RE: Lets Automate CM12U X10 HA controller - software I/F options.

["Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep - snag a copy of xPLHal and the Medusa CM11/CM12 software - here's a
"how to".

http://wiki.xplproject.org.uk/index.php/Control_X10_devices_using_xPLHal


There's a yahoo group (ukha_xpl) for support if you have any problems :)

Ian.

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
David Chapman
Sent: 14 December 2005 20:22
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Lets Automate CM12U X10 HA controller - software I/F
options.

Just had one of these delivered - it's the box that links the PC to the
mains to send X10 commands. Although described as USB it has a 9 pin serial
interface with a bundled Prolific USB-serial converter. This has proved a
pain to setup on XP machines - eventually found one that would work with
th=
e
converter and let me change the port to Com2 (the only port I could get the
CM12 to recognise).

First question - any recomendations for PCI - Serial port cards ? Ideally
with 4 ports as two never seem to be enough and none of the new Dell PCs
have serial ports any more. I think a card might be more reliable than USB.

The CM12 comes with "Active Home 1.42" software which is just
about OK but
I'm sure there must be something better, I don't want to go as far as the
full Homeseer software at =A3130, is there anything else free or
inexpensiv=
e I
should look at ?

David C