My media room has all AV devices for house that are rack mounted and routed via cat 6 to other rooms. A Mid Atlantic power strip provides power for all of devices and the strip is plugged into a noise filter. Right next to it is the ISY (routed IR is attached to it from AV Rack) with about a 15 ft cat6 cable to PLM (get if away from RF interference) PLM is plugged into an extension cord that is plugged into separate outlet right next to power strip noise filter. The two outlets are supposed to be on separate breakers but I've never tested. The outlet that power strip is plugged in is shared circuit between other AV locactions in house to reduce likelihood of ground loops -- but I digress.

 

The HDMI matrix switcher sometimes needs full power cycle to get all back in sync (EDID issues) but it is plugged into MA power strip and so insteon path is blocked. I've been waiting for an appliancelinc with RF so I could plug it into power strip on noisy side of noise filer. Since the Dual band applianclinc has never arrived, I am considering using appliancelinc and accesspoint to create my own. First, would/could this cause trouble by generating phantom RF insteon traffic based on what it might hear from all those devices? Secondly, thoughts on other methods to accomplish this?

First, would/could this cause trouble by generating phantom RF insteon traffic based on what it might hear from all those devices?

 

Not that I would expect.

 

Secondly, thoughts on other methods to accomplish this?

 

Purchase a second filter. Plug the HDMI matrix/switch into a filter, which would then be plugged into an appliancelinc. Plug the appliancelinc into an outlet outside your power strip (possibly even the same outlet as the PLM). I suspect this would be cheaper than purchasing one (or two) more access points.

The On/Off Outdoor Module 2634-222 (outdoor ApplianceLinc) is a Dual Band device. Much cheaper than an ApplianceLinc plus Access Point. Some folks run the PLM on the filtered side a FilterLinc to force RF only and avoid powerline issues in their environment so I would not expect problems running the Outdoor Module from the filtered side of a FilterLinc.

Lee, thanks for module. I will order it. To be clear, My underlying question is do you think many av devices could randomly generate insteon traffic?

I do not think so. Generating a false X10 message is certainly possible if the noise is substantial. X10 is only a few bytes with no validation. Insteon messages are much more complex. The all have a CRC (cyclic redundancy character) and the new Extended messages also carry a check sum character for additional validation. Noise can certainly destroy an Insteon message but I have never heard of noise forming an Insteon message.

 

All that equipment should be on a FilterLinc but not because it might generate a false Insteon message.

Thanks. That's what I thought but wanted expert opinion.