Re: xAPFloorPlan - chaining X10 commands

["darrenp_lock" <darrenlock@xxxxxxx>]

Hi James,

I should have thought this through a bit more before posting! The
reason I noticed this behaviour was because prior to using FloorPlan
I was constructing combined X10 schema messages. By sending an On
command to a series of devices sharing the same House Code this also
had the nice side efect that when the Dim/Bright button was pressed
the lights on that HouseCode would change in unison. I was wondering
if in FloorPlan we could create psuedo devices where a number are
grouped together ( a bit like a scene). It might be easier then to
either work out the logic or provide users with the means to
determine the behaviour around a simple set of rules.

Thankyou for the advice around scripting. I was going to try this. I
wasn't sure how to construct a BSC message that would control
multiple devices together as each device has its own address.

Oh! BTW I use Edwards X10 Connector ( the latest version)

Thanks, Darren.

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "JamesTraynor" <james@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "darrenp_lock"
<darrenlock@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am using xAPFloorplan and wanted to know how I can chain
multiple
> > BSC X10 addresses into a single command.
> >
> > I have a State Link that controls multiple lamps (diffrent
X10/BSC
> > addreses) but when the Link is triggered it turns each device on
in
> > sequence (Floorplan is sending multiple BSC messages). I would
prefer
> > to have Floorplan to turn these devices on
> > together if possible. How can I achieve this?
> >
> Currently the built in processing of links does just what you've
> found, sends a .cmd to each device. I'll see what i can do
internally
> to group things together.
> For now you can trigger a script from the link and get that to
control
> the lights. Its a little more involved but ultimately flexible.
>
> James
>