Re: Re: PowerMax+ telephone line comms & XM10U?

["Richard Parker" <mr.richard.parker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dave,

Not sure? If I connect an RJ11 to Telephone Socket lead to the RJ11 port on
the PowerMax+, that gives me the communication functions I need. But to
connect the XM10U to the PowerMax+ to get the X10 functionality, the only
interface available is the same RJ11 port. Thats my dilemma....

Or am I just confused?!

Rich


On 21/03/07, Dave Ward <DFHWukha@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Richard,
>
> Doesn't the phone line and the X10 have separate connectors?
> I have a PowerMax+ with PSTN, X10 and the GSM Dialer.
> (well, there's a cable connected the the X10 but I don't have a XM10U
atm)
> The phone line connection on my PowerMax+ is via a removable Screw
> terminal.
>
> The GSM dialer comes with a RS232 interface PCB (The same as the one
> that comes with the PC Software package) The fialer has a pass through
> sonnector and I can plug the PC or PowerLink (If I could buy one) into
> this.  I imagine that the Powerlink module would also have a pass
> through to allow connection of PC or GSM Dialer.
>
> Relating to this, can anyone point me to a spectification for the
> XM10U interface protocol, i.e what will PowerMax+ send and expect to
> receive when 2 way X10 is enabled?
> I'm thinking that I may knock together a microcontroller that speaks
> XM10U'ish and translates that into ASCII RS232 to allow PowerMax to
> control more than just X10 devices....
>
>
> Dave
>
> Richard Parker wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've got the PowerMax+ configured to send X10 commands via the
XM10U
> > interface working nicely... but now I want to be able to use the
> > communicating features of the alarm to telephone me if there's a
> problem (or
> > allow remote control of the system over the PSTN). Problem is,
the
> link to
> > the XM10U uses the onboard RJ11 slot - so am I right in thinking
> this is a
> > 'one or the other' scenario? If so, that's actually a bit pants
> isn't it -
> > since I would also want to add the PowerLink module (if they ever
> get the
> > problems resolved with it) too...
> >
> > Rich
>
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Richard Parker"
> <mr.richard.parker@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've got the PowerMax+ configured to send X10 commands via the
XM10U
> > interface working nicely... but now I want to be able to use the
> > communicating features of the alarm to telephone me if there's a
> problem (or
> > allow remote control of the system over the PSTN). Problem is,
the
> link to
> > the XM10U uses the onboard RJ11 slot - so am I right in thinking
> this is a
> > 'one or the other' scenario? If so, that's actually a bit pants
> isn't it -
> > since I would also want to add the PowerLink module (if they ever
> get the
> > problems resolved with it) too...
> >
> > Rich
> >
> >
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> >
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