Re: Industrial PLC and X10 Protocol

["RM" <trash@xxxxxxxxx>]

Better tell X-10 that:

http://www.x10.com/products/x10_tw523.htm


"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:426a99b4.59190650@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The TW523 is not a serial device. It's TTL.
>
> "RM" <trash@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Brian,
> >
> >You would have to get a converter that would go from some native
> >communication available on the S7 PLC to the X-10, and write your own
code
> >on the PLC.  The best bet would probably be the TW523 which converts
serial
> >to X-10 commands.  Then you just use a serial port on the S7, write your
> >serial command function blocks and there you go.  I don't think there are
> >any Profibus to X-10 converters, although that would be cool.
> >
> >Robert
> >"Brian" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >news:1113765826.1bf37071b631d0f14be33d34fd7faa9c@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Has anyone managed to interface the X10 protocol with an Industrial
PLC? I
> >> have several X10 modules along with the PC link and software running in
my
> >> home at the moment. Also I have a Seimens S7 226 PLC which I can
program
> >to
> >> run other hard wired items, can the PLC read the X10 protocol via an
add
> >on
> >> module or somewhere in the PLC programming software? If anyone has
managed
> >> to do this I would be interested to know their findings or if anyone
knows
> >a
> >> link to a site, that would be helpful too.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> Brian  (England)
> >>
> >>
> >
>