If you’re currently using a wireless remote to control your X−10 home automation system it’s most likely transmitting via RF signals to a transceiver. The transceiver plugs into the wall and re−sends commands as actual X−10 signals through the house wiring. If you wish to use the Pronto to control your system you will need to purchase an IR to X−10 transceiver, which takes IR signals from your remote and rebroadcasts them directly as X−10.
The only such economical device that I’m aware of is the IR543 (which is re−branded to various other names and sold by many companies). It is a small black console unit with white buttons on the top for manual control of up to 8 devices on a particular house code. You can download a complete X−10 CCF file for control of a full 16 modules from the file area on Remote Central. Note that the console can only control one house code at a time and that the IR codes remain the same no matter which code it is set to −− making it nearly impossible to work with more than one house code at a time. Though more expensive and complicated home automation systems exist, the price of the IR543 can’t be beat.
You can also buy an IR543AH, which controlls 16 house codes and 16 device IDs.
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