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RE: X10 in Loo


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  • Subject: RE: X10 in Loo
  • From: "Phillip Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 22:33:06 -0000
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So isn't what we're saying here that if you use X10 modules that support
the
status request function then you can tell whether they're on or off and if
you don't then you can't determine their state?

Seems reasonable enough to me...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Morgan [mailto:steve@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 9:34 PM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] X10 in Loo
>
>
> That only works if you're controlling them using X10. Local
> control (such as
> a push button on an LD10) doesn't send an X10 signal so it's state is
> unknown.
>
> Without some sort of feedback loop (usually in the form of support for
X10
> status requests) there's no way for the controller to be
> absolutely sure of
> the state.
>
> Steve
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rj@xxxxxxx [mailto:rj@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 18 January 2001 20:46
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] X10 in Loo
> >
> >
> > as long as your software is up and running when you turn the
> > unit on it will
> > report the units as being on or off, if the software is off
> > then switched
> > back on it cannot go out and query the status of the modules.
> >  All though I
> > believe some of the newer modules can be actively queried.
> >
>
>
>
>






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