whole house network controller

[bwanaaa]

I would like an ip addressable device that

1)can discover and talk to other devices like it on a lan
2)generate and respond to an on/off signal
3)controls a 110v ac outlet
4)does not have a cpu/mobo/ram/hd


Basically, I hate x10 and IR controllers and want to be able to simply turn components and appliances on and off.

Does this exist?

[Mark620]

There are ways to do this but it (the device) would have to have a cpu,ram and some discrete components plus a power source. Industrial automation devices use stand alone computers and they do not have a HD but they do have some sort of memory. You could also use some type of I/O board from your computer. BTW the next step in industrial automation is wireless controlers but I see problems with this technology being used in heavy industry(interference from everywhere).