Re: X10 -> UPB?

[James Russo <jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

	That would be a nice device. Package up the UPB or X10 command in a UDP
packet and send it to the ehternet device. It would make it very easy to
allow computer control from many different devices.

160us*4 = 640uS < 330uS. Umm.. So how does that work or were those docs
really "preliminary". Is anyone actually using UPB? Seems like a nice
technology especially with the Upstart software for system programming.

-jr


Dave Houston wrote:
> The UPB commands all seem to start with a control key e.g. Control-R).
> ASCII command implementations may not provide a way to send these.
>
> I notice that one of the suppliers of UPB licensed hardware has a UPB
> controller with an Ethernet interface instead of RS232. That is progress.
> It's a shame that PCS didn't make the controller capable of receiving and
> sending X-10 - they use different sectors of the 60Hz cycle so it's
> technically possible. I think an Ethernet interface that did both UPB and
> X-10 would find a market. Of course, X-10 modules that used BPL for
> communication would find an even bigger market.
>
> <aside>
> UPB protocol documentation shows four non-overlapping 160µS bit times in the
> last 333µS of each half cycle. They seem to have a warped view of time which
> might explain the inflated claims about how long UPB has been available.
> </aside>
>
> "BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>If you have a controller like a Stargate, you could set an event to
>>issue a specific UPB ASCII command upon receipt of a specific X10
>>signal. (IF A1-ON Received, THEN send <ASCII string> to <whatever COM
>>port the UPB Controller is connected to>.
>>Kludgy perhaps but I haven't seen anything better. Anyone?
>>
>>From:James Russo
>>jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>Does anyone make a X10 to UPB translator? A friend has an alarm which
>>>can send X10 commands (Vista 20P) and is looking to do some lighting
>>>control. I would think that this would be somehow possible basically
>>>have a received X10 command translate into a UPB link transmission.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>-James
>>
>