Re: HomeSeer Question

[Dick <r_a_nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

Barry,
Homeseer does not have this capability built in, but as Paul said an
event running a simple script could be written to try a few times and
then ask the device, "Are you ON yet?" is not hard to do. Homeseer and
probably few if any HA programs will do this natively because of the
extra X10 traffic on the powerline that would be required. I used the
script technique on some security lights I wanted to make SURE were
turing on. That was only 1 of probably 100 devices I control with
Homeseer.
Dick
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:20:52 -0500, "Barry"
<barryminusspam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I apologize if this is a stupid question.  Have been controlling x-10 lights
>with Homeseer for about 5 years with little difficulty.  Recently had
>problems with some not responding reliably, some not at all.  Went through
>the whole thing of trying to find a new noise source and so forth.  I have
>bridge/signal amplifier.  Really could not find a problem.  I know the
>switches worked because I could plug a controller into certain outlets and
>control them.  Anyway, I decided the switches (Switchlinc 1 way) were older
>so I would replace them with Switchlinc 2-way switches.  The new switches
>are all installed and actually work well.  I occasionally have a problem.
>My question is that I can poll the switches manually in homeseer and see
>their status but the software does not seem to automatically do this after
>it sends a command.  I would think this would be automatic to make it more
>reliable.  I mean give a command and then ask to see if it was carried out.
>Then it could reissue or correct it if it was not.  I am only using the
>basic interface.  I have not done any of my own programming,  I really have
>little time.  So am I missing something.  Is there a way to easily have the
>program do this and make the x-10 more reliable?  Does this require special
>programming?  Am I completely missing the boat in how this works?
>
>Thanks
>
>Barry
>