Re: X10 RF Link Command Translater

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Jeff,

But how do you make it user programmable? The RR501 has no serial interface
and adding one would require isolation. In essence you end up with a CM15A
w/o an RF transmitter.

"Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi Dave,
>
>I remember that capability in the BX24-AHT.  Most high-end controllers can
>do it with macros.  I'm wondering if there would be enough interest in a
>cheap revision to existing RR501s to make it worth the effort.  Of course,
>much of that work could be ported to the CM15A mod.
>
>Jeff
>
>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:43acfbfe.52519929@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Jeff,
>>
>> What I did with the BX24-AHT and what I had planned to duplicate with the
>> CM15X was to allow users to determine the response to any RF command
>> (including those from X-10 security devices). The default action was to
>just
>> do a normal response but the user could select which housecodes to
>> transceive and do things like have an 'A1 ON' RF command trigger a totally
>> different PLC code (or macro). They could also do nothing for individual
>> codes like the extra codes sent by EagleEyes, etc.
>>
>> Also, with additional IR or RF receivers (of other frequencies) on an
>RS485
>> network you can get inputs from non-X10 devices. With other devices you
>> might transmit RF codes for ceiling fans, etc.
>>
>> There's really a lot of potential. I had envisioned it as a central
>> switchboard for HA.
>>
>> The BX24-AHT had a little less EEPROM left for this than the CM15A has
>> available and I was using it rather wastefully by allowing the 100 custom
>> responses to contain 20 character strings. If the 8K EEPROM in the CM15A
>is
>> too small, you can replace it with up to 32K.
>>
>> "Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >Based on comments here and some personal experience, I've been thinking
>> >about creating a X10 RF Link Command Translator.
>> >
>> >Many of us have devices we would like to control with RF remotes, and
>other
>> >devices we would rather not have controlled accidentally.  Sometimes
>these
>> >devices span several housecodes.  While what I describe here is easily
>> >implemented in a high end controller, a PIC change to a RR501 could allow
>it
>> >to handle the translation.
>> >
>> >Basically, the user would select any one housecode for the RF link.  The
>> >modified RR501 would then translate RF housecode-unit pairs to any other
>> >housecode-unit X10 line commands.  The RF link might also include a
>> >"security mode" where a 2 key input within a time window would be
>necessary
>> >to accept the command.
>> >
>> >Any thoughts on how useful something like this would be?
>> >
>> >Jeff
>