wasted Power Hearing aids, power converters, medical implants, and telecommunications could benefit from continuous-time digital signal processing |
