RE: Re: Rabbit talks X10

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

Okay, I admit I have a great interest in this subject.

The extended X10 commands support dim level status request, I know, the
TX15B uses it to relay temperature information to HV. The temp is sent
via the normal X10 command for "preset dim", IIRC. When the stat
is
queried by HV it sends the current dim level as well as the other
statuses so I'm making an educated guess here that this is the case.

So this functionality *may* be built into the X10 system as is, all you
need to do is figure out how to use it.

Of course I could be talking utter cr4p, but that's not unusual :-) (As
an after thought...Phil, leave that comment alone! ;-))

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 February 2002 13:46
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Rabbit talks X10
>
> Quick thought...
>
> Could you provide dim level status report via X10 by getting the
module to
> SEND an X10 Dim command to an unused address that is monitored purely
for
> status feedback?
>
> something like this: your module is on X10 address B1, so you send a
> "Status
> request" X10 command to B1. On receiving this, your module
replies in
the
> normal way (to keep X10 controllers happy), but also send an X10
"dim
72%"
> command to address G5 (say). The controller monitoring the line knows
that
> address G5 is to be interpreted as the value of the dim level for
module
> B1,
> and so updates it status accordingly...
>
> Means that you waste an X10 address for every module you wish to do
this
> with, but I'm sure with some simple logic, you should be able to set
aside
> a
> single X10 address for *all* status reporting... Also the feature
should
> be
> configurable from the web interface so that it can be individually
> en/disabled, and the feedback address changed...
>
> Make sense? or am I talking arse again?
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
> >From: "jakl2001uk" <jakl2001uk@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Rabbit talks X10
> >Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 11:49:22 -0000
> >
> >preset dim level? would each circuit be on a different address?
> >
> >--- In ukha_d@y..., "Paul Smith"
<wheelbarrowhandle@n...> wrote:
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > 	Thought you would like to know that I am well on the way to
> > > sussing out a new project. Multi-Dimmer x10 controller with
status
> > > response and local control.
> > >
> > > 	I have never done micro processing before, but the rabbit
> >thing
> > > is cool.
> > >
> > > Any one think of anything else I should include. Can they
let me
> >know.
> > >
> > >
> > > So far I have thought of the following.
> > >
> > >
> > > Local control. On/off and dim/brighten. X10 response with
on/off
> >and dim
> > > level. Separate switch inputs for dim/brighten.
> > >
> > > Remote control. Responds to X10 on/off dim/brighten and
status
> >request.
> > > Limited as X10 status response is only on/off not dim level.
> > >
> > > Web Interface. Configuration and control.
> > >
> > > Up to five circuits per module rated at 2.5Amps each.
> > >
> > >
> > > To over come the limitation of being central to home, plan
to
> >develop
> > > remote modules that require cat5 link.
> > >
> > > Anything else ?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Paul
> >
>
>
>
>
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