Re: LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)

["psghome2002" <psghome@xxxxxxx>]

The problem that I've found with the X10 stuff is that there's not
much info provided by the manufacturer - My set of LD11's each came
with a huge sheet of instructions, most in other languages and for
the whole range of X10 products with only a small paragraph on the
LD11!

What we need is in-depth manufacturers specs, modes of operation,
what the unit will/won't respond to etc.

Paul.

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Baker, R Keith" <keith.r.baker@r...>
wrote:
> frustrated - yep.  I find it really hard to comprehend that with
all the web based house control and fancy systems
> that people are adding, that I can't get info on such a simple
thing like "how do you change the ramp rate on an LD11".
>
> At least I have got lots of info to allow me to know what the LD11
will do.
>
> cheers everyone
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:01 PM
> To: ukha_d@y...
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)
>
>
>     There are two very similar threads here so sorry to mix the
quotes but...I have been trying this recently too - and despite the
info copied from the adjacent thread [UKHA Wandsworth switch pics
up - dim thread - which controller] re LD11 documentation copied
here ....posted by Keith Baker.. (who appears very frustrated on
finding this info too...)
>
> "The LD11 also responds to professional X-10. Combined with the
memory dim feature, the LD11 can change the room lighting instantly
or progressively."
>
> and
>
> "Soft (fixed) start and stop with STANDARD X10 and programmable
start and stop rates with PROFESSIONAL X10 protocol."
>
> and also this posting by David Anamudu in the Comfort Technical
newsgroup
>
> > > I have been playing with ActiveHome and HomeSeer, and have
been able to
> > get
> > > the ld11 units to 'soft start' to differing brightneses, and
also to go
> > > immediately to different brightnesses.
>
> David is now not able to repeat this and I have been unable to get
anything working using any X10 commands (Homeseer / Homevision /
ECS / Leopard etc) - My conclusion is that any go immediate to level
function or any 'preset the level function (whilst turned off)' is
not implemented. Also any change of ramp speed is not possible. I
think the ramped change is unavoidable. Unless someone knows
better.... Can anyone switch an LD11 ON instantly at a set
brightness ?
>
>         Kevin
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 20 February 2002 12:12
> To: ukha_d@y...
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)
>
>
> Bummer. - that'll explain why I can't get it toi work then!
>
> Oh well, I guess I'll have o do it like you say, - every day,
I'll "reset"
> the dim level to 100% by turning it on, setting the level, then
turning it
> off again. I'll do it as part of my daily reset routine which runs
at 05:30
> every morning.
>
> This is for the bathroom lights, where there will be a sensor
switch just
> inside the door for "normal" operation of the light, and for
highest WAF,
> this should operate as normal as possible, i.e. come on at 100%
brightness.
> However, I do intend to have some PIR activated lighting responses
active
> during the night-time period to automatically turn the lights on
at only
> about 30% brightness whenever the bathroom door is opened, and we
have gone
> to bed...
>
> ways and means.....
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
> >From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@b...>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@y...
> >To: <ukha_d@y...>
> >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)
> >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:53:40 -0000
> >
> >AFAIK, this is not possible as you are not sending an X10 signal
back to
> >the controller from a momentary switch.
> >
> >If you want the level to change you could do what I used to do
with the
> >old firmware LD10's. That is at, say 10.30pm, the lights came on
and set
> >to the level required, set a flag in HV so HV could track the
status of
> >the lights and then switched them back off again. That way the
lights,
> >until they reset in the morning, were dimmed for night-time
operation,
> >worked okay if not ideal.
> >
> >HTH
> >
> >K.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx...]
> > > Sent: 20 February 2002 10:12
> > > To: ukha_d@y...
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi chaps, hope someone can help me, cos try as I might, I
cannot seem
> >to
> > > get
> > > this to work how I want it....
> > >
> > > I want to set a preset dim level in an LD11 *without*
turning
it on,
> >so
> > > that
> > > the next time it is manually operated from the momentary
switch, it
> >will
> > > come on at that level. I need to do this from Homeseer. (no
problem
> >doing
> > > it
> > > via script)
> > >
> > > I've got the LD11 device set as "Leviton dim" in
Homeseer - If
I set
> >it to
> > > "Preset dim", then dim & bright commands sent
from the
Homeseer GUI
> >are
> > > not
> > > actioned.
> > >
> > > If I send it a hs.exec10 script command with the
"preset dim"
> >parameter,
> > > it
> > > does precisely nothing, same goes for using the
"extended"
parameter.
> > > Using
> > > the "dim" or "bright" paramters turns
the unit on at the
specified
> > > level...
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?...
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Paul G.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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