Most of the X-10 systems out there use a brainbox or your computer to run them.
if the power fails the X-10 moduals stay in the setting they were in when the power failed, and if you use the firecracker (like myself and a few others) the computer controles the Moduals. when my power went out the other day, it came back on and all my lights flashed back up and the computer carried ou with the program as if it was normal.. one word of caution is that in a wave maker application, if you are switching units on a fast timing it will be hard on the powerheads and in any wave make applacation they are very noisy as you have to use a appliance modual to run powerheads and they have a loud "click" when they go on or off.
in my opinion they are best suited for lights, and pumps that you might switch once or twice a day.
there is a good freeware program out there for controling the firecracker called "FireworX" it can do anything but you have to add the info. I am curently usingit to controle 6 sets of lights plus my moonlight.
Steve
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