Re: Industrial PLC and X10 Protocol

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Had you followed the "Documentation" link on the page you cited you would
see that the TW523 is not an RS232 device but TTL as I noted.

"RM" <trash@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Better tell X-10 that:
>
>http://www.x10.com/products/x10_tw523.htm
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>"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)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
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