Re: X10 -> UPB?

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:

>The Ocelot can store 128 ASCII strings (32 chars max) and provides a method
>for entering control and other non-printable keys (required for most UPB
>commands). However, I would not recommend it as an X-10 -> UPB translator
>since this would use its only serial port. ADI has a Bobcat RS232 module for
>their RS485 network but I haven't kept up with ADI's newer products and
>don't know whether it can be used to send these ASCII strings - its send
>only but I'm not sure how it is controlled/programmed. If it can send the
>strings stored in the Ocelot or there is a way to store strings in its
>memory, it would be one (relatively inexpensive) way to do this. My guess is
>that it can.

I found the manual for the "Bobcat RS232". It has the same ASCII string
capacity as the Ocelot so it would be a way to use X-10 or IR to send UPB
codes assuming the UPB interface doesn't require any handshaking.