Re: Need help with Sockets, using Mister House

[Robert L Bass <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for explaining your needs more fully.  I can see how this
functionality would be of use to many of my clients.  I'll speak
to ELK's engineering about it and see if we can't get the X10
security codes added to the M1 protocol.

Your use of the custom string capability of M1 is an excellent
idea.  While ELK doesn't do tech support for Mister House perhaps
one of the other users on the ELK forum or an ELK engineer may be
able to assist with the code.  I'll inquire about that for you as
well.

May I have your permission to copy your article here and forward
it?

--

Regards,
Robert L Bass

Bass Burglar Alarms
The Online DIY Store
http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com


On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:35:58 -0700, Jack Edin
<nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Mr. Bass,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I filled-in a form, asking a (different) question
> on your website. Been a few days, and still no reply there. Guess this
> is a better place to ask!
>
> Yes the mighty M1 can send and receive X10 signals directly.
>
> It can NOT, however, receive or understand X10 security like the DS10A.
>
> So Mister House will sit in the middle.
>
> I can make Mister House send a regular X10 on/off to any unit/housecode
> I want. Except right now I only have the W800RF32A connected, and no
> PLC. I'm hoping somebody will someday write a module for the PowerLinc
> II 1132B PLC device...
>
> And the M1 can hear the X10 command, above, and act. I know this.
>
> Did YOU know...?
>
> The mighty M1 can take text directly in it's serial port? So if I had
> RS-232 between the Mister House PC and the M1's serial port... I could
> send text messages from Mister House, and the M1 can respond using the
> rules I would need to write, etc.
>
> Unfortunately I have the Ethernet adapter for my M1. This means the
> serial port is used.
>
> And I can buy an additional serial port of the M1, I don't see the need.
>
> Because it's on Ethernet and connected to my LAN, it IS connected to the
> Mister House PC..!
>
> It is listening in it's IP address, port 2101 for serial data as if the
> ethernet thing was transparent.
>
> I've already written a rule for the M1, and it's awaiting Text Input.
> If/when it sees "Mail" it'll trigger that rule.
>
> But wait! Theres more...
>
> Elk has written a protocol for their M1's serial port. And if somebody
> will write a Mister House module for this, we'll be in like flint!
>
> Here is the link:
>
> http://www.elkproducts.com/pdf/ELK-M1_RS232_PROTOCOL.pdf
>
> With this in place, Mister House could send it's X10 output through the
> M1, for example.
>
> So I still need a Mister House coder's help...
>
> Jack
> :)
>
>
> Robert L Bass wrote:
> > Given you've already selected an X10 transmitter to indicate the
> > mailbox door has been opened, I wonder why you don't just sent
> > the X10 signal to the ELK M1 Gold and let the control handle the
> > rest.
> >
> > The M1 Gold can handle 2-way X10 signals.  Just write a rule in
> > the M1 saying "Whenever [mailbox open] do [whatever]"
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> > Robert L Bass
> >
> > Bass Burglar Alarms
> > The Online DIY Store
> > http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
> >
> > On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:10:57 -0700, Jack Edin
> > <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>Please excuse the newbie question...
> >>
> >>I want to send the word "Mail" over the Ethernet to IP address
> >>192.168.1.123 on Port 2101.
> >>
> >>I searched the MH Docs to no avail...
> >>
> >>I looked at various code examples, and tried many things.
> >>I can't get it right!
> >>
> >>The code I use now looks like this:
> >>
> >>  # Window/Door sensor items
> >>
> >>  if ($state = state_now $Mailbox_sensor) {
> >>    $state = "open"   if ($state =~ /^alert/i);
> >>    $state = "closed" if ($state =~ /^normal/i);
> >>    print_log "Mailbox's front door is now $state";
> >>
> >>    if ($state eq "open"){play(`file` => "GOTMAIL.wav")}
> >>  }
> >>
> >>I'm using an X10 DS10A embedded into the door of my new plastic mailbox.
> >>
> >>Here is a picture:
> >>
> >>http://www.logicunlimited.com/images/sModdedDoor-Front&Back+.jpg
> >>
> >>I have an Elk M1 panel. It can listen to port 2101 on the Ethernet...
> >>
> >>I want Mister House to trigger the mighty M1, via Ethernet in this manor.
> >>
> >>Can anybody help?
> >>
> >>I'm such a newbie I may need you to show me where to insert it into my
> >>code, too.
> >>
> >>Just get one "(" in the wrong place, or forget a "}" and you're not
> >>getting there!
> >>
> >>Been doing alot of head scratchin. Please help!
> >>
> >>Thankx, in advance!
> >>
> >>Jack
> >>:)
> >
> >