What is X10 Home Automation

When you want to control your X10 enables light switch you simply press the on/off or dim/bright switch on your controller and the X10 device responds. You can independently control up to 256 devices in your home. In order to do this a device is assigned a house and a unit code. If you want to control the WS467 Wall Switch in the bedroom than you would for example set the house and unit code to C3 than you would take the HR12A PalmPad Remote Control and set it to house code C and then press the 3 button either on or off.

X10 devices are categorized as either receivers, transmitters or transceivers. A receiver is a device which receives a X10 signal from the power line such as a WS467 Wall Switch from a transmitter. A transmitter is a device which sends X10 signals such as a HR12A PalmPad Remote Control to a receiver with the assistance of a transceiver. A transceiver is a device such as a TM751Transceiver Module from a transmitter and then sends those signals across the power line to a receiver.

Look for these symbols on all of our X10 products to determine the device type.