Re: CM15A Firmware versions

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I'm not using their firmware or software. I've replaced the MCU with a PIC
and am using an RS-232 link.

If you replace the antenna as I've shown in the link below and add the
preamp, you can expect ~200' range under typical conditions.

     http://www.mbx-usa.com/cm15a.htm

I'm amazed to hear they are having so much trouble given that most of this
was reasonably stable with the CM11A.

"AZ Woody" <Reply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>It's not the Cm15A - it's the PC SW.  I've had two Cm15a's now (including
>the "diag" version), and the HW has been cool (except for RF range).  The
>thing that really seems to screw it up is AHP.  When a macro/timer triggers
>in the CM15a, it sends only the eeprom address of the event back to the
>PC...  The PC then tries to figure out "WTF?", and will get lost if there
>was even a minor change on the PC that wasn't downloaded to the CM15a.
>
>X10 is fighting a losing battle on this whole thing, IMHO, and it will be
>interesting to see how it plays out.  It's been what, almost 6 months?
>
>I am driving the Cm15a from a linux PC and not with AHP.  I don't think I've
>had AHP running for more than 1 straight hour in many months - I use it to
>trace the USB traffic and do basic config.
>
>
>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:423494f9.250508356@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> It was made in October 2004 - 3 weeks after mine. Mine has a socketed MCU.
>>
>> Try unplugging your other transceiver the next time it starts with the
>"All
>> Units Off".
>>
>> "Michael G." <514mike@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >HI again,
>> >
>> >My unit is 04J44.
>> >
>> >And, unfortunately, it's VERY FLAKY! :(
>> >
>> >Very upset.
>> >
>> >All of a sudden, in the activity monitor, I'll see:
>> >
>> >P All Units Off (unknown)
>> >P All Units Off (unknown)
>> >P All Units Off (unknown)
>> >P All Units Off (unknown)
>> >Non stop.
>> >
>> >I'll unplug it, and plug it back in.
>> >
>> >Then:
>> >
>> >O All Units Off (unknown)
>> >O All Units Off (unknown)
>> >O All Units Off (unknown)
>> >O All Units Off (unknown)
>> >..until I unplug it.
>> >
>> >Darn.
>> >
>> >After all this work, too!
>> >
>> >Very upsetting.
>> >
>> >Mike
>> >
>> >(FYI - My firmware is "F".  I am going to order a new unit on Monday...)
>>
>>
>