RE: Event Wizard, SENDX10

[<mkanet@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Ian!

Your instructions were perfect.  It worked correctly the first time.  I
really appreciate you taking the time to type that up.

I am guessing the only way to automate turning off the light after a
specified amount of time is to create another determinator and event
dedicated to turning off the fish tank light?

-Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ian Lowe
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 11:54 AM
To: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_xpl] Event Wizard, SENDX10

Noooo - it's *much* easier than that!

1) Launch xPLHal manager.
2) Right Click on Determinators > new Determinator
3) Next
4) Add the Name "Switch On the Fish Tank Lights"
5) Don't Add any conditions, just click "next"
6) In actions,  click "Add"
7) Type a Name, like "Send X10 command"
8) Under devices, find your X10 app (I use John's CM12 Gateway,
JOHNB-CM12 )
9) when you click it, a list of actions will appear - Click "Transmit
X10 Command"
10) Pick "ON" from the list of X10 commands
11) Type in the Device code: (My fish tank lights are on "E3", so
I type
that (without the quotes) into the device box.
12) Click OK
13) The action will now appear in the wizard. Click "next", the
finish

Now, right click on events, "New Event" -
1) Next
2) Pick a Name, like "MorningFishTank"
3) Choose "Recurring event", Next
4) Pick "Execute a Determinator", choose the determinator you
just made
above, click Next
5) enter a time of day to run, hit next (24 hour clock)
6) if you want it to happen a little random (so it looks natural if the
house is vacant), add a randomisation, click next.
7) Set the days you want it to run, click next and finish.

That's it!

Now, this only works properly if you have downloaded the plug-ins
correctly (in the manager, Help> "Update plug-in Library",
then download
all plugins)

Also, I am now thinking - we don't have any xml files for Tom's apps, so
if you are using Tom's version of the CM12 app this won't work correctly
either.

That being said, getting the xml fragment made up is trivial, so I'm
sure Tom can get it knocked up nice and quick :)

Ian.






-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of mkanet@xxxxxxx
Sent: 13 August 2005 17:11
To: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_xpl] Event Wizard, SENDX10

Hi John,

Yes, all I'm trying to do is have the light to my fish tank turn on
(light dimmed at 50%) for a specified period of time, then turn off.

I just created a Determinator.  However, I still don't know what to put
in the parameters field.  I tried putting "/device=a1 /command=dim
/level=50"
in the Parameters field, but I think the syntax is wrong since the
command wont turn on the light.  Would you be kind enough to give the
correct parameters to type for SENDX10?

These are the field is have:
Action Name Fish Light
Action Type: Execute a Script
Run this Script: SENDX10
Parameters (optional): /device=a1 /command=dim /level=50


Thanks!
Michael



-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of John B
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 11:42 AM
To: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_xpl] Event Wizard, SENDX10

> Hi, would somebody be kind enough to give a couple of examples of what

> syntax to use in the "Parameters" field?
>
> For example, to turn off a device or to dim a lamp?

What exactly are you trying to do?
I'm guessing you're trying to control an X10 device at a particular time
of day?

If so, the easiest way to do this is to create a determinator that will
control your device, then test it to make sure it works.
Then create an event to fire the determinator at whatever time(s) you
want.

Regards,

John



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