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Wireless house retrofit. How wireless home control products can be used to automate both new and existing homes. Part 2. Timed lighting control.
ELECTRONIC HOUSE Jan-Feb 1990 (v.5#1) pg. 14

Automation without aggravation. How Leviton powerline carrier devices were used to modernize lighting control in an older home.
ELECTRONIC HOUSE Mar-Apr 1990 (v.5#2) pg. 24

Automating lighting with smart switches. What is available to control lighting and tips on their use.
ELECTRONIC HOUSE Jul-Aug 1990 (v.5#4) pg. 8

Wiring approaches for automated control of lighting in a new home. Looks at distributed, centralized and modified-centralized wiring methods.
ELECTRONIC HOUSE May-Jun 1994 (v.9#3) pg. 10

Do it yourself techniques to automatically turn on room lights when you pass through a doorway.
ELECTRONIC HOUSE May-Jun 1995 (v.10#3) pg. 50

Everyday automation projects include schematics and parts lists. (1) Overriding an automatic sprinkler control under freezing conditions. (2) Shut down heating and cooling system in case of fire to prevent spread of smoke. (3) Turning outside lights on at dusk and off at midnight.
ELECTRONIC HOUSE Dec 1996 (v.11#6) pg. 56

Before you build. Step 8. Planning for a lighting control system.
ELECTRONIC HOUSE May 2001 (v.16#5) pg. 29

Eight channel MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) light controller is used to synchronize lights and music.
ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTERS HANDBOOK 1994 pg. 117

Night owl. Remote control device to turn a lamp on/off can be activated by different transducers (puff switch, foot/hand switch, cord switch, ribbon switch, etc.).
ELECTRONICS HOBBYISTS HANDBOOK 1989 pg. 90

Holiday light sequencer controls four 117-volt AC sockets.
ELECTRONICS HOBBYISTS HANDBOOK 1990 pg. 45

Light sequencer. Chaser lights can brighten your parties and your Christmas light displays. Electronic circuit controls ten outputs, each of which can light up to 200 watts of 120-volt AC lamps. Est. cost: $29 (kit).
ELECTRONICS HOBBYISTS HANDBOOK 1991 pg. 79

Home security porch light controller. Automatically turns on and off the porch light shortly after the doorbell is rung.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Jun 1990 (v.7#6) pg. 24
Added Info MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Aug 1990 (v.7#8) pg. 82

Build a programmable automatic garage and yard light controller that is more reliable than commercial motion-sensing night lights.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jun 1990 (v.7#6) pg. 38

Circuit to control a three-color traffic light in a non-standard sequence.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jun 1995 (v.12#6) pg. 76

Build the Light Animator. By plugging strings of Christmas lights into this device, and arranging them into shapes and patterns, you can create animated effects (waving, flying, moving, ...). The animator controls up to eight outputs. Each output can have multiple light strings. Est. cost: $129 (kit).
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Dec 1996 (v.13#12) pg. 32

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) light controller. Control lighting devices using musical note information from octaves 1-8. Control whether the lights will latch, toggle, or stay off in reaction to note information. Handles eight 120-volt AC outlets fused at 5 amps.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS May 1992 (v.63#5) pg. 41

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