The AM-01 and AM-02-A UPB Plug-in Appliance Modules provide appliance and fluorescent lighting control throughout the home.  The appliance modules plug into a standard AC outlet and the appliance to be controlled is plugged into the controlled outlet at the bottom of the module. The AM-01 handles grounded plugs, while the AM-02-A handles 2-prong plugs only.  The appliance can be manually controlled through the use of a wall-mounted, multi-button controller unit. When connected to the Web Mountain NetPlace server, the module can be controlled manually, remotely, or by the time/event programming within the server.

The physical design of the AM-01 appliance module provides optimum flexibility by the use of a pass-through electrical plug with a non-controlled outlet on its face, resulting in no loss of outlet availability for other household devices.  The AM-02-A does not offer a pass-through receptacle.

The key to the appliance modules' function is the Universal Powerline Bus technology for communication applications. Use of standard electrical wiring for communication transmission is possible due to lower noise levels, stronger signal strength and improved reliability surpassing technologies such as X-10, CeBus and others. UPB technology also allows enough individually addressable devices to control the largest residential environment usually without the need for phase coupling and without affecting or being affected by adjacent home environments.