Re: X10 RF Link Command Translater

["Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx>]

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
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> 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