Re: Protocol for infrequently used X10 commands ?

["Luc Degrande" <luc.degrande@xxxxxxx>]

Ant,

I don't have detailed info on these but hail and status are not part of the
extended code.

I just tried it out with a TM12, CM11, LM12 and TW7223 with a 2 way
interface and get funny results.
I use a 2 way interface on the tw7223 and issue commands like:
A01
AON
to set A1 on.

Status request works only with the TM12:
A01
AON
ASR
results in AS1 (Status on)
A01
AOF
ASR
results in AS0 (Status off)
The addressed device sends these standard replies and continues to reply
to the status requests untill another device is addressed.

Hail request is used to detect other X10 transmitters in "listening
range":
AHR, BHR ....MHR all give the same result:
AHA: Hail Acknowledge from house code A.
There's no reply from the TM set to A or B.
This reply comes from the CM and looks strange to me (removed the TM to be
sure).
This might be caused by downloaded macros for house code A, thus I created
and
downloaded one for house code F but the result stays the same.
As I understand it:  a TM set to B should reply to all Hail requests with B
Hail Ack.

Looks like even these "infrequently used" commands are not
implemented as it
should.
Anybody knows other devices wich comply with these?

Hope this helps a bit.....
Luc.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ant Skelton" <ant@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 11:37 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Protocol for infrequently used X10 commands ?


> I'm in the middle of writing the control software for my automated
> curtains project. I thought it would be nice to make it respond to
some
> of the two-way commands such as HAIL_REQUEST and STATUS_REQUEST.
>
> If the curtain controller is on address A1, and my generic X10
interface
> is on A2, I can send a HAIL_REQUEST from A2 to A1. A1 wants to respond
> with a HAIL_ACK, but where does it send it?
>
> The document I have mentions that for the 'extended code' and
'extended
> data' command sets, the house and unit code used in the reply is the
> address of the unit sending the data. e.g. if A2 send a query to A1
> (A1:EXTENDED CODE) then A1 replies with it's own address and the
> requested data (A1:EXTENDED CODE RESULT).
>
> Can anyone verify that this is actually the case?
>
> cheers
>
> ant
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