Re: xAP control of X10 Extended commands via Homeseer

["Jon" <jon00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi James,

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, things are going from bad to worse
at the moment.

For some reason, Homeseer crashed totally in the night and refused to
restart getting stuck with a VB.NET script exception:

07/05/2007 04:03:59 ~!~Warning~!~VB.Net script exception, re-starting:
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

As soon as I remove hspi_xAP2.ocx from the root of Homeseer and restart,
the problem disappears. This is totally reproducible. If I re-install
the plugin, restart Homeseer (as many times as you like) and this error
occurs. Remove the ocx and the problem is cleared.

Until this is sorted, I am able to go any further.

FYI, I was using your last option by placing the X10 app in the X10
target field. If as you say uses the old x10-request schema then I
assume this is the reason why extended does not work.

Thanks,

Jon


--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, James Traynor <james@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Jon,
> Welcome to the group.
>
> As you've guess there are quite a few ways of connecting things here.
> In a pure xAP world
> x10 is connected to Edward's CM12 app. All communication/reporting is
> done via the BSC schema. If HS has the xAP plugin loaded then you can
> add the devices through the new hardware screen. Other apps like
> Floorplan could also control/view the devices and everything would
stay
> in sync.
> HomeSeer x10 to xAP
> x10 is connected straight to HomeSeer. x10 devices are setup in
> HomeSeer. The xAP HS plugin provides BSC access to the HS devices
which
> then internally to HS connect to the x10 devices.
> HomeSeer using xAP x10
> x10 is connected to Edward's CM12 app and it is configured to receive
> xap-10 messages ( this is the old x10 schema). In HomeSeer you use the
> xAP plugin as the x10 connector. You setup the devices as usual in
> HomeSeer and in the xAP plugin set the x10 target as the CM12 app. Now
> when you control the HS x10 device either from within HS or using BSC
> then plugin will relay the command over xAP to the x10 app. This is
done
> using the older x10-request schema. You can optionally setup a second
> x10 connector and have HS route different housecodes to different
addresses.
>
> My vote would be the first option. It's the simplest and involes the
> fewest conversions between things. Anyways if you could let me know
how
> you're configuring HS for the devices it may point towards a
particular
> solution.
> It may also be possible that there a few conversion issues when
dealing
> with these extended commands. They are not something that I've tested
> personally as I have no devices that use it, any holes should be easy
to
> fix though!
>
> HTH
>
> James
>